Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-01-25
FEARED The CRITICS
Reason Governor Shaw Didn't
Want Military Escort at
Washington.
Other Governors We're Criticised
For Making a Military
Display.
A New View Of Titus Amend
ment Muddle---Easton Case
In Court.
ial to Times-R Republican.

Special to Times-Republcan
Des Moines Jan. 25.-The reason why
Iowa is not to be conspicuous in the
1aatter of military display at the inaugu-
ration of Roosevelt in Washington in
March and the beginning of another
term for Mckinley has at last been dis
closed 1t is because Governor Shaw is
sensitive to criticism by the public. In
fact it appears now that the suggestion
some other suggestions, as a feeler of
the public. and the pubic manifested
disposition to not feel just right about it.
before the suggestion was made the
matter was talked over by the governor
and his friends and carefully considered.
To have two or four companies of the
Iowa National Guard in the parade in
Washington with the governor at the
head would give Iowa great prominence
there 1t was a capital idea And it
suited the guardsnen. AS soon as they
heard that such a plan was being con-
sidered the petitions poured in on the
governor. Then there We're a few criti-.
cisms of the plan and downright oppo-
sition appeared in Some quarters. Then
lit was recalled that other governors
Have been criticised for making military
luisplays on such occasions. Hedging
was resorted to and the word was sent
out that the state had no money with
which to pay for the trip. But compa-
lnies at Dubuque. Sioux City and Red
Oak offered to go and pay their own e;s
lrenses. a delegation from Red Oak was
Fin the city this week to urge that the
company be allowed to go TO Washing
lton. Then the painful discovery was
made that the governor doesn't want
lany military escort at Washington. So
lthe,;e willbe none. There will be neither
| Il company nor battalion in the parade
lstc represent Iowa. Public sentiment in
opposition to lavish military displays on
civic occasions did the work.
4 The proposition made Informally tc
4 the state by ex-senator Lothrop, O,
Sioux City. TO collect something fror
4 the United States government on ac-
count OF old war expenses Will be con-
tsidered by the executive council at a
Injecting to be held next Wednesday. Lo-
lthrop's position is that the state shoulf!
.be reimbursed for the interest on the
money borrowed during the war with
v h!ch to equip the regiments of volun-
! teers rendered the government The
principal has been paid back, but where
Estates had to borrow the money and pay
Interest thereon they are still out the
amount of the interest Some of the
states have secured this Interest Iowa
Issued bonds to the amount of nearly
100000 on which interst was paid and
none Of this interest has been recovered.
!. Governor Shaw and other members of
l3the executive council believe iowa has
no claim for this interest. but they will
hear Mr. Lothropls argument on the
matter.
Des Moines has at last taken the final
step in the matter of locating the army
lost As.e. The deeds have been for-
wardel TO the government. 1t was a
Fard pull TO raise the money, but il was
finally done. and it is expected that Con-
aressinan Hull will see to ii thar there
is an appropriation made by this con-
fsresss to begin work of preparing the
ground for the harboring of soldiers.
New things crop out all the time I'M
I
regard to the Titus amendment Dur
ing the arguing of the case in the SUI
IRENE court attention was but incident
lally called to the fact that the terms of
state otficials--treasurer secretary of
state, attorney general and judge of the
supreme coult-actually expire with the
Close of the Year. and there We're no
terms expiring the first week of Jaru-
ary. For instance. Treasurer Herriott
did not turn over the office TO Treasurer
Gilbertson until Jan. q. but his pay
ceased with the last day of 1900. and
neither he nor his subordinates receiN
any payHfor the seven days they ~
mained in the office this year. IT a man. s
term of Office expires when his pay
ceases then Treasurer Herriott's term
ended with the close of 1900.
There was argued Yesterday in the SUI
prenle court the appeal in the case of the
State VS.. James II. Easton from Fay-
ette county. the famous case in which
he was charged With having accepted
deposits after the bank had become in
solvent and set up as a defense that he
was running the bank under the federal
laws and not under the state laws. IT is
expected that the Sioux City water
works case Will be heard by the court on
oral argument. 1t interests Sioux CITY
| alone. In the case from Clarke county
iavolving the Howe estate the cour.
ruled against a rehearing which was
asked for by NJ. L. Temple and resisted
I by A. B. Cummins for the heirs. The
estate is valued at about $1,000. and the
supreme court last term decided in fa-
vor of the heirs.