Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-02

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Gil Bluffs this week. There is nothing
the matter with the club women of
Iowa. She doesn't wear her hair too
short: she doesn't always believe that
the millennium Mill come as soon as
she is given the right to serve as presi-
dental -elector; she isn't for reversing
the established order of things ait a
bound. The Iowa club woman is always
bright and vigorous. as We'll as pretty
and sensible This. however, may not
be literally true of the club woman ev-
erywhere. 1t depends great deal on
the woman, and somewhat on the club.
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WHOLESALE QUARANTINE.
Ilowa Health Bulletin.l
The secretary has received letter
/ from small town in Iowa stating that
1T had quarantined against the towns
and townships that We're known to have
smallpox, and requesting list OF the
places where this disease existed. The
Fsecretary informed him that they had
better quarantine against the balance of
the state, as there was hardly a county
In Iowa that did not have a case on that
was not likely TO have one. He further
suggested that while they We're at it
they had betterquarantine against every
state in the union, the disease was SO
prevalent He suggested. however, that
a better plan would be for them to be
successfully vaccinated and then they
could smile serenely even tho the dig
ease might be all about them.
On economic grounds only could a
quarantine against another town be
justified. and even then it would not be
a reliable protection. 1t might prevent
some exposed in infected localities from
going to places free from the disease
who might come down With the conta-
sion and thus subject the locality to the
expense and damage resulting from
such importation. AS a protection to
the people against contracting the dis
ease, quarantine of the most rigid
character is not nearly as effective az
vaccination.
THE LEADER TELLS SECRETS.
lDes Moines Leader.1
In its issue of Sunday morning the
Burlington Hawkeye, repeating state
ments which heretofore 1t has often ex-
pressed. denounces, the Leader because
of what 1t charges is its Interference.
in republican state politics. The object.
of course, is TO create prejudice in mar
row minds aga1nst Mr.. Cummins. If
the Leader were disposed to help along
the political machine. which sustains
n bread and butter connection with the
Hawkeye, there is not the slightest
doubt that now, instead of criticism,
that paper would be SOLDERING praise.
III the Leader opposes the machine it
is not because 1t has not been repeat
edly importuned to do the contrary
opportunities which have gone further.
at times, than the language OF moral
suasion.
The Leader submits that, 30 far as
Mr.. Cummins and his candidacy is
concerned. no man should accord or re-
fuse support because of the attitude of
this paper. unless what may be said
in these columns is based on subatan-
tial truth. MIR. Cummins has never
directly nor indirectly solicited support
in these columns. The Leader occupies
an altogether independent attitude and
is enlisted for a cause. not for a man.
Neither of its editors are or expect ever
to be candidates. for public office or hon
or. They have no personal ambition to
subserve except the one of building UP a
new spaper which people will believe
takes part in public movements from
motives of assisting good and repress-
ing evil. The republican party in Iowa
today 20 menaced by Tammany Or
.sahization as vicious az any In New
York or Pennsylvania. Its basis is GER
tain selfish corporate interests which
desire public action In behalf of corpor-
ate dividends. and which, to this end,
seek to bind together. into coherent
political mass. the political selfishness
in the state. The bargain is simple
one. Says the managers Of the proper
ties s::Give us what we want in the way
of low taxes and other public privileges
and we will furnish the sinewa to ena-
BILE you to get the Offices. One end of
the iirm preys upon the public in one
way; the other in another. 1t is no lin
reference" for an independent paper To
oppose this sort OF thing in any and all
parties.
The record of the republican party In
Iowa is long and honorable. Altho par
ticular things might be picked out for
criticism. on the whole the massee OF
the party have controlled its action
perhaps not always, but often enough
to counterpoise. In times of crisis the
republican masses have been sufficient
ly intelligent to throw off an impudent
domination. Indeed. the long suprem-
acy of the party in this state Is ex-
planned in no other way. Republican,
ism in Nebra ska. in Kansas South Da-
kota, Minnesota. ETC.. has often come
on evil days. Why the difference in
Iowa? Why, a few years ago, did the
populist movement make little head
way among the agricultural masses of
this state? Because republican leaders,
pointing to Larrabee and the egislation|
of 1883, were able to sustain denial of
the charge that the party had drifted
away from popular interests. Is there
the slightest reason for doubling, If the
cid regency, and not Larrabee. had won
In that famous contest, that Iowa would
not now be state SO strong in its re-
The Leader is supporting the better
element in the republican party, not az
II 10 republican paper. but as an in
dependent paper, anxious to help good
II may manifest Itself; but IL |
1t were straight party organ Ii would |
certainly follow exactly the course II Is |
now pursuing. The real enemies OF the I
republican party are not those who OBJ |
1ect to the domination OF selfish ma
chine. but those who are behind that |
The only danger which now
confronts the republican party in this
state relates to the fact that nave Az.