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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-28
LOOKER-ON in IOWA;

Rockwell, May 27.-Now that the
battle is over, one hears in these differ
ent counties how it was done. Gener-
al Apathy has been responsible for
many lost campaigns, but the desire foi
General Harmony to control the late
republican convention, resulted in what
one writer now calls, harmony Civ
ing the other fellow all of the offices.
1t is u fact that J. w. Blythe's frequent
Interviews" in the interests OF haf-
mony, hypnotized the Cummins
crowd" in many localities and they
slept sweetly till the time came when
the republican party of Iowa announced
by platform, I'VE believe in reciprocity
only in non competitive articles" The
whole business from the day that
Blythe named himself and the other
three delegates lat Large till the sine die
adjournment at Des Moines, is another
feather in the cap of the shrewdest pol
itical manager in Iowa. Talking with
many republicans in northwest Iowa.
and more lately in central Iowa, the
story is all one way. Harmony When
Jones was mentioned for district dele
gate we didn't want to fight. He's a
good republican and a good citizen"
Now these same republicans see such
good republicans" were selected all
over Iowa. AS one man in Cerro Gordo
remarked, this is a strong Cummins
county, but the standpatters outwitted
us. A we'll posted delegate to the Har-
din county convention told the writer
the Cummins men in that convention
were five to one standpatter Franklin
county is very friendly to Cummins, yet
the weekly papers there now can be
classed as standpatters. Harmony"
again. Poweshiek county did not quite
become fully under the influence of the
harmony hypnotism, much to the dis
gust of certain adopts in the science OF
hypnotic harmony. Ida, Sac, Beuna
Vista, Emmett, Dickinson and score
more of Cummins counties went to
sleep and harm, onized the 40 days IN
advance nominations Of j. w. Blythe.
And whether the fine italian hand OF
the Burlington counsel of the North
ern Securities was to be seen or not,
1t is curious fact that Senator
Maytag of Newton was not only turn
ed down, but spanked. Senator Smith
Of northeastern Iowa failed to get
there, and ex-senator Funk, not only
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-28

When speaking of the farm, call ii
by name. Have the name neatly print
ed on all stationery and pay no at
tention to the gibes of some men who
may be fifty years behind the times. y
If there is 'standpatter" in the
state who is proud of his work. the
Northwood Anchor would like to hear
from him.
The Brooklyn Chronicle speaks of
the Iowa platform as "a ridiculous
form is for one month only In a few
weeks the national convention will
speak, and no republican voice in Iowa
will be raised in opposition. In the
meantime 1t may as we'll be definitely
understood that the Iowa tariff and
reciprocity planks are the products of
'Cumminsphobia' and not of Iowa re-
publicanism."
While the Jefferson Bee can stand
very cheerfully on this platform and
lend cordial aid to it's victory at the
polls next November, we deem it no
heresy to cling to our belief in mod
crate tariff reform, and to hope that
coming congresses will deal with tariff
rates from the standpoint of business
and equity, and not make a fetish of
the particular schedule made by any
man or set of men. dead or alive.
The truest and sanest protection. in
our mind is the protection which re-
cognizes new conditions as they arise
and goes out to meet them with grad
ual changes and reforms which main
tain an equable balance between en-
ployer and employee and between
producer and consumer. II in this be-
lief we are not as loyal to the prin-
ciples of protection as any republican
why
Those who have charged the gov
ernor with being disturber of har-
mony have done him an Injustice
concludes the Sioux City Journal.
The Manson Journal has come
across many men who arrived at ma
ture years and occupying useful and
free to admit that they owed much to
a good licking judiciously administered
at the right time"
The Boone Republican believes 'If
every woman in the land would stop
feeding the tramps tomorrow, inside
n week there would be no hobo in
the country"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-28
guriag garslatuu, aua Saturday 7ag e. 1904

