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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-13
Go SLOW GOVERNOR.

Governor Shaw is just now feeling
most keenly the sponsibilities of his
position. The allied forces of the insur-
ance and building and loan interests are
bearing down upon him With terrific.
pressure, trying to annul the acts of the
recent legislature by securing the gov
crnor's veto. There is some possibility
that the Brighton valued policy bill
ought to be vetoed, as the dangers
threatened in itsare dangers to the pub
lie at large of immense import, but the
building and loan bill is a good measure
and should become law 1t was,
threshed overin committee fought and
defended by the ablest men in our lesis-
lature, drafted and amended by excel
lent lawyers, and the governor should
hesitate before he assumes the respon-5
sibility of setting aside the Work of such
men done in SO deliberate Way. With
the Insurance law the case is somewhat
different, altho even Will, it the COVER
nor should think twice before he under-
lature. 1t was passed With less Discus
sion and is now being opposed by men
who have no special interests at stake.
Their opposition is based ON broad prin-
ciples Of the publiuc veal. Few are not
personally interested in Insurance cons
panies and ,lieil, arguments carry the.
weight of sincere, unbiased Judgment.
II a mistake has been made it becomes
the duty of the. executive TO correct it
by veto. That is what the Veto power
is for. On the other hand, We find the
confined to the building and loan men,
who object TO the clause limiting their
earnings to S per cent OF course no one
5blames these men for kicking against
"a law whichslimits them to per cent
when they have been allowed TO charge
10 but for the good of the public, for the
protection of the wage Garner who deals
With building ard loan companies an S
per cent law was considered necessary.
1t is certainly fair and just. The builds
ing and loan business is known to have
been a curse to the public at times, so
that some remedy became necessary
The legislature gave it. and now the
governor should be more than careful
about yielding to the arguments and the
blandishInents Of these men who are.
crying for their u per cert. The build
ing and loan bill was the most popular
piece of legislation the twenty-eig hth;
general assembly enacted and the wora
: Of the people TO their governor nov is a
word Of caution. Go slow.
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!; TOPICS OF THE TIMES i
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British government expenditure is
now running s7,Ooo.ooo a week beyond.
revenue. John Bull might proitably
take lessons insfnance from Uncle Sam.
The Jewish population Of London has.
more than doubled during the last
twenty years. Ii is now estimated at
between 100, 900 and 100000.
One of the serious problems Of the
workman of today. with orders ahead.
is when he can do your work. In the
democratic hard times period he was
puzzled 10 secure enough work to keep
busy.
President Mckinley Will be j n New.
York on April 81 to deliver an address
before the ecumenical conference on
foreign nations. The honorary presi-s
dent of the conference is ex-Presldent
Harrison. The president will remain in
New York three days on this trip.
Upon his return to Washington he will
go to- Canton, where he will remain a
few days. The presidents Old home al,
Canton is being remodeled and re-
paired. and he wants to see how the
work is getting on.
The democratic elements seem to care
less ard less for Uncle Horace Boies'
advice.
Oneof the first and best effects of the
Porto Rican tariff law will be to settle
the status of business in the island.
Grade conditions have been in an un-
certain and hating condition pending
the settlement OF the question, and nov
they will8have better basis on which
to work.
The first civil governor of Porto Rico
will be Charles II. Allen, the present
assistant secretary Of the navy.
Senator Davis has introduced a bill
ito determine the feasibility of estab-
fishing a national park in Minnesota. A
good movement. Let US have more
parks and more trees. And by the
for every property owner to constitute
himself committee of one to set out
shrubs or trees this spring.
gsEss
The Illinois crop report shows that
fruit generally promises we'll.
Carl Schurz wants third party, with
a platform of moral IDEAS" and says
Dewey won't do. it is doubtful whether
schurz could find anybody in this
world to meet his views.
stss
Under the new bill on the regular
election day in November and every two
years thereafter Porto Rico may choose
a commissioner to represent the island
at Washington, salary $1,000. This is
as near representation in the national
councils as the Island will be permitted
to get at present, and II ought to be sat
isfactory.
A New England cotton manufacturer
who has just returned from visit Il
1.-THE south says: / do not think the
lsnorthern cotton mill owners need worry
about southern competition. The south
can never come up to the north, ever
In the manufacture Of cheap goods. w,
haye the best men in the counsry work.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-13
THE TAN FEI,RETs.

