Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-05
IOWA NEWSPAPERS.
KEEP YOUR EYE ON KETcHUM.

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Toledo Chronicle.l
Hon. N. S. Ketchum was in town
Saturday on business and greeting his
| many friends. Mr.. ketchun has de-
Icided to be candidate for railroad COM
missioner before the next republican
state convention. He has reached this
conclusion in compliance With the re-
quests of leading men of his party from
all portions of the state. He will be the
; peoples candidate regardless of district
BOUNDS and is sure winner next time.
What has been said of his universal
ability for this office in this paper here
tofore is applicable at this time. Keep
your eye on ketchum.
JUST A COINCIDENCE.
Waterloo Reporter.1
There may eb no significance in the
coincidence. but il is a curious fact
that the republican editors and repub-
Leans of the localities most bitter in
opposition to the nomination of "A. Il.
Cummins for governor furnish most of
the objection that Is being made to the
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tariff declaration in this years Iowa re-
publican platform. This is true with
very few executions. hardly one.
The tariff declaration of Iowa repub-
licans in the 1902 platform is generally
believed to be in exact harmony with
the opinions held and proclaimed by the
governor. While he had no specific
part in the framing of the platform res
olutions, he is on record as heartily
commencing the beliefs therein ex-
pressed, and he has proclaimed and de-
Tended with vigor and logic the posi-
ton the party now occupies.
The vigorous and continuous assaults
made upon this part of the platform
by the papers and republicans of the
let well enough" faith is sufficient to
arouse suspicion that something more
than party welfare is enscOnced behind
it. In fact, it appears as tho these So
called and self-esteemed sponsors for
purity of republicanism were animated
as much with a desire to take a slam
at the governor as they are with any
particular objection to the platform.
This view may be unwarranted. but
putting all the facts together causes
some thinking along the line that the
concerted and vociferous onslaught
suggests. How is it?
WHAT HE SAW AT STATE FAIR.
Newton Journal.]
Our reporter attended the state fair
last Thursday. - Visited the vari-
Gus halls saw the same old things
the pumpkins. squash. potatoes. the
skirts, dresses, tides, the buggies, Wag-
ons. the ducks, geese, chickens the
pigs, sheep. horses, cows, the women,
girls and babies-the same old ones.
And we all had a glorious time; drank
ice water as warm as dish water, or
nnge cider made from Minnesota or
anges, apple cider made from Iowa
worms. bug juice made from Iowa corn.
Saw the young maidens looking con-
fecticnarily into their beaux' eyes, saw
the mothers spank the young ones for
getting tired. heard the old man jaw
ing because they hadn't stayed at home.
Saw the cruel men and boys knocking
the babies down with balls. saw the
managers exhibiting undressed kids
and asking the people to pay ten cents
to see more. Saw men walking around
without legs, saw men with their hands
in other peoples pockets, saw the hors-
es going around the ring and then the
owners drawing the money out and di-
yiding up, saw a woman steering
young man to the slaughter, saw girls
with men who ought to have been with
their ma, saw wheels going around
without any horses pulling them, saw
wagon with wheels twelve feet high.
In fact saw,-but come around next
summer, haven't time to tell all that
was seen.