Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-02
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

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era of outspoken frankness, of above
board politics, of the square deal. The
secret conferences in Chicago are not
the thing now and they are not going to
be the thing next year nor the year
after insists the Register and Lead
er This may be blunt, but it Is
frank, and it is not unfriendly.",
Such men as Plat, Depew and Pen
rose could never get into the senate
with a direct primary In force" as
serts the Gliden Graphic. Iowa Is
not now in this class but primary
law would be wise safeguard new
| ertheless.'
''In their attitude on the question of
railway rate legislation, 1t will be
observed that the junior senator from
Iowa, and the senator from Illinois,
have heard the voice of the people
in the Mississippi Valley" notes the
Jefferson Bee.
Replying to the Sloan Stars asser-
ton that political bosses never know
when they are licked" the Charter
Oak Times says "F'risbie is right, yet
not right. The political boss knows
just as we'll as you do when he Is
licked, but it is a part of his busl-
ness not to mind small matter like a
good drubbing by the people. They
got badly squelched in the recent
elections. but next year they will bob
up as serenely as ever"
Those editors who are contending
that Cummins is not a republican are
referred by the Boone Republican to
the vote by which he was elected gov
ernor.
The Britt Tribune diagnoses the case
of the fellow who was going to run
against Ben Birdsall for congress las
mild case of Waterloonacy."
cit isn't a particle of use for the
standpatter to deny that there exists
no demand for tariff revision among
the people," says the Parkersburg
Eclipse. 1T does exist and If congress
fails to do anything along this line be-
fore the congressional elections next
fall there is liable to be something do
ing in many districts next summer"
"The Creston Advertiser looks
panied and hurt every time any one
grins when the presidents endorse
ment of Co. Hepburn is mentioned"
remarks the Alton Star Enterprise.
1.-THE opportunity of Senator Dol
iver's life may not come during, this
session of congress, after ALL" OBJ
,fa1A
stead of being the hero Of minority
report from the committee on inter-
state commerce, he will only be one of
the signers of the majority report on
the rate bill. The railroad senators on
the committee have been licked into
submission by public opinion. aroused
and led by Theodore Roosevelt; and in
all fairness to Senator Dolliver 1t must
be said that he has done little to
create sentiment in favor Of the legis-
lation desired. He has been waiting
to make ten-strike, instead Of peg
ging away like other reformers. and the
opportunity of his life will not ma
terialize."
The Rockford Register predicts
Bernard Murphy and the others
opposed to state primary law will
undoubtedly find themselves In the
minority when the legislature meets
this winter. What is needed is pri-
mary law which will secure all pri-
maries for the same day and man
will then have to declare his prefer
ence and vote with one party or an
other or not at ALL declares the Reg !,
ister We can't see a single objection
to a good primary law"
Grip Quickly Knocked Out.
Some weeks ago during the severe
winter weather both my wife and my
self contracted severe colds which
speedily developed into the worst kind
of la grippe with all it's miserable
symptoms" says Mr.. j. S. Egleston, OF
Mamie Landing. Iowa. Knees and
joints aching, muscles sore, head
stopped up, eyes and nose running,
with alternate spells Of chills and
fever We began using Chamberlains
Cough Remedy, aiding the same with
a dose of Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets, and by it's liberal use
soon completely knocked out the grip"
These tablets promote a healthy action
Of the bowels, liver and kidneys which
is always beneficial when the system
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