Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-29

REVIEW OF REVIEWS ADVICE
July Number of Noted Magazine Will
Contain Another Interesting Editorial
on the Iowa Political Situation -
Rev. Or. Homer c. Stuntz, an Iowan,
Completes Book on the Philippines.

Rev. Or. Homer C.. Stuntz, an IoWan,
Completes Book on the Philippines.
Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, June 29.-The last num-
ber of the American Review of Re-
views, published in New York and ed
tied by Albert Shaw, contained dag
nosis of the Iowa political situation
which seemed to annoy some OF the
political leaders. The July number Of
the same magazine will carry to its
thousands of readers all over the coun-
try the following statement Of the case
and suggestion of advice to the Iowa
republicans as to some things to be
avoided:
In the state Of Iowa there has been
a great tariff debate raging among the
republicans: and men of the mercurial
and emotional temperament have
started a new political religion The
late Mr.. Hanna Is it's patron saint, and
it bears the scarcely euphonious name
standpatism' as it's denominational
title. 1t is not. however, in reality SO
much a question Of what's what as OF
who's who with the Iowa republicans
Everybody Of discernment in this
country knows that in due time and in
the early future, the republican party
must either overhaul the Dingley tariff
to q considerable extent or be beaten
soundly and allow the democrats to
try once more the experiment of tariff
tinkering. Governor Cummins, of Iowa,
who is rather outspoken by nature and
habits, has seen no harm In stating the
obvious; nor has he thought it wrong
to look ahead little and to recognize
the profound truth that our relations
with the northern half of our own cor>
tinent are destined to become the most
important concern Of wise American
craftsmanship. Iowa will make a
great mistake II she allows the boss
system to take firm root in her soii,
and If she encourages the methods
that, in those states where boss, rule
prevails, strike wrathfully at men
when they show signs Of growing to
the stature of statesmen on the ma
tional plane. Heresy hunting in poll
tics is as futile and petty as in re.
ligion."
known Iowa minister Of the Methods,
church, who was sent to the Philip
pines in 1901 to become missionary and
presiding elder of the churches in the
Philippines, has Just brought out
book on The Philippines and the Far
East" that is likely to be widely read
this year. Dr.. Stuntz completed the
book only a short time ago. AS might
be expected. the book deals largely
with the religious problems of the Phil
ippines, with the question of the friars.
with schools and education and similar
topics. He gives a rosy report on the
progress made by the Protestant mis-
sionaries in the Philippines. An inter-
esting chapter is one in which the civl
government is sharply criticised for its
attitude toward the churches. DR..
Stuntz points out that many of the
teachers in the Philippine service are
irreligious and that they fall into the
bad habits of the natives, that but few
of them habitually attend church, ana
that the impression was given out that
the civil government frowned upon all
things which indicated religious life
among the teachers and others of the
Americans. He points out that on one
occasion the American commission
worked all day Sunday openly and to
the knowledge of everyone on matters
pertaining to establishment Of the To-
cal government. In matters Of his
torical facts relating to the early days
of the Americans in the Philippines
the author has fallen into some COM
mon errors, but he gives great deal
of reliable information about the
islands and the people. The book is of
over 500 pages and handsomely illus
trated The fact that DIR. Stuntz was
long preacher In Iowa and is resi-
dent of this state now will make it
doubly interesting here. Some copies
of the book have been received in Des
Moines and they have been read with
pleasure.
An amusing story has been started
making some persons believe that
somebody is going to make trouble in
the republican party by boiling the re-
Governor Cummins and his friends are
going to organize and buy up repubi-
can newspapers all over the state and
get them to support Cummins and the
national platform as against the Iowa
standpat proposals.
That's all right" said one of them
who was listed as going to back the
scheme with the money necessary to
get the newspapers, but they ought
to have told the whole thing. We've
already got purse of !, million dollars
to buy up papers. We have got the
Burlington Hawkeye and the Sioux
city Journal and the Dubuque Times
and the Cedar Rapids Republican all
bought up and will run them. We
hope to be able to secure the Hedrick
Herald and the Vinton Eagle but fear
the price will be little high Tom
Way is going to sell his quarter section
of Manitoba land and put into the
scheme and Charlie Phillips will divert
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