Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-11-02
IOWA 0PINIoNs AND NOTEx.

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IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.
"Give Roosevelt and the republican
party another four years Of power and
such crowds as the Standard Or
crowd will be previously near out Of
political business" asserts the Cedar
Rapids Republican,.
THE attempt to reorganize the DEM
ocratic party has resulted in failure.
1t may be the attempt was made un-
der unfortunate leadership, and that
under other circumstances 1t might
have met with better success. But
the truth 1T that the conservative
faith Of the country is still with the
republican party" excellent remarks
the Sioux City Journal. 1T is likely to
remain there. If confidence is with
the party. The demand of the coun-
try it for advancement along conserva-
tive lines Failure on the part of the
republican party to meet this demand
would present democratic opportunity;
but it would be the opportunity of
radicalism."
"The good thing" the Sioux City
Tribune sees about Ida M. TarbelTs
story Of Standard Oil was that she
did not have to admit that she was
no financial falSir herself who had
been euchered by the Rockefeller sys-
tenn"
Voters should not fail to express
their opinion at the polls on the BIZ
ennial elections question:" says the
Coon Rapids Enterprise. 1.-THE propo-
sition is to have state and county cleo
tions every two years instead of every
year as at present. Elections every
other year would save q great expense
in money as well as time, and would
be great relief from politics A
majority Of the states hold elections
only every two years and in none Of
them is there any disposition to return
to the plan Of every year elections"
The Ottumwa Courier assures its
readers that IF you see it in a Chicago
paper under Des Moines date, you
can generally assume that it is not
true"
"The orator who says that he CAM
not tell a lie is no orator." says the
Marion Register.
"Tom Dennison's contract to defeat
L. w. Fallon for county attorney of
Harrison county is doomed to mis-
carry" declared the Council Bluffs
Nonpareil. TON is getting desperate.
He has lost his perspective. He no
longer seems able to tell a mountain
from q mOlehill."
The Parkersburg Eclipse figures out
that TT costs the taxpayers of Butler
county an average Of $1,000 each year
to hold an election. If a man pays
taxes on $1,000 each election will cost
him about cents.' The Eclipse also
figures that "The cost of holding an
nual elections in Iowa is so small as
compared with the benefits of the an
nual getting together Of the people
to discuss state and county politics
that no taxpayer need be afraid of vot-
ing against the biennial election
amendment on the score Of cost"
mo matter what November and
December may have In store, the Octo-
Der climate of Iowa." says the Daven-
port Democrat, has been ideal; that
is to say, the best in the world. Bright,
clear, electric, full of ozone and good
for everybody"
It is the opinion of the Dubuque
Times that "a graduated income tax.
justly administered, would be equita-
BILE as any other. In fact q co-opera-
tive commonwealth, justly administer
ed, would be an ideal government. The
fear in both cases relates to admin
intration. A graduated income tax IN
the hands Of an administration willing
to use it's power oppressively would
be a menace to property rights as these
are understood outside tie ranks of the
socialists"