Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-17

| many points in Iowa the quotations are
| very much lower. the yield being greatly
| III excess of local demands.
;OUTSIDE POINT OF VIEWS
Written for the Times Republican,.
| Just now there is in this country an
unusual amount of independent politi-
cal work. Those who watch these move
rather than the state or nation, that
makes such work successful. This by no
means implies the non-necessity of the
mugwump in political circles outside OF
the city. However, 1t is the situation in
New York city that brings out these
statements. Complete fusion of all the
anti-Tammany elements in Greater
| New York mas been accomplished. The
! republicans have ratified the action of
the citizens union city convention. and
there is no break in the reform ranks
| beyond an unimportant threat to Mons
mate an independent democratic candi-
date. President Seth Low is named for
mayor, Edward NJ. Grout for controller,
and Charles v. Fornes for president of
the board of aldermen on the city tick
let. On the county ticket there are four
candidates for supreme court Justices:
Justice Jerome is named for district at
torney, William j. O'Brien for sheriff,
and the minor offices are about evenly
divided between, Independents, republic
cans and independent democrats
| So
| And the press are almost unit in
| supporting this non-partisan action.
The New York Sun. the radical Plat
machine organ, has this to say of it,
When, in 1897, Mr.. Low ran as an in
dependent candidate for mayor, he
must have received at least $4,000 demo-
cratic votes. given to him as Distinctive
lily independent, and man from whose
election the republican party In New
York could derive no possible advan-
ltage. A like situation exists now. To
all intents and purposes he is wholly
independent candidate. and as such he
ic in partisan association as far re-
moved from republicans as from demo-
lIcrats. The course of state and nations
al politics would be changed in nowise
by his selection to be mayor of New
York. Both parties. therefore, can sup
port Mr.. Low in the purely local cam
paign without fear Of outside political
consequences or complications to either.
And there is no doubt whatever OF his
election IL the democracy naturally in
dependent of Talnmany Joins with all
the republicans -tu-voting for him..
The New York Tribune e.lfa rKs..
Altogether the work Of anti-Tamma-
ny union has been admirably done. The
democrats who dominated the confer
ence are entitled to great respect for
1.-THE unsclfishnes and breadth Of view
which they displayed in themselves
abandoning the accepted plan to name
a democrat for mayor when they had
reason to believe that Mr.. Low would
make stronger candidate. Nor have
the republicans been behind them in
civic virtue. They have pushed no man
forward, but have stood ready to accent
whatever seemed to be best calculated
to overthrow corruption and secure
honest city rule. the agreement now
happily ratified promises well for effec-
tive campaign and brilliant victory"
And the independent New York Times
of course Is pleased. 1t says:
.sWhatever the action may be of the
|'rammany boss thru his obedient con-
ventions. the issue presented by the
nominations now before the voters is
simple and plain. 1t is the choice be-
tween Mr.. Low and Mr.. Croker and the
kinds of city administration they re-
spectively represent. 1t Is no longer
open to any citizen wishing a better
government than the unspeakably vile
one that Croker has given to us to guide
his action in this canvass by anything
| but this single issue. We have only to
lrecall what Tammany has been for the
past four years to know what it will
seek to be in the future. and to know
with equal certainty what the admins
| tration of Mr.. Low can not by any pos
slbility be"
To complete the union of the press the
democratic dailies OF Brooklyn are
equally anxious for Mr.. Lows election.
sss
Not to be outdone in reform" Mr..
| Croker, who is recognized as the worst
specimen of the political boss, is throw
| ing his support for the election of Mr.,
| Shepard and Tammany, in obedience to
Croker's orders, must try and elect
man whose denunciation of Tammany
in point of severe language, has never
been equalled by Seth Low himself,
CroKers attitude today before the pub
lic is that of the deacon in prayer meet
ling who in public refers to himself as
"a poor miserable sinner" so that II
seems New York in any event will have
| a good man for mayor.
In Pennsylvania, or rather Philadel-
phia. where the movement originated
| and where under a machine republican
administration even more corrupt
state of municipal affairs exist, there Is
an open political aliance-extending IN
this case to all over the state-betweer
independent republicans and the demo-
Gratis, whose object and aim is the over
throw of Quayism and all that goes
with it. And it looks very much to an
outsider as tho President Roosevelt, be.
ginning his administration with the ap-
| pointment of hard money democrats ir
/ the south, is also under the (good) inf1u-
ence of the Independent" form OF
thought and action, now so noticeable II
New York and Philadelphia. Therefore
we mugwumps rejoice at the signs o.
the times.
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