Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-12
PERKINS BOOSTS BRANT.


PERKINS BOOSTS BRANT.
[Sioux City Journal.l
Hon. Dave Brant, the genial and COM
Ietent editor of the Clinton Herald, has
announced himself as candidate forI
the republican nomination for lieuten-
snt governor. He is entitled to a fairI
shake. Nothing in the nature of back
fire ought to be started against him in
the Second district. The fact that he \
supported Mr.. Cummins in the senatori-
al fight ought not to- be remembered
against him by those who preferred the
reelection of Senator Gear If this is
lot a free country it should be the ann
t.tion of good citizens to make 1T So
Mr.. Brant is a straightgoing republican.
He is a fighting republican. To his
credit. however, he believes in doing his
fighting within republican lines. He is
not bushwhacker. He desires to ex-
ercise his independence as a man and
Republican in all the preliminary work
of the party, but the icommon enemy
cannot count on him as a deserter IL the
color OF q commission is shook at him..
Mr.. Brant is entitled to fair play all
around.
In an item in another column the
Journal says: 1T is quite in order to re-
peat the question: How would Per-
kins and Brant do?
SENATOR GARSTS CANDIDACY.
Boone News.l
Senator Warren Garst has announced
his candidacy fer selection to the state
serate from the Green Sac Carroll dis
trict. The senator was one of the strong
supporters of A. 3. Cummins in the lass
legislature and has evidently feared
strong opposition on that account, but
after full consideration and after nu-
merous pledges from sources whence he
expected opposition he has decided to
run aagin for the nomination. The an
nouncement is confirmed by the Coon
Rapids Enterprise. which says: 'Altho
Senator 'Garst wrote several letters de-
Sclining to be q candidate for re- election
he has reconsidered his decisions and
decided to stand for third term. This
because of many letters received from
Sac and Green counties. as we'll as from
various parts of CarroIl county, urging
him to be a candidate. His service to
the people of the district during his two
terms, has been SO eminently satisfac-
tory az to make him logically his own
succeSsor-so popular as to have no ops
position. Such unanimity of sentiment
seldom falls to a man who has served
+ In either house, for 1t Y difficult not to-
make mistakes or supposed mist axes
but In the case of Senator Garst it app
pears that the wisdom of his position
on every question has been conceded by
ms constituents and as is natural, they
desire his return"
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a FAITHFUL PROTECTIONIsT.
dubuque Times.]
The Des Moines Capital has n cores
pohdent who fears congress will play
smash If 1t takes the tariff on steel. He
advises that paper that IL the big con-
Germs can get along without the tariffi
the little ones can not and the effect OF
Its removal would be to destroy them
by exposing them to foreign competition
and the inundation OF foreign goods A
further effect would be reduction Of the
wages OF American labor
1T would be interesting to learn in
what school this correspondent studied
his ma thematics. He evidently figures
that the little concerns have nothing to
rear from the big fellows able to meet
Z ana undersell foreign competitors in
lheir home market but need protection
z from the pauper labor employed in the
steel industry In foreign countries That
- to say Dubuque grocer unable to
sell more than fifteen pounds OF sugar
Tor dollar would have nothing to fear
from the Dubuque department store
able and willing to sell twenty pounds
for the same price. but might well dread
the competition OF the East Dubuque
grocer offering to deliver sixteen pounds
for dollar
The republican spell binders who
have been abroad In Iowa the past
twenty years have done thier work well.
They have made the protective traiff
fetch TO be worshiped by many of their
faithful and trusting followers They
would as soon believe circumstances
could alter the eternal truths of the
scriptures as that changed conditions
could remove the necessity for the pro-
lection of any American industry
KINDLY CRITICISM cANDIDLY
CONSIDERED
[Spirit Lake Beacon.l
Quoting from the Beacon para
graph in support of Hon. A. B. Cum
minis for the governorship the Emmets-
burg Reporter makes this comment:
AAS AOoS e TIT plILl Lake Bea-
con very clearly defines the position of
Senator A. b. Funk on the governor
ship. 1t also comes as matter of sur
prise to many loyal friends OF Senator
Funk who hope yet to see him the chief
executive OF Iowa. The Reporter adj
mires loyalty to friends but II can see
no reason why Abe Funk. who, himself
possesses more genuine ability in prac-
teal pOlftical AFFAIRS than Mr. Cum
mins. should again sacrifice his own po-
litical interests by making an aggres-
sive fight for Cummins thru the coll
umns of the Beacon. II we mistake not.
Senator Funk has discharged all obli-
cations OF a political nature that he
ever owed to Mr.. Cunmins. and dis
played more unselfish devotion than he
Will ever receive. 1t often happens that
the very ones we do the most for poiit-
ically are the ones that show the least
disposition to return the compliment.
We sdmire Mr. Funk's intense loyalty