Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-28
WEST FOR EXPANSION
An Oregon Editor Visiting in Iowa
Tells Of Pacific Slope SEN
timent.
Says Bryan's Anti Expansion Pro-
gram Will Come to Grief in
Far West.
Congressman Landis, of Indiana, to
Speak in lowa-Shaw's
Campaign Work.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines, Sept. 2S.-Ernest Hofer,
formerly editor of the McGregor News,
now Of the Salem, Ore, Journal, a free
silver paper, was state house visitor
leading newspaper men of the state
when he was resident of Iowa, and
his family is one of the best that ever
grew up in the state. His sisters be-
came famous in educational circles,
publishing child study magazine in
Chicago and giving lectures on kinder
garten work. Mr. Hofer went to Ore
gon about a dozen years ago and has
attained the influence and prominence
in the new state which merit and en-
ergy make for such men in growing
country. He has been member of the
Legislature and is one of the leading
men of oregon. He has adopted the
free silver idea by reason of his sur
lroundings and education since he went
west, but he does not follow the Bryan
scheme of anti-eXpansion We are all
lexpansionists on the Pacific slope, he
said, for we are Interested in the trade
in the new possessions. Our state is
lalive with the industry of shipbuilding.
On every river ships are being built,
and all along the coast, for the eastern
trade. 1t means much to the Pacific
| coast and of course it makes US all ex-
lpansionists.' This sort of thing will
lmake trouble for the Bryan program in
some of the free silver states in the
west.
| Chairman Weaver is rejoicing in hav-
ling secured the services of Congress-
man Charles B. Lands. of Indiana. for
lsome meetings in Iowa. He is pro-
Inounced by Col. Henderson to be as
good as any, and that is a sufficient
certificate. He has been booked for his
| first speech on the opening day of the
campaign in Des Moines
| Governor Shaw is in the campaign to
lstay and is doing his best work He has
such a wide range of subjects this year.
ne may be expected TO say something
new every time he speaks. He Will
make more different speeches in this
Icampaign than any other Iowa gov
ernor. probably. and they will all be
! irst-class and will stand publication
land analysis. The opposition may pep
Der away all 1t pleases and 1t VIII not
! be able to penetrate the armor winch
ithe overnor wears. His speeches will
stand fire every time. He will be this
| year. as he has been before. not only
| the central figure of the campaign, but
| a source of great strength to all VINO
lare interested in the success of the re-
publican party and its principles. He
Isvill devote his speech in Davenport
tneNt Monday. oct. 2. to state matters
and it is entirely safe to expect that he
Twill dispose of all so-called state is
lsuas" for the entire campaign, so 1T will
| not be necessary for him to go over
THAT ground again. These state issues
are in fact nothing but lot of ground-
Hess charges and criticisms of the ad-
lministration of state affairs by the re-
| publican party. The situation is not
one to call for oratory-all that Is
needed is for the facts to be simply and
lauthoritatively stated, and this the
governor viii do.
| The contracts awarded by the state
board of control for the supplies for the
! state institutions for the next quarter
| are significant, showing the effect OF
! prosperity upon the Industries OF the
country The prices of nearly all man
ufactured goods have advanced. owing
\ TO the increased demands, which keep
1 the factories behind with their orders.
| clothing, especially. has gone up be-
lcause the manufacturers OF Wooien
| cloth are overrun and can not supply
| the normal demand for their product.
IOnly one bidder. Armour & Co, offered
TO supply dressed beef at the same
price it has been sold to the institutions
heretofore, $40 per hundred, while all
| the other bidders figured on an ad-
Vance in the price of beef and BID from
81 to Ss per hundred. With the eXcep-
| tions noted. the prices for this quarter
| run about the same as last.
| Archie Smith, who has resigned from
,he office of deputy secretary OF state to
resume charge of his newspaper, the
Storm Lake PilotTribune. has gone the
way of many other sensible men who
| nave refused to allow little temporary
Eoffi ce holding to injure their whole lives
land ruin their business. He is a good
newspaper man and shrewd politi-
| clan. He has been worth great deal
| to Secretary Dobson and he viii be
missed from the state house, but he
will he heard from in his profession.
His partner Mr. Walpole, is postmas-
.er Of Storm Lake. The paper is the
result of the consolidation of two rival
Republican papers and it has the unan-
imous support of the republicans of the
county. so it is an excellent property.
which should not be neglected The
new deputy. D. A. Hites, is an old en-
n,ove of the office. having had charge of
1.-The land office ever since Mcfarland
was secretary of state the first year.
Ne is a capable and obliging official.
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