was obliged to resign any ASPIRATIONS
as delega tea Large, but afterwards
was left out of the congressional deal
in the Eleventh district. Perhaps
all this just happened, but when one
stops and remembers that these three
able senators only a few weeks before
actually bought the Register AMI
Leader and had n written contract for
the deal, and for reasons the public
has not entirely understood, failed to
take possession; remembering these
things and also that if they had OBJ
tanned possession, under the new
management that paper would not
have favored the United States sena-
torial aspirations of ]. w. Blythe, it
does look Kinder strange. All this is
warning not to oppose the powers
that be- Certainly the three senator's
were not hypnotized. but their friends
were and the three senators them
selves swallowed great chunks of
harmony.
After the Cedar Rapids convention,
two years ago. the writer Travelled over
the same part of the state. 1T was
Cummins Cummins. everywhere. Iowa
idea men, many and outspoken. We
turned down the boss and that ends
Joseph" Today many of the weekly
papers so jubilant in tone those days,
now see the need of harmony Now
the crowd says there is going to be a
show, we want to be in the parade and
so Jump right into the band wagon.
Perhaps as ridiculous a statement as
one hears, is that even Cummins has
had change of heart" He's fopp-
ed" Doesn't even wobble.' Didn't
he say he'd support the platform
whatever it was?'
On the other hand there is sat
isfaction in meeting many. who were
iowa idea men" from motives OF
political principle. Are yet, and claim
that the present platform represents
only the work of shrewd politicians.
That it will not be in harmony with
the national plank on tariff. and is
reflection on Roosevelt, who success
fully brought about reciprocity on the
competitive articles OF sugar and to-
bacco in Cuba, and on our own SEN
ators. Allison and Dolliver, who voted
for it.
IT, ND ent.A-A,se
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-28

can pretend to admire the ecstatic ut
terances of jeremiah and Ezekiel? The
Book of Job has been lauded beyond
measure. 1t has striking passages, and
| its theme is one of the deepest interest
But it signally fails to solve its prob.
lem, the compatibility of the suffering,
of good men with the providence OF
God Socrates, as reflected in Plato, is
here clearly above Job.
Some passages in the Old Testament
which are instinct with tribal cruelty
and pander to the war spirit have borne
very bitter fruit. A plea has been en-.
tered for the retention of these as con.
genial to O. particular class of converts
1t was for that very reason that Ulfilas
the apostle of the Cloths. left the Books
of Kings out of his translation of the
Scriptures.
Inspiration must be universal q,
none. We are not warranted in pick.
ing out certain passages and pronounce
ing them divine while the rest are hui.
man. A single error or immortality is
fatal to the divine origin of the whole
That a divine Being should err or mis-.
lead is inconceivable. Not less incon,
ceivable is it that he should have sub.
jected himself in his operations to such
law as evolution, and then waited fol
Darwin to explain the dispensation tt
mankind. Gladstone, maintaining the
devine source of Genesis. in effect
makes the Creator guess at the process
of creation and come strikingly near to
anticipating the Nebular Hypothesis.
1t seems to follow that the Old Tes-
lament ought not to be bound up with
the New as the record of continuous
revelation, hard as it will be to dis
solve the union between the two parts
of our family Bible.
The value Of the New Testament. ia
a nationalist, does not depend on the
proof of apostolic or contemporary au-
thorship. on the credibility OF tho
miraculous parts of the narrative or
on anything that the higher criticism
has swept or is sweeping away. It
rests on the Character unmistaka bly,
portrayed and on the doctrines which
ilnquestionably gave birth to Chrfsten-
dom. GOODWIN SMITH.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-28
NEARING AN END OF RECIPROCITY.

Since there is no escape from the
ultimate conclusions of the reciprocity
plank in the recent stapdpat platform,
the burlington Hawkeye is now will
ing to admit that there is a grow
| ing belief that reciprocity is no longer
feasible;" that reciprocity is nearing
| its end" To justify its conclusion
the Hawkeye attempts to prove that 1t
all of the things we produce and
since our country is able to produce
nearly everything needed by man, there
is little left that we do not produce
on which we could negotiate 8. reci-
procal treaty.
This Is q frank admission for a
standpat newspaper to make. 1t is
the criticism conservative republicans
have made against the language of
procity to '.non- competitive products"
There Is little left that is subject 10
reciprocal negotiations" says the
Hawkeye, and the Hawkeye is right
when 1t limits reciprocity to the
| things we do not produce to ..non-com-
petitive' products.
Thus, having secured the admins
sion, that the language of the stand
pat platform practically forces an end
to reciprocity. we ought to proceed
with our discussion narrowed to the
one question as to whether or not
means of maximum and minimum
tariffs, is desirable at all. The Hawk
eye contends ITO be self-sustaining,
to be all-sufficient is the objective
point of the protective policy" Nc
Kinley, who was the father of one
protective tariff bill and the nations
greatest protectionist for genera
ton, declared in his last public utter
ance: Our capacity to produce has
ducts have so multiplied that the prob
lem OF more markets requires our urg
ent and immediate attention. The per-
iod OF exclusiveness is past. The ex-
pansiorl of our trade and commerce is
the pressing problem" And there are
many republicans who believe that
Mckinley saw into the future with
prophetic vision. at least they believe
| that hi. bespoke the needs Of a greas
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-28
S-S-SS-S-S-S@S~SS- -
For Sunday Reading.
. All sorts Of Opinions. +!
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Bibles Critics and Defenders.


