Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-24
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What's the use of e~ternally stirring
Up the good roads Gu-stion? What
difference will it MAKE in {. hundred
years from now if during the week of
was almost at a s%tandstill? OF course
merchants would like To take in a lit
tie money to pay bills coming due; let
the credits wait. Farmers would like
to market some 7-cent hogs. but the
market will be better If no hogs are
brought in. Sick people out in the
country want the doctor TO come out.
but he can not get there unless he
walks, and between You and l, neigh
Dor, some people would lie better off if
they didn't doctor so rnuch. Travelling
men would like to make more than one
town n day. but the inability to drive
gives them a m~uch-needed rest. Rural
free delivery men are unable to make
their rounds. Even this has redeeming
features. it makes tha regularity of
good roads service appreciated. Let's
quit this eternal yawp about good roads
in Iowa. Farmers don't want them in
the spring or long g a sentiment
would lave developed that would have
made the present condition Of the roads
in Iowa impossible.
Tho Washington corre spondent of the
New York Sun recently had a long let
ter on new congressman. What follows
is of interest to the Iowa reader:
"A new member is not q useful serv-
ant to the people he represents; and is
practically without influence. He makes
no impression upon the house. and the
ised his confiding constituency should
be railroaded thru in a couple of days,
drag on thru several sessions.
Some states have come to recognize
the fact that their influence in national
affairs is measured directly by the in
t'uence of their servants in congress
and rarely make a change in their rep
r~esentation. For instance. The state OF
Maine, whose representatives practi-
cally hold their offices for life, has a
political position quite u of proper
to her rank among her sister states.
and Iowa. which. like the Pine Tree
state. has pursued the policy of not
changing her delegation oftener than
Is necessary. has Il power In congress
superior to any state OF similar impor-
lance that has followed a different
plan"
We have all along claimed Iowa was
running the general government. Here's
the secret of our predominating infiu-
Asr'"ants for tho position of
Hull, Lacey. Cousins. Haugen and Lot
Thomas can put this in their pipes and
smoke 1t. And by continuing these use
servants In Office we show to the
world that We are istani-patters.
Since the word .s.and-patter" has
been evolved, the writer in common
With others has been asking. what is
the significance of the two-word
phrase? Inquiry has b.Sught out the
fact that to stand-pat is what a wicked
poker player does-sometimes. This
to draw poker, no stud poker,
whatever tha. may be. Poker is also
called bluff. 1t seems in playing poker
that when the cards ave been deal
any player thinking he has a hand to
win the other fellows money, when
asked by the dealer, "How many cards
you want?" replies, II stand pat
meaning he does not cars, for any. for If
draws cards he will have to dis
card some that he has in his hand. In
other words. he is wiling to let well
alone. But sometimes this
is bluffing. He has, per-
only n pair of deuccs. or ten spot
high. but his bluff frequently drives out
other players who have a good pair
or even better to draw to. n then the
wins without a struggle
or even a show down. Ut has been in
timated that this is the game now be-
ing PLAYED by the Hon. LATE Young ct
al.) Again, sometimes after standing
pat the other Players do not brighten
worth a cent and draw cards n better
their hands. Then the stand-patter has
to put up or shut up-in either case
losing his money ~(Thewriter has been
told that his latter plan viii be adopted
in the political game to be called off at
the coming republican c~onvention). The
has taken pains 10 inquire into
the meaning of this now common
phrase and to explain it in detail here.
so few of our Iowa citizens know
anything about the game of poker.
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Bad roads and Ia grippe (boo-hoo,
the new name for IT'D come together
every spring in Iowa. This year this
disease has taken a milder
but longer drawn-out form. The VIC
TINS while not so sick as last year or
the year before, have been longer get
over 1T. We have a few boastful
citizens with US who never had 1t. sir,
and / don't believe there is any such
disease" "a man takes cold or has a
headache and Immediately announces
he has the grippe" The writer has
said it before, and repeats it. When
Ia grippe gets a grip IN you. you will
nave no inclination TO carry a grip.
You'll know you've got 1t.
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