Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-21
Sears S|j|)RNS A DEAL
Has Promised No Patronage.
Denies Canards Aimed TO
Iniure Him.
Sentiment Favors Sears For
What He Has Done For
the City.
Old Files Of T..R. Tell . Story
Of Public Service I'm
paralleled.


the political fortunes of the republican.
ticket continue to grow. Mr.. r.. E..
Sears the nominee, has proved strong
candidate, altho he entered the contest
against bitter opposition, which opposf-
ton has been kept up to the last by his
personal enemies. His manly denial in
these columns toIay OF the vicious cam
ards circulated to injure him will make
I him friends, for the public aelmires a
man who can make a clean canvass and
scorn all deals" and petty trades
which only tie his hands when H. se-
cures an election. Then sentiment of
the Marshalltown public is tina; Mr.
Sears deserves this honor for the serv-
ices he has rendered the city in the past
and because as mayor he would make
the best official the city has ever had
The T.-R rejoices in this sentiment. for
the T.-R. honors Mr.. Sears for his pub
lie spirit and exceptional ability. Not
that the T.-R. has aught to say against
either Mr. Jones or DIR. Getz, for both
are clean, honest gentlemen, but Mr..
Jones IS much better fitted TO act az
Chief of police than az mayor; in fact,
the T.-R. regrets, With many Others
| that Mr.. Jones was persuaded 10 enter
this contest, since most all good citizens
would like to see him at the head of
our police force. Dr. Getz. too, would
make a good mayor il elected, but 80
would Mr.. Sears. and the latter carries
With him the endorsement of the repub-
lican party which, at present, offers to
assume the responsibility of good city
government and which presents the
ionly method by which the taxpayers
can eradicate from their municipal af-
fairs such abject Incompetence and ras-
lcality az has characterized the Pierce
administration.
The strong support accorded Mr..
Sears because of what he has done for
Marshalltown is the most gratifying
phase of the political situation. 1t is a
spirit of reward for those that deserve
reward, and the public does not always
lpay such debts In looking back oyer
the files of the T.-R. when the eminent
and gifted Mr.. Mcfarland was its edi-
tor we find that whenever MARSHALL
town Gid anything, got anything or
went after anything it was always r. II
| Sears who was a t the head of 1T. When
after a long and hard struggle W. find
that Mr.. Sears was the man to whom
Mr.. Nc Garland gave the credit In the
T.-R. of May ID, 1886. are found the toll
lowing extracts:
Now came the time to raise the mon
ey and get the city's proposition in
shape. The entire amounts $50 000--wa 8
raised in just one day, from a. m. to 4
p. M, Mr.. Sears heading the list with
$1,000 the First National Bank and
Kirby & Howe each following with the
same amount
OF the committee sent to Des Moines
to labor with the legislature he says:
Mr.. Sears was made chairman, the
other members being DIR. George Click,
j. NJ. Gilchrist. A. F. Haradon and F. C..
Let's
Mr.. r. E. Sears was the commander
of the Marshalltown forces and day and
night struggled for his city as only a
shrewd business man could struggle
He went into this contest as he does
into every public enterprise. with his
whole soul and unselfish devotion that
can meet no reward. A man of vast re-
sources and with a will that brooks no
resistance, he conducted the campaign
with a skill that amazed his opponents
and gratified his CO. workers. who gave
him their entire confidence He met
every emergency and recovered from
every assault with consummate skill
and was at the same time the animation
and reliance of the campaign. Bearing
upon his shoulders much of the raspon-
sibility, as he did also of the financial
burden placed upon our people, the VIC
t..t.x IL IT,. fV,x,t A
Again in 1891 beet sugar factory was
man of the usual committee on April 80
BY May 4 the T.-R. contained jollif-3
cation article to the effect that Mr..
Sears, almost by his Individual work
alone. had raised $4,000. Mr.. McFar-
land then said of him: His tremendous
energy. enthusiasm for Marshalltown,
unwayering faith in the enterprise and
desire to enhance the interests Of the
city have acted as an inspiration and
commanded such enthusiastic co-opera-s
ton that success was practically as
sured from the start. The factory
scheme was afterwards abandoned, but
Sears was not to blame.
Soft has been in all efforts to advance
the interests OF Marshalltown. Sears
gave freely of his money when he had
1t, more freely than did any other one
citizen. and he gave generously of his
time when he could least spare Il. In
the days OF his barb wire factory the
barb wire job was the best job in Mar
shalltown, of which his old employees
are now eager to testify.
In the T.-R. of May. 81, we find that
ut was a suggestion of Mr.. Sears that
inspired the building of the Linn creek
sewer and retention Of the glucose plant
lin this city. The following day APP
peared letter from Col. F. C. Let's.
telling the people that unless Mr.. Sears
suggestion was acted upon Immediately
the glucose plant would be forever
closed and removed to Nebraska -and
the citizens did act. They had baen at
a standstill, discouraged and baff1ed,
but it was Mr. Sears who discovered a
way out, Mr.. Sears, who helped to build
the sewer that kept, the great factory
here to furnish employment for hun
idreds OF men,
These are only few of the good:
things that Mr.. Sears has done.
What ne can do for Marshall-.
town II elected mayor 1t is
impossible to calculate. The T.-R. be-
Reves that he can inspire new life in.
the municipality:if believes that he can
bring new factories to the city that will