Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-24

MI. N0OuWoIlll rs Olc VI FoIt
Dodge's well-known citizens. He has
made his home here for forty years
and during that time has amassed a
competency, having recently come into
the possession of a large amount OF
money by the sale of gypsum land to
the Carbon Plaster Company. He is
counted man of very considerable
means. Mr.. Woodwork has been max
ing his home with his daughter, east
of Fort Dodge, but has home in the
city where he and his bride will doubt
less make their home when they re-
turn here. When that time will be is
not certainly known.
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THE MONMOUTH WAY.
[Keokuk Gate City.l
Attention has lately been directed
TO 'the Monmouth way of doing things
as means of building up c nmuni-
ty. The way in question ,akes it's
name from the policy pursued by that
illinois city in securing and fostering
manufacturing enterprises. Its success
liz this line has been quite marked, and
is being made the subject of frequent
and favorable comment. There is moth
ing at all involved or mysterious in the
methods pursued. They are, in fact, the
simplest and most direct that can be
devised, as few examples will show.
Last year citizen suggested that a
large pillow factory would be valuable
addition to Monmouths industries. An
associa ion of business men discussed
the proposition and pronounced ii good.
a public meeting was called and the
citizens promptly invested 100000 in
stock. There was no dealing with pro-
moters" and no dependence upon OUT
side aid. AS result Monmouth will
have another big factory in operation
in few months.
Urban, suburban and interurban
electric lines We're needed at Mon
mouth. No time was wasted in decker
ing with capitalists in other places.
Home capital stepped To the front A
company has been formed and in a
short time Monmouth will have electric
cars and be the center of q system of
trolley lines running to all the other
towns of consequence in that vicinity.
Another railroad was wanted. Mon
mouth men recognized the need and the
opportunity and built the road. which
IL now one of the best paying short
lines in the country.
The object lesson afforded by Mon
mouth san be studied with profit by
other communities. When that city de-
cides that it wants given thing done
1t goes ahead and does it itself The
plan speaks for itself in accomplished
results. 1t is good one and should af-
ford inspiration to Keokuk and every
other city that aspires and deserves to
be progressive and prosperous.
49,
IOWANS AFFLICTED WITH Bah
COCKISM.
Waterloo Reporter.l
Col Henderson has written a letter
to a constituent at Waverly following
to some extent and varying in others
the views on matters of national inn
portance on which he has given eX
preston heretofore. The letter is pub
lished in the Waverly Republican. and
is given below:
Il understand, I think, the situa-
ton very we'll In Iowa and some other
western states II is I'abcockiSm
that is disturbing our people, or rath-
err back of that that trusts the aim be-
ing to strike at the steel trust and the
glass trust. But there is no need of
a general revision of the tariff 1t has
only recently been put or the statute
books and the blessings that have fol-
lowed it are innulnerable, n tide of
blessings that we can not afford to
check The aim is TO hit the trusts
In this aim / thoroughly sympathize.
to-. lt,,.r h,+f,r a
and beating foreign competitors how
are we going to kill the trust by re-
ducing the tariff or even putting on
the free list? That is the democratic
remedy, pure and simple. 1t is Bry-
anism but can not be affected without
disturbing other industries, which are
essential to the happiness and pros
perity of the nation
1T is all right to cry out at the
trust and to strike at it, but we must
strike with wisdom. In the last con-
gress l put thru a bill to strike at
the trusts, but the senate did not act.
L also rendered an amendment to the
constitution that would have made
matters effective, but the democrats
voted solidly against it and beat 1t, it
recurring a two thirds vote to amend
the constitution or submit PROPOSE
ton to amend.
I'VE have just three things to con
slider. One Is first, the wiping out of
the war taxes, which we promised to
do, and which will lift the burdens di-
rectly from the shoulders of the peo-
pie. Even the democrats are in favor
of that, but they want chance to
amend the bill for the purpose only OF
drawing us into the whole tariff re-
vision matter
Secondly there is the question OF
what shall we do in Cuba or for Cuba
and this presents very grave difficulties
as we have in favor of free trade and
big cut In favor of Cuba. the Amer
lean sugar trust. the capital building
railroads In Cuba and American Cap