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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-08
In St. Louis.

St. Louis. Aurih IA li1ht vote. was poliedB heru today. the polls olDsing at. o'clock tonight. A heavy rain set in just prior to the closing time. The election here Ia for six counciimen., twsnty-eiEht members of the, House of DeIsGatess. the upper branch of ti1s City Counnii,. rnean- bers of the School Boardi and an ilspeo- tor of weiEifts and measures. Returns will be late in coming in and no fore casts on the results have yet been made. No returns have yet been received from elsctaunB throughout the Stata'
 In Gt Louis.
 St. Louis. April "A Democratic vtr- tory was won in today's city election, the naadDrfties ranging from S.060 to 10000 on the vote for six Councilmen. twenty eight members of the House of Delegates. msm- ners of the Board of Education and the Inspector of wsighta and measures. At natiright aimost complete returns showed that every Dsmoeratic candidats had been elected The Republicans. ciaim srosz frauf5s were committed at the poilss
 In ss. Louis interest was centersd in the Council ticket which was headed by sne so-called reform ticket on, which the names of Republican or Independent can- didates took the places. af some Demo- cratic candidates for the House of Dele gates in an effort to eliminate from the House of Delegates the so-ealied combine element. So far as returns sh0w at mid uiEfat not an independent candidate was elected. Municipal elections were haad ha most Of the Missouri cities today. The Republicans carried Jefferson City, Car tfaee and Lamar; the DemOcrats were victorious fn Nevada. Msxico. Rich Hill, warrenburw, KirksviIle. Butler. Rfeh- norsd. Excelsior Springs. Mobsrfy and Jopfin and an fnderendsnt ticket won at Sedalfa.
 At Jefferson Cfty tfre Democrats attrie- uts their defeat to tho enforcement of the Sunday closing law by the present r,,vv..cratgr. asavfnfufxfra4fon
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-08
Not Like Ordinary Medicines.

The sold the full Dr Williams Pink Pills for  $2 Schenectady NJ
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-05
NEWS AND ITS ACCURACY.

The case of recent communication In
these columns attacking the integrity
of a correspondent and the final results
which followed, fully sustaining the ac-
curacy of the correspondents news
story, calls to the editors mind an OBJ
servation that he has often made in eff
feet that the longer he is engaged in the
newspaper business the more is he in
cIined to believe the reporters first
story, no matter how strongly the in
terested party may deny It's every state
1nent. A point in journalism not UNDER
stood by the reader is that an article
seldom appears in print in which there
;s not some interested party who would
much prefer that the information be
kept from the public. If 1t is as inno-
cent an item as a tea party report the
hostess requests that 1t be kept out Of
the paper, because she wasn't able to
invite all of her friends. If 1t is a crime
or misdemeanor, of course the principal
Sand his friends want the news sup
Spressed. If an item contains news about
..aE.ssless deal there are a hundred rea
Thy some one wants to suppress
Its. Literally and conservatively
s,g, the T.-R. editor can assert
aere has never been a day in
The has been engaged j njournal-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-05
rendencv of the Times.

The tendency of medical science Is
toward preventive measures. The best
thought of the world is being given to
the subject. 1t is easier and better
to prevent than to cure 1t has been
fully demonstrated that pneumonia,
one of the most dangerous diseases
that medical men have to contend with
can be prevented by the use of Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy. Pneumonia
always results from cold or from an
attack of influenza grip, and it has
been observed that this remedy coun-
teracts any tendency of these diseases
toward pneumonia. This has been full
ly proven in many thousands of cases
in which this remedy has been used
during the great prevalence OF colds
and grip in recent years, and can be
relied upon with implicit confidence.
Pneumonia often results from a Sigh.
cold when no danger is apprehended
until it is suddenly discovered that
there is fever and difficulty in breath
ing and pains in the chest. then it is
announced that the patient has pneu-
monia. Be on the safe side and take
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as soon
as the cold is contracted. 1t always
cures. For sale by all druggists.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-05
Vernon. and Other Dry States.