20 .
The knowledge that a part of the as
sessable property in Iowa has been es-
Gaping taxation by being concealed
from view by its owners has led to the
employment Of agents in certain coun-
ties to hunt 1t out and bring THEFT taxi
shirkers to terms. AS compensation
these tax ferrets, as they are now
known, have received a high percent
age of the money collected or due the
respective counties The large returns
secured furnished the incentive for
work in this direction. But the recent
Legislature enacted law allowing but
10 per cent of the amount uncovered by
tax ferrets and paid into the county
treasury. 1t also requires them to put
up bond in the sum Of $4,000 before.
undertaking the work; and that before
listing the properly discovered the
: treasurer shall give the person in
whose name it is proposed 10 assess
the same, or his agent, ten days nos
tice thereof by registered letter adj
dressed to him at his usual place Of
residence, fixing the time ard place
Where objection to such proposed list
Ing and assessment may be made. An
appeal may be taken to the district
court from final action Of the treasurer
by serving a written notice upon him
and otherwise proceeding as provided
in section thirteen hundred and sew
enty-three Of the code.
It is also provided that "all contracts
heretofore made for the purpose speci-
fed in section one of this act are here
by declared to be valid and binding, in
case the parties Interested therein
3 shall, within thirty days from the TAX
ing effect of this act. consent in writ
ing to accept the said 10 per cent in
lieu OF all compensation, expenses and
other charges whatsoever provided for
in said contracts. and give the bond
above required. Unless such consent
and bond are given. said contracts are
hereby declared null and void
In Marshall county an agreement was
made with a party for % per. cent of the
amount collected. This will be void
unless compliance is made with the
4 new law. In Hamilton county an
agreement was made with firm at
1871 per cent Of the collections. This
4 will also be void. unless in a legal con-
test the courts decide otherwise
What effect the new law will have
can not be foretold; yet it is probable
that It will not encourage tax ferrets.
A law was necessary, however. to le-
& salixe their work and to make 1t posi-
& bic to secure the amount thus re-
ceived, as they are really going over
ground supposed to be covered by other
county officials:
ice writing the above We notice
~ q Cpuncii Bluffs ! contract was
u. y. CUNNING ham, Of In
js1 ~ ~ Is Re given
n
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one half OF the money so collected; and
Notwithstanding the enactment of the
new law reducing his compensation he
still has a force of employees at work.
1t is believed by the Nonpareil that he
will test the matter in the courts. That
paper says:
1T is well-established rule of law
that existing contracts are not affected,
by legislation, but in this instance the
Legislature took the action that it did
for the double purpose of legalizing
doubtful contracts that had already
been made and for fixing the rate of
compensation for tax ferreting. That
contracts with the ferreters provides
that they shall be valid and binding in
case the parties interested within thir-
gty days from the taking effect of the
act consent in writing to accept 10 per
cent in lieu of all compensation, ex-
Ipenses and charges whatever.
From the fact that the work is going
on it is evident that Cunningham pro-
poses TO fight the matter in the courts
and insist on the payment of the con-
tract price for his services. 1t is stated
that the Work could not be probably
carried on at the rate fixed by the leg
islature."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-13
IOWA PEEss coAINlENT.

"A stitch in time saves nine" so test
Your seed corn now and don't run the
risk of replating. is the advice OF the
New Sharon Star.
The Algona Upper Des Moines thinks
the CoWles high school bill, which it re-
grets failed of passage, was "a meas
ure In line with the best educational
interests of the state.
The supreme court has upheld the
legality of the Minnesota law forbid
ding barber work on Sunday This, of
course, settles the question in Iowa and
every state tina has such a law" de-
clares the Sioux CITY Tribune.
The Carroll Herald's estimate OF the
general assembly is embodied in this
The late legislature was
a harmless one. and that is saying
much in its praise. The3desire of mem
bers to set their names in the daily.
please elements among their constitu-
ents. is the cause of a good deal of fool
ish legislation. II is to the credit Of the
last legislature tina, wild vagaries and
dangerous fallacies We're all buried be-
fore reaching passage.
The Fairfield Ledger thinks that
Treasurer Herriott may be right, but
he has taken the wrong time and the
wrong way TO show it,
Don't somebody want to present Adj
lniral Dewey with another house, He's
Jwhite) house hunting just now" re-
marks the Eagle Grove Eagle.
The Des sMoines Capital notes that
Henry Watterson has reached the any
stage in politics.
The Council Bluffs Norpareil sug-
gests that possible Gen. Otis desires TO
return home in order 70 be here In time
TO register as a presidential candidate.
The Sioux City journal observes that
Davenport has vindicatNd her intelli-
gence by electing the Republican mu-
nicipal ticket and voting a library tax. I,
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Gen. Wright Directly:

dressing Gen. Wright directly:
DO not be uneasy about q Temporal
.ry character attaching to your work;
it will be final-it will be permanent.
There are enough Americans with stout
hearts beating high patriotic fervor
and loving eyes fixed upon that flag.
whose stripes are crinsoned in our
brothers blood, to see that it floats for
ever
This patriotic utterances is out Of
harmony with Bryan's scheme to grant
the Philippines independence and TO.
establish a protectorate there. 1t is out
of harmony with the views of demo-
cratic leaders in congress. But it is in.
harmony with the views of the great
body of the American people.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-13
Moaern Science

Has demonstrated that the old FASH
Toned way Of curing colds. la grippe,
sneezing. ETC.. 10 thing OF the past.
I For ten years Krause's Cold Cure has
been recognized as q specific for these
troubles. Sold by w. II. Evans. drug
sist. 1l3 East Main street, and Geo. r..
Powers. druSgist. 20 East Main.
n. Clark. Chauncey. Ga, says Del
Wits witch Hazel Ualve cured him 81
piles that has aAIicted MIN for twenty
Year,. Il II Mo pstdrs cure for alein
discs 40 - 4axosrots cSu1s
teri ts M = e. Z - = ss u
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-11-02
WHICH WILL YOU A v

Mckinley with fields of waving
grain; or Bryan with II wilderness of
weeds?
Mckinley with running spindIcs:
or Bryan with rusting machinery?
Mckinley with solid dollars: or
Bryan with empty pockets?
Mckinley with "a full dinner nail:
or Bryan with hunger at the door?
Mckinley with roaring furnaces;
or Bryan with dead ashes in the pit?
Mckinley with crowded school.
houses; or Bryan with crowded soup
houses?
Mckinley with National Industry:
or Bryan with our markets free to
foreigners?
Mckinley with increasing bust
ness; or Bryan with general bank.
ruptcy?:
Mckinney n practical statesman;
or Bryan The air castle builder?
Mckinley the agent of prosperity;
or Bryan the apostle of poverty?
Mckinley the true and tried: or
Bryan the theorist?
Mckinley the reliable American;
or Bryan the political acrobat?
Mckinley the performer; or Bryan
the prolniser anu false prophet?
n answer rests with YOU.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-11-02
PlENTY-sTARvA1IoN.

OF course it does not strictly pertain to
the subject to record an interesting fact
with regard to the general labor situation
in Omaha. which presumably is IL typical
Western town. hut it may nevertheless
he recalled that the Omaha World-Her-
aid was Mr.. Bryan's personal organ in
1896. and during that campaign it made
the prophecy daily that in the event of
MclNinley's election the depression and
distress among the working classes
would he widespread. The best proof
of the falsity of this prophecy is found
nn the want pages of the World-lIerald.
a recent issue mt hand contains the adj
vertisemcnts of two females and seven
males who want situations. while on the
same page the "help wanted advertise
mcnts ask for 107 females and 115 males.
This is in addition to the 'agents want
ed and does not include the ADVERTISE
mcnt for 1000 men for railroad work.
The calamity prophecy was Il failure in
Mr.. Brynn's OWL State, as it was else
where.
Omaha had it's share of hard times in
1S93-1S94
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-11-02
A STORY OF COUNTRY LIFE
CHAPTER v1I.-(Continued.)

All eyes now turned toward Simon,
rs he arose to his feet.
MIR. Chairman" lie said, 81 feel
duty-bound to make this announce
ment before this assemblage of wise
men. must disown all traitors in my
family. l have always tried to treat
my children right, and to train them up
in the way they should go, but l see
my efforts have been in vain. This
daughter have always loved; she was
Mt n time the pride of our family,
but II she has turned out to be Il cold
hearted traitor and have her name
written with those Internal gOldbugs,
who could blame me if l disOwned her?
l will therefore say TO Miss Winnie
Grey. with the honorable convention
for witness. that you are no longer II
welcome guest at the home of your
father; that you shall never enter my
home again, nor plant your feet OH my
land, nor come where l can ever look
into your face. l have no use for
traitors. even if they bear the honora-
Bile name of Grey
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-11-02
CTl.e End.)
President Mckinley a unie. Ma

