Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-04
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For the Times-Republican.
Ackley, Feb. 3.-Many others besides
the writer think 1t is time to give
Governor Shaw and Mrs. Shaw a rest.
Whether from malice or from desire
to cater to the sensational, several
news papers have lately published pur-
ported interviews as well as circum-
| s.antial details of the dresses, diamonds
and society program of Mrs. shaw
when she reaches Washington. all OF
which tend to make their debut into
Washington life and society ridiculous
land incidentally reflect on the whole
| people of Iowa. While the writer Is one
CT many who consider Governor Shaw
ability as executive far below others
who have occupied the same position
while this column has been USED ire
lduently to frankly criticise many OF ms
official acts. while the writer thinks
! Governor Shaw's record as q pardon
and parole power outrageous, he has no
sympathy with this attempt to blazon
before the world the details of Mrs.
Shaw's new dresses. her diamonds or
what the governor had to say to the
hired girl. Those who have met Mrs.
Shaw know that she belongs to the
.motherly' class. That she is what is
termed "a good woman" three little
words that mean much these days.
And for some reporter to claim that
this good Methodist woman is going
down to Washington with dresses ana
| diamonds to attempt to enter the swim
of "sassity' does not prove 1T at all
probable. And all this newspaper talk
serves to make ridiculous not only Mrs.
Shaw but the secretary of the treasury.
Fortunately both the ex-governor and
his worthy wife are now beyond the
reach of the Des Moines "Jenkinses"
and If newspaper readers are to have
/ this 'slushe served up in the future it
will have to come from the Washington
correspondents. who make living out
of writing up the details of society life
in Washington.
In the cars, in the hotels and among
the business men one hears everywhere
talk and expressed Indignation over
lex Governor Shaw's record on the par
don business. A representative in the
hotel here this evening. on his way to
Des Moines. frankly expressed his igno-
rance of the whole business. People
everywhere are asking, why did Shaw
do it? AS may be supposed, all sorts
OF motives are imputed to him. But, as
one of Ackley's most prominent repub-
Leans said to the writer today, 1t Is
useless to go into the reasons that
prompted such unusual action on the
part of the ex-governor. What we have
to do is to try and have the present
Legislature pass law that will make it
impossible for any future governor to
so outrage the ends of justice. 1t is not
at all improbable that the representa-
tive from this district Will have some
work laid out for him in this line.
And along with this talk of the work
OF the ex-governor comes many ques-
tons. what will the new governor do in
The matter of signing the death war
rants of the bank robbers at Greenville
and the murderer of Cherokee now I'M
der the death sentence? From the To-
calities where the crimes were COM
United Governor CumminS VIII be
lstrongly urged to see that the sentences
are carried into effect [Governor Cum
/ MINIS was quoted as saying on Satur-
| day: Il have no conscientious scruples
lagainst capital punishment. and unless
there are good reasons because of lack
of evidence or for,other causes, the men
now under sentence of death Will be
hanged according to law, according to
the judgments which have been pro-
nounced upon them.-Edl And Just
now. while the public is so indignant
over Shaw's pardons and paroles. there
is universal demand for justice. But
the dear public will cool off. A year
from now the sentimentalists who dc
not believe In the death penalty may
be in the majority.
4 If the people had chance to vote on
the anti-pass bill of Representative
4 Hughes 1T would go thru "a -whooping.
4 II there was a chance to single out
representatives and senators who OPP
pose and kill the proposed law, they
would have chance to stay at home
the next time. And If any railroad in
terest could be detected in secretly lob
bying to prevent the passage of such a
law. they would receive future atten-
the railroads are all supposed to favor
such law. Do they? This much can
be said. has often been said before, but
i, is true today that the people will ia
vor killing the pass system, even ii
with it comes Il law providing at the
expense of the state transportation Ia
and from the homes of all of our legis-
ators, this in addition to the present
system. The people would be willing to
allow transportation for half a dozen
trips if impecunlous members find II
necessary to go home over Sunday tc
attend their regular church services
The people are willing even to pay ex-
press charges If some of the fastidious
want their washing done at home They
will go farther If necessary and pass q
law allowing each member transporta :
ton for his wife to and from Des
Moines, say three times during the SEES
sion.
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