lANSW LUX S9uIll
The repeal will take Vermont out Of
the prohibition column and exercise
considerable influence on the license
agitation in the neighboring states OF
New Hampshire and Maine.
Maine was the first state in the coun-
try to engraft into It's statutory law a
prohibition of the manufacture, sale or
possession of Intoxicating liquors. After
trial of five years The prohibitory law
was repealed, to be re-enacted in 1865.
Since then Maine has been under pro-
hibition," to use the familiar phrase of
agriculturists, and In 1884 prohibition
was. by popular vote. incorporated into
the state constitution.
New Hampshire enacted prohibition
by statute. but not by constitutional
amendment. in 1855 .nd has retained
it since. AT the election of 1883, when
its adoption into the constitution was
submitted to popular vote, 25,7S6 citi-
zens were recorded for and 30,97s
against 1t.
In all these states the agitation for
the abandonment Of prohibition has
steadily gained strength. Vermont, the
most conservative OF them. is the first
to submit to a popular vote. after APP
prevail by the legislature, measure
for the abandonment of the system.
There are now five prohibition states
in the country-Verinont Maine and
New Hampshire In the New England
group and Kansas and North Dakota
west Of the Mississippi. Kansas adopted
prohibition in 1881. and North Dakota
in 1880 nv the close vote of 1852 In
favor and 1888 against. North Dakota
has grown much since then, and now
casts nearly 10000 votes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-05
ONE thru his campaign speeches had
one of the u 1.lest iais ON recnrd From

ONE thru his campaign speeches had
one of the hardest jobs on record. From
place to place they followed the strenu-
Gus campaigner, riding in an especial
automobile trailing behind him thru
crowds ct political meetings, writing
While standing up with elbows locked
against squirming, cheering crowds,
and picking words between applause
and writing out their speeches while the
brass bands droned noises, preparatory
to the next speaker.
It's q lively game from end to end,
and one, / often thought. the public
would be interested in if it could really
look behind the scenes / remember one
time we printed pretty. dainty love
story turned out by a young man on our
staff, probably the prettiest thing of it's
kind we ever had. Afterward learned
that it had been written while seated on
a heap of pine collins. 1t was this way:
The writer had a story in mind, but had
not been able to find time to write 1T
until at the time of the North German
Lloyd fire he was sent on board the
sunken steamer Saale to report the re-
covery of bodies. Barring the grew
someness of the job. don't suppose
human mortal ever was more tickled at
an assignment Out on the breezy
river during the hot period of July.
when the city sweltered, what more
could fellow want? So. between the
acts he picked out heap OF waiting
collins as the only clean thing to sit on
aboard the fire-ridden hulk. and there
he wrote his love story. which was re-
printed in nearly score of western pa
faars -
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-05

noses, and tied one to the other, each
carrying two bags of coal strung across
their backs between the humps, are to
be seen vending their way from the
coal mines to the larger cities in
northern China, and covering with their
swinging steps about twenty miles n
day.
There is no question but what the
percentage of profit on the amount In
vested is far greater in dairy farming,
truck farming or poultry raising pro
yided the farmers family is willing
to milk the COWS, pull the weeds and
the business in the west has attracted
men who are not willing to do this
kind of work and who have the brains
and capital to manage larger enter
prise. There are many, tho, confined to
small capital. who should read the
state dairy commissioners report.
If it should finally turn out that the
eccentric old Chris Jacobson was I'M
duly influenced when he bequeathed
$40 per head to all who should attend
his funeral what disappointment
there would be in the town of Smith
land!
The activity of railroads in entering
Sioux City indicates that railway
ms faif IN, ~ f,,f
growth of the Dakotas and Sioux City
commands the situation.
All Gone.-"Did Johnsons purchase
include also the goodwill of the busi-
ness?' There wasn't any goodwill to
it. 1t was a coal dealer that Johnson
bought out."-Syracuse Herald.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-05
SIGNIFICANCE OF vERmoAT's ELECTION

