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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-15
democracy or drop out altogether. which
movement is not less lacking In public
spirit thai former attempts to go
against overwhelming public sentiment.
POINTS Of SUPERIORITY.

Reference was made yesterday to the
practical tests of the vot-
machines used in the state elections
several points. AT every place where
demonstrated their superior-
fty over any other system of b~alloting
in the matter of accuracy and rapidity.
1t is noticed, too. that there is a greater.
tendency to Independence in voting
that there is actually more cutting un-
der this method Of voting and fewer
absolutely straight tickets. This lat
as an advantage by independent think
ers and as a disadvantage by strict
party men. Among the advantages emu
merated for the voting machine are the
following:
i. 1t eliminates every possibility of
corrupting the franchise, except hiring
men TO stay way from the polls.
2. 1t eliminates the possibility of
fraud in the count and doe away With
all scheming to buy UP election officers.
g.. 1t is so much easier and simpler
FOR the voter that it gives him much.
greater freedom in exercising his judg-
ment asgto Individual candidates.
4. The result is known Immediately
on the close of the polls instead of
waiting for a long count.
5. The machine does not spoil n
ballots or make n mistake in the
cunt.
g.. 1t is so much less expensive that
the machines will pay for themselves
in three or -four elections.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-15

whySnot furnish the candidates1

why q Q furnish the ScandidAteef
Morgansof Alabama or Danielsof Vir.3
ginia or Turner OF Georgia could at
least have carried the south. Anysof the
three could have reclaimed Maryland.s
Delaware and West Virginia and made
Kentucky sure. HASN'T the tail been
wagging h dog long enough?
The days were when TOombs and
Cobb and Stephens and Yancey and
Benton and Jackson n Clay n Cali
houn and Jeffersonsand Washington n
q long list of southern statesmen stood
at the very forefront in h councils OF
the nation, not to say In the councils OF
their own political parties. Where are
we today? Our southern leaders are
cropping about in darkness. They have
been following blind leaders Of the blind
Trailing first after an eastern demo-
crat and hen q western populist. Lol
|here,.lo there, 10 in the ditch!
Sometimes we very seriously doubt
whether we really have n southern
Headers worthy of the name. Think OF
a Toombs following an Altgeld, OF q
Stephens playing second fiddle to q
Croker; think of a Yancey or n Cobb
drinking down the election forecasts OF
q Jim Jones and learning political Wis
dom at the feet of a Weaver!
But there is manhood in the south;
there is ability here. We do not lack
courage. A thousand fields and forums
have demonstrated these facts. Surely
the rich red blood OF our sires has not
paled and concealed in the Veins Of
their sons. From n race of giants we
have not fallen to a race OF pygmies.
Unless we get out of the rut we have
fallen into, the south. which has been
an empire within itself. will continue to
gwane until our natural political power
will be snuffed out, The %stupendous
blunder OF 1896, followed up by the all
most deliberate suicide in 1900, is more
than likely to cost us a large percent
age OF our representation in congress
and in the electoral college. Already the
plans are made for the forging of our
bonds. 1t is a part of the scheme of
1.-The dominant party toereduce u politi-
cal power to the minimum. and We ex-
pect to see ii attempted in the next con-
gress. Who have we to blame but our
I selves?
The editor of the Telegraph has long
held to the idea that the south should go
into the electoral college Independent OF
any party OF tne norta, az AeaSe ~
they repeal the fifteenth amendment,
and there make terms. We are q. PEE
%culiar people. We have peculiar envi-
ronments. Our conduct of our political
affairs should be a bit peculiar. So long
as the cloud of black aliens is above and
Fabout us, put there by northern m
Gratis and republicans alike. it would be
the part of wisdom and common sense
to stand apart, select our presidential
electors apart, and then go into the
electoral college demanding terms.
This cry that comes UP now from our
leaders, urging us of the south to BE
patient" to "be of good cheer" to
stand in line, Wen get EN- next time
is like throwing a nubbin to a dead
horse. 1t mocks our misery and our
poverty and insults our intelligence.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-15
THE WOMAN VOTE IN FOUR STATES.
IChicago Times-Herald.]

