Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-07
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Iowa. as socond-class mai matter.

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Iowa. as second-class mai matter.
THE LEGISLATURES WORK.
The Twenty-eighth general assembly
adjourned last evening after complete
ing a large amount os1work in its clos
ing days, and leaving number of con-
spicuous measures to die i'll committee.
& The Times Republican last evening
presented a complete summary of
legislation enacted up to the final day.
"A careful study OF the work accom-
plished will be necessary in determine
ing the value of the legislatures serv-
ice to the state. Iowa has an admirable
code Of laws, and they We're carefully
revised and codilied anew by the
Twenty sixth general assembly. 1t is
doubtless easier to revise and amend
old laws in the light of experience than
to enact new. Yet the social, industrial
and commercial evolution and develop
ment OF the state constantly call for
new measures. The propriety of enact
ing many new laws is questioned, ana
some OF them after enactment prove
j Ineffective. 1t is not a light task TO
meet all these demands for new stat
utes and all the protests which follow
them. In the light of all these facts
the work of the Twenty eighth general
osSx ~, HI Il, i, 3 lyaj .,t,,.. l,.
+ state a number of new and important
general statutes, ard While it was u
conservative body, il Favored many
progressive movements.
No legislature in many years PASSED
has done so MUCK for the cause Of ed.
ucation. Iss lberalty in the WY Of!
appropriations toward the state schools.
and the library interests was very
marked, while many minor bills dealing
with the details of educational " ork
show 20 what expense of time and ef
fort this legislature put itself in the
interests of educate The pa ssa OF
the building and loan Dill was a notable
triumph Its corrective work also IN
amending and changing laws Was equal
to its constructive work. Not only
should this legislature be remembered
for the bills it passed, but equally
should it receive credit FOR those il
killed. With the single exception Of the
neglect to rid the state Of two politi-s
cal leeches in the way Of Offices; known
as state printer and state binder, a.
mistake for which many of its mems
hers will never be forgiven. the Even
ty-eighth general assembly conferred a
1 blessing upon he state in the bills it
killed, unless it be perhaps the one
raising the governors salary to $1,000
5,y;ear. Among these measures We're
( the Eaton bill, providing for a commits.
sion to examine county Offices; the
Byers minority stockholders bill; the
Cowles bill. to provide for state aid II
high schools; the bill to give an add
tional judge to the Scott county judi
cial district; the bill to transfer the
Des! Moines water works building fund
Z to the library building fund; the Tenn
pie appellate court BILE he Bucha nan
bill. to provide For a state department.
of building and loan. and the bill to le-
galize, for thescity of Council Bluffs, a
school building tax. These were only
the important measures Which died in
the committee; many other measures
of only less general Importance, but OF
equally large moment TO the men who
We're pushing them, Went into oblivion
With the falling of President MilIiinan,s
gavei in the senate.
DEWEY AND THE DEMOCRATS.
In casting about for the moyina
cause in the Dewey presidential an
nounceinent various Influences have
been referred toby seekers after the
motive. An ambitious wife has been
credited with being tile Inspiration.
Dewey himself has not been taken into
account, as his first isnpluse was to
state that he was not fitted Cor ti9e
high Office ard to deny that lie haG
aspirations in that direction. Some one
or something has altered his purpose.
The st. Louis Globe Democrat secs in
the movement an effort upon the part
Of certain democrats TO displacs Bryan
In the affections of the party. That
paper says:
1.-THE Dewey fooIishnsss shows the
desperation of the democrats in tht
matter Of a president ial candidate. No,
q single person in the democratic party
u who has any standing among his per-
sonal friends Tor sommon sense sup
poses Bryan can win, and a few o.
them are trying to trade on the popu.
larity of Dewey in the hope of defeat
Ing Bryan in the convention and Of
saving their party from extinction
They care nothing IS to Dewey's politi-
cal principles II he has any. They d.
u not know whether he is for silver o.
I against 1t. or whether he has ever
given any thought to the money ques--
ton one way or the other. His refu-