The result of the election in Yer
mont was so slight majority in ia,
yor of local option liquor law as
to mean no great victory for that meth
cd Of liquor traffic regulation. 1t rather
reflects dissatisfaction with the pro-
hibition law previously existing and
in this it is important since statewide
prohibition in Vermont has endured
for fifty years. 1t may reasonably be
argued that the people of Vermont have
not bettered themselves to any de-
gree by changing from prohibition to
local option. The fact of the matter
prove unsatisfactory where tried and no
matter whether a state turns from one
to the other there are always nearly
as many voters clinging to one system
as to the other. If state prohibitory
law would prohibit it would carry an
election in half the states of the union.
Enough has been accomplished to dem
onstrate this. That it does not pro-
hibit now admits of no sane discussion.
Local option is then turned to as the
next expedient because it admits of
prohibition where prohibition will pro
hibit and license where the liquor
traffic will proceed openly in spite Of
law. There is new propaganda on
foot with very able advocate abroad
In this state in the person Of Rankin
the iron molder orator. He proposes
to establish state marshal with suffi-
cient assistants to enforce the pro-
visions of whatever liquor laws are
on the statute books and he Is now
forming state marshal clubs to push
the reform thru the legislature. What
ever may be it's merits, its purpose
Ms good. and for this the scheme is
ENTITLED to consideration. The liquor
sproblem is hard one to solve and
1t sometimes seems as tho we were no
farther along with it than we were
fifty years ago, altho, Of course, we
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-05
Enrru blrar larsha1num ap gursda February 1909

years of age. AT the same time Thomas
the second was living on an Iowa farm
60 years of age, we!l.to-do and lowed
no man a dollar" Thomas the third
lived in Denver in a 100000 mansion.
was worth s15.000,000, and had deli
cate" wife and three delicate children"
Was 40 years of age. Cooked older than
his father" and possibly older than old
Tom over in the "ouid country" Thorn
as the third has made hurried over
night visits to Thomas the second. but
there's no attraction for him on the
Iowa farm. Thomas the second has
been back to Ireland three times to see
the old folks, but the matched hut, the
manure pile, the pig, the chickens. the
continuous rain the mud and even the
whisky indulgence somehow seem diff
ferent to him from forty years ago. And
Thomas the first. thanks to many con-
tributions of money from son and
grandson these DAYS, is wealthy man.
So his neighbors think. And Tom him.
self rather patroniZes his poor neigh
bors. Me grandson sent me a draft
for 1000 American dollars last Christ
mas. It's only drop in the bucket for
me grandson, worth s5o,O00,000."
Now there's a grea. big object lesson
for writer and reade. right here. Who
shall say which, Tom Murphy of Ire
land. Thomas Murphy of Iowa or
millionaire Murphy of Denver gets the
most good out of life" Put 1t another
way: has so far. had the most enjoy
ment of life? Clearly here are illus
trations of ignorance being bliss" The
father cares nothing for some of the
necessities of the sch. The son has no
use nor desire for many things the
grandson now knows as necessities.
Tom smoked the cheapest tobacco in
his pipe, his son finds in scent cigar
supreme enjoyment. but the millionaire
smokes imported cigars at SIS a hum
bred and some days they don't taste
good" It's a far cry from Irish potato
whisky to imported champagne, but
grandfather and grandson wouldn't
change drinks toGay. Peat gives
warmth and the smoke is supposed to
be healthy. So does anthracite coal in a
hot-water heater in Denver. but the
wife and children are not robust. II
costs the grandson more to live in one
day than it formerly did the GRANDPA
there to live one year Sure 1t is the
grandson does not get a hundred times
as much out of life. Does he get any
more out of 365 days? Well, that de-
Ponds upon-the point of view.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-05