k,fsSttlent McAllley IL CniQ, Man.
In August. 1890, President Mckinley
WAS made IL member of the Rricklayers'
and Stone Masons' Union of Chicago.
He attended IL meeting of the union and
was addressed by President (;ubbins Of
the union. who said. among other things:
We know that You are the friend of
the workingman and that YOU are deeply
concerned in all that concerns him"
President Mckinley in reply said, in
concluding his remarks:
THE word l would leave with YOU il
this: Improve all the advantages and ON.
portunitics of this free government. Your.
children. YOUR families. your loys and
girls. are close to Your hearts;rings. and
my word is to avail yourselves fer yo;,r
children of the splendid opportunities far
schooling under our excellent free srl.ooI
system. Give them the best education
you can. That is the best equipment for
American citizens. (.Appiause.) Inte,li-
.selce and integrity will win their wny
anywhere. l don't want YOU to establish.
hostile camps and divide into classes. 1
do not want to see walls against yorr-
boys and girls. (Cleering). i would SEQ.
no barrier in The way Of their ambition
to occupy the highest places in this fr..,.
government. U.ong-continued applause.
and checring.)
but now 1 must stop--I must leave.
You. leave you with my very hest
wishes and good will. and l so with the.
prayer that you may always continue to
secure good employment at good wages.
l know that these things will bring into.
your homes love and contentment.n Con.
tinuOus cleering.)
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-11-02
THE new STAR SPANglEO BANNER.

Oh, say, can you see, by the far Eastern
light,
What 81 proudly is hailed at the twi-
lights last cleaning:
Whose broad stripes and bright stars,
after many Il fight,
In lands near and far, is so calamity
streaming?
And the thanks in our prayers, rising high
in the air.
Give proof to the World that our flag il
still there:
oh, say, let that starspanyled banner be
waved
Oer the lands we have freed and the
peoples we've saved.
oh. thus he it always. whenever WE stand
Between the oppressed and a Kings
desolation.
Blest with victory and peace. MAY the
heaven-rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made us n
powerful nation.
And onward we must. for our cause it IS
just;
And this he our motto. "In God is our
%trust:'
Let the s~tai-Spangled banner in triumph
he waved
DER the lands we have freed and the
peoples we've saved.
MARTIN SANE.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-11-02
has RECOGNIZED LABOR.
Mckinley Gave More Appointments to
Wage.Earners than All His Pre-
decessors Combined.

. President Mckinley has recognized In.
Dor in appointments more than all his
predecessors combined. The following
are some of his appointments:
PETER b. LAIRD, stone-cutter and
member of Local Assembly 1863 of the
knights of Labor, Brooklyn, New York
commissioner of Immigration ut Que
bee, Canada. Appointed 1907.
DAVID HEALY, journalist, writer on
labor topics for fifteen years, ex-chair.
man of National Executive Board of the
knights of Labor-COmmissioner of I'm
migration ut Vancouver, b. C. Appoint
| ed 1890.
CAMERON MILLER, coal miner,
Secretary Miners Union, Ohio-Immi-
grau Inspector. Appointed 1893.
FRANK SARGENT, Grand Master
brotherhood Locomotive Firemen-Ap.
pointed member of Industrial Commits.
SION, but declined to serve owing to the
desire Of his organization to retain him
as Grand Master.
NJ. ID. RATCHFORD. coal miner,
President United Mine Workers Of Amer.
lc~a-App0inted member Of Industrial
Commission, 1893.
JOHN l.. KENNEDY. printer, mem
Der OF Typographical Union. Appointed
member of Industrial Commission, 1893.
JOHN FARQUHAR, printer. Ap-
pointed member of the Industrial Com.
mission. 1893.
EDWIN G. MADDEN. locomotive en-.
sineer, memlor of Brotherhood of Loco.
motive Engineers. Appointed Third AS
slstant Postmaster General. 1898.
w. G. EDENS, railroad brakeman,
member of Brotherhood of Railroad
Irainmen. Appointed Superintendent OF
Free Delivery, Chicago. Ill.
CHARLES III. L1rCHMAN, shoe.
maker. ex-Grand Secretary knights OF
st. Crispin, ex-General Secretary of the
knights of Labor. Appointed member
OF Industrial Commission, 1900.
JOHN THOMAS. coal miner. .Ap-
pointed Immigrant Inspector in territory
opposite Buffalo, in Canada. in 1898.
ROBERT WATCHORN, advanced
from Immigrant Inspector to Special
Supervising Immigrant Inspector, 1899
ADOLPH j. YOU, locomotive engi
Eeer. member grievance committee Il. OF
u. E.-Spccial Immigrant Inspector,
Puget Sound district. Appointed 1899.
ROBERT ID. LAYTON, axmaker,
member of the -Axmakcrs' Union, OK.
Grand Secretary of the knights of La
bor-Spccial Immigrant Inspector. APP.
pointed 1898.
Il. v. POWDERLY, Commissioner
General of immigration. appointed 1897.
Was initiated into the Machinists' and
Blacksmiths' Union in 1870. and remain.
cd a member until the dissolution of the
organization in 1877. He became a
member of the knights of Labor i'm 1874,
and is still a member. Was a member
of the Industrial Brotherhood from 1871
to the dissolution of the organization in
1878; is an honorary member of seven
teen different labor organizations in ms
many States.
This list, and it falls far short of being
complete. shows that President McKin-
ley has given more appointments to labor
than all of his predecessors since the
foundation stone of the government was
ln;I
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-11-02

