Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-11-12
LOCAL COMMENT

Where was it heard, only fortnight
ago, that the republicans were "scart."
and that because a third meeting was
held we (the democrats) had them
goin'." The ballots, at any rate, told a
different tale.
The local democratic organ devotes
two columns. under double scar
head, in giving the result and the
cause" of Tuesdays election. Alter
wading thru the figures of ancient His
tory it would appear as tho Tom
Taggart could have been quoted with
equally good result. and the cause
made more specific. Mr. Taggart says
that the cause CT democratic defeat
was lack of democratic votes
The democratic eleventh hour cam
paign fund, solicited by the democratic
party leaders, Bradford and Henry, was
not much of success financially
but developed sufficient proportions to
enable the leaders to print few hand
bills for gratituous distribution on
vote" said Chairman Henry, In his
profund way, when rebuked by good
democrat because he had resorted to
such tactics. Another democrat de-
clared upon seeing the posters that the
party would lose 100 votes by them
alone, and it would appear from the
count that the roorback did prove
boomerang.
The yellow posters-yellow in every
sense of the word-were as desptcable
a piece Of work in local politics as has
been perpetrated upon the voting pub
lie in some time. The men who take
upon themselves the work OF debating
the policies Of the party are always eX-
pected to resort to something low and
underhanded, in order to attempt 10
gain some imaginary point, but 1T re-
manned for the issuance Of the libel upon
Marshalltown, and every class Of bust
ness interests the city contains, for the
climax to be capped. Business men
would not have felt SO concerned over
the statements made on the yellow
sheet had Mr.. Bradford and Mr.. Henry
stuck to facts. but when the truth was
so distorted, and facts were entirely
lost sight Of, those who have the inter-
ests of Marshalltown at heart cannot
help but become Disguised.
The effort to defeat w. H. Jones for
was another subject that
called for the hand bill, and 1t proved
as weak in its result as the efforts IN
general on the part Of the democratlc
machine. Mr.. Jones ran below his tick
ct, to be sure. SO did every other coun-
ty ticket, but his victory was made
even more satisfactory because Of the
opposition.
Another "slap" at the democratic
machine resulted in the vote for the
to levy a 1-mill tax for one
year in order to purchase additional
land for the county farm, which can be
purchased advantageously at the pres
emit time The principal objection rails
ed in the efforts to defeat on the part
of Mr.. Bradford and Mr.. Henry was
that "Mr. Jones wanted the proposition
to carry"
The general prosperity indicated by
the delinquent tax list must prove most
gratifying to every resident OF the
county. The list of delinquents IS only
one-fourth the size of last year. ana IN
two townships, Eden and Vienna, there
is not single delinquent. Three oth-
ers show but one each, and another mas
but two. In the city there is also d
gratifying decrease in delinquent' anu
the majority of those shown are IN 1he
special tax list where neglect anu
carelessness in settling for paving anu
sidewalk taxes, has resulted IN oelih-
quents. There is no better 1ndlca,ioi
of the prosperity of a community thaii
it's delinquent tax list.
The Baptist editor who cr1tlclses 'he
of Mrs. Fairbanks upon
church convention platform as pelng d
political move, exhibits smallness Oh
spirit and limited vision unoeht,lhs an
editor of anything. Mrs. FAIRBANKS was
not running for office, neither did the
women of that convention. the people
most interested in her appearance
have any votes to be influenced one
vay or another. Years and years ago
PARTISAN politics made men SO small
hat editors would object TO having the
public schools suspended when presi-