New York SUM-
TO the Editor of the Sun-Sir: we
learn from your editorial that ortho-
+, doxy under the very able leadership OF
DR.. Patton is confronting heterodoxy
on decisive field in defense of the
full inspiration and supreme authority
of the Bible as the word of God. IL
will be a momentous encounter. What
are all our political questions compared
with the question whether we have or
have not the divinely inspired word OF
life?
Those whose opinions ! share will be
Inclined to demur to the use In crit
zeal discussion of the term Bible" dear
and familiar as that term may be. The
founder of Christianity, a humble Cali
lean. naturally received with uncriticai
simplicity the sacred books and tradi-
tions of his nation. He accepted as
historical the story of Jonah and saw
in the appellation of Jehovah as the
God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob
proof that those patriarchs still lived.
But Pharisaism opeyed its instincts in
crucifying the founder of Christianity.
The Anglican Articles say the Old
Testament is not contrary to the New.
What can be more contrary to the
brotherhood of man than the order to
smite the Canaanites and utterly de-
stroy them? What can be more con-
trary to the Christian rule Of marriage
than is the injunction of Ezra to the
Jews to put away their Gentle wives?
The God of the Old Testament to the
last is tribal. tho he is supreme over the
gods of all the other nations and will
some day make his tribe supreme. The
God of the New Testament is universal
1t is time that we should frankly
treat as primitive the Old Testament
stories OF the Creation and the Deiuge
which distinctly clash with the true
revelation of science. They ought no
longer to be taught to children. ! recol-
lect the ignominious struggles of
great geologist, whose lectures / at
tended in my youth, to reconcile sc1en-
tific fact with established and conse-
Grated belief
The Old Testament has it's sublimi-
ties, its beauties, it's passages of adj
vanced morality both personal and So
cial. In virtue of these it must al
ways hold it's ground. The Mosaic law,
whatever may be the date of it's re-
daction, belongs in it's character to
primitive era, and for that era is
notable advance in civilization. Rec
ognizing primitive customs, 1t inn
proves on them. 1t distinguishes will
full murder from accidental homicide,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-28

The Boone Republican believes IF
every woman in the land would stop
feeding the tramps tomorrow, inside
n week there would be no hobo in
the country"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-28

and confines to wilful murder the
function of the Ayenger of Blood It
forbids the taking of money as a sat
isfaction for blood, which was the
general custom of primitive man
kind. 1t condemns the hereditary
blood feud. BY providing judges and
calling on the congregation to judge
between the slayer and the avenger
of blood, it puts private revenge under
the control of public law. 1t limits
the evil privilege of asylum. 1t limits
parental despotism, which among the
Romans was unlimited, requiring a
public process and the concurrence OF
the mother in the execution of a rebel
lious child. Recognizing polygamy,
as in those days was inevitable, it
guards against the evil jealousies and
partialities of the harem. 1t even nit
igates in some measure the barbarous
laws of war, requiring that garrison
shall be regularly summoned, and for
bidding the cutting down Of fruit trees,
the permanent wealth of the country,
which was regularly practiced by the
Greeks. 1t extends measure of pro-
lection to the feelings of captive wom-
ism, making no provision for a stand
ing army, even foregoing forced serv-
ice in war and treating peace in all
your borders" as the highest blessing.
1t recognizes slavery, then universal,
but mercifully interposes to some ex-
tent between the master and the slave.
1t betrays it's human origin in ordain-
ing capital punishment for witchcraft.
Mere improvements on the tribal sys-
tenn, though remarkable and even Won
derful, can hardly be said clearly to
bespeak the intervention of God.
The Decalogue is very high morality
for it's day as the continuance of it's
authority has proved, though its al
fusion to the creation shows that 1t
was not inspired by the Maker of the
world. The Sabbath. while in it's Jew
ish form it belongs to the past, has
glided with rational modification into
our inestimable Day of Rest.
IL the grandeurs and beauties Of the
Old Testament are apparent, it's weak
nesses can not well be concealed. Who
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-28
surplus producing agricultural state.

