Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-08
LOCAL COMMENT

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j. Frost, Esq, may now get busy
lust as soon as he wants to for Iowa 8
corn crop has smilingly slipped out OF
harm's way. In mercantile circles cold
weather can not now arrive too soon,
but for the average run of people lit
tie Indian summer will be appreciat-
ed
The preliminary work for the e1cava-
tons for Marshalltowns new public
building was begun today. Interurban
people, just returned from New York,
say prospects appear to be favorable
toward the financing Of the MARSHALL
town project. after election. With ac-
tive work on the new postoffice and the
Grundy Center electric road next sum-
mer, business conditions in Marshall-
town should not be looking down.
Marshalltown people may not appre-
ciate 1t, but it is nevertheless fact,
that the new home of the Railroad Y.
M. C. A. is going to be one Of the incest
improvements ever made to the city.
The prospectus that has been issued
this week is worth anyone's time in
a careful perusal. Secretary rockingham
has edited it carefully and has placed IN
convenient form facts and figures that
show much valuable information con-
corning the work of the association as
1T will be carried on in its new home.
Marghalltown is going to have an as
ISOLATION building Of which any city
might be proud. and it is an institu-
ton in which the entire public is going
to take an interest, because so many
people Of all classes, have helped make
it's existence possible. A little personal
interest on the part of many makes
Marshalltown's Y. M. G. A. an unique
institution, and when the building is
ready for dedication the people will
open their eyes in amazement at the
accomplishment. BY wise economy
and careful arrangement the new
building in this city will present to it's
patrons more privileges and conven-
fences than were secured by either
Waterloo or Oskaloosa, whose buildings
were erected at an expense of from
$4,000 to $4,000.
| This city has been especially honored
in IL political way by the state and ma
tional republican committees by hav-
Ing been granted an entire evening of
a busy man who will hold republican
meeting in this city, at the Odeon next
Tuesday q. ening. Senator Charles War
rem Fairbanks, Of Indiana, vice presi-
Dental nominee on the republican tick
ct, a man whose services during the
present campaign are in demand from
coast to coast, is to devote an evening
to Marshalltown, the longest time he
spends in any one city in TIL. state,
Senator Fairbanks meeting bids fair
to be the largest political gathering
ever held in the city, and every one
interested in the political issues Of the
day should make 1t point to hear him.
Rev. Pye's sermon on wickedness in
Marshalltown has called forth censura
from Waterloo newspaper, which ac-
cuses him of seeking some cheap adj
vertising in his sensationalism. Sim
liar complaint is occasionally heard
from citizens and even the newspapers
are advised to ignore such utterances
because they hurt the town. But ia
there not another view? DR.. Pye is
a man OF sufficient gray matter to
hold a responsible position as pastor
of our largest church. He says things
that are startling. He condemns the
saloon evil, the gambling evil and the
social evil among US. If he condemned
this city as very greatly worse than
others Of its class he erred, but when
he condemns those evils as existing we
know that they do exist AMI is it not
the business Of a minister to preach
morality and condemn immortality to
his people? Whether a city admins
tration could effectually suppress the
social evil In a town like this, or pro-
hibit saloons Is doubtful. The pres
ent administration has driven out the
street walkers. But there can be no
question as to its ability or its duty to
prohibit gambling and If gambling
joints do exist, they must ray for po-
lice protection. However hopeless as
the problem seems, 1t is true that a
vigorous administration could mlnim-
ize both the saloon and social evils and
leastwise, 80 long as either exists in
any form it would be legitimate object
Of attack from the pulpit. Let the
preachers go at them. This newspaper
believes that 1t is the business of
preachers to lance at the ulcers in our
body polite and would rather see them
In a determined moral crusade than
discussing doctrines or creeds.