Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-25

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chief Of the army. with full power to
act In the matter, Ii solely responsible
for the nullihcation OF the law. i. a
crank. believing the legislative body
called congress nearer q representatives.
of the people than the president. under
such conditions become Suspicious OF
individual liberty. TO crank's mind
1t is usurping power not constitutlonal-
~ vested, for president to nullify any
law of congress. good or bad. AS you
say 1t was with congress-. II might
have been with the president, piece
of cheap politics. II so, the -epub-
slican party has reached the stage of
cheap politics to its dishonor, the
danger OF the body polite and in the
interest of partyism the crank may be
DISTINGUISHED. Minority parties may
be legislated freea the Australian bal-
lot as now advocated by the T.-R,,
upon the plea OF economy. II, as you
say in speaking of the American ma
ton. Freedom is regarded as one OF
Its bedrock cornerstones. but the cul-
tivation of liberty, into license is one
of the meritable Developments. there
by placing your sanction on liberty by
license for the crank, by the powers
that be, Mckinley and that foot con-
gress, as you title them, This you term
"meritable development under the
American system. knew by your edi-s
torials that you favored the licensing Of
rum, of the saloon in the army as
Temperance measure (2) under the wise
and well directed efforts of the repub-s
Ilican PLATFORM u discover that you
favor the president multiplying law and
as an excuse for his doing so charge
congress as being know-nothings and
INDUCING in cheap political legislation.
Until now I did not believe you favored
| licensing cranks like myself to.
Vote, but as you propose to doit by ex-
lscluding from the Australian ballot the
tickets of minority parties. see the
conditions OF that license will force
such cranks as to vote either the res
publican or democratic ticket or not al
4 all. This you call meritable develops
ment when one studies the tendencies
lof the American nation. In short, you
\ infer this is modern republicanism and
| you, as its spokesman. merit 1t. We.
iscranks thought the democrats We're
Lying when they charged such vile.
calumny upon the republican party as
| you openly confess and merit in your
editorials. Since crankism has watched
1.-the development of your party on Its
| wise and we'll directed efforts for tenn
perance (?) and sorely felt its effects.
! they fear this .lheritable development,
4 as expounded in Saturdays editorials.
\ I suggest that every citizen of this
Estate subscribe for the T.-R. tina. they
may be found with plenty of oil in their
| lamps when that advocated time of po-
llitical disfranchisement arrives.
I have heard il said that the T.-R.
was the originator of the '.mulct law
Idea of the saloon system of Iowa as a
] republican measure, which, from q
| crank's standpoint, has stepped Mar
4 shalltown In crime and filled its jails
with criminals until decency and re-
| spectability stands aghast. AS prohi-
| bitionists we heard the chorus of re-
Spouse when that mulct idea struck the
republican breast of Iowa and rever-
berated from every gin mill in Amer
| lea. Ills good republican doctrine"
and all rumdom echoed AYE: we stand
| pat" When the republican party as an
i5expedient measure resolved in its ma
tional platform TO use an wise and
We'll directed efforts TO promote tenn
perance' and Sheridan Shook, the
4 great rum king, one of the committee
Ion PLATFORM said Make 1t stronger,
gentlemen. if you wish. lis not as
istrong temperance measure as the
5|8liquor dealers convention passed.
The republican man of prayer point
Fed with pride to that plank and exhort-
ed his hearers To remain steadfast. The
crank set up the danger signal. but was
sore headed, osracised, maligned, ira
4 duced, noile pressed out Of court and
4 scattered ii the ballot box. Almost the
.Ewhole citizenship@of Iowa have entered
4 into the mulct law, high licensed. re-
publican doctrine, rum he'll. AS the
Ecrank sees ii. the whole republic will
4 soon be mired, for the only thing above
mud that can be discerned is the danger
i signal now held aloft containing the
4 word prohibition" The church. the
state and even the II am as good a re-
4 publican as thou art are crying out
Il from this dirty cesspool, Il am with
q you when you can win The T.-R. as
y party organ. seeing that the crank
keeps the republican tail Hopping. con-
=. tinualiy Hopping. now proposes as a
a opment'' to disfranchise him by elimi-
mating his ticket from the Australian
Il ballot.
Were the T-R. only penny sheet
and not the best edited and least fear
Hess In expounding republican doctrine
and shaping its party policy into legis-
lation, Of all state papers, II would be
81 beneath the notice of crank. Its
fairness in logically meeting its oppo-
a nent and its frankness IN stating the
= principles that il asks its party u
Il make into law and its political power tc
& accomplish these ends, causes ths
!. Crank to crank
w. HOWARD.
In Saturdays issue the T.-R. Ii
Z speaking of the American nation. at
y tempted to say that Freedom is re.
garded as one of its bedrock corner
stones, but the cultivation Of liberty
I into license is one OF the INEVITABLE
{ Developments. When the newspaper
: appeared the editor was Mortified u
find it printed 'meritable." AS he die
, not write "meritable" and did not NEAR