Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-01
LOOKER-ON IN IOWA.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
For the Times Republican.


Ocheydan. March 31.-The introduce
ton of bills in the Iowa legislature
to establish a board of osteopathy.
brings out all manner of sentiment. A
general feeling is that the Board"
business is being overdone. AS one
man says, IL a board of christian
science. board Of Dowieism, board
of massage, a board of rubbers,
board of allopathy, board of homeo-
pathy or a board of mesmerism
While these are an all large number
of our citizens who take stock in os-
steopathy, (and so there is Of all the
other isms) yet any special legisla-
ton or particular dealing with the by
law or constitution of a board. finds
but little favor with the citizens in
general.
Governor Cummins' veto Of the So
called merger bill" is Godsend to
the republican party just now. a
growing feeling that the governor be-
longed to the railroad crowd" this
largely brought about by the action,
COR rather the lack of it) of the legis-
|lature on the railroad tax assessment
law, has been changed in so far as
Gov. Cummins is concerned, by this
Veto Just why this present legisla
ture can not agree on railroad tax
system is a conundrum to the average
voter. OF course we have plenty OF
citizens who cry out, the railroads
have bought the legislature but
closer observers see that the multi
plicity of plans Is the cause OF faii-
ure to agree on one.
So that this veto comes just at the
right time to satisfy many, that the
railroads do not own the governor.
When the bill was passed general
remark was that the 20" had got in Its
work, and while the average citizen
saw no niger in the wood pile" still
there was a feeling that it was con-
trary to good public policy, only the
voter didn't just know why, or how,
Now said voter thinks there is a man
in the governors chair who can under
stand the object of the passage of such
innocent laws.
Again this tinkering with the tax
ferret laws. Outside of the wealthy
class Of our citizens there is general
feeling that the work OF the tax fer
rets has been for the general good
Those members of legislature who are
trying to kill the ferret system are
accused Of all manner of motives fos
their actions Probably next to re-
lligious sentiment, the question of taxes
| is the paramount one. Convince the
voter that the republican party is
standing in" with the railroads and
the moneyed power, that this legisla-
ture is influenced by the railroads on
the proposed railroad tax assessment
law, or by the rich men in killing the
tax ferret law, and the democratic
party in Iowa will receive many ac-
cessions. This referring to state pol
| tiles.
One of these days the republicans OF
Iowa will make up and realize the
harm the so-called independent dailies
of Iowa are doing the republican party
of this state. The persistent and I'M
qualified support Coz. Cus,mins is re-
ceiving from at least fHree indepen-
dent dailies, causes many sincerd
friends of the governor to exclaim
| Good Lord deliver us from our
friends" These men say with reason
IN the near Iuture, there Will be q
nomination by the democratic party in
Iowa, Of man. who will command the
respect of the people. A candidate OF
the Elk Governor Bots stripe. When
this comes, every one of these So
called independent papers will be found
supporting him. 1t goes without say
ing that thousands of voters will be
influenced by such papers. And II
this legislature adjourns without defin-
lite action on a railroad tax system
(Which seems very probable at this
writing) only the action of the execu-
tive council will prevent serious dis
satisfaction with the course Of the re-
publican party of Iowa, as shown by
the acts of the legislature Of 1902.
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