Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-27
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The managers of the Louisiana Pur-
chase exposition have it in mind to pro-
duce an exhibition in action. show as
full of popular interest as Barnum 9 and
yet free from those features which gave
the Midway Plaisance the reputation of
being more entertaining than instruc-
tive. In line with this purpose, it has
already been decided to exhibit not only
the products of the various nations but
also the processes of manufacture.
These are to be carried on "in full view
OF the spectators" Furthermore Mr..
Fred lehman of ST. Louis, formerly a
distinguished member OF the Des Moines
bar, and now chairman of the commit
tee on ethnology, has brought to his as
sistance Prof. w. J. MCGEE, another
former Iowan. and now chief Of the eth
biological bureau of the Smithsonian In
stitute, with view to exhibiting all the
races Of the uncivilized world. Former
Senator Tom Carter of Montana, chair
man of the national commission of the
exposition, promises that $3,0o0.0Oo will
be expended on this feature, which has
been attempted at four previous EXPOSE
tions but abandoned on account of the
great expense involved. The plan is to
have representatives Of from four to six
people in each group, a number of fam
lies men, women and children. 1t is
proposed to have them build their
houses on the grounds and live in ex-
actly the same way they do at home.
They will prepare and cook their meals
In their homes and carry on such rude
industries as they have been in the hab-
it of carrying on in their native land.
They will hold the same games and GER
emonieS they have been in the habit of
holding in the distant places from which
they are to be brought. These groups
will be so arranged that the visitor can
move about from one to another easily,
perhaps by a moving sidewalk or an ele-
waited railway. 1t is proposed to repro
duce 20 faithfully the surroundings of the
uncivilized people that the visito: can
learn almost as much by visiting the
seventy-fve groups which are to be as
sembled as in trip around the globe.
WASTED DEMOCRATIC OPPORTU-
NIFTY.
[Clinton Herald
A member of the committee on res
offered to join in reporting plank that
merely Endorsed the record of the demo-
cratic party, but the radical gold men
refused that, claiming it would be con-
sidered an Endorsement Of the copper
head utterances of the war period. They
evidently feel about 1t as republicans
feel, that the democrat record should be
generally condemned, but unlike repub-
licans. they seem to be willing to chop
off, quit and try to make the democratic
party real good.
The politics of the situation seems to
have been for the gold men to concede
something to the men who have been
making the fight for several years. then
to have kept control and run the party,
as they were able to do. Having as
sumed control and having nominated an
acceptable ticket, With man like w
/! w. Dodge or George Ball for governor
the democratic party would have had
$4,000 more votes to its credit next No
vember than 1t will have.
The action of the gold men in spelling
an admirable situation and deliberately
kicking over pail of milk they could
as easily have carried away, means
temporary benefit to the republican par
l,ty but not good to the state
1t appears to the Herald that the gold
leaders deliberately threw away thei,
opportunity, and now they have no right
to expect future consideration.
When the republicans turned from
prohibition, they did so with due con.
sideration for the prohibition wing OF
the party They did not humble or hui
initiate, or question good intentions. The
gold democrats had better opportunity
Wednesday than the anti-prohibition-
lets had in 1882 to rehabilitate them
selves. But they failed to play politics
The Herald regards the democratic
party, as lately constituted, a menace to
good government, and 1t is pleased to
notice that Its regular membership Is
turning about and moving upon higher
ground. It believes that the Iowa dem
Iocratic party will eliminate populism
and 1t may do 1t while the men who
kicked the pail are out ip the cold.
The Burlington. Iowa. street railway
company has posted notices granting
mptormen and conductors "a increase
Ia wages Of 10 cents q q ay.