Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-15

"If LaFollette would adopt the prac-
tees of politicians in other states, he
would not need be poor man." OBJ
serves the Mt. Vernon Record He
might sell his influence to some Wis
consin criminal for $4,000, for in
stance"
The Scranton Journal remarks that
1.-TWO thousand years ago great re-
former came into this world, and he
stirred up great opposition. So uneasy
became some Of the then standpatters
who were opposed to any reforms that
they cried out: "Why hast thou come
to destroy us before the timer The
cry now is. Why muddle with the
tariff or freight rates?"
If the Glidden Graphic could name
the successor to Roosevelt it would be
LaFollette. "Outside of the president"
declares the Graphic, there has not
appeared in the public life Of the pres
ent generation a Drawer or truer
champion of the people. Doubtless
he has faults - no man is perfect.
But the things for which his critics
condemn him are virtues"
"There should be a secretary of
plumbing in the presidents cabinet to
attend to all the leaks of statistics and
such things" insists the Hartley Her
aid.
"Say, while you are taking up those
collections to fight harmless sport why
don't you add a little to each one and
help that poor woman down at the old
Thomas coal bank?" asks the Bayard
correspondent of the Guthrie Center
Guthrian. "She has six little helpless,
starving, almost naked children,
whose father pays but little If any at
tention to. I say If you want to do
something right real good, do this-lt
will help this poor family wonderfully
and the base ball won't hurt any of us
one whit"
The Cedar Rapids Republican OBJ
iects when the National Review refers
to Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, Iowa, as
a little college in Iowa" from which
Leslie M. Shaw graduated. Little col
lege 2" exclaims the Republican. What
is the matter with nearly thousand
students and a million dollars Of en-
dowment. That's equal to Heidelberg.
1t is not as large as Chicago Univer-
sity with it's oily smell, but it probably
does as much important educational
work and 1t can show as successful
men among it's graduates"
"American women are not like the
men. to be accused Of downright I'M
noliteness," remarks the Des Moines
CAPITAL But when it comes to ques-
tionable taste in a display of fnery at
the wrong time, some of them are as
omen to criticism as is the other sex
FOR KEEPING hats on when they ought
to come off"
"say what you will about the Ameri-
can Economist, it is faithful to the
corporations that employ It," declares
the Sac Democrat Its zeal would be
commemorate in a good cause
RURAL ROUTES AND THE ROAD
DRAG.
HUBBARD.
Archie w. Denbow, carrier No. 4,
saws 81 have two that are using the
King drag and they are doing fine
work. I can see big difference. Their
names are Will Horning and Elmer
Gooden.
SHELL ROCK.
Route NO 1, driver Howard Pierce
at Shell Rock "Messrs. c. w. Simp-
son and j. H. Plantz are using the
drag" Mr.. Pierce thinks highly of it
where the roads are graded.
GENEVA.
w. c. Page, replying to the inquiry
Of the T.-R. says: "Only one man uses
them on my route. the superintendent
Of the county farm, j. Wurlzer, and
they are certainly a decided success