Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-11

persisted in their efforts to retain the
grip OF the old ring on city affairs.
1t must be conceded that association
and environment have much to do with
moulding the character Of a young man.
Opinion among the business men is
divided concerning the desirability OF
entertaining the state tiremen's tourna-
ment, and it has taken considerable Ell
fort to awaken an interest in the UNDER
taking of raising the $4,000 necessary to
meet the expenses over and above the
receipts. One thing IS certain, and that
Is. only certain classes of business men
of city secure any returns from state
gathering like the tournament and.
therefore those who benefit, and no 9th
|crs. should pay the fiddler If the money
is raised all will turn III and help show
the visiting fire boys good time.
ses
Perhaps the experience of the water
committee in employing an assistant
city clerk has caused the members
thereof to lose faith in the honesty of
the average young man of Marshal-9
town. AT least it would appear SO from
| the fact that the committee has inn
ported a young man from Jackson coun-'
| ty, in the extreme eastern end of the
1 state, to take the position made vacant
4 by the disappearance of Clyde Morse.
Mr. Sullivan appears to be and probably
| is competent and worthy young man,
lbut nevertheless the employment in a
| public position of a nonresident of the
l5city and county is a SANDER on and an
linjustice to those citizens of MARSHALL
town who are competent, whose assoc
4 cations and regulations in the past
4 Rave been such that their honesty is un-
questioned, whose families IL not them
| selves are taxpayers and who would
4 have been glad to have accepted tine
/ position had it been rendered them. lii
/ fact there was at least one other candi-
i didate for the place who Is familiar with
4 the work and has recently been en-
/ ployed in checking over the books of the
various city officials In addition there
/ are several young men recently gradu-
/ sated from the Marshalltown schools and
i business college who are qualified to
'lscperate a typewriter, collect water rents
1 Land fill out blank receipts and warrants
|5under the supervision OF the city clerk.
i The appointment of MIR. Sullivan has
raised such a storm of protest from peo-
4 pie of all classes and walks of life that
4 the incident promises TO be heard OF
4 iater--if not soon, then IN the city cleo
4 ton next year The position and sala-
i ~ are insignificant in themselves. but
tbs precedent the employment of non
4 resident establishes is bad and for this
4 reason the indignation is righteous
While 1t Is not known to be fact. MIR
| r.s n be yt, tor milf nc
credited in some quarters with being
largely responsible for the selection
! presumably because of the Celtic nam,
! lis protege bears. Other members o
the council who had no hand in the ap
rointment are as indignant as many o.
the citizens.
The dismissal of the Cohn case is an.
other Illustration of some of the farcica
features of justice court practices anG
.llaws. Here We're man and woman
whose Illicit relations have been notori.
Gus in Waterloo and who were long
sought at the county'ss expense at there.
guest of the wife. When the cases wer.
I called in justice court this wife, lik,
many other foolish ones who are unfor
: tnnate enough to possess unfaithfu
:. spouses, weakened and was ready Il
a forgive the repayment culprits. NOTHING
81 will make a guilty man or woman re
, pent quicker than TO lock them behind
: steel doors and bars with the prospec
:. of staying there for some time. Actio,
: los this kind brings repentance quicke
than the preaching of the old time doc
!, trine of nell, fire and damnation, but th
lrepentence is not so lasting and there
No { ~ eff. Ne ~
!, pitts are free they forget the GOO
:, promises and resolves, as a usual thing
/ Knowing they can repeat the plea-f for
. forgiveness act with the confiding wife
). Who, after she creates a big expense bill
and makes work for the officers. refuse
Q | 10 prosecute. The Cohn case is only on
], Of many similar cases that have results,
D in nothing but farces. justices and sher
: ifs should demand a good bond sufti
9 Gent to cover all costs before takin
j. hnld of such cases; then there would b
fewer runaway husbands and fewer en
oezzlers and forgers to run down onl
I. to he turned .cosc. The present method
encourage immortality and criminallt
4 among a class who know they can set
Tie with the prosecuting witness
e caught.
y
: The whole matter of the appointment
i of an assistant clerk is peculiar. Mhe
= Clyde Morse saw that he could not wi
d the city cierkship he Withdrew from tn
r contest and Immediately handed in hi
resignation AZ private secretary to tn
n mayor. position he held for over thre
n years. A the following meeting of tn
d city dads the old division in the counc
i, arose over the method of eiecting an as
n sstant city clerk. 1t was generally cor
n coded that City Clerk Shaw, just cleo;
l. ed, needed help in the office. and a m,
ol ton to employ Henry Gregg. an cxper
a enced man. was turned down and or
il substituted to give the water committe
II power to employ whom they saw fit A
two of the members of this commits
Messrs. Mcclure and Kreutzer, had bee
among the four supporters of Morse
the council Ii Was plain to be seen thu
= the action of the council to give til
committee the appointment. which we
agreed to by vote of 5 to 8. was
" movement in Morse's behalf. and h
appointment followed the next da.
RELYING that blunder was made, tn
committee now goes to another part
the state to procure successor
Morse.
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