which he has been engaged in journal
ism that he or some one of his assist
ants has not been requested to keep
some piece of news out of the paper,
and those requests come in a variety of
forms from the appeal of a mothers
tears to the threats of a complainant's
lawyer.
The Times Republican will publish
news from 200 different cities in one
days single issue. Articles thus hastily
gathered from hundreds of different
correspondents and published within q
few hours of the time the events trans
pired are open to such wide possibili
ties of error that doubt must always
older an editor grows in the harness the
more is he inclined to believe every
word he sees in print, provided he has
confidence in the good motives of the
management in charge. The T-R. edi-
tor has seen articles in his paper denied
publicly by interested parties, which
articles had been published from abso-
lutely definite and incontrovertible evil
dence. Reporters have put down il,
their note books verbatim information
which, when published, was denied by
the very parties who gave the informa-
ton. Such incidents raise doubts in the
minds of the general reader, and it is
true that the dishonesty of the black
sheep in the journalistic profession has
cultivated a general skepGcism and
contempt for what appears IN a news
paper, but men behind the scenes soon
learn that the columns of any journal
which is edited by men of honest inten-
tons are to be believed in nine cas- IS
out of ten before the assertions of in
terested parties. Such was the verdict
Of neighboring county's board of SUI
pervisors in retracting action hastily
taken, yet when the correspondent frs.
suggested the difficulties he was at
tackled by signed communication N
these columns with charges of dishon-
est and self -see1ing motives in his
news gathering.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-05
WILL NOT CALL AN ELECTION.

Governor Cummins has decided not to
call an election in the Second Iowa con-
gYessional district to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Representative
4 Rumple, according to Des Moines adj
s vices. The governor finds that a sue
Y cessor would no more than reach
washington before his time would end
and his usefulness cease, since the fifty
seventh congress expires by limitation
mr. March 4th. The newly elected mem
Der would draw salary of $4,000 with
out having rendered any service, and
would have the modification of twice
as much expended for the special cleo
ton.
The clause in the constitution requir-
ton of successor says:
when vacancies happen in the rem
resentation from any state, the eXecu-
tive authority thereof shall issue writs
of election to fill such vacancies"
This may be considered as manda-
tory, duty that can not be evaded by
our executive without establishing a
precedent that might have a more seri-
Gus effect in future instance. The
strict constructionists may contend for
1t and fight it out on this line, but the
great mass of the people of both Lead
ing parties will approve of Governor
Cummins' judgment and wisdom. Since
the election could make no difference
Ain legislation, since 1t would entail a
large and useless expense upon the ma
alton, and since in a general way it in
wolves as much that is IemoraliZing as
= does that it helpful, there would be
gain rather than loss in exercising
choice in this matter. The governor,
being an able lawyer, as well as an ex-
perienced man, will find reasons enough
to sustain his declination to act.
If any interests were likely to suffer,
or ii the state executive were plainly
acting from partisan motives, depriving
the Second district of representation.
he could be compelled to do his duty
thru mandamus proceedings. AS 1t is.
all sensible and level-headed citizens
will approve his Judgment.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-05
OUTSIDE POINT OF VIEW

