Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-28
LOOKER-ON in IOWA.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

The people are more indignant than
the lawyers. More than that one clti-
zen says ii is establishing IL precedent
that takes away the entire free action of
the voter; that If an injunction against
one caucus Will stand. an unprincipied
judge can issue injunctions against all
oaucuses in a county. or even can try
and prevent by injunction a county con-
Nention. 1t is claimed 10 be without
precedent All sorts of ridiculous COM
parsons are made. One citizen expects
now an injunction will be issued to pre-
Vent the assembling of our church socia-
Bile, as the sisters are very much di
vided over the plans of IA crazy quilt
and it's ultimate destination.
Ben Salinger Games in for all kinds of
condemnation. this from the man Who
emphasizes his remarks With swear
words to the more conservative re-
publican who helped make Salinger SUI
rreme court reporter. and Won, do it
again. HE has cooked his goose" ex-
presses pretty general opinion.
The democrats are rejoiced that poll
tics by injunction makes its first APP
pearance in republican Iowa from re-
publican judge Interfering Cor attempt-
ing to interfere) with a republican eau
Gus. One Storm Lake democrat says:
Its nothing but what You can EXPECT.
You republicans have been so much in
favor of government by Injunction of
injunctions issued on all manner of pre-
texts. Interfering With railroads, labor.
how do you like ii when applied to a re-
are all torn up just now over an injunc-
ton to prevent man from moving his
Rouse. the injunction gong into effect
just as the moving house crossed a side
walk. They We're all authorities on in
functions and mandamuses there last
week.
A good many Iowa prohibiiionists feel
that our Iowa mulct law is a compro-
mise with sin and n bargain with the
devil. But down even IN prohibition
Maine the same wicked tendency is OBJ
served We are told in special from
Bangor that the county commissioners
have voted to pun down the old court
house and to build new one at a cost
Of $125000. the whole amount to be paid
for in fines exacted from the liquor deal
ers in the county. The county receives
from $4,000 to $4,000 a year from fines
imposed upon the hotels, barrooms and
.crlig stores which sell liquor This is so.
much clear gain to the taxpayers. who.
in years past have sometimes been ex-
empt from any county assessment be-
cause the expenses Of running the coun-
,y We're paid in full from the liquor
fines. The idea of making the liquor
dealers pay their fines for breaking the
law in a structure which WAS built by
their own money is one which appeals
with much force to the temperance peo-
pie
OF course no one knows the whole of.
1t, but it comes to the knowledge Of the
writer that unusually large sums Of
money are being used by both siaes in
the present ante-conventlon campaign.
in Iowa, About the onl. chance and
need of spending money is before a con-
SNention. for after the republican conven-i
ton is held g the child is born and his
name is Anthony" And the writer does
not insinuate that the $500 that was re-
iceived in Cherokee county last week IS.
for the purpose of buying votes. There
is much necessary expense in canvassing
a county. No man can be expected to
do such work unless he is paid for it,
but II does have a bad look when John
Smith and John Jones and John Brown
each get 81 for their influence and
work. This especially as the three
Johns are not neglecting their corn
planting TO any great extent to work
for well-known candidates. Cases are
also reported whore one of the three
Johns is hired to stay home because We
know If you get out and work our cam.
didaee stands no chance
There must be something in it: it
comes from SO many sources. Uncle
George" is reported to now have as little
love for the old machine as he has for
the newto-be machine. The idea is in
his supreme hour of need when the
powers that can issue transportation ga
lore and have many trained politicians
at their command) the strength of the
combine was withheld. Instead they CO.
quoted with conger and Trewin They
conjured With these names in the cen
ter. the southwest and the northeast.
bit of such work should have been done
in northwest Iowa Hence these tears.
And as one gets close to Cherokee. he
is told that ex-senator Hobart feels a
good deal that way himself. His politi-
cal aspirations year ago are matters
of history In those ante-convention
days when the whole strength of the
Gear crowd was behind him, there was
some fun in running with the ma
cheen,' but now, alas! none are SO poor
as to do him political honor! This year
they have no use for him. Now neither
Mr.. Perkins nor Mr.. Hobart in burst
of confidence mentioned these things to
the writer, and IL there isn't word Of
truth in them, by reading this column
they will have the satisfaction of know
ing what a pack of lies they" are tell
ing about them.
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