Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-04

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should be incontinently dismissed from
his pulpit for his violation of the sim
plest tenets of common sense and
Christian decency. The preacher who
advises mob murder is unfit for church
membership let alone church leader
ship.
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.
!. The Manson Democrat wants some
body to let down the asbestos cur
tain between Cummins and Blythe
quiek!"
we note in passing the disposition
iof Uncle George D. Perkins OF this
sioux City Journal 10 pour oil on the
troubled waters of Iowa politics. re-
marks the onawa Gazette. HARMONY
lis his theme, and harmony is god
thing, but harmony at the expense u
right can not be. However, Uncle
George may be right We say right
advisedly."
The Waterloo Times Tribune (dem)
believes had ii not been for the un-
fitness or crookedness of the bank
examiners the depostors of the Sigour-
ney bank would not have been robbai
over q series of three yenrs by a
crooked cashier. The presen, legislature
might do something in this regard ami
Iby doing 1t do service to their con-
| stituents all over the state. We hard
ly suppose that they will do 1t but
still the fact remains in evidence thai
II they wish TO care for the welfare of
the men who elected them to Office the
Legislators would make the bank en-
aminer bipartisan official"
The American Economist. which is
lin favor of high protective tariffs
whether needed or not. and bitterly
fought the reciprocity treaty With Gu
ba. could not be expected to look With
much favor upon the inaugural address
of Governor Cummins." asserts the
Sac Sun. Indeed its headlines, n
referring to the address read. Flat
footed for Free Trade The Economist
has not treated the address much more
unfairly than has the Des Moines Cap
| ital. whose editor can see no difference
IN the position taken by Governor Cum
minis and the position occupied by the
unless II be that Governor Cummirs
| is more radically In favor of tariff
revolution than are the democrats. Tae
Sun has simply this to say: If the
democratic party declares for the pol
| icy advocated by Governor cumm!ns,
and the republican party for the pos
! icy advocated by the Economist. the
democra ,ic party will have a rejuvec-
alton that will surprise Its best friends
as well as its most vigorous oppo-
nents."
Tie Cedar Rapids Gazette moves 10
amend the child labor bill, which pro-
vides that lists of children under ls
years ~ age shall be posted on the
! front door of the place of their en-
ployinent The Gazette desires to IN
sert a provision to the effect that lists
of children over 16 years OF age who
will not work shall be posted on the
woodshed door. Hear second?"
Gen. Miles might be run on blank
platform, the blank representing what
President Roosevelt didn't say whan
the general retired to private lifs,'
suggests the Sioux City Journal.
The Waterloo Reporter says ut must
be admitted tina, many of the men en-
gagged in school work have not been
the equals of their feminine co-labor-
ers. Too often they have been men
who could do nothing else and drlfted
into pedagogy for lack OF other em-
ployment II we are to have male
teachers who shall meet the require
ments of the boy. we must have men
of brains and of character and to do
this there must be a substantial In
crease in the pecuniary rewards If
teaching. When this is attained we
shall not longer need to complain Of
the preponderance OF girls in the high
schools and the graduating classes"
The Rockford Register would like
to see the republican party make
demand for cheaper sugar In its next
platform. The government does not
need the tax imposed upon this indis-
pensable necessity for all the Amer
lican people-poor as we'll as rich
THE Indications are that the friends
OF Gov. Cummins will not see him em-
barrassed by putting him on delega-.
ton to the national convention con-
trolled by his political enemies" is the
way the Rockwell Photograph views
the situation.
To the Mason City Times Herald
Its strange how the standpat news
papers are bowling for peace when
they but a short time ago insisted on
war. It's the under dog that usually
makes the noise. If there Is anything
in the issue the place to fight 1t out
lis in the selection OF delegates to the
national convention. II tariff reform
is the idea of Iowans at this time
tariff reformers should be made the
delegates and the standpatters should
be left at home"
Escaped an Awful Fate.
Mr II. Higgins. of Melbourne. Fla,
writes: MY doctor told me had con-
sumption and nothing could be done for
me. was given up to die. The offer
OF free trial bottle OF DIR. Kings New