Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-05
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IOWA GIRLS WHO DEBATE.

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davenport Democratic
The Iowa girls are getting there.
Those OF the Hesperian Society of the
state University have challenged their
sisters of the Philomathean Society at
Cornell TO debate this question: Re
solved, That the present powers of the
speaker OF the house of representatives
are dangerously great. The young la
dies are not saying that the present
speaker of the house is acting danger
ously. The young ladies would hardly
.nake the charge if they thought so, be-
cause they are bound to stand by the
Iowa man who yields more legislative
influence than any other in the country,
With the possible exception of the presi-
Gent when he tries to dictate to con-
eress.
GOVERNOR sHAW,s DETRACTOR.
lDen!son Review.l
For number of years one John Me-
Gregor has thought he had a grievance
against Governor Shaw He has laid
his supposed case before hundreds of
people and has become perfect bore to
Denison people who know the governor
and who know how utterly foreign to
his nature any dishonorable action
would be. AS long as McGregor's talk
was confined to those who knew both
PARTIES and who We're able to judge of
the mental capacity of both, the gov
5cl.nor Wisely refrained from taking any
action to restrain McIregors utter
ances. Finally it is asserted McCsregor
proposed to send out thousands of cir
culars containing his so-called charges
and the governor thought it was time
TO call a halt. This he proceeded to do
aby, asking for a temporary Injunction
which was granted and which the gov
ernor will ask to have made permanent.
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BOARD NOT RESPONSIBLE.
dubuque Times.
The Vinton Eagle is again on the
trail of the board of control. This time
it holds that body responsible for the
closing of the college for the blind at.
Ninton two months ahead of time. On
behalf of the board responsibility is de-
lied. 1t is stated the practice of the
trustees was to meet deficiencies in one
fund by borrowing from another in vio-
lation of law. The board recommend
e that this practice be legalized and
the general expense" and current ex-
tense" funds consolidated but the iegis-
lature ignored the Recommendation.
Then the superintendent of the college
was asked to prepare schedule to
come within the limits set by the legis-
lature and to make the most OF the
money appropriated and this schedule
the board followed.
The essence of the charge against the
fcard is that it refused to follow the
custom of the trustees and Violate the
law. To this charge Judge Kline on
behalf of the board pleads guilty but
that the board could have kept the col
lege open without violating the Law he
distinctly denies
The Ninton paper has never been we'll
disposed towards the board of control
II has always been in favor of the old
trustee system under which the law was
violated and favoritis1n practlced fol.
the benefit of local merchants and men
With political influence. The board has
placed the management of Iowa's state
institutions on high plane and it ought
s to be sustained.