Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-02-15
Public Opinion on Iowa Subjects
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VICTORY FOR MARION.
Marion Register.l

600 in the superior court of Cedar Rap
Ids the city has Won complete vic
tory. The supreme court sustained the
position of City Attorney G. j. Haas on
every material point involved in the
case. AS noted before in these columns
the accident occurred in front of John
Reinheimer's shop on Seventh avenue
by reason of John Reinheimer throwing
bale of hay from the platform pro-
jec,ing out from the level of the second
story of his building over the sidewalk,
so that the bale fell upon the plaintiffs
head as she was passing along the walk
The court holds that the platform was
neither a defect or obstruction in the
street and that Reinheimer had the
right to use the platform for the pur-
pose of his business so long as he used
s 1t in reasonable way and that the city
had no right to assume that he would
act in negligent manner The court
held that there was no evidence that
Reinheimer had ever been negligent be-
fore the date of this particular accident
and 80 long as he was using the plat
form in a reasonable way he was doing
no wrong and that the city had no right
to prevent him from so using the plat
form. The court further held that even.
il the platform was a nuisance as con-
tended for by the attorneys for plant
Tiff. still it was not the negligence of the
city. but the negligence of Reinneimer
that caused the injury. The injury be-
ing caused by Reinheimers negligence.
he alone is liable. No liability can at
tach to the city, for the wrong was the
act of another for which the city was
in no way responsible
MR.. CUMMINS' CANDIDACY.
lCedar Rapids Republican,
IT remains to be seen whether Mr..
Cummins has helped himself or not by
throwing himself into the breach. He
has made three Efforts to get into the
United States senate. His candidates.
have been almost continuous. If he
had seen his way clear to live the life
reserved for a few years he might
have accumulated more strength than
by engaging in another rough and tum-
n BILE scramble for Office. II he should get
the governorship, it might mean moth
ing to him. The average man Is no
sooner elected governor than he be-
comes tired of 1t. That was the way
with Drake, with Jackson and now
Governor Shaw has learned to look
and long for other things than the gov
ernorship. To pen Mr.. Cummins up for
four years in. the governors position,
would be a tiresonle engagement for
him. If in the meantime there should
occur another senatorial vacancy the
thing that Mr.. Cummins will have his
eye on in the future as we'll as IN the
past, he would not be able to appoint
himself. no more than Governor Shaw;
was able 10 do so last summer.
OF course there is the claim that the
republican party is in need of reform
ing, and Mr.. Cummins has been pre-
sented with the duty OF doing the re-
forming. But while there may be a few
inequalities in railroad assessments,
there is really no loud call for reform
IN this state. Iowa has not been going
backward. 1t has been going for
ward. In the nation Its leadership is
conceded and in Its state affairs, es-
pecially under the state board of con-
S troll, Iowa has had an administration
which may be pointed to as setting a
high standard. The state is not steep.
ed in corruption and II is not incompe-.
tent in its public life. One wonders
where the great Macedonian call comes
from.
But that Mr.. Cummins has heard it,.
he has confessed in his letter to Mr.
Sidney a. Foster. Mr.. Cummins would
make a capable governor, and he has
most Christian right to be candi-i
date. but 1t is hardly necessary to con-
3ure up any call TO reform.
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THE CUMMINS CANDIDACY.
lDes Moines Register.l
It Is not necessary to introduce Hon
A. e. Cummins to the people of Iowa,
for his active participation in public ar
fairs and in the annual campaigns of
the state and nation for a number of
years past have given him general state
acquaintance and national reputation
as party worker and campaigner He
has spoken for the party in many OF
the other states, and has received many
times more invitations to speak outside
OF Iowa than his business engagements
would permit him to accept. All of these
because of his ability as a speaker, and
the thorough manner In which he has
posted himself in regard to public and
party anairs No one questions his
ability to serve Iowa in the governors
ship, nor In the highest position Within.
the gift OF the people OF the state
Mr CumHins states there is no fac
tionalism connected with his candidacy
for the governorship. that he is opposed
to alignment on the old senatorial is
sue and that he Is candidate az rep
resentative of the party, but not as the
representative OF faction. He frankly
says that he is in favor of the election
OF both Senators Allison and Deliver
by next winters legislature and vii
energetically labor for their unanimous
nomination by the republican legisla-
tive caucus He also says that he is In
favor OF retaining Senator Allison ii
the senate as long as the senator desire.
to honor that position, but admits tina
he has an ambition to succeed Senate.
Allison when the senator wishes to re
tire. We all hope that that event is
long way ahead, for Senator Allison
seems to be daily becoming still
stronger and more influential, and II is
known that he is performing more pub
Tic labor than any other three men al
Washington. The senator has n.
stronger supporter than Mr.. Cummins
nor one who has greater pride in tt
unequaled honors Senator Allison ha
gained for Iowa.
II = also true that Mr.. Cummins is