they'd find out thot, while's they's pick
in bullets out of their hardtack. These
fellers thot's sgin ivrything makes me
think OF a s~hip-wrecked sailor that was
jest like 'em in this respect. The ship
he was on went down, and he swan to
an island. A native came to help him
up the bank. Now this Teller was al
most drowned physically, but he was
still able to blow his bazoo. Got a gov
eminent here!' he said, says he. to the
native. Yes, sor,' says the native.
WAL, I'm agin it, said the Teller"
=
"see here, Mr.. Murphy" said Simon,
lit is nearly. time to retire. Our house
is rather limited. and 1 guess you'd bet
ter go on and stay some other place.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-11-02

so viciousiy attacks the policy of this
administration in It's conduct of Plxiip-
pine affairs, he has not yet infoSVed
even his party of what ought to be
done In those islands. Would he have
the United States troops withdrawn:
Would he haul down the flag and give
up the islands at this juncture?"
WELL" said Simon. carelessly, "you
have wasted a great deal Of precious
breath on me since you came last night,
haven't you?"
"Wasted?" said Cynthia. Eyes, that's
right, Ezra. Every time you try to con-
vince Simon that he's mistaken about
anything you're just wastin' your
breath. He's one of these kind Of fell
lers that's perfect. He never makes
mistakes" said Cynthia, sarcastically.
Now, l believe" she added, chat
when a person sees their mistakes they
ought to rectify 'em. Now. 1 made Il
mistake when l argued against the Re-
publicans and predicted that they
would make hard times. Time has
proven that, and I am ready to rectify
IL. don't want to be agin everything.
as Mr.. Murphy said. especially when,
everything's all right"
Say, pa" said Jimmie, "ma's turned
Republican. and Anna jest told Mary.
out in the yard, that she's agoin' to see
Winnie, and Mary said she guessed
she'd go to. in spite of what you say.
Too bad. pa. that you have got so much
trouble"
III he's got trouble, lie has no n to
blame but HIMSELF said Cynthia.
Then Jimmie ran out of the door,
shouting:
"Hurrah for Mckinley" and johnny
took UP the cry, till anybody would
have supposed the whole family to be
thoroughly Republican.
This riled Political Simon up to such
a height that he soon forgot his resolu-
tion. and jumping up, said he guessed
he'd have to make Il few corrections in
his family; and by the sound of the
yelps given by Johnny and Jimmie it
was evident that they Were the first
corrected: then he proceeded to tell
Anna and Mary how they would have
to do If they remained at home; and
then in his rage swOre that Ezra WAS
the cause of the whole rumpus.
No more was said that day. and ST.
mo- Grey VAS left with his medita-
tions.
The next morning. as soon as he met
his family. he said to Cynthia:
Send for Winnie, mother. and we Will
have a family reunion"
You can guess. my readers, what an
effect that remark produced. Why,
Cynthia, Anna. Mary and the boys all
tried to embrace him mt once. and they
all cried for joy.
Winnie was sent for post haste, aati
the following morning as Cynthia was
preparing Il big dinner for the prc!i-
gal child, the sound OF carriage wheels
We're heard.
Its Winnie and Glen" they all wills
pcred, and everybody scrambled 10 en-.
brace her first. Simon was on hand.
and with tears. in his eyes helped l.er-
alight, and asked her to forgive him.
We will leave our hero here. mid
pleasant family surroundings, ana my
readers can imagine for themselves
low Simon Grey cast his ballot in No.
vember, 1900.
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