Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-14
ATLANTIC ! / ! ! MEETING ! OF
Opsnin1 Rally Of the Canpaifn
81 Postponed on Account q
The Sad News.
B To Anti Saloon League Guards
Muact Law With Savage
Care.
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Matter 81 War Claims Will Be
Laid Before the Leiis.
lature.
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Special to the Times Republican.
( Des Moines, Sept. 1.-THE sad news
from Buffalo has thrown pail over the
capital city Of Iowa such as has not
been known for many years, and I'll
'peens probable that the sadness will
greatly affect the present political cam
ipatgn. All arrangements had been made
Tor the opening Of the campaign with a
big rally at Atlantic today. Mr.. Cum
minis had prepared his speech and had
planned to cover the whole range of re-
publican politics in manner that
would form the real basis for the entire
campaign. But yesterday when the
news from Buffalo indicated there was
no hope for the recoverySof the presl-
dent, all plans were changed, and last
right the Atlantic meeting was called
on Nothing will be done until after
the funeral. Even when the campaign
"Opens with the generar sadness over
spreading all it will be naturally more
,dihicult to make a political campaign.
The speeches will be modified and tenn
gpered and there can not be that appar-
ent ferceness which so enlivens the
campaigns on ordinary years. 1t will
be recalled that after the death of Gar
field in 1881 there was not much of a
campaign in Iowa. There was no dispo-
sition to stir up political strife or fur
Their divide the people into hostil politi-
cal camps. In view OF the fact that the
Mckinley administration had marked
what might almost be called an era of
peace and good will, and political strife
had already sunk to the lowest ebb
known for many years, 1t is highly
probable that the general plans of the
campaign managers will be materially
chaS I'd. AT present there is but one
thing uppermost in the minds of all
people. They have no mood for discus
sion.
The anti-saloon league people seem
disposed to keep up the discussion of
the temperance laws of the state. The
organ Of the league reprints what one
weekly democratic newspaper up the
state said about the need of some slight
changes in the mulct law 10 perfect 1t
and gays:
II certain republican papers persist
in their assertions that the mulct Law
may be modified, and particularly the
s. per cent clause may be repeated to
conciliate the brewers, those temper
ance republicans who now accept Mr..
CUMMING declaration as sincere will
conclude that he talked against modi.
fXing the mulct law simply TO please
X Them. The republican leaders and pa
pers can not afford to play a game Of
9 deception. II they do 50, the Anti
Saloon League will open an assault up
on every republican candidate known to
be favorable to any weakening Of ex-
listing temperance laws"
Such savagery when mention Is made
OF the mulct law would seem to indi.
cate that the Anti-S Saloon League re-
gard that statute as something almost
sacred; but this may be far from the
proper inference.
Ex-senator Lothrop, Of Sioux City, is
in the city looking after his claim in
connection with the war expenses of
Iowa. It will be recalled that Capt
Lothrop worked up the claim of the
state against the general government
on account Of the cost Of floating bonds
during the war and for the interest on
the bonds which were Issued to get
money with which to equip the soldiers.
When he laid the matter before the ex-
ecutive council the members did not
think II amounted to anything. but
when he presented statement of the
matter In proper form and addressed
the council he convinced all that posi-
bly, Iowa cold get something back from
the war claims. The matter finally got
5 into the hands OF the attorney general
who IL charged with the duty Of making
an investigation. Capt. Lothrop is here
now assisting Attorney General Mulian
\ In this work. and he will go thru all the
records and prepare the information up
on which the claim will be based. The
task will take some time. It is probable
that when the case Is fully prepared II
will be laid before the legislature that
& authority may be given the attorney
3 general to proceed or TO employ Capt
4 Lothrop to go to Washington and push
s the claim. Certainly nothing very def
mite can be done until the legislature
takes action.
Cedar Rapids appears to be the one
city OF Iowa that is slow in making re-
turns to the auditor of state on the tau
; levies. etc. The three other special
charter cities have sent in their reports
to the state auditor. but Mr.. Merriam
states that Cedar Rapids has not We,
done, so and letters sent to Mayor Red.
mond are not answered.. This will delay
the printing OF the report OF the state
auditor. When Cedar Rapids gets read,
the machinery Of state will move on
t.s-se =
John Herriott and his associates have
organized what Ia called the Heart Riy.
er Land Cattle Company, to do bushes.
in North Dakota. on the three town.
ships Of land on which they have an op
ton. D. F. Whittier OF thir city isspresi
dent of the company and George Heat
on of Perry is secretary. The capita
stock Is $4,000. The land lies west o
Bismarck. near the Northern Pacific
Z railroad.
THE GERMAN EDITORS.
4 oon,e Controversy as 10 the Kind Of