surplus producing agricultural state.
Blaine, Harrison, Reed and Mckinley
did not utter a word or hint that
some American industries might be
sacrificed to promote the trade of other
countries. The whole tenor of their
policy WAS mutual trade relations in
non competitive products 1t is diff
ficult to see how the Hawkeye could
so greatly misunderstood the language
and teachings of these men when 1t
Mckinley asked, in concluding his
argument for reciprocity. IF perchance
some of our tariffs are no longer need
ed to protect our industries at home,
why should they not be employed to
extend our markets abroad?" The
Hawkeye and standpatters generally
seem determined to misunderstood or
misstate the position of the progress
i've republican in that they persist in
markets at home. No republican in
tends to sacrifice home market of
any consequence. The original pur-
pose of protection was to protect an
infant industry and it is the belief of
many that as this country grows in
wealth and experience it will become
strong enough in many industries to
meet the worlds competition alone
and unaided or at least without so
much aid or protection as before. When
an American industry begins to in
wade foreign markets. indication OF this
growth is apparent. 1t is then that
the Mckinley kind of a republican,
the progressive republican. proposes to
scale down the protective schedules
and swap the margin mo longer
needed" in return for increased mar
kets abroad for our surplus.
1t was this and nothing more that
Governor Cummins proposed in his
reference to Canadian reciprocity. He
saw hundreds of millions of American
capital being invested in Canada for
the erection of factories and thought
that If Canadian schedules could be
pared down United States factories
and United States men might make
goods for Canada and make them in
the United States, where the farm
ers of the states could feed the work
men. He admitted that we might have
to let down the bars to Canadian wheat
and lumber, but thought that, so long
as Canada and the states both send a
surplus OF wheat to London to COM
pete on an equal footing and to be gov
erned in the price at home by the mar
ket for the surplus abroad, the farmer
of the states would not suffer. But.
note you, he did not intend to "sacri-
fee" anything for he expressly said:
IF the bargain is not advantageous
to our people none will be made Yet
Cummins was maligned for months as
a free trader. Such standpatters as
the Hawkeye should wake up to the
republicanism of Nc
kinley and acknowledge that The per-
iod of exclusiveness Is past" It's adj
mission that reciprocity confined to
mon competitive products is reci-
procity nearing an end is reci-
procity with little left" is, however,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-28

promotive of digestion and enlivening
to the portal circulation.
Perhaps the Republican might itself
judiciously consult specialist on hob
nailed liver. 1t has sucked at the bilge
that the histology of it's own case
naturally predicates hepatic difficulty.
1t has oveIworked its own and the di-
gestlon of its readers. The $4,000 item
III Dennson's expense account still lies
heavy on its stomach. The Republican
should see a doctor.
But as to the Times Republican:
Never better, thank you, and enjoying
a delightful early summer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-28
The Only Line With a Worlds Fair
Station

This refers to the Iowa Central rail-
way and means
First-The shortest Line.
Second--The most comfortable route.
Third-Two fine thru trains direct to
the gates Of the fair.
Fourth--A saving of about three
hours in time.
Fifth--You avoid the crowds at the
union depot and on the street cars.
Sixth--You save money by being
landed just where you want to go.
There are many other reasons but
"a word to the wise is sufficient"
For excursion tickets, berth reserva-
lions and complete guide to the fair,
free address A. b. Cults, q. 2. & T. Al,
minneapolis, MIMI
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-28

Between political punches the
Manson Democrat thinks, lit will not
be out of place to remark that the
prospects for "a bumper crop in Iowa
were never better"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-28

Name the farm" insists the Allison
Tribune. Select some good name
that will last Longer than xoA will,
New-York tribune., 1904-10-12
H. G. P4YNE'S WILL FILED.
Estate Estimated at S750OOO-Be-
quests to U'idogc and Relatives.

