Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-11
Eunnu 7arhatuu anua saturd II. 1902

are starting out in life and trying to be
sports" on small salaries, and before
they are scarcely out of knickerbockers
The case of young Owen Ball is one
from winch many moral lessons might
| be drawn. The boy is the Oldest OF a
| large family of children, and is at All
| age now when he should be of mlch
assistance to his parents, who are not
blessed with any great abundance OF
| this worlds goods. The boy has had
an opportunity to make something out
| of himself, was taken into responsible
business house on the recommendation
| of one of the best and most charitable
men of the city, who, naturally, is
| heartbroken to think that his protege.
after the good words he mad spoken for
| him, should fall so short of what he had
expected. After being suspected of
| thefts by his employer he still had a
chance to reform, for that employer
was far more charitable than the aver
age man and preferred to stand the
monetary loss rather than to blight the
young mans chances for success. Cheap
literature seems to have been one of the
causes for young Balls downfall; also
| money foolishly and expected him to do
the same. He managed to hold up his
end" but at the cost of honor and
the result is his utter ruin.
Friends of Rev. +. NJ. Coleman were.
of course, disappointed that he was
not appointed presiding elder for the
Cedar Rapids district, which would
have been a we'll deserved promotion,
but the citizens of Marshalltown can
not regret the outcome that left DR..
Coleman with the local Methodist
church for another term. DIR. Coleman
is one Of the strongest preachers that
ever stood before a Marshalltown audi
ence. Intellectual, cultured and culti-
waited. man of clear. logical reasoning
powers and an earnestness of delivery
that entertains and convinces, he is an
orator as well as preacher. In private
life DIR. Coleman lives as near his ideals
almost as any man could. which serves
to cloak his preaching with the dignity
of sincerity. Men who have had the
advantages of college training and who
have listened to the preaching OF many
of the brightest minds in the ministry
can not fail to admire the work of DR..
Coleman. whose reasoning powers seem
to have been so correctly trained and
whose command Of language is such as
to give him clear. logical expression.
The cast of fortune that selected am
other for presiding elder was distinct
gain to Marshalltown.
The proceedings of school board
are ever of intense interest to the av-
erage citizen. No institution of modern
society is guarded so zealc- by all
citizens as the public schas and yet
few people realize what a danger men
aces the schools of Marshalltown today.
There is an element in this city whose
every activity produces a loathing on
the part of good citizens, whose mo-
tives for every action are some disrep-
utable or low down purpose, and when
their energies are turned upon school
affairs the public's interests are in
danger from that minute. Citizens who
saw the toughs and rowdies from the
depot saloon district, half-witted ne
groes and the baser elements OF our
citizenship marched up to the voting
place last spring for the first time In
their lives to vote at school election,
knew that the DEVILS own work was be-
ing done somewhere. Not that blacks,
if they have intelligence. are unified to
vote rightly at school election, but
feeble minded or base-minded blacks
like feeble minded or base minded
whites, never vote at school elections
unless some still baser- minded person
makes it an object to them. Such were
the conditions that surrounded the
school election last spring.
The two new directors were the men
who apparently profited by the dis
graceful proceedings, but the T.-R. be-
lieved then, and has greater informa-
ton to believe now, that neither Mr..
Church nor Mr. Nicholson was party
to what was done with book COM
pany's campaign funds Mr.. Nicholson,
altho an untried man in public office.
has shown himself to be a man of hon.
est purpose and the new Click school
will bear many mark in honor OF the
time he has given to public duty While
the loss of days time to him meant
greater sacrifice and dip deeper into
his pocket than would the same day
lost to any other member of the board.
Mr.. Church, 1t is known, was the great
est surprised man in Marshalltown
when he saw what was going on before
the election booth. He and his son had
made strong personal canvass. and
many a good citizen voted for him thru
friendship. Both had pockets full OF
tickets which they had had printed
with the names of Church and Atkinson
thereon, but these tickets were carried
home. Every man seemed to have been
supplied with another ticket. and Mr..
Church found himself the elected cam
didate of an element that he knew
nothing Of This is the situation as the
T.-R. saw 1t, but others saw only the
election methods and results, and Mr.
Church's motives have been suspected
ever since. Mr.. Church is man of
wide business experience. and should
make a good member. However, he has
been Handicapped by the mistrust and
suspicion of his actions having been in
fluenced by the coterie of disreputable
yo-oi ?sotaflm mypoamonys HIM HIM
citizens who conspired, without his con-
sent, to accomplish his election. When
he has convinced his fellow members