Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-10

L00KER-0N IN IOWA
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| Grllndy Center, Jan. 9.-Readers OF
the Iowa dailies are well aware of the
efforts of a certain class of newspapers
in the state to belittle all of Governor
Cummins' utterance:s on public ques-
tons and of their opposition to the
Iowa idea plank in the republican
state platform. 1t is equally well known
that all of this talk concerning free
trade republicans, vixen boiled down,
means that these newspapers and the
moneyed men behind them have just
one object in view, and that is to regain
control of republican politics in Iowa.
To this end is the talk of the need of
great care in selecting members of the
next legislature. AS one of the hired
organs has already said in substance,
it makes little difference who is the
next governor of Iowa. but 1T makes all
of the difference in the world who Is
sent to the legislature for the next ses-
sion. for it may be called upon to elect
La United States senator. And so Gov
ernor Cummins' Detroit speech was the
target for these only true, simon-pure
band of republicans.
Now it will be news to these .stand
aware what comment his speech would
cause. That he invited prominent re-
publican of Iowa several days previous
to the delivery of the speech to look II
over That the governors fr1ends loiu
him then and there that the speech
would furnish more ammunition LOT lne
enemy, and that Governor Cunlmlns re-
piled in substance chat the speech
would be delivered as written, perfectly
regardless of personal results on MS
possible political future. In other
words. he was standing for what ne
considers principle involved, ana II
an expression of honest sentiments re-
suited in political downfall. well ana
good; he had nothing to dodge or take
back.
To this should be added neither Gov
ernor Cummins nor his friend who read
the speech know of the writers inten-
ton to publish the above. or Will be
able to trace the source of his infor-
nation.
Once upon time there was an iowa
minister who felt called upon TO preach
a sermon on the evil of dancing. Among
other things he said such familiarity OIL
the sexes was demoralizing in its effects
upon the community. That he knew
personally, because he had once be-
longed to the giddy throng, had tripped
the light fantastic toe, and that IT maze
him unsafe" to mingle in society. NOW
it so happened that one OF his congre-
CATION and hearers on that occasion,
business man, came home one afternoon
and found the preacher making pas
toral call at his residence. And much
to the reverend gentleman's astonish-
ment this business man ordered him out
of the house, and told him never to call
again. And the business man gave his
reasons, right there. Said he: IF you
can not attend dancing party without
becoming unsafe" for general society,
you're not safe man to be in the So
ciety OF my wife and daughters" Won
der IL the business man had erroneous
ideas?
There is much in the scientific world
that can be applied to little things in
our daily life. There's the doctrine OF
"the survival of the fittest." Who would
ever thought it had any reference to
hotels in Iowa or elsewhere? But it
does. Readers Of this column will re-
member write-up once given an Iowa
hotel, where we had boiled rabbit for
dinner. Where the cook was too lazy
to even salt it. Where we had cold
canned tomatoes for side dish, and
the landlord. fresh from the stables,
overalls, unchanged boots and I'M
washed hands, waited on the table.
Well, the writer was in that hotel town
the other day again. The old hotel is
there. So is the landlord and lady. But
the patronage-oh! where Is It? Gone
to the new hotel. Where are the board
ers? Eating at the new hotel. Right
in this little two-by-four town this new
hotel has worked UP a good trade. One
now gets a meal in this town like
mother used to cook" Where Is this
blessed spot? In Nextown, Iowa.
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