IChicago Times-Herald.J
The results of the elections in Utah,
Wyoming and Idaho have an
interest thai does not attach to the
returns from other states. In these
states the women ave full suffrage,
and vote for all offices including pres
dental electors. The woman vote in
etatea is, therefore. interesting ae
forming a basis for calculating the IN
huence of this factor in politics n Tor
estimating the extent to which women
apt to avail themselves OF the full
elective franchise when granted to
them.
1t must be conceded. after an analysis
of the returns from these states, that
the favorite argument of h opponents
of woman suffrage-that theg great ma
jority of women will not vote II granted
the privilege-has t be taken With
several grains of allowance. In Colorado
the woman vote increased from 49,
#72os in 1896 to sc. 943. owing, possibly, to
the greater interest taken in the election
because Of the marked subsiGence of
free silver continent, blu more directly
however, to their wish to effect the de-
feat of Senator e. O. Wolcott. whose
recent divorce had provoked the oppo-
sltion of the women of Colorado.
Two other deductions thai may be
made from the returns are: The dis
inclination of women to support candi-
dates Of theia own sex for Office and a
disposition TO rebuke any attempts on.
the part Of party bosses to control or
manipulate the woman vote. The only
woman candidate for Office in Utah,
the woman who seconded the nominal
ton of Bryan in the Kansas City con
yention. ran far behind her ticket and
was defeated, altho a woman Of great
personal popularity. In Wyoming a
democratic candidate for congress who
had made statement in a letter to
the Anti-Suffrage, Association CT New
York, that the woman vote was the
easiest thing to get n TO manipulate
of any element in politics." was de-
feated by the votes of women. II ia also
alleged that the woman vote was nearly
Il third of the. vote cast, and threw the
state TO Mckinley.
Ii is apparent from the meager re-
turns at hand from states having fe-
male suffrage that the ona vote is
an unstable n skittish quantity. In
politics, as in the words Of Scott, woman
remains uncertain, coy and hard to
please" She votes or not, according to
her wishes or whims, and no man or
woman either can tell In advance what
particular prejudice is going to defect
her vote from the immediate issue OF
Il the hour sSA 8S9
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-15
M1salzez9
sou1HEanDEmocRATs DEMAND 4 CHANGE
Macon eGa.D Telegraph.l

The generally accepted verdict Is that
Mr.. Bryan is completely discredited as a
leader. From one caiamitous defeat he
has led us 10 another ever greater. 1T
would be insane to think of the contin-
;ued leadership of a mar Who had twice
failed To carry his own precinct, not to
say the country. 1t is we'll enough to
pass around the usual kindly words
heard at a funeral, but 1t must and it
Will end there.
Not only this: James K. Jones is a fit
subject for a home for the feeble
minded. He kept claiming the election
Iof Bryan in 1856 until the inauguration
the following spring At last accounts
he was declaring that he did not know
how the election this year had gone
that he was waiting for returns.
stone, OF Missouri. in charge Of the
national headquarters in New York, is
a little better. off. He confessed Tues
day night, after the whole world knew
that he could not think" and didn't
know anything about it. II is just to
say that he knew as much then as he
did at the beginning.
The fatal error OF committing a great
party to a dogma of finance discredited
by all civilized peoples was followed UP
by booting Out men like Bayard. Car
Isle, Wilson, 0lney and Turner. and
substituting Jones, Stone, Aitgeld,
Weaver and Croker-a motley aggrega-
ton Of inconpetents and moral idiots.
1T is painful To confess these things, but
1t is time that the manhood OF the south
should rise and repudiate them, and II
we can not shake them off We should
secede from them.
Mr.. Croker and Mr.. Stone have at
tempted 70 ponr a soothing lavement
upon our wounds. ard we have beer
urged to be patient and good and stand
vet Il while longer. waiting. watching
and following the bidding OF these In
competent northern brethren.
Ever since the civil war southern
democrats in congress- and in IL ma
tional conventions have been given
back seats-our northern friends fur
finishing the platforms and the candi-
dates, and we Of the south the votes
Eight ines {sinee rec~onstruction) We
have gone up to the electoral college and
cast practically a solid vote for north.
ern democrat for president. Except or
two occasions twhen Cleveland was
elected In 1884 and 1922 our electors met
there practically a solid north against 8
solid south. This year again we go VI
to vote for a northern man who would
not vote for Crisp for speaker because
he Crisp was an ex-confederate. ant
we find again. az we found Jour years
ago, II own columns (but broken) ar.
rayed against a solid north.
Where do our northern brethren ap.
pear in the game. Bryan could no.
give US his home precinct and s~carcel,
his state after a fusion with the popu,
lists. What have Croker and Hill, Alt.
geld and Harrison, Mclean n youns
Thurman, and the rest OF the brethren
done for US in the electoral college?
And Stevenson. like Bryan. failed Il
bring up his own precinct.
Is 1t not time Tor southern manhood u
cut loose from the body of this death,
Southern democrats furnish the votes
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-15
Of i plople. but 10 their moral elsvAtiean
veil. Thisscas notsbs sAid q As $3.50
MORE THAN AM1fsLIoN BET.
rNew York Trtbune.l

