Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-01-27
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lit viii simply be history repeating
Itself. When BYRON Webster was IN
power things We're marry altlio there
never was and is not now much for the
democrats Of this locality to quarrel
over The only result has been the
drawing of some of the best men in the
party eyer to the republican side. The
Republicans can stand back and say
Let EN- scrap; this is not our affair."
There is little need for the wasting
of sympathy on the colored people who
have been sent to the pest house. They
are living better there than when un-
restrained by quarantine rules They
have clean. comfortable and roolny
quarters, good ana substantial food,
medical attention that they should.
have asked for sooner than they did,
ana some one to wait upon theln. AS
for the possible objection TO the aroma
from the catch basin they can prob
ably stand that as we'll as the people
residing in that vicinity the year round.
Now, If one class of veterans at the.
Soldiers Home VIII sign ,that anti
treating pledge and s,iek Ia it, there
VIII be great falling of in the num-
Der Of INVESTIGATION cases among the
members of the institution The p9liea
of the city viii thus be relieved Of
much trouble and Gio.nsnandant Horton
viii not ne compelled 70 enforce rules
of punishment so frequently. altho the
revenues of the saloons may fail off
Slightly 1t must not be UNDERSTOOD
from this that all the veterans, or even
a majority. axe in the habit 81 becorn-s
ing intoxicated. butt is a We'll known
fact that many of them are inclined to
over-indulgenc and SPEND money free
~ with their friends chen they have II
TO spend This social habit of treating
is acknowledged rs one OF the greatest
evils among drinking men and boys
and the present movement at the Sol
diers Home ought 10 prove a step in
the interests Of real temperance.
The city oushti be lass ienient With
the next contractor that comes aieng.
places bid on work and tlisn lisays
the baby act after he finds l,e might
have secured inc work had his bit. bpen
IA little higher. Marshalitewn's city
council does not want TO eft iile repu-s
t}3l 81 ileiilS Itii ssst y Z ,e'i4 TX "
Will take advantage Of it, Mtiaarlsls
may have blundered on his paving bill.
several years age, and KrkpAtEiell.
more Recently, may have unintenti0nlii-
ty erred in his calculations on sidewalk
materials, but contractors expect -
have Il pay for THESE biunders, the
same as the city and private corpora
tons and individual business men pay
for theirs Some of tile eouneilman are
not yet convinced Of the absence Of 4.
Job, or at least a continuation, in the
sidewalk funk. Be that as it may.
there is not much likelihood Of the city
having 10 stand suit ii II refuses to
surrender the check given as a guar
antee Of good faith by the next con
tractor that either does not know his
business or knows TOO we'll.
Committees from the Commercial
Club are casting about among the
business men and others who have the
welfare of the city at heart TO induce
them to become members. thereby az
sisting in placing the club on a better
working basis. Ii is an undisputed fact
that the cities in Iowa andother west
ern states that nave enjoyed the most.
substantial business and industrial
aroyyth within the past few wears are
those with live commercial clubs. Time
MAS when towns and cities grew and
nourished like the trees of the forest
and The flowers Of The prairie. because
,.;s.,,ion ~, c,,iti,..ttion are nav. ,,aces-
sary in this age Of the survival OF the
7S,testv in oil tbines Tha ..fiffeet',&tSf
~ ,.f,ias ana fa,,9s are ,hoss I bat Az.
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