Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-29
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but that was d. expensive after all.
She would have bought all the dry
goods in Chicago If she had had her
way. Now I get no rebates, but the
line elevators do; that is, | can't swear
to it, for they don't tell me their, bust
ness, but know they pay more than /
can on any market just the same as l
used to when II had drawback and
wanted to get the stuff. AS for passes.
that's gone too: thu, best l can do is to
get 1000 mile book, and have to
fight for that"
Readers of the Chicago dailies no.
tice that the United States senators,
fighting the proposed primary law for
that state, and there is strong prob
ability that Governor Deneen will soon
find himself much in the same situa-
ton as Governor Cummins-so far as
the attitude Of the delegation to
Washington and the governor are con-
cerned. The milk in the cocoanut, is
that the Illinois primary law has the
same objection CO as the proposed
Iowa law. each ballot cast at the pri-
mary will give the voter a chance to
indicate his preference for United
States senators. Wonder why Cullom
and Hopkins object? One of the fun
ny things connected with our state pol
itics is to notice that the Cedar Rapids
Republican, stalwart standpatter,
first, last and all the time, is "agin
Cummins," even before our gov
ernor has offered to urge
such a primary law upon the
legislature, writing editorials opposing
such legislation. Will the Republican
oppose the passage of an antl-pass
bill if Cummins favors it?
Spending several days in Butler
county lately, the writer again heard
much sentiment expressed concerning
the celebrated Busse 'murder case.
These citizens feel that the failure to
bring to Busse his just deserts is an
outrage. and they are emphatic in ex-
their opinions of Iowa law
and lawyers that make such a con-
dition of affairs possible. One man
puts it something this way. e.Here's
a man guilty of e. horrible, cold blood
ed wife murder. AT considerable ex-
pense to this county, after as fair
trial as possible, he was found guilty
and sentenced tc, be hung. This over
two years ago. And now on tec1nni-
calities there is to be new trial, or
he is to continue an inmate of the pen
itentiary till we get another governor
and then of course this new governor
will not feel it his duty to issue a war;
L;
stand how these lawyers doing their
utmost by sharp legal practice to pre-
vent this murderer from receiving
Justice, can retain their self-respect.
They are as guilty of conniving at his
escape, as tho they furnished him with
-ools to break je.il. Even his own re-
ations fail to take the inter-
EST in helping Busse to escape from
l just punishment that these lawyers
TO- If they are doing it from a pro-
essional pride, God help the profess
sion; if for money it's prostitution |
If talent" This is strong language
,ut many in Butler county think all |
his and more.
AS usual, we are again having the
rood roads object lesson, but as US
,al "after the mud dries up" the talk
will die down. In the Hartford Cour-
mt recently the writer found this
tenn: Highway Commissioner j. H.
Macdonald of New Haven, who was
he next speaker, complimented the
own of Vernon on the fact that in
light years it had spent $4,000 on
.ood roads, and alluded to the fact
hat the residents Of Rockville had
zen willing that most of it should be
expended outside the city limits altho
most of the grand list was in the city
lie made some suggestions as to the
are and maintenance of the roads af-
err they had been made and closed
With an allusion to the munificent gift
f the Maxwell family, the Memorial
brary and of the bequest of the late
;eorge Sykes for trade school.
The good roads law of Connecticut
lakes it possible for. any township to
raw from state funds about twice
he amount they expend from said
ownship tax for that purpose. In
Their words If a township votes tax
$4,000 for good roads, they can also
ave $4,000 from state funds for the
anne purpose in the same township.
bicyclist living in Hartford tells the
ritter that he can mount his wheel
nd ride forty-six miles .withontA