Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-03

so Ne see the basis of the demo- |
cratic claims for Bryan. So also We see
that if all these claims should mate
riaiize ne would be elected president byl
"A phenomenal majority. For the mate
rializing of almost any one of the broad
claims the democrat Is put forth WOULD
almost alone insure his election. h.
few of these claims are likely TO mate
ralize TO that degree which the demo
cratic hopefus count upon
The fair. deduction from this is that
he regards McKinley,s election as
highly probable.
WHAT BIENNIAL ELECTIONS COULD DO.
AZ We look over the columns Of tnose
contempprariss which are 50 violently
opposing the biennial election amend
naent proposition in their attempt to-
retain for themselves the e.nolumanty
of election printing we are struck With 4
the persistence with which said jour
mas state that tbs saving OF expensa
IN b!ean.al elections is of little conse-
anenee. The auditor OF Marshall coun-
ty has estimated that the saving ii
actual eSpsnse every other year. would
b. from 81 30 70 5000. In other ceun-
ties ii would be more: Representative
Christian Miller. of Fayette county. 1
has estimated that the actual saving Is
all The counties Of Iowa would amount
10 al least s2oo,0oo every other year.
which III ten years ouid amount II
ISs1,oeosooJ saved in. Official expenditure,
70 say nothing of the saving TO the
business World from Interruption by
elections, which no one can estimate
accurately, but which must be ten
times the mere official cost of an elec-
ltioa.
i If this saving is of LITTLE consequence.
Istst US figure moment what the same
amount Of money could d. in evsi:y ten
years.
Il could build and equip Two state
colleges the size of the Alnes ag.:icuIs-
lsural school every ten years.
| II could build IN ten years for the
farmers daughters Of Iowa SIX STATE
normal schools larger than the otle d q
Cedar Fails.
4 could build every ten years I. 80
ooa public hospital in every County in
/ Iowa.
II could build. a1l.in ten years, a $3.50.
900 asylum for epileptics, state home
4 for ne aged TO accommodate 600 peo-.
pie. a state orphans home 10 8accommo-
date 1000 children. and a state manual.
! training school with eapacity for teach
ing a trade 10 800 girls and boys.
1T could build for fhe farmers and
merchants every ten years a macadam-
i ized pike tWenty. feet vide three times
i across iowa. from river 0 river. or ten
miles Of maeadanzed road in every
\ county II the state.
: 4 could in len years build a $1,000 free
public library equal 70 the excellent
library in MarshaIltoWn. in every town
/ Of over 600 inhabitants in The state.
i II could pay the cost Of fifty miles Of
4 rural free mail delivery in every coun-
" in the state.
II could in ten years build 100000
I Auditorium large enough for state com
ventions in one bird of the counties Of
iowa.
j II could build in the state every ten
years four state military academies
large enough to accommodate $500
\ boys.
4 1T could build every ten years two
f state hospitals larger than the great
q Institution for the insane at Cherokee.
q 1t could build every ten years four
4 soldiers homes larger than the one in
4 Marshalltown.
1t could, if turned over to the
d churches. support well 200 missionaries
q from Iowa.
4 In fact, the saving Of over million
+ dollars in every ten years could do a
hundred wonderful things that would
4 place the great state of Iowa hun!
dred years in advance of its sister COM
monwealths in point Of charitable or
lpublic enterprise, to say nothing of the
saving of ten millions to the business
prosperity Of The state. and yet there
!. are those who say that this saving il
i expense is unimportant! Remember,
!, too, that the biennial election amend
4 ment Is not INTENDED to change the
length Of term Of Office of a single Of
fetal. It simply provides for elcctins
J, all Of our officers a one time instead OF
+ half one year and half the next. All BIZ,
!. eleven states in the union have adopted
4 the biennial election plan and all are
wen satisfied. Don't forget the amend
Il ment and vote for i.