Tom Murphy was born in Ireland,
ilVes there today. and hopes to die tilere
not just now, however. Tom lives in
matched mud hut. with the chickens,
the cow and her calf and the pig al
ways disputing possession with the chill
dren, of which there were at one time
nine, and now none. Tom has a wife
who, like himself. is content to live and
ole on the "ould sod" After their kind,
they have raised a family only to have
them take unto themselves wings and
fly away" six to America, two in En-
gland and one in Dublin. Tom never
had $500 in his possession at any one
time in his life. i. e.. till very recently.
His total income. including the annual
trip away harvesting, has been as low
as 500 for year, then when the chill
dren were all at home with hungry
mouths and shiverirg bodies. Both
Tom and his wife probably would have
been better off if they had let whisky
alone, but 1t is no. Tor the writer to
preach total abstinence to man who
has lived on boiled potatoes and salt for
three months at stretch. Neither is
this story of 1reland's wrongs. God
knows the life of thousands in the
Emerald Isle, and for good purposes no
doubt thousands will continue to live
there in squalor and ,vretchedness.
Now, Toms oldes. boy was named
after his sire. AT the age of Is he came
to America. and wheE he was 10 was
getting $1.05 per day IN a western Iowa
town, working on the section" and
saving his money. In a few years he
became BOSS" previously, however,
marrying. and now with family of FIVE
children. Then he ran in debt for q
16O-acre farm. mace payments on it out
OF his wages, finally owning it and NOV
ing on to the place. Stock raising. good
prices and an advance in the price of
to-do" Numerous attempts were made
to get his father and mother ito come
over" but useless they We're; 1.-The old
woman didn't want to leave" Thomas
Murphy's children attended both the
parochial and common schools. And
Thomas Murphy's Oldest boy was also
named Thomas. Thomas the third was
ultimately sent to the Agricultural Col
lege, to get an idea of scientific farm
ing. He graduated as civil engineer
and went to Colorado to pursue his avo-
cation.
The third Thomas Murphy soon was
a dealer in mining speculations. Was
lucky. When he was 40 years of age
they in truth called him multi
millionaire A governors daughter, a
dollhouse plant from the eastern
boarding schools. was glad to become
his wife. And three children came to
fill "his palatial residence in Denver"
His life was fast one: trips east, down
to the mines, and his vast office inter-
ests made him slave to business, and
his home a mockery 10 any one const-
tuted differently. He had no desire for
society as 1T is called. His whole idea
of enjoyment was business. Wife, home
and children came after.
1t so happened that In the year 1900
Tom Murphy and wife were living in Il
hut in Ireland we'll and hearty at 80
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-05
DOUBT AND REALIZATION.

Opposition papers like the Montezu-
ma Democrat ought to dismiss their
doubts about trust legislation and take
courage. The latest number of the
Democrat declared 1T is becoming
more and more evident that the repub-
licans in the senate will not permit any
effective anti-trust legislation to be
enacted. It would demoralize their
slush funds!" The paper had hardly
been issued before the announcement
came from Washington that the senate
had passed Elkins' antitrust bill pro-
hibiting discrimination in freight rates
and imposing heavy penalties for viola
tons.
This is considered very important
measure, as it is designed to correct
one of the worst offences Of these great
corporations. Senator Eikin's measure,
which strengthens the interstate COM
merce law. makes 1t misdemeanor for
any common carrier to willfully fail to
publish It's rates and file them with thu
commission. A railroad which grants
a rebate, or a shipper who accepts one,
will be guilty of misdemeanor. Those
offending will be subject to fine of
from $1,000 to $4,000. 1t further pro-
vides that whenever the interstate COM
merce commission has reasonable
grounds for belief that the common car
riers are engaged in transporting
freight or passengers at less than the
published rate, or are committing dis
rected to present a petition TO the cir
cult court having jurisdiction, alleging
that such practice is INDUCED in. 1t
then becomes the duty of the court to
summarily inquire into the circum-
stances and upon being satisfied of the
truth of the allegation to enforce an OBJ
servance of the public tariffs or require
a discontinuance of the discrimina-
tons.
Another section of the bill repeats the
provisions of the interstate commerce
law providing imprisonment for VIOLA
ton of it, and if the Elkins bill becomes
a. law the courts will not have the pow
er to imprison any railroad official who
gives a rebate or shipper who receives
it,as fine will be the only punishment
provided.
Altho this measure has merely passed
the senate, 1t indicates the proper pub
lie spirit in meeting 1t. Leaders of the
house assert the Elkins bill will be
adopted at this session. and while there
is some objection to abolishing the pro-
visions of the present law permitting
the Imprisonment of those guilty of vio-
lations, some of them assert 1t is better
! to provide for punishment in proper
ton to the offense. If this were done
the law could be enforced to the letter,
but they contend that if the punishment
provided is extreme it would be a diff
cult matter to enforce the law ON ac-
| count of the sentiment against extreme
punishment. This feature of the Elkins
bill may be amended SO far as to pro-
vide for short term of imprisonment.
1t is noteworthy that those most Gag
err and reckless in their proposals for
trust legislation are those who have no
| responsibility in shaping grave prob
lens. The Democrat is no worse than
others of its stamp, but 1t serves to ILL
| ustrate the partisan spirit manifested.