Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-22
LOCAL COMMENT
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The necessity Of registration this
year cannot be kept too closely in mind
by voters. The newspapers will, from
now until election day, remind the
stragglers day by day, and when
election day arrives there will be some
who will be surprised to learn they
are compelled to register this year IL
they care to vote Previous registra-
tons avail the voter nothing. in gem
eral election years. so the matter of
registration is all important. Next
week the first opportunity will he
given to affiX the names to the poll
books. The registration days are
Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Be
sure and attend to registration on
one of these three days.
The T.-R. presented some interest
ing figures this week on sugar beet
culture, showing the profits from
acreage in different Michigan points.
The Wolverine farmers have made
good money out Of their beet patches,
altho some of them We're engaged in
the farming on a small scale. AS Mar
shall county soil has already been
found to be particularly adapted to the
culture of beets, there is every reason
to believe that if contracts were Of
fered to the farmers they would be
willing to sign them and go into the
sugar beet business.
Another prospective attraction of
hi oloc II iot,
Brown Jones' superintendent of the
Marshalltown chautauqua. The latest
star feature Is Ernest Thompson Sc
ton, the noted naturalist Mr.. Seton
has appeared before local audience
but once, at matinee and evening lee
ture a few years ago, when he delights
ed both the old and young in his inter-
esting stories of nature. A great tri-
umvirate for next years assembly
would be Booker II. Washington. Sam
Jones and Ernest Thompson-Seto
and Dr. Jones Is in hopes that he will
be able to secure all of the noted
men.
With Ingledue, DAILY, Egermeyer,
Evans and Dickson openly talked Of as
candidates for mayor, and Webster
and Getz mentioned as possibilities and
the election six months away 1t would
seem that there Dis something doing In
local politics. The funny thing about
municipal politics this year is the fear
that every candidate and all factions
have Of the prohibition vote. The un-
expected demonstration of strength at
the last mayoralty election did not
succeed in soaring anybody into an ef-
fort for saloon retrenchnnent, but 1t
has excited a wholesome respect
among political managers.
It is undoubtedly true that the vote
for the prohibition ticket two years ago
was greatly more than a prohibition
vote. Then none thought that the
had any show for cleo
ton, but there was great deal Of
and a desire on tho
part of some to draw the lines Of po-
lice regulation a little closer and many
voted the prohibition ticket in order to
rebuke somebody. 1t does not follow
that this same vote will be cast for
the prohibition ticket this year or that
1t would have been cast that way then
had there been any danger Of prohib-
htion success. There are many citizens
who favor saloon retrenchment and
stricter administration who would also
fear the radicalism Of a prohibition
regime.
If the prohibitionists were politicians
they could control the coming, election
BY holding themselves and their votes
in reserve to be thrown to the inde-
pendent candidate who would nearest |
meet their ideals they could elect him,
while if they persist in running a can
didate Of their own the saloon element |
will have no difficulty alligning with |
the conservative element In opposition |
to the prohibition candidates. 1t is |
too far ahead Of the election to pre-
dict results, but this much is assured |
that there will be warm campaign in
March.
Councilman Abbott's paper before
he annual convention of the League of |
iowa Municipalities was important in
hat 1t calls attention to the bright
side Of our municipal affairs. Our
government is not ideal, and
hose Of us on the outside, with no
to meet. are often prone
o spend all of our time kicking and
au!t finding with no word for the good
hings about our government. For in
tance Abbott has shown that we have
n successful operation what other
titles, much larger, would like to have,
ownership of water works
nd street lights. Cedar Rapids, Bur- II
ington, Muscatine. Waterloo and TT.
Dodge are all casting about them in an
to solve their problem of pure
water. Marshalltown has solved hers.
'ome other councilman might have
hown that we had 9. paid fire depart
nent, more efficient than any in the