Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-02


state OF Iowa, it will be seen that The
little republic is providing an ample
supply of officials to rule her.
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.
The Newton Jorunal wishes for the
sake of the reputation of the people OF
the state, that the Des Molnes newspa-
pers would quit their everlasting scrap
ing-or. at least, they would not attrib-
ute to their contemporaries all the
crimes in the calendar"
The Fairfield Ledger, bitterly anti
Cummins, says IF the Cedar Rapids
convention will nominate a candidate
for governor who has clean political
record as well as clean personal rec
ord, 1t will save thousands of votes for
the republican ticket this year"
The Belle PLANE Union believes now
that the hot weather has abated re-
vival in business is looked for. The
farmers are busy in the fields, but,with
the better feeling that prevails in regard
to crops confidence is increased and
money will circulate more freely
The Davenport Democrat says: Hon.
John F. Duncombe says he would not
take nomination for governor IL 1t
should be given him. He means that
he would have nothing to do with a
platform that is not clear cut John F.
Duncombe is a democrat, thru and thru.
He never compromises with political
dishoncr."
The Sioux City Tribune observes that
mot unnaturally, the more they want
Herriott to get out of the way the more
he thinks they have reasons for want
ing him out to get him out of the way
The Des Moines Register in replying
to correspondent says so far as we
know. Mr.. Cummins is: a temperate and
upright man. We believe that Mr.. Cum
minis is making the mistake of his life
in continuing the factionist strife in the
republican party" Still the Register
makes a factional demand for the nom
ination OF Conger. It says in conclu-
sion: There is not a particle of rea-
son Why the Iowa republicans should be
divided into factions. This is the year
to restore harmony and establish new
landmark victory"
1t is reasonable to suppose" says the
Clinton Herald. that the republican
conventions next week will take stand
with reference to taxation, but 1t Will
hardly so the lengths demanded by
some of the independent newspapers
not that it is cowardly or insincere. but
because 1t is the majority party and
must cary out Its pledges. The problem
is not one to be solved in day. 1t re-
lates to an intricate subject requiring
much practical and not little technical
information, which even an able com
mittee on resolutions might not pos
sess.''
Just at present" says the Cedar
Rapids Gazette, the republicans are
making more trouble for themselves
than the democrats could have made
for them, and as one of the missions on
earth of the democrats is to make trou-
BILE for the republicans they are benev-
Iolently happy and feel that their lines
have been cast in pleasant places"
After reading the conger fake CON
fession of the Des Moines Capital, the
Sioux City Journal concludes that Col
Young is valiant fighter, sometimes
but in this campaign his severes.
wounds have been received in his own
typewriter"
A delegate extends his thanks to
Judge Hubbard as follows: 1.-THE Cum
minis delegates thruout Iowa are unde,
obligations to Judge Hubbard for a
copy each day of the Cedar Rapids Re-
publican. AS delegate we extend on,
thanks to the proprietor OF the goat
farm" Scranton Journal.