Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-25
Rain From His Point of View.

ly deserves the praise it is receiving.
Long before the writer ever dreamed of
Journal was known to him as one of
the great papers of Iowa and ever
since he has been engaged in the bust
ness the Journal with all it stands for
in journalism has been kept in view as
a model Always dignified, as truth
full in it's news as the ever watchful
work of trained men can make it, in
telligent, cheerful and conservatively
independent in it's editorial expression
the Journal has made itself modeld daily
newspaper. To have been its editor for
lifetime would be sufficient reward for
any man but we understand that Editor
Perkins has prospered financially as
well.
Among it's other lamentations the
Iowa City Republican says: TT is pos
sible for the governor to do something
to make republicans feel that he is not
in sympathy with those who take so
much delight in abusing republicans"
Something good for Dave Brant would
perhaps be considered soothing.
The baggage smasher is to be elimi-
mated, bit of news that will bring sat
isfaction to all travellers. The managers
of the Northwestern railroad, the I'M
ion Pacific and the Southern Pacific
Shvae informed their baggagemen that
the rough treatment of trunks. bags,
boxes, ETC., must cease. Baggage
trucks are to be covered with felt pads,
no trunk is to be up ended and all
baggage must be handled with care at
the peril of the baggage man. Those
who have seen their trunks and valises
rain from a high truck to the pavement
will highly appreciate the change.
A Russian military expert In the
"Novoe Vremya' says that the princi-
pal qualities of the German soldier are
boundless arrogance and unlimited
confidence in his own prowess. The
German soldier is trained to regard
himself as superior to any other soldier
in the world, a system which produces
a dangerous tendency to underestimate
without good qualities, but his tenacity
of purpose and staying power are
weak. He is fighting machine, utterly
without initiative. and would be help
less If required to act on his own judg-
ment in a position Of difficulty. He has
to be fed and pampered in compare
lively luxurious way in order to be kept
in fit condition, and it is more than
doubtful that he would be able to
stand the hardships of a long cam
that the German army is absurdly
overrated, and it expresses the opinion
that Russia can contemplate the possi-
billy of war with Germany with per-
feet serenity.
There are at least 10000 men In the
Unietd States who have been soldiers
in the Philippines. They know the
dangers of that service and the high
character and manhood of our troops
under all trials and circumstances.
They are also aware that the Filipino
sympathizers, by their conduct. added
greatly to their perils while in the
army. That these same slanderers
should now be egging on the court
martial business is just what might be
expected.
The object of the republicans in the
house who voted for dropping the
sugar differential is to prevent Cuban
tariff concessions, or any tariff change
whatever at the present session. 1t is
to be inferred that the democrats vot-
ing with them have undergone a
change of heart and are averse to any
tariff changes.