New OK
Accordlng To- estimates witch there .
reason to believe ara rather liberal the
sums wiicai have heet waeeFel In the
1ananciaf district on tie outcome Of the
election aggreGate 1,soo,ooo. WhtlsS
the total amount car, not be hxedtv very
definitely. however. there 10 no d0n6t
that the many bets made duEtng the
last few weeks, ut Gods running 1rOm.
two to one onSMcKin1ey TO Ave to one
at the close of the campaign, In addt-
ton TO the large class Of waSefs ON
the result In specified states o. groups
lof states. and on pluraltties, ~rspresent
a very large rum OF money. The larg-
est individual winner 10 understood TO
be Louis Worrmser, Whose gains are
placed at $4,000. Next TO him ccrnss
Jacob Field. with about $4,000 gain,
and 1t 10 credibly reported that Mend
ham Bros, win collect 10000 profits on
bets placed by them for custorlen ].
]. Judge, an Outside" broker. who has
been active In betting on both ssdes,
especially for Bryan prtncipalA yeseer.
day directed the payment OF $4,000 @
his money which had been waeered
against Mckinley money on the general
result, but he Will not pay the other
bets for q day or two. as In these cases
1T is deemed the safe course TO await
the revised returns. Bell & Co. snd
other firms and Individual betting
commissioners, have deferred the pay-
ment of their bets for the same reason,
hut expect to settle them today or to-
morrow.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-15
snnufacturing En-
" sngland. Many e

In the great stkxtllxZ S~nnr,fartarins -
|tabliphmeilts Of Mel lsn@isnds Many n
n0s ltoss 0a.Snss 30nSri,as ara tnc0rpo-
!asea Als aete!o5 Sme under Mr.
ntyan ion e all corpora
lions. VI course N EVERYBODY OF ordinary
nteileehc sknows tina the proprletors
manager 81 these great establish.
ments repIssenY brain, capital, labor.
INDUSTRY snFht and ~ the best ele-
Mshls ot A I n citizenship and are
not public enemids. az dr- Rrvan nafntn
them. AT the Meetint A. wa.hinston
taon.. SGar lr -. Wright, commissioner
OF gave an addl.sss on ."Govern-.
ment m social Life" d which he ad-
vanced some ihterestrv view. Mr.
Wrlsn., y may Ibe remarked, has made.
. STUDY 9. 9 g al n economic condt-3
lions LOT tnlrtyI years, and Is the high
authnooria a the country on such
Questaohs. Inc central idea OF his pa
per vas tnat Great Industrial establish
AnentS, instead ,of exercising q deterlo-
ratlng lhHuehe;e IN Communities and
az ~ Commonly supposed. oper-
ute eAac t e,other Way, and are real
~ agents OF aqvanceintnt and civiliEa-
tlon, llIIihS up the social life OF the peo-
PIE. me establishment; OF the textile
I1actory IN Ine south. he said, led to the
employment OF q body OF native people,
born and bred ia the s,uth. nopularIy
known az native whites. who had lived
q precarlons existence, always in an-
Isagohism. 70 The colored people. looking
upon Work az degrading, because OF the
peculiar institutions Of the south. To-
gay. hese people are furnishing the tex
tile factories or the som, win 4 class
of operatives mot s~urpassed IN any q
of the county. il exJar,anca nf the
Y was Simply that Of ether locali-
ties. Ihe factory meant education, en-
hgntenmenI and an intellectual develop
ment utterly Impossible otherwise to a
lclass OF peoIle who could not reach
these things in any other way. n was
an element il, social life, and was. by itf
educational influences, constantly lift.
ing the people from a lower to a highe,
grade.
This is q rational view OF the case
All honest labor is e~levattng. There i.
no progress in idleness. II ~ the arm,
OF employed that makes n honntrv mos.
porous. HAPPY and progressive, not tn.
army OF Unemployed. Protection fol
american Industry means also protec.
ton for American civilization. The pol!
Icy that establishes factories and mill,
and gives the best wages tb the creates
number of workers contributes not mi,
70 see material prosperity and wealth
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-15
;OUTSIDE POINT OF VIEW.

