Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-30
LOCAL COMMENT.

The Reflector today comes out square,
ly for Jones' Heretofore there has not
been a word published to Indicate who
tina paper favored for mayor.
There is considerable speculation as to
whether or not the grand jury will in
vessigate the mayors shortage 1T
would not be surprising II the matter
was called to the jury 8 attention. Court
will convene on Monday and the grand
jury on Tuesday. There are severa. 9th
ers matters recently developed that
might be looked into with moral profit |
to the community.
The amateur cartoonist hired to Wilt
fy the T.-R. in a local paper omits from
this week s. picture the much abused
figure of Mr.. WATSON, the SUCCESSFUL
councilman in the Third ward.
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Marshalltown saloon keepers will
hereafter preserve their tax receipts,
checks returned from the banks, stub
books, etc They may be worth money
to them and prevent the mu.ct law from
driving them out of business if Mar
shalltown should be unfortunate enough
TO elect dishonest mayor in the flu
sture
Farmers, business men and ia0orers
Will be gratified to know that reports
of the closing down of the glucose
works are without the slightest founda-
tionTand were started by someone for a
purpose. The company has been en-
barrassed in it's efforts to SECURE good
men by these reports and the emphatic
denial of the local officials Ought 10 set
at rest the gossip in this regard.
Charley Speers does not post as a poll
|itician. but he made valiant fight for
councilman in the First ward and came
within few votes of election Had he
lrecsived more assistance from the
republican city organization he would
have won. Very little was spent in
THAT ward by the city committee and
Mr. Speers' fattering vote was secured
largely thru his own efforts and because
many believed a change sdvisa BILE.
When the republicans go into another
municipal campaign they should be
organized. as mainline can:
be defeated in no other way.
i
| Mr.. Sears, in his Communication con-
demning the fee system is not suggest
ing something new in ppintlng out
1.-The need for reform. The test citizens
who are conversant with public affairs
| have criticized the fee system IL the
past, but in again calling attention to
Its evils Mr.. Sears is doing the public a
service. AS he says, lit tends to r,rrup-
f.tion-not because an invitation Is held
Aout to officials to take all they may get
| honestly. but for the reason that it
4 leaves the doors open for those who are
mot satisfied With Legitimate return
/ for their services. Marshalkown is
! large enough and wealthy enough to
pay its mayor respectable salary.
Were this done the mayors lime would
belong to tins city and he would be ex-
pected and obliged TO work in its inter-
Tests. His salary should not be less
than $1,2o0 per year and $500 would
mot be unreasonable or create a hard
;l:ships on any taxpayer. In fact, it. would
be economy 10 pay a fixed salary. then
Ielect good business man for mayor.
sE.secure an economical administration of
i city affairs and allow the head of The
4 city government to hustle for Marshsll-
Istown and its interests rather than for
i his own selfish interests.
A few miles of good roads, graded and
4 graveled, would have been worth man!
i thousands of dollars to the business
4 men Of Marshalltown during the pasi
month. The city, the citizens and the
i supervisors ought to cooperate 70 Sc
4 cure the Improvement of the main tray
eled thorous hfares entering the city
I from the east, west. north and south
s Friday when the roads were drying, an
a Illustration of the benefits from proper
grading and drainage could be seer
\ right here on the city streets. Where
the roadway is graded up in the center
!. and cutters are at the ske. the earth i.
dry, but where the unpaved streets are
u fiat from gutter 70 gutter they are bot,
Itomless mudhoes The next year ough1
Il to see the work of road improvement
started here at home. Everybody know!
it is needed.
Il The result of the recent city election
J. Was so obvious that the T.-R. deemed
q explanation unnecessary. However, tn,
Reflector gives the following reasons
/. Drawing of party lines did it. (Pag'
4, col ~
2. Jones popularity did it. page 4
Icol. So
i 3. BY reason of LaPlant's deal Wit
1.-the "colored folks Getz lost 300 in tn
: Fourth ward to- Jones which did ii
81 (Page s, col. 81
j. 4. The Times Republicans tactics II
|: exposing the book deal in exposing
: Pierce 8 shortages and in supporting tn,
) republican ticket did it. page 4 col 4.
!, 5. That Mr.. Sears, the republican can
I. didate. was opposed to municipal own
: ership OF public utilities tabsolutel.
Il false) did it, page Z, col. ~
s. The IRIS criticism of Edito
!, Henry for negligence in Office did il
D page l, col. 40
:, Z. The T.-R. editors 'wormwood'
heart created CONSERVATION in his Gre
+ publican) party and the T.-R.'s dem
r ocratic ownership was repudiated. (xAl
! in col. of page 10
J, s. And finally. L.. B. Jones was tn
natural choice of the majority (Pag
J. -. col. SD Which latter was unquestion
J, ably true.
With seven and one-half columns on
of possible nine devoted to abuse o
the T.-R., the Reflector (col. 5. page ]
, says Summing up the situation from
al a candid and nm hjaead reyiav =, afc