Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-08
,oWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.
Admitting that -. w. Blythe may be
a fine man and a good attorney, the
Britt News does not believe that his
position makes him the man that the
Iowa republicans should have for a
leader"
The men who do things are not al
ways those who scatter the most CAM
paign buttons" observes the Hawkeye.
1T is scheme to save election ex-
penses by ofilceholders,' asserts the
Britt Tribune, voicing its opposition to
the biennial elections amendment The
next thing asked for will be to double
the length of each office term. They are
long enough now, and elections are all
right as they are
To the Cedar Rapids Gazette the
statement that all the republicans of
Iowa are pleased with the platform
seems to count out Blythe and the
other men who opposed the adoption
Of the platform"
The truth OF the matter is" says
the Spirit Lake Herald, that there is
but little difference between the gov
errors idea of tariff reform and that OF
whole lot of people who have been
opposing him."
Lacking satisfactory platform and
a clean candidate, the Manson Demo-
crat is convinced that the democratic
party faces most critical situation. 1t
faces certain and permanent rupture
for the honest men of the party will
never bow the knee in suppliance to
those who would sell them to the
damning influence of trustism, favorit-
ism and greed for Office. If the demo-
cratic party goes to victory 1t must go
with honor and 1t must be prepared to
face crisis that only It's best states
men and most honorable men will be
able to cope with"
"A man can be just as dishonest in
selling a bushel OF grain as he can In
looting bank or holding up railway
train" declares the Rockford Register.
'"The man who will mix tailings in his
grain when he thinks he can do so
without detection would tackle the
courage to do it."
The Sioux City Journal says: THE
republican party up to this time has
been. fortunate in granting liberty of
thought and Of speech. The merit OF
the Chicago platform is that 1t does not
undertake to reverse the policy of the
party in this regard"
To the mind OF the Dubuque Tele-
graph. proper newspaper criticism OF
courts is not to be condemned Re
spect for the courts" says the Tele-
graph. 'is not only proper, but it is
necessary to the due administration OF
the law. Americans have no cause for
disrespect for courts. for there is no
nation in the civilized world that has
so honorable and high minded courts
as the United States. And proper crit
icism when Justice demands It, will
tend rather to increase than to lessen
that respect. 1t should always be
borne in mind that the right to criti-
else courts does not carry with 1t
license to abuse judges"
"Perdicaris is safe!" exclaims the
Davenport Republican,. Long live
Perdicaris--in some safe place! We
have questioned the extent to which
the citizens of this country may expose
themselves abroad in dangerous places,
doing not as the Romans do but as
they do not dare to do. and then claim
the protection of the national power
There should be some prudence and
common sense used In such matters.
and 1t certainly seems as If in the Per-
dicaris case there had been both cul-
pable carelessness and contributory
negligence on the part of Perdicaris
aud his