Written for the Times Republican

S&& w iulcS sSUuUllC.L1.M&@4
One does so like to be in good com
pany. There is something about I'VE.
that appeals to the humbiest citizen
equally With the mighty editor of a
country weekly. Even this scribe was
grieved because he simply approved
the u%tterances of the German emperor
and was scored both publicly n pri-
vately by other Christians not in ac-
cord with the German preacher on the.
Chinese question. Now the noted m
peror is an old Testament sort of a
Christian, the eye for an eye doctrine
finding favor in his sight. His adj
dresses to his departing troops for
China were strictly in line with the SER
mon he preached on board the warship.
And the writer with that I'VE" desire
implanted in all of Is allowed himself
In cold print to approve the words of
the old testament preacher. For this
he was taken severely to task by q few
new testament readers. But time rights
all wrongs. Now he car hold up his
old testahnent head. For the North
wester4 Christian Advocate has lined
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-15

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-15
FACTORIES As civILizERs.
indianapolis Journal

convention has just been held a,
Washington composed of men whom
Bryan calls %plutocrats, monopolists,
enemies OF labor, etc. II was a cont
vention Of the New England CottoA
Manufacturers Association, and the Id
members present represented capita
amounting to nearly $50, 600. 900 invest4,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-15
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

The Davenport Republican considers
lit as dangerous to fire on the American
flag with the mouth az with a gun.
THE total vote in Benton county
says the vinton Eagle, would have.
been 200 or 800 votes greater had it not
been for spoiled ballots. Fake the state
1t must run into the tens of thousands.
If the Penrose amendment had carried
much Of this would be remedied. 1t pro-
vided for the marking of h party circle
and by squares on opposite ticket. There
seems to be no way to cure the evil for
the same voters vote the same way
every year, believing they are doing
right"
The Sioux City Tribune remarks that
The merriest sound coming from
Woodbury. county just now is % the
crow over election turns but the
thump of corn N the thousands OF va
gon boxes dotting the corn fields"
The Dubuque Telegraph (silverits)
commends a democratic newspaper that
openly opposed Bryan, but says: 1T IS
to the discredit of most Of the salf-
styled sound money democrats that
While protesting to support they knitted
him. An opponent who makes no con-
cealment of his sentiments and purposes
is worthy Of respect. But n who hypo-
critically %pretends to be a friend and
then betrays merits the p~rofouEdest
contempt"
The Iowa City Republican suggests
that The splendid endorsement given
the foreign policy of the Mckinley ad-
ministration by the American people is
a hint to the world that Uncle Sam
means business.
Now give business a chance is the
advice of the Centerville Citizen. in re-
cording the financial policy of the gov
lernment az fixed fer -four years more.
The Washington Press thinks Mo
Kinley is the luckiest MAJ in our rublic
life for fifty years. Things have come
his way right along. His luck has bro
ken two superstitions: /. That New
York and Indiana must alternate in
their vote each four years. the pendulum
swinging to he republicans. then 10 ;he
democrats. 2 That a president can not
be elected twice running. 1t has moi
happened in twenty-eighf years till Nc
Kinley luck achieved it,
The Des Moines Capital notes tina,
Thus far Hon. Carl sohurz seems tc
have considered his feelings entirely
unfit for publication
Dear reader, do you realize that you
are now living in an empire and tina,
Mckinley is its dictator?. asks the &c:
dar Rapids Republican as it recalls
democratic campaign bogies.
And this from the Leader: Among
the other issues that didn't pan out was
that of the Boer war, and the admins.
tration's attitude thereo. Marion coun.
ty, which includes the interesting city
of Pella, the original Holland settlemenr
of Iowa, was carried for Mckinley. the
first time in many years that it has gone
republican in a national election. 1t ap.
pears that ever in Pella the republican:
made gains. In Michigan the distric,
in which the Hollanders are The mos
numerous, the one represented by vii
liam Alden Smith. doubled its republi.
can majority. Webster Davis was hard.
" a paying political investment
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-15
VOICE FROM THE TOMB.
minneapolis Tribune.l

Coin Harvey has rissn. as it We're,
like one from the grave, and thus voices
a vail: In the next decade there will
be riots. martial law and much distres.
and misery in the congested centers Of
the north, with the people hopelessly
subjected to an influence that is slowly
bringing about their cruciixion." There
fore, Coin is going to move to Arkan-
saw, where 1t is only the black voters
who are .'crucifed." Chairman Jones.
the hee-haw statesman, and Harvey.
will make a good team in Arkansas pol
tiles.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-15
MERGING WITH DEMOCRACY.

