Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-31
Murphy and Tedford, State
Printer and Binder, Have
Fostered Opposition
IN DIsFAvoR WITH LEADERS.
Legislature May Be Disposed to Turn
Down Those Who Work to Keep Up
Factonal Dscord in the Party
Pure Food Legislation Expected
Tama Paper Mill May Reopen.
Special to Times-R Republican.


Des Moines, July 31.-The rumors
that there is to be opposition to the
present state printer and state binder
causes no surprise here. 1t is stated
that A. C. Smith, Of Storm Lake, is tt
go after the place held by Bernard
Murphy, of Vinton. while T. w. Purcell
of Hampton, Is to get the place helc
by Howard Tedford, of Mt. Ayr. The
announcement is a little premature
but has foundation. For some time
there have been rumors that there
would certainly be candidates for these
two places against the present mcum-
bents. Murphy and Tedford have beer
resting secure in the belief that because
their predecessors received long terms
in the Offices they will be accorded re-
elections again. This may not be the
case. Two years ago both were re-
elected unanimously in the republican
caucuses and everything else in the
caucuses was unanimous. The las
legislature was distinctly a harmony
conference and harmony was the
watchword all thru. The speaker was
accorded unanimous nomination In the
caucus, and two United States senators
were unanimously nominated. But while
the speakership is regarded as settled
now strong effort is being made tc
work up sentiment in favor of a SCRAP
over that office, and IL this is done II
will precipitate fight all along the
line and this means a fight on state
printer and state binder. 1t is now
plain that the next legislature will be
fully controlled by those who heartily
support the party In the state ticket
so that persons who have been disposed
TO keep up factional discord will be in
disfavor before the legislators.
commissioner of Iowa. who attended the
'nSsienal meeting In st. Paul this week
where the dairy and food commission
ers of the United States met with the
manufacturers of prepared foods. the
college and government chemists, and
others interested in legislation on the
food question, is confident that there
will be legislation at the coming ses-
sion of congress on the pure food sub
ject. THE feeling at the national meet
ing" said Mr. Wright, was that we
are soon to have some Veal legislation.
and that the time to give the matter
attention to the end that the legisla-
ton shall be desirable Is right now.
From all parts of the country came re-
ports indicating that there is a growing
demand for some legislation. What we
want is a law that will create bureau
in the agricultural department or COM
mercial department, with an executive
head and chemists. examiners and 9th
ers under him-a bureau with authority
to act and man at the head who will
do something. The trouble with most
of the bills proposed Is that they want
to confer additional powers on the gov
eminent chemist. But any law to be
good must be enforced and must have
a man back of it clothed with some
authority. The purpose of a national
pure food law Will be to protect the
health of the people and to protect their
pocket books. Under the first head it
will prevent injurious adulterants and
the use of preservatives that are harm
full. In regard to the latter it will COM
pei labelling goods just as they are so
that the man who buys glucose made
to resemble maple syrup. shall not pay
maple syrup prices. The manufacture
ers Of food products are with US only
to the extent that they desire nation
al law for labelling and consequent uni
fornity thruout the United States, but
of course they want the labelling done
their way. They are like the renovated
butter makers who wanted their goods
labeled refined butter because it
would look better, they thought. But
the demand is for law that will pro-
tect alike the customer and the pro-
ducer and be fair to all, and we believe
that before the next session of congress
comes to close there will be .legisla-
ton along proper lines. The food and
dairy commissioners of every state in
the union are lending their influence
to that end. They believe it is right
and that it will help them locally and
tend to uniformity among the state
laws"
j. B. Hungerford, OF Carroll, presi-
dent of the board Of trustees Of the
Iowa State College at Ames takes oc-
casion to expose the pretty little fic-
ion that has been going the rounds
Of the press to the effect that certain
eloquent prayer before the last repub-
lean state convention held July / in
Des Moines, Rev. DR.. A. B. Storms be-
ng the chaplain, is what made the
said DR.. Storms president of the col
ege and transferred him from a pulpit
position In Des Moines church to the
'ostrum of the biggest college In the
state at $4,000 year. Mr.. Hunger
,ord was the only member Of the board
If trustees present in the convention
1t the time and he modestly suggests
hat "he being poor Judge Of such
Efforts did not appreciate It," He also
states that the Des Moines minister
lad been as carefully considered for
he place as any candidate before the
rustees. Mr.. Hungerford might have
gone further in reporting the process
~ which DR.. Storms came to his po-
'ition. While DR.. Storms had been
in a way, previously, yet 1t
s stated that only two or three of the