Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-29
.F|)R FEVER ELECTIONS
Believed That the Legislature Will
Submit Amendment for Bien-
NAL State Elections.
Annual Campaign Serious and
unnecessary Disturber Of the
Business World.
Free Silver Agitation Promised Next
Year--0hio Campaign News
paper Men Organize.
Special to Times Republican.

special to Times-Republican.
| Des Moines, Sept. 29.-Annual cleo
tons are the curse of business, is the
general opinion of those who do not
make their living out of politics. and ii
is not likely that there will be any SER
Ious opposition next winter to the sub
mission of the constitutional amend
ment to abolish the annual election in
Iowa. Once in two years is plenty
often enough to go through the agony
and disturbance of political cam
paign. as other states have nearly all
decided. Even the politicians will be
1 glad of a rest, most of them, so they
viii not have to be on the alert the wear
around, but Will have time for some
th1ng else and to enjoy the rewards of
Their EFFORTS. Some have expressed the
oplnlon mat the newspapers will be on
posed to the change, but such an opin-
ION proceeds from an entirely mistaken
ldea OF the newspaper business The
newspaper that can not do "a success
lul business without the stimulation
ana plea for support of annual cam
paigns doesn't cut much figure anyI
where, and the newspapers that have
influence because of being able, homes /,
and interesting. would prefer not to
nave their columns abnormally cram.
rned with politics so much of the time
Inc readers of newspapers do not like
the exclusion of everything to make
room for politics as much as is now
done. They will be glad when the news
papers are relieved from the pressure
and can devote more time and space
TO other subjects of more general in.
terest than the hurrah or a Campaign
Nor will the people lose their interest
In politics and become less Interested
citizens by reason of having more time
to think and study and chance to
come to their conclusions more DELHI
erately and with less excitement. These
are some of the arguments that moved
the last legislature to submit the prop
osition to the next Legislature to have
biennial elections There was scarcely
any opposition then, and none has de-
veloped since
Already business men are contem-
plating with alarm the agitation which
is now promised by the free silver co.
horts next year. That another attempt
to establish that doctrine in this coun-
try will check the tide of prosperity
that is now rising so rapidly there can
be no doubt. 1t will hold back the hand
of every man who is thinking of invest
ing dollar, for though there will be
| less danger of the success of free silver
tilah there appeared to be in 1886, yet
eiie.e VIII De the chance which timid
capitai never likes to take. Very much
uepehds upon the results of the cleo
.io'is IN IOWA and Ohio this year. for
'iieii eiiect on the hopes OF the free sill
Neriles VIII De very great. They are
making a campaign this year, in Iowa
ana ELSEWHERE on whatever appeals to
passions and prejudice they can con-
accusing tile ignorant with the cry that
We are being ieu INTO government OF
iiiiitarlsil, ana they are gathering to-
seeller an the haicontents and grum-
piers ana lli-iniormed anti-eXpansion-
ISIS, hoping oy the AID OF all these to
sel Ioot-hoid Tor next year. Bryan
hiInseil mas quit taking silver and with
MS IRON JAW the snowman is assaillng
.he government OF ms country because
~ Hds NOT hauled down the lag ana
taken 10 us heels IN cowardly retreat
from LOT OF saSases whom 1t is trying
70 help. de mas openly said that it die
not matter whether the democrats Won
the eiecllohs TINS year or not, Just 50
lhey could make gains, to be claimed as
iree silver gains. THESE facts and this
SITUATION VIII become SO Well known in
IOWA pelore electlon day, the party
leaders leel sure, that every republican
ana sound money man VIII see how
fnuch IL Is ms duty to cast his vote this
year TO strengthen the party for the
next campaign, and prevent the silver
crowd from gaining a seeming advan
tage. Ihis Is the theory of the Iowa
me ior iaVV.
me ONO campaign is attracting the
attention OF the country to such an ex
tent that, nationally, Iowa is obscured.
ne general opinion outside of Iowa is
tnat Iowa is an right, anyway, so
they devote theT attention and efforts
TO other states. ONO is the scene of
great pattle, where John r. Mclean.
several LINES millionaire is making
a rlch mans hight for governor, and on
the administration or President Nc
kinney. Being the presidents state. its
importance oVershadows everything
else, and brings the party management
there unsolicited offers of help from all