The leaders of the little inconsequen-
tial adjunct Of the democratic party
known as silver republicans have de-
cided to disband and to merge them
selves into the democratic party. This
is the only sensible movement they have
made lately. The thin veneer with which
they, have attempted to disguise them
an republicans has deceived no.
body. Their attempt TO build up an or
~ganixRtiOn has been at an inverse ratio
to their plans. They have simply fol-
lowed the regular democratic parade
with hands over their noses and blinds
over their eyes in an attempt to evade
the implied odium which their dual at
stitude only more fully advertised.
Now in the threatened collapse of the
democratic party as at present consti-
tuted they are preparing to merge into
1T, perhaps out Of gratitude in an effort
to save 1t. They will urge all silver and
sssLincOln" republicans to become demo-
Gratis In good standing. It is to be hoped
at least and at last the m of Linz
cola II to be relieved Of the reflection
cast upon him by this small band of
..sdeIudeds politicians.
Some Of these silver republicans are
men who nave from time to time be-
come alienated from the regular repub-
siican organization and still nurse an I'M
wise hostility 70 il. Some Of them doubt
Tess Will return to the old party. but
most Of the number will either vote with
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-15

The vote OF New York presbytery was
a tie on the subject OF revision OF creed
and the moderator asst the deciding
vote against changes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-15

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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-28
REVIEW OF ION.
A War Expert Gives His Opinion on
the Progress of the Campaign
In south Africa.


LONDON. Jan. N.--Mr. spencer Wiikin-
son, whose articles on the war situation
have attracted much attention here and
abroad, wrote the following review of the
s;tuation for the Associated praes at mid.
v,,uh. ,.f.ar ~. ,,,,r ofsoa ga 49,, 80.
.a,a 60 80. 10 ~
.oiesrail iroi, uen' nooer's' oa'eo ae oape
1o"n' SATURDAY Saving there was no
change IN the situation:
1.-THE. affair of Spionkop appears very like
a reverse at the decisive point of q de-
cisive battle. According to Gen. Butler
telegram, Gen. Warren was determined to
take the hill because 1t commanded the
enemy's other positions. Having taken it
Tuesday night he abandoned it Wednes-
day night, presumably because he was un-
able to hold 1t.
.sThe published words of Gen. Buffers
telegram have the tone in which a reverse
is ANNOUNCED. Whether the mishap can be
made good II is impossible to saw.
IA general attacking has. to some
extent, the power of making his own
decisive point. Gen. Warren may vet heat
the enemy by successes at some other
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-28

LONDON, Jan. 27--Joseph Chamber
lain, who was expected to attend the BAN
quet at Birmingham jewelers. and sill
versmiths this evening was unable to be
present owing to the holding Of meet
ing Of the defense committee. His place
was taken by the Hon. Jesse Collins,
under secretary of state for the home Of
fee, and Mr.. J. Austen Chamberlain,
civil lord of the admiralty.
The former. replying to toast to
Her Majesty's ministers deplored the
attitude OF the press in regard to the
war in South Africa. He said there had
been no muddle In its conduct and the
facts, when known. would show there had
been no war in which more foresight,
skill and care had been displayed by the
government than the present one. The
reverses. he declared. only increased the
determinations to prosecute the work to
the end. The war involved the question
whether Great Britain maintain her posi-
tion or sink into insignificant third rate
power.
Mr.. Austen Chamberlain, in the course
of his remarks said that If Great Brit
ain had shirked her responsibility the
price paid would have been the loss in
the near future Of South Africa and her
separation in the not remote future from
those great branches Of the Anglo-Saxon
stock whose loyalty. which Is due to their
confidence in Great Britains power to
see right done her subjects in every por-
ton of the world, was so dear to Great
Britain.