Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-01-16
THE SENATORIAL WHIRLPOOL.

THE SENATORIAL WHIRLPOOL.
IRockford Registerl
Two hundred well-dressed men buz-
zing around a great hotel lobby. tall and
lean men, short and fat men, editors,
state and federal otfice-holders post
masters. bosses, wirepulers seekers
for petty ofiicesa all politicians; some of
state wide reputation, Some unknown
outside OF the country precinct Whence
they came. Plug hats, derby hats.
siouch hats. a scattering of diamonds
on immaculate shirt fronts--all courts-
Gus. eager, polite and sauve after the
manner of politicians, introducing and
being introduced; Il certain Chesterfied-
ian grace of manner covering aud dis
guising a world of insincerity and ny
pacrisy; one hand clasped in friendship,
the other on the hilt of political dag
ger; here and there evidence of d genu-
inc rural simplicity and honesty associ-
atsd With Iowa farms and herds not a
little painful oisequipusness- abject
tribute of slaves to political bosses;
here a king bee ordering his satellites TO
do this and that and go here and there.
land a ready response from those who
would fain make segment of the
lcusp.dor cleaners and coat brushers to
other small men who. by the grace Of
God the indifference of their constitu-
Tents and the fortunes of politics, have
gained a seat IN the synagogue to make
/ laws and senators for great common
wealth. Here, the honest, unsophisti-
lteated granger, exposed for the first
| time TO the crucial, merciless glare and
j 8 t.,:e Z
I.contenaing partisan interests. help
lessly praying TO be delivered from
temptation While being hypnotized
under the spell of some crafty old past
master in politics. Here and there one
! tand these be few) With vote and infu-
ence for barter to the highest bidder
u swarming, seething restless mass OF
humanity, exhilarated and narcotizel
! by the subtle fascination of politics
stepped in u dense blue smoke from twe
! hundred cigars of which one hundred
and ninety-nine never came from Ha
vana, boilers OF rich food, night bring
ling no rest, all plotting planning, smok
! ing, talking, persuading, promising. ant
4 not few lying to the extent Of thei
ability This repeated day after day
the weaker finally going down befor'
1.-The stronger, and out of the smoke
wire pulling. hypocrisy and strife I;
i yery orderly. formal session or yer.
Respectable body Of men, all tagged
j known as the Iowa legislature, who, il
a very formal and proper manner nam
the next senator from the great state
this for the dear people to see and rea,
while the political undertaken i
supposed to cover the mangled remain
of the lobby conflict with the whit
cerements of forgetfulness. And the de
feated ones retire would be page, door
keeper, clerk and their kind-back I
common living of the humdrum sor'
wings singed, fnithsin mankind lessenet
harborers Of more or less of a revenge
full purpose and desire to some day eve
things up. And thus the senator wa
made.
SMALLPOX AT sSWEA CITY.
The Swea City Herald speaks 8
length of three cases of smallpox in ths
place and prints the following notes:
The scare told on trade for few day
The usual salutation, Hello, 70
haven't the smallpox yet?"
An Armstrong man stopped at til
west side Of town last Friday to inQuil