Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-23

been done but like a General before a
battle, / want to be on the ground to
inspect the plans before the fight be-
gins
SENATOR STUART RETURNS.
In noticing the return of Senator
Stewart to the republican fold, the Chs
cago Tribune says:
Senator Stewart, of Nevada says he
is going to support MCKINLEY. Four
Years ago he was one of the most eil-l
thusiastic supporters Mr.. Bryan had.
He is against Mr.. Bryan this, year be-
cause he has banished free silver and
has made, or tried to make anti-illl-
perialism" paramount Issue.
This, new departure of Mr.. Bryan and
his party does not please Senator Stew
art. He says the democratic party
brought on the war With Spain Thru
the influence of Mr.. Bryan, Who was.
then an industrious, member of the lob
by, the treaty With Spain. which gave
the Philippines to the United States,
VAS ratified. BY Nirtus of the American.
cwnsrsilip of the Islands the people of
tbs United States, and particularly of
the vast commerce of the Pacific ocean
TO which the Philippines furnish the
key. The senator from Nevada dpes
no. relish this proposal of MI. lSryan'ss
to undo his own work, nor his assertion
that what the American government
has done to put down insnrreGtion in its
own posse ssions and establish peace and
order there is imperialism and mill
itariain. Nor does the senator see how
giving aid and comfort 10 rebels
against the United States il maintains
ing the principles OF the Declaration of
Independence.
TO put 1T in a few words Senator
Stewart looks on free silver as dead
issue thia year and "anti-imperiaIism
does not appeal TO him. So esis going
10 vote against its inventor, The. san-
sator is quite sure that the people of
Nevada Viii sustain him. There are
few people in the state, but they have
three electoral votes.
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.
The Davenport Republican declares
lit is stretching things too near the
Swapping point TO refer to the late
gathering at Cedar Rapids as a delno-
cratic convention. 1t was nothing Of
the kind
The Iowa City Republican notices
that Iowa modified special assess
ment law states in effect that the cost
Of paving shall be assessed to the abut-
ting property accaif to the baneft
OF the Improvements TO the affected
property The Law assumes that the
benefit to each lot is III proportion to
The frontage thereof. but stipuiates that
the assessment in no case shall exceed
70 per cent Of the assessed value Of the
property. II Will be seen that the
change in the law is not based on ed
utty, but on desire To make the law
conform to recent decisions Of the fed
eral courts without changing the effect
=--.ttltit of making the abutting property
pay for paving on the front foo, basis
of assessment.
People Should be thankful thatit is
Impossible 10 make a Calamity cam
sialgn this year anyway remarks the
Rockwell Phonograph.
The Ninten Eagle believes that on
The money question, ,'assat MIR. Bryan
says has no effect. but what Mr.. Bryan
might do were he in power would be
fraught With danger
III Hung Chang and the empress
5Csowager ought 10 be linked tagether
with handouts" says the Davenport
Democrat.
The Burlington Hawkeye is convinced
that the paramount Issue with Bryan
is--votes.
The Clinton Herald says there is a
pretty general sentiment abroad in this
ely that the census was not we'll taken
Just why this sentiment exists is not
evident. That there are oyer $4,000
people in Clinton IS apparent from the
scnool enumeration, the vote and other
wise. No attempt was made to assist
the enumerators, and If they fell down
the city viii have no good reason to
kick"
The Des Moines Capital is in favor Of
Esuppressing the hcodlum elements in
that city who swarm the principal
Estrests. especially on Saturday nights.
ana block the sidewalks, jostle people
who are passing and make insulting re-
marks to women and girls, in utter con-
tempt of the police.
MAD DOGS.
Every little while the secretary of the
Iowa state board of health is notified
that rabies or hydrophoDia has APP
peared in some locality, traceable to
some stray dog that had been on the
premises and had been acting strange
ly. Secretary Kennedy notices that
there are Intelligent persons who claim
to believe that there is no such a dis
ease as hydrophobia, and this in the
face of reports that would establish the
presence Of any other disease.