Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-23
Topics Of the Times

| Dispatches from the famine dis
of emigrants are leaving to embark for
South America. Many families are
abandoning homes and farms. Some
villages in Galicia have been totally
deserted. To one familiar with an
Iowa prospect such conditions are In
conceivable.
IT Is encouraging to hear that John
D. Rockefeller can se's no cloud upon
the financial horizon and that he be-
lieves present prosperity is good for
several years, but we can't help WON
dering whether John y. is loaded with
some OF these undigesed securities.
When Jim. Hill prsdicts that the
farmers Will pay higher freight rates
when the government controls the
railroads he makes the mistake, de-
signedly or otherwise, of confusing
control or regulation with government
ownership. The people of Marshall-
town whose city council is about to
regulate gas and electric light rates by
lowering the schedules do not fear that
they will pay, more Tor their service
nor do they think they have acquired
municipal ownership.
South American countries are adopt
ing higher tariffs which will create
still greater barriers to trade with
them in the sale of our manufactured
goods. We still buy large quantities
Of South American natural products,
however, and pay for them with drafts
on London when we might be selling
our manufactured goods in return. The
theory Of the reciprocity revisionist is
that the United States should swap a
days work for days work not pay
for forign goods In coin.
J. Sterling Morton used to remark
that a newspapers enemies We're its
assets, its friends its liabilities, and
whenever political is sues grow acute
the force Of his observation becomes
apparent.
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Suppose Roosevelt should demand
the return Of those campaign contribu-
lions made by life Insurance companies.
The public. however, does not wish to
see any such thing. All the public
wants is to see those companies get
all that is coming to their thievlng Of
ficials.
After all, there is not much sense
in expecting congress to recognize the
wisdom of reciprocity revision until a
few of its members are denied a re-
nomination on this issue. Little things
like this go much farther than the most
convincing kind Of argument.
1t is said that the vice president in
sists that under no circumstances will
President Roosevelt stand for a third
term. He will have little difficulty
getting the secretary of the treasury
to endorse the statement.
Striking, isn't 1t, that just as soon as
a reform governor got hold of things
in Indiana the state auditor has diff
Guilty keeping out of the penitentiary?
Here in Iowa We can understand how
it happens.
The largest pin factory in the world
is that in Birmingham, where S7OOO,-
900 pins are manufactured every work
ing day. All the other pin factories
together turn out about 100000 pins
every day. Taking the population of
Europe at 25o.OOO,OOO, every fourth per-
son must lose pin every day to use
up the daily production.
The sultan Of Morocco plays both
tennis and cricket At cricket he takes
a turn at the wicket more often than
the strict rules Of the game allow; but,
though his play is often eccentric ne
never cheats. Once at tennis he stopped