Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-07
The Bryanite boomers in the Kansas
City convention will make short work
of the Dewey nomination nonsense."r

of the Dewey nomination nonsense
PROSPERITY IN THE WEST.
There is a wave of prosperity in the
west and southwest which must make
the devoted Bryanites tear their hair
From Kansas we hear about general
freight agent saying that if he could
borrow or buy 10000 freight cars he
could use them all. From Texas comes
a report that the British government
has placed an order of 800, GOO, 900 feet of
pine to be delivered at gulf ports: this
| is said to be more lumper than any body
ever ordered at once before in the W hole
world. The Topeka State Journal said
last fall that Chicago sent s1,500000 to
Texas to move tlleScotton crop and said
New York can confine her operations
to loaning money TO Mexico and Euro
tspean nations. The west coesn't need her
Iowa We hear 81 nothing but prosperity.
Bank deposits have increased Sls,00O, 900
since Ian i 1870 F'srnaers caire in.n
town Will til e looks and appearance of
capitals ts-llo longer the vacant eye,
the uncertainty Of carriage erything
sings the soag of good times. Lands are
lsseiling as they never sold before and for
asss5 per cent more than they would have
| so!d for year ago. The cities have
mot YET felt the IMPROVEMENT 10 any
marked extent, hut it is conins-ansl
The owner Of good Ipwa real estate, bel
farms or city property. Mill never regret
floating on the tide That leads to for
tune.
Farm produce 10 selling at good fig
ures in this state. live stock is disposed
OF alta higher prices than for Years, va
cant houses are scarce in many towns
and many. new ones are being built. and
labor is employed at satisfactory Prices
These be AlclSirley times indeed.
HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF.
The debate Of the present session in
both houses OF congress is in many re-
spects unparalleled since the days Of
Calhoun and Nebstes.' says Professor
8 s'1sen ~ we te'lsif q posissca4 sstshes
( in Chicago University. goes 10 the
very foundations of our system Of gov
ermlnent. II seeks TO detect the essence
q ttis' y ''l'5itsss
lion rest not rlisrel !, ma ionai policies OF
~ iaee .''e
t'feioulsaes1 .t s. ~ OUT ossahtc
5ia ss
& 7aeia = vas express sion os a holea.
sciiosarsu pom the discussion M;ased over
tae siseflo Ric&fa5 "a f.it ~ VIZ truly
the greatest asbate OF the genera ton.
E As II progressed history seemed 70 be.
repeating fl itslf We could almost no hear
again the thunder roll of Webster s
voice, i1esconsiitution IS extsrsties'sty r
the United states and over nothing else.
and INC can extend ND over nothing else ~
can Eot be eStended over anything sex-
tyeept over thes5old states and the new
states that shail cer'e3 IN hereafter
when they Do come IN on the other
hand aoie5 orators. we're reltera ting sat
nouns lt'csiNs argun la as soon
las he treaty WITH NJ ss2o was lal ttsa,
at ones sllsSeosa s1liutiolssoi itss own force
covered ali ne. lls;sss acsillfea tefrifefs,
ana ny ore ~ would Z pe lis,ees Y
/ that duties should %. uniform u e5all-
s9t1isi and ~ points within Estates az
Political observers ;7st sof mat lire years as
they Listened. to ts1is: debate seemed to9be
reading again the republican PLATFORM
iIof SD; B, ist solved lflattiae constitution
iBco COZ, upon cons ress sovereign u l'o@ei;
oyer tte territories of II e 'ri:ted Z rates
for their goyesiltl3S5sst
These great constitutional cues TORS
became involved IN this Porto isieaa
tariff Dill from - & titiitson;sl deeas-
I:ation6tlla ! customs duties must b. 4
i form thruou' The United states OF
c9nfss It's giea'. Importance wa $ evident.
/ Upon Porto Isieo;s case hinged the aiti-
4 tuds. Of this government toward al of
\ its recent acquisitions as q result 81 the
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