Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-30
TR AMPS NuMERons.


shades of the slain.
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TRANIPS NUMEROUS.
[Grand Junction Headlight
Seemingly the trainps are more nu-3
merous now than they have been for
months and the farmers and people are
looking about almost continually for
laborers. but the hobos won't work.
They still make their back door visits
and some of their stories are so pitiful
as to touch most women's hearts, and
In this way they gain their livelihood
without work and without price. The
railroad park is inhabited by hobos al.
most the year round. and the other ev-8
entng about a dozen of these lazy
'vags' We're arrested for disturbing the
peace and creating nuisance but
they had no money and the only thing
for the authorities to do was to turn
them loose. The town ought to own a
stone pile or wood yard and then arrest
every hobo that comes along and put
them to work for a few days. This
might be rather expensive to keep In
operation. but Well venture majority
of our citizens would rather pay a lit
tie extra into the city treasury each
year than to be- continually bothered
with the lazy hobos. If we are to war
with China, let Uncle Sam draft sew
eral thousand of these hobos and send
them across the sea to either fight or
suffer the penalty Of "butchery."
TAMAiANY's CAMPAIGN. FUND.
dubuque Times.
The members of the Iowa Bar Asso-
citation who assembled at Iowa City the
other day and demanded a law forbid
ding assessments against state officers
for campaign purposes may be inter-
estcd in learning that, Notwithstanding
the presence OF a similar law on the
statute books of New York. Tammany
proposes to raise this year campaign
fund that will fall not far short of So
100000. OF this il is expected that as
easements on offlceholders will Weld
81 900, 900, assessments on protected in
tersstsH sl.ooO,0o0 and other sources
$500. 900.
OF the $4,000, 600 to $4,000. 900 the city
OF New York spends annually for sala-
ries and wages. Tammany officials re-
ceive about $20.co0,000. and the usual
assessment is IS per cent The officer
because the civil service law prevents,
soon finds himself out Of q job. The
protected interests" include saloons.
pool rooms, music halls: gambling
houses, policy shops and other resorts
conducted In violation Of law. If Iowa
had such statute as New York,s it
would be enforced within the limits OF
the jurisdiction OF the board of control,
but it has already proven that stat
ute IS not necessary to protect the
boards employees from the campaign
assessor. AS for the elective officers
they could not retreat behind the law
TO escape party assessments without
losing party standing.
DIsFRANCHIsING THE NEGRO.
rSioux City Tribune. Dem
Ihe proposition to practically dis
franchise the negroes goes to the people
of North Carolina this fall, and the re-
suit, II is confidently predicted. will be
a great democratic victory. Mississip-
pi, South Carolina and Louisiana have
already adopted measures Of this kind,
and Virginia is expected to come next
The agitation is on In that stata. The
different communities find IL necessary
to adopt varying methods. In some
states the test is ability to read ana
"construe" section OF the constitu-
zion to the satisfaction of the election
Judges. Given the;right kind OF judges.
and black citizen, evenif he be the
greatest of constitutional lawyers,
would hardly give satisfaction There
is some doubt about the constitutions
ality of this plan. and in Virginia ii is
proposed to give the francise to all who
served in the confederate army and
their descendants! To keep the negro
from voting. and yet allow ignorant
whites to exercise the franchise. is the,
mix In the cocoanut. The property
qualification Will not answer because
In Virginia the negroes own TOO ll,uci,
property, in some counties up to one
third of the valuation. The federal con-
stitution should be amended again, if
necessary. 10 prevent the enactment of
this kind OF regulations of the fran.
chise. The only course that will ever
raise UP the negro and make him a use
full citizen is to give him the full meas
iure of responsibilities of citizenship.
A YOUNG LADY'S LIFE SAVED.