Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-29

all of them was this-that he stood to
his fellow countrymen as the most con-
spicuous incarnation of the spirit that
wrought the redemption of Cuba, and,
in the face of mad opposition. is now
working the redemption of the Philip
pines.
7 is the habit in certain denational-
lied circles to sheer at Roosevelt and
the millions whom he typifies and rep
resents as 'jingoes. Perhaps it would
be better to say that it used to be the
fashion to apply this word to them, for
in the unfolding of events, what was
meant as opprobrium has come TO be a
mark of distinction.
The men Who a dozen years ago
With foresight which the whole ma
ton now applauds. led the way to the
creation OF cur superb steel navy We're
called "jinsoes" when they urged the
building of the Olympia and Oregon. A
littleglater the men who stood by Nene-
Zuela and insisted that Great Britain
should submit the Orinoco grab TO ar
sbitration We're called ''jingoes.' The
same word was hurled a the men who
insisted that Hawaii should be Ameri-
can. and that the stars and stripes. and
not the British or the Japanese or the
German flag should foat over the Glib
raltar Of the Pacific They We're jim
goes too. who denounced Weyler's
tyranny and upheld the cause of Cuba
I4ibre.
But can we not NOW look back and
see that these LIMOGES" have Won their
case every time. and that What cynics
and Escansrs called "iingoism" then the
whole nation now acclaims as patriots
ISM The epithet. still used OCCASION
ally by the blind or the vindietiVe, has
really come to- be crown of honor
upon the heads of the strong, the wise
and the far-seeirg public men OF the
nation.
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.
Iowa expects 10 furnish the presi-
dent next time and can afford TO watt,
says the Grundy Republican N refer
ring to The. withdrawn of Dolliver.
OF the Mckinley Roosevelt combina
ton The Upper Des Moines expresses
the opinion that One is a cautious, en-
zpericneea anu high-minded statesman.
the other a dashing, blunt outspoken,
strenuous fighter for honesty in public
life. Together they are invincible.
They viii be elected by the biggest ma
joritiss ever given in a presidential
election"
Some one sends the Ottumwa Courier
a copy of the Salem 0Oregon) Daily
Journal With the following paragraph
marked With blue pencil: Bryan IS
sure TO win, anyway Hence the
sCoarier drops its pencil, saying This
settles ii. We really do not see that II
is Worth while for the republicans TO go
on with the campaign.
Let ii not be forgotten suggests
the Fairfield Ledger, that the United
States has already done more for the
Beers than has the Netherlands, the
mother country. And let ii not be for
gotten also that this country has gone
as far in the direction of mediation as
y IL can go except at the risk OF war.
Bryan himself would so no further
and the attempts to make democratic
campaign material out of the attitude
of the administration is the cheapest
kind of peanut politics.
In writing of the Vice presidential
nomination from the convention point
Of view Editor Payne says in the Ne
Nada Representative: The efferves-
cent enthusiasm of the crowd and con-
vention had all along been for Roose-.
Welt; and BY the steps indicated tas so
4availabiIityI cool Judgment was ulti-
lnately drawn to the same man. When
efferyescent and Judgment agreed. of
course all obstacles gave way.
The Marion Register asks, what has
become of Mr.. Bryan's acceptance of
the populist party,s nomination for
president Does he regard the crown
offered him by that party as a crown
of thornsH Not one word has escaped
his lips about it. We should think the
pops would weary in waiting for the
customary recognition. But they wait
lin vain. The colonel and his party
managers have no use for the populists
further than TO profit BY their votes
The clinton Age SAYS il is willing 10
go on record IS believing that Presi-
dent Mckinney is neither responsible
for the big crops of last year nor biam-
able for the short crops Of this year
The Davenport Republican remarks
that the Kansas ity convention dare
not insert plank on the question of
PROSPERITY If i tells the trueh about
present conditions ii viii give itself
! q way and if il says there is no#prosper-