Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-25
:LOOKER-ON IN IOWA:

Hampton, Oct. 24.-Some one kindly
sends the writer a clipping from an OBJ
scure weekly published in New Sharon,
Iowa, the sum and substance of the ar
ticle being that this column is used to
secretly and cowardly stab many of
the best men of Iowa" Just how a
newspaper article can secretly stab
the best men is not very apparent, and
it will strike the reader that cowardice
is not generally applied to a newspaper
man who signs his name to the printed
article. But this blast from soured
Iowa politician gives the writer, with
out apology, a chance to make a few
personal remarks. In the first place,
during the dozen or more years that
this column has appeared, the writer
has never received any instructions in
any shape or fashion from the editorial
or business management of the T-R.
in regard to the subject or tone of any
thing sent In for copy. Again, only
once or twice has the blue pencil been
used by the editors during the term
mentioned. Neither has the writer's
personal opinions been ventilated In
this column. On the contrary, lie has
freu,,entl.- happened THAT the eu1tor1aI
tone of the T.-R. was entirely the oppo-
site of reported sentiment. When the
writer started in on this twice week
column Looker-On article the object
and aim was to reflect Iowa sentiment.
How we'll the writer has succeeded
readers of this paper can form an opin-
ion. 1t may be fair to state that the
writer has never sought for and failed
to get postoffice appointments; that he
has no desire to use his connection with
an Iowa daily to secure any kind of q
political favor. And, for the benefit of
this resuscitated editor in New Sharon,
for he has been dead for the last fifteen
years, only. didn't know it, 1t can be
stated that as long as the writer is ca
pable of getting in touch With the po-
litical sentiment of Iowa (providing all
ways that the management of the T.-R.
cares to print such expressed senti-
menD it will appear In this column.
perfectly regardless of the dyspeptic
editor of New Sharon, or of some of
our best meh' who commended him to
call the T.-R. to order.
Sample copies 'of Hearst's Chicago
Oct. 16. are being received by
many republicans In this part of the
state. The first five pages are devoted
to Iowa politics, cuts and headlines ga
lore. On the first page the headline is,
Iowa democrats thruout the Third
district are confident"
and this explains why so many sample
copies are being sent thru the mails.
Evidently the state democratic central
committee have paid for five pages of
the American at so much per-" and all
must agree that the medium was we'll
selected. On the first page appears COR
from Waverly, Independ-
ence, Hampton and Oskaloosa. The
writer has been in and about this part
of the Third district for the past ten
days, so knows what he is talking
about, and If the other correspondence
is as re-lie-able as what follows from
Hampton the whole issue is full of mis-
from every place mentioned.
Read the Hampton special, which wis
written In Des Moines:
champion, Ia, Oct. 16-Altho the
which nominated b. P.
publican ticket by reason of Col. Hem |
1erSOIl 3 WllliuIaWil WIS llelu III Iidtilp-
ton, yet his nomination has brought to
his party no enthusiasm In town or
county.
"While the nomination of Mr.. Bird
sail is a respectable one, yet it lacks all
The other essential elements to bring to
ais candidacy that earnest support nee
essary to success at the polls.
"Franklin county has always been
,ne of Speaker Henderson's most loyal |
and his withdrawal has
been great and grievous disappoint-
nent and demoraliZing in its effects.
rhe party has not recovered from the |
shock, and nothing is being done to
arouse the rank and file from their leth- |
,rgy, IL that We're possible.
governor Boies' candidacy. on the I
,ther hand, has been an inspiration to
he democracy. His personality, great |
ability and incorruptibleness have |
aroused every democrat in this repub-
lean stronghold and given him work
ng enthusiastic following, the equal of
hat when he redeemed Iowa from re-
oublicans.
"The men who voted for Governor
8oies time regardless Of party are his
,unporters now, and the indications are
hat his vote in this county will be~rel-
,tiyely as large as it was when he car
led the state and the Third district by
, handsome majority
The facts are that in this part Of the
district Judge Birdsalls nomination ]