Milwaukee. Oct. 1.-THE viii OF Postmaster Gen
eraI Henry c.. Payne was fled Ter probate today
The estate estimated 0a IS LETT in trust To
Frank c. BigeIow and George p Miller OF Mil
waukee, as executors In addition 10 household
goods. horses. carriages etc an annuity OF s. $50 IS
provided for Mrs LYDIA W. Pavae the widow.
during the settlement OF thA estate Other an
nuiries for like period are provided as follows.
For his sister Mrs In1ogena z. Cameron. of
jamestown y T.. $1,000. for his vl5es niece Miss
Margaret Jones ot Milwaukee. $3.50. ard for NIiss
Diana :. Bowen OF North Adams Mass. S2C0. on
Ine settlement or the ate SaU is bequaaf ned 20
Miss Louise Jones, Of MIlWaVkee and S5U0e 20 Win
field Henry Cameron. Of Milwaukee. one thou
Slnd dollars IS left TO FaUIs Church NIL
WaUkee- TO ~ held in trust. the interest of which
shall be used 10 keep the burial lot IL good condi-
tlon and the monument in repaIr-
AZ the expiration OF three Years rom the SET
JLeIrent or the estate the trustees to convey
ana assign 70 the widow. Should she be living.
~ Per cent Of The estate in their hands
entitled 10 the same under her will At the s1Te
time = per cent IS 20 he conveyed 70 Mrs Cam
erCn after Mss Margaret Jones has received
St0Qe, provided the believe the estate then
IN their hands, including the 81 cent any part
palG 10 the WIDOW, Is worth Sl7a0Q If tr Is worth
less. the sum 20 be paid 70 Miss Margaret Jones
snaA oe reduced proport1onarely-
Inc residue OF the estate is 20 he held bv rhs
trustees who are to pay the net income 20 the
WluoW 50 long as she lives, and on her death 10
paw the whole TO Mrs Cameron II she is dAa q.
her son. Winfield Henry Cameron is 10 re-
celvs IT, provided thar out OF the income there
shall ce secured and paid 20 Miss Diana Bowen
an annuity Of 500 Should she survive Mrs Payne.
the teststor expresses wish that the estate shall
he settled in five years
New-York tribune., 1904-10-12
MIR. DIxEY's EXPERIMENT.
BERKELEY LYcEUM.

Henry E. Dixey began last evening what Is a.
best but experiment. opening the BerAeleS
Lvceum Theatre, IN West Forry-foJlrtn-st-' as d
vaudeville house OF the sort little known in this
country. a house where each evening two or three
one act plays and comedies are given. where there
are good music and variety Of carefully chosen en-
tertainment bv dancers, n1agiciaus and the Ike
THE Dtxey Entertainment last nights ouerlns
was called, and by this name it proposes 70 con-
rinue changing from week 70 week but never de-
scendinE 20 the noisy, the vulgar the in
artistic. An audience friendly 70 Ar Dlxey'
but not knowing what 10 expect com
fortabIy filed the red and yellow band
box when a sweet little maid in black pages
costume with dinplcs on her knees, stepped be-
tween the curtains and announced that the audi
ence were requested 10 check their hammers al
tho box once. Richard Mansfield who SAT in
box led the laugh at this, and the evening began
nerriIy with some feats OF magic and coratcal
shadow pictures by the n black" This was
followed BY some singing by Mile. Packbiers
who appeared 70 vastly better advantage than
when she was a member Of that unfortunate
French company al the Casino last spring Then
there was some acting by Mr.. Dtxey and Miss
Marie Nordstrorn IN a sketch by g I. Bell, called
David Cfa-rick the ARK OF Acting. SIr. DiNey
has made this sketch familiar in vaudeville where
indeed. Il belongs II anywhere Some ulirnicSIng
BY Miss Violette Dale; some dancing and some
talk followed. and then Mr. Dtxey was seen again.
this time in Clay " Greene's familiar one act play.
over a Welsh Rarebt." The programme closed
with third short play. Agatha Dene.' in which
AIr. Dixey did not appear. Then. according to the
programme came some curtain doubtless TO sum
up the evening
IN summing W the evening nanifsstly nothing
very exciting is 20 be recorded Later 1Ir Dixey
promises new plays by Thomas, Oliver Hersor5.
Booth Harrington. Brander Matthews and others
II seems rather a pity he could not have begun
his experiment with one or mora OF these promised
novelties II would have lent an interest 10 his
programme and liveliness It at present lacks
The entertainment is quietly eujoyable-but it IS "A
long call from the Berkeley Lyceum 10 Broadway
There Will be matinees or Tuesdays. Thursdays and
SATURDAYS