Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-15
A NEW LIQUOR BILL.

The Scranton Journal very heartily
endorses Senator Funk'y candidacy and
feels sure THAI Che will have the soNd
support CT the terGFl congressional dis
,11ct. The JUurnaa says The is big
enough and broad enough no III the
pos1Jtica, WITH 1lonlor To the party. and
credit to hdrnsGrif." anti tGrar mo sell
respec, frlg republican I'm the state wiz
question MIR. Furk's repuhicallssm. He
ANNOUNCES tnrat me stands sQuartGy up
ON The republican static PLATFORM o!
1908, and that is where every loyal re-
publ.can s;aids -
The Davenport Republican obS:rves:
''Trrat the average slot machine is WHAT
may be called money maker the OPP
orators could rsadiiy testify and THE
money ct takes On does not always rep
resent that OF persons who could lose
la. and rot miss It Likewise Ii shows
the ext.rlt OF the sfpt nrat1hin,s habit,
which is. II anything. on the increase.
At bert 1t IS not 1lep,tlny che. and
50 far az THE boys addicted to 1t are
condemned It is d.cshedly most per-
rfcaous one The slok machine serves
no ussti! purpose, and II II should be
suppressed by Legislative enactment no
burden would he Imposed upon any
one, white an influence for evil would
be removed from the path of the rising
generation.
The Odebbrt Chronicle does not be-
|tteve that uEtier the circumstances the
senators should ACCEPT places o., the
dei< gator II Thinks they can not at
fced to put themselves, sn z position
whore Blythe can clatm that they are
under Obligations to him and his EN-
plnyers. Had their sstection been
urged by republicans free from cor
poratton tadnt. there wou'd be mo cp-
postttcm. But 1t remains true THAT tfaa
Iowa agent OF the Northern Securities
company, bafiled i'm 9Ms original design,
w'as the man who placed t,rtin before
the republicans of Iowa ass delegates
who would be elrin Gritty satirtac tory TO
him. Tirarfcre 1t becomes a question
OF ia ste. w5ttn the senators. We have no
idea that they will hesitate. We do no;
believe that either Allison or Doilivar
will pernt. his nam to be used tor the
purpose of defeating A. B. Funte for
6elegate-at-'arge and e,ecting j. w
Blythe"
The Das Moiules Capital having eav
en- notice that "if Legislators refuse 10
give Des Motnes amy ra,tef from cor
rupt primaries. they will not be in amy
posi- ton to cri tfcass' If tine corv-lpt pr
marees continue" is answered by tire
kecakuk Gate City thus:
why doesn't Des Monies retorrn as
rtrrarise itseE,f? 1t has the remedy
in its own brands II Ut chooses to make
use of IT, The matt er is tot on-
properly within the province OF the
Legislature. Why blame those WHO
are r,oit obTg9tei oar responsible IN
stead Vt tns..ltatirs practical measures
of reform on dts own account"
A. B. Funk In hts Spirit Lake BEACON
M It's THAT "the state agricultural col-
iege is having w+onderfu. endorsement
among the farmers wGlo hear farm top
les discussed by members of its fac
u.ty before the institutes. I'm early
years" he goes on to say. "the average
farmer looked upon the experiment
station as a good dat OF a hmmrnIg. our
this feeling has alunost Disappeared un-
der the teaching OF ,these specialists In
the work on experiment. Had They
been mere theoadsss GU fadists. farmers
would have >otceti them thru and casr
them out, h,t the mehr VINO have
spent their lives, arlhng farm conditions
nave become convinced that tn Sc
ispeakers ind the stations Ga whiel1