Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-06
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

The Waterloo Reporter plainly as
ser,s that lit might as we'll he under
stood that the naming of Iowa's dele
gates t-large to the national repub-
llcan convention is pr-erogative that
belongs exclusively to the republican
| state convention. Neither ]. w. Blythe
nor Governor Cummins. nor both of
| them together, have any right 10
make up list In advance of the con-
ventlon and to say that these shall be
the delegates. Ii is due 60 Governor
| Cummins 10 say that he has never
assumed the right 10 select the dele
gates either With or without the con-
| sent of Mr.. Blythe. 1t is only the lat
| ter who has volunteered TO relieve the
convention of the work of selection by
naming the delegates himself, four
months in advance OF the meeting.
The Dubuque Telegra PHI Herald.
| which opposes the Responsibilities
bill. submits that the citizen of Ill.,
nois has certain rights In Iowa He
should have the right to ship into
Iowa whatever an 1owan Is pleased TO
| buy. The Iowan should be privileged
| TO buy whatever he wants, so long as
he does not intend using 1t against
society or against the government.
That is A part of his personal liberty
under the constitution. II the power
of the federal government over inter-
state commerce In liquor packages
were to be removed it might be re-
moved In other cases, and we should
find states erecting various barriers
l v
The news that royal wedding is
TO occur In Europe before long leads
the Charter Oak Times to offer Il bet
of two pairs of old shoes and three
pounds OF rice that any one OF our
preachers will perform the ceremony
for a quiet wedding In the country
and bring about ten thousand per cent
more marital felicity"
"The proclamation Of reciprocity
in non -competitvee products Is
made by those who are opposed to all
reciprocity, ASSERTS the Eagle Grove
Eagle. 1.-THE term is an invention OF
the .standpatter' and is simply en-
ployed to confuse. distract and defeat
all reciprocity. The term was never
used by Blaine Mckinley or Roose-
welt. II Is not used by any one who
Is doing anything for any kind of
reciprocity or who ever means to do
anything II they are sincere in their
observation-disclosures of that delu-
sion let them try their hand with Cana
da. South America or any other coun-
try. If they can demonstrate the sue
cess of that kind of reciprocity all re-
publicans Will give them a clear field
for it's exploit. But who believes any
reciprocity. of any kind. will ever be
carried into effect thru or by the aid
of this cloaked standpatter.'
The Odebolt Chronicle "admires and
respects Senator Allison and Senator
| Deliver. and believes they would car
| nv out the wishes of Iowa republicans
should they be, elected delegates
| large to the national convention. But
there is no especial reason why the
senators should be chosen as Delegates
ait large to the exclusion of other 10y
| all republicans who do not hold Office
AS the Chronicle understands the
| situation, neither Allison nor Dolliver
lis asking the honor, and their names
were not mentioned in connection with
the matter until Mr.. Blythe announced
Ibis willingness to permit their cleo
ti0h. The graceful thing for the SEN
| ators to do is to announce that they
do not care to stand in the way OF
other men who haye been mentioned.
.If the Iowa legislature can require
tho railroads to furnish passes to the
shippers of live stock. Why" asks the
| Davenport Democrat, "can not that
hody go further and pass the much
valued pasteboardsa all the way around.
Pota toes, apples and butter are per-
to give the farmers, the fruit growers
and the dairymen a chance at the free
| tickets"
The Brooklyn Chronicle thinks:
"The city firms which are sending
out plans by means of which country
newspaper men may meet the compe-
tition of the metropolitan dailies in
their territory are taking upon them
selves a large amount of unnecessary
trouble. 1t is probable that some man
somewhere, at some time. has stopped
n good local paper because he had be-
4 gun TO take metropolitan daily, but
/ If so we never heard of him. The idea
which so many city men have. that the
/ country press is suffering from city
competition, is too ludicrous for SER
ions discussion
Noting that another newspaper is
tb be launched at Montour, the Chel-
sea independent approves the move
and predicts with two papers In Mon
tour each editor should clear UP
enough to buy pound of radium every
| twelve months
4 The Webster City Freeman Trib-
| uue is In favor of harmony. Why
not send Governor Cummins and his
1 friends as delegates to the national
conventions" 1t asks. IF Mr.Blythe, Mr.
Young. Mr.. Cole and the rest of the
bows will endorse this program the
republican camp will be full of bis
chunks of harmony. This Is sug-
rested merely as compromise"
i The most reliable preparation fol
i kidney troubles on the market Is Fo-
ty,5rav Cure r. A. Morgan,