Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-10
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COMBINE ON INSURANCE RATES

COMBINE ON INSURANCE RATES
1Council Bluffs Nonpareil.l
To a man up a tree the announce
ment from Des Moines that the lnsur
ance men have decided not TO organ
ize a state wide compact looks bogus
They admit the organization OF local
boards thruout the state with a scheme
for harmonious rates. and really the
adherence between this rlan and a state
compact fails to present itself. The
insurance men are plenty shrewd and
the announcement that they have
abandoned the state compact because
of the opposition to it and the likeu
hood that 1t would give rise to agita-
lion for adverse legislation has the APP
pearance of blind to cover UP the
workings OF the alliance of local boards
by which all the ends OF state COM
pact may be attained.
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.CuNINfINS' PERSONAL VICTORY.
[Register and Leaderl
'Anything Is a splendid victory for
the republicans of Iowa; anything that
pulls their candidate thru. But the
figures, juggle them how you will. are
in evidence that Governor Cummins
was far more popular candidate In
1901 than he was in 1893" This is the
conclusion of the Davenport Demo
crat.
1t requires no Juggling of the figures
to prove that the Democrat is mis-
taken. A mere parellel-column state
ment of the vote of 1901 and that of
1903 shows that Mr. Cummins has been
a more popular candidate In the pres
ent campaign that he was in his first,
for he has received total vote of 239,-
593 this year as against 226.902 In 1901,
Moreover, in 1901 1t was assumed by
everybody that many democrats did
not vote for Phillips and did vote for
Cummins This year 1t is not assumed
by anybody that the governor was the
beneficiary OF any democratic support
whatever. 1t appears therefore that
he has not only gained over 10000 votes
in two years but has gained more than
that number of republican votes, which
is a striking testimonial to his personal
popularity and to his administration as
governor.
Altho Mr.. Sullivan has polled 10000
more votes than Mr.. Phillips did two
ality Is practically as great now as
it was then. This in another way sug
gests that 1t requires no Juggling Of
figures to prove that he was not more
popular in 1901 than he is now. 1t sug
gests on the contrary that consider
ing the difference between Mr.. Sui
Ivan and Mr.. Phillips as candidates
and as campaigners, and between thu
animation and expectancy of the demo-
Gratis in the two campaigns. that Gov
ernor Cummins has received a most re-
markable personal endorsement
The republican plurality that is now
assured ia the most astonishing that
has ever been won in an Iowa election.
1t is double what the democratic man
ayers actually believed it would be, and
fully one third larger than the repub-
lican managers hoped it would be. 1t
proves that Iowa is satisfied with the
present administration of state and ma
tional affairs, and that the state does
not propose to be seduced by any prom
ises whatever into encoura gtng any
change next year.
WHERE THE TAXES GO.
Nevada Watchman.l
The average citizen as he pays his
taxes wonders what becomes OF all
the money that is paid? 1t is a very
natural question; the appended table
shows approximately how the money
raised In Iowa is distributed for ex-
penditure:
Total levied for all purposes. s22,542,5So
For schools 100000
For county purposes ). 100000
For municipal purposes -. >. 3.600.000
For state purposes ;. -. 100000
From the above 1t is seen that the
total amount of tax paid in the state
averages about $40 per capita for ev-
cry man. woman and child. The sum
levied for state purposes is less than 81
per capita. For schools we pay nearly
81 and for county government nearly
So per capita. The heaviest expendi-
lures are those nearest home and most
directly under the control of the voters.
II the taxes are higher than they should
be the taxpayers have the remedy in
their own hands. Proper attention to
the duties of citizenship on the part
Of taxpayers will correct all abuses that
may exist in the way of over taxation
or extravagant expenditures of public
funds
THE DECREASED SOCIALIST VOTE
dubuque Telegraph
The returns indicate falling OFF OF
232 in the socialist vote in Dubuque
as compared with last year.
The explanation for this Is found in the
opposition offered the doctrine. Only