Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-12


rious coincidence of views between MIR.
Bryan and the republican leaders,
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TOPICS OF THE TIMES !
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The weather bureau has made a vio-
lent attack on the straw hat.
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The chairman of the Kansas state
populist committee is said to have re-
ceived a list of twelve veterans who
voted for Mckinley in 1896 ana who
would not this year. Letters addressed
to them We're returned with the COM
is the only explanation that would be
rational.
The show season extended far enough
along TO encourage truancy at the
schools
imperialism Las no place in its creed
or con6uct Freedom Is rock upon
which the republican party was builded
and now rests. Liberty is the great re-
publican doctrine for which the people
went TO war and for which a million
lives We're offered and billions of dol
lars expended 10 make il a lawful leg
acy of all without the consent of mas
ter or William Mckinley.
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The street fairs in Iowa appear to fill
La long felt want for the tough elements
in the state.
jeff Davis, who has just been elected
governor of Arkansas on the demo-
cratic ticket, has been described as a
demagogue of the worst type Accord
ing 10 the Little Rock correspondent of
the st. Louis Globe Democrat Davis
has been widely condemned ny the
democratic press of the state on ac-
countof his record as attorney general
of Arkansas. One paper characterized
him a 8 THE champion blackguard of
lz.Arkansas. while another said thai,
mot dollar of foreign capital would
be invested in the state as long as he is
FL its executiva. Still another said: IF
Arkansas could rid herself Of the dam
ger Of negro supremacy. no such char
Eacter as Jeff Davis would ever disgrace
/ her gubernatorial chair
The West Indian storm merely
touched Iowa, as compared with the
/ shaking up. IN Texas.
1 There We're peculiar features abou,
1.-The Galveston storm. One corresponds
lent says the storm began at O'Clock
saturday morning. Previous to that a
lgreat storm had been raging in the gulf
and the tide was very high The vino
4 at first came from the north and was ir
tdirect opposition to the force from the
gulf While the storm in the gulf pilee
the water upon the beach side Of tht
lefty. the north wind piled the water
! from tha bay onto the bay part Of ths
lefty. Thus the waters met and thu
highest part Of the city was soon under
-four or five feet of water.
4 Consul General 1ioodnow finds tina
4 ninety-three American. and British mis-
4 sionaT,ies We're murdered in China ant
ITO are missing and probably met tn,
4 same fate.
Chairman j. Fl. Manley, Of the repub
sof Maine have cast the largest repub
sliican majority ever given IN the histor.
lof the state to any party, With the sin
\ gle exception of four years ago. wnel
their opponents were completely para
5llyzed and threw the smallest vote the.
s. 1870. There is great encouragement Il
4 Mondays victory.
Y The coal shipments to the Lake Su
4 Eperior region to date are 100000 tons
s within 100000 tons Of the total for 1883!
4 ard three months of navigation still t
5. come The total is greater than in an
preceding season.
The primary objects OF government
do not include the paternal care of un
ifortunates, but the prompt action Of tn
president and war department in lend
ing aid to the sufferers in Galvesto
viii meet with non partisan approval
Il William Jennings Bryan declares 9TH
Z people have the power themselves to d
Whatever they please. They can chang
our form Of government from q repub
to an empire. That is the great ques
: ton for them to seteie in the preser
campaign" He has also asserted ths
t they can and will change from the gol
] Ito the silver standard, from which
Imay be inferred he comedies them eau,