Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-18
st. Louis Republic.

better. He should have known they
ara of class to consider All is ialf
in politics," and would hesitate at no
lengths of Misrepresentation and per-
version malice and political murder
could suggest. This whole stand pa.
ard tariff ripping controversy has It's
base not in any heresy Or party un-
sundness Of Governor Cummins ut
terances but In malice for the man.
HI, has not advocated free trade with
Canada or any other country. Party
leaders and party platforms, state and
nstional give abundant warrant for all
he. has said. knowing his enemies as
he does he was unwise to give them
their opportunity in his Inaugural adj
dress.
SITUATION IN LACEY'S DISTRICT.
[Brooklyn Chronicle.[
The attempt which is being made IN
some quarters to make voters believe
that Major Lacey's friends need 10
fight for the control of the Poweshiek
county caueuses is too ludicrous for
serious discussion. Our present con-
eressman has as far as can be seen the
unanimous support of all republicans
in the county for denomination. There
is moi the slightest possibility that any
delegation from this vicinity would
fail to support him, and there is no
excuse for drawing fractional lines at
the coming county convention. some
of us do not like the idea OF Blythe
being a delegat e- at Large to the ma
tional convention, but the matter is
decided, and 1t is also decided tnat
Governor Cumrnins and Senators ALL
son and Deliver shall be his asso-
ci;ltes.
PEANUT PAPERS AND POLITICS.
Hampton Recorder.]
The bill that passed the senate. Gre
ating board OF control to have charge
of the educational institutions of the
state, and abolshing the present boards
of regents and trustees, was defeated
| in the lower house. 1t was certainly a
meritorous bill, and the Des Moines
Capital intimares that one principal
| cause of it's defeat was that 1t Woul't
give Governor Cummns the appoint
iment of three Of his friends to the po-
| sitions TO be created. If this is So
| it is an example OF peanut politics
| that we hoped we had seen the last
| of in Iowa. The bill was entitled to
| be considered upon it's merits, and
every member of the Legislature should
have been broad minded enough to
have done so, and we hope, for the
/ credit of our state that the Capital Is
mistaken in it's statement. 1t is the
worst form OF pernicious legislation
when measures are passed. where the
principal object to be attained is t.
provide a place for somebody. but IT
lis equally reprehensible to defeat i
| meritorlous law in Il retaliatory spirit
| or TO embarass a political opponent
We hope that this law will be consider
| ed by the next legislature on its mer-
its alone, and II this legislature is Sc
| hidebound that it cannot be depended
lupon to take a broad and statesmanliks
view of public measures, it will be a
forcible argument in favor of defeat
ling the biennial election proposition al
the polls next fall SO that another
lerisla tlre will be elected, against
whom the charge of over intense par
J tisanship can not be made.
~
LEST WE FORGET"
! (Chares City Inteliigencer.l
| Congressman Hepburn, in accepting
denomination on yesterday, made an
old-time republican speech and spe-
c,ally denounced the proposition rela-
/ tive to the free admission of farm
| products from Canada. His address
! was one of the best he has ever made
and he did not conceal his ideas on the
/ tariff question, nor did he advocate the
destruction of the Dingley law as q
/ means of promoting American COM
MERCEDES Moines Capital.
The inference from the above is tina,
under any and all circumstances
/ Colonel Hepburn has always been a
| straight party man. Which is not true
! 1t is we'll remembered when he was de-
nounced in republican papers as bittere
| ly as General Weaver, and much more
/ SO than Governor Cummins now is. fr
lS72 Mr. Hepburn stumped the state
against General Grant and was can.