Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-04

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questionable character of these young
| people the public place is becoming
| disreputable. Men speak slurringly OF
the postoffice resort and young girls
or boys who wish to be respectable can
not remain so IL they persist In loa1lhg
In the postoffice lobby Parents can
| take fair warning that no tears nor
| threats will avail in keeping names out
| Of the paper II the postmaster makes
| the arrests he has in mind.
| We can thank fortune that there is
at least one set of men In this COM
munity who know how to SETTLE their
differences without u fight. When
| trouble seemed imminent In the school
election the men most interested on
both sides sat down together and
talked 1t over. No promises or pledges
were made, but when each understood
the other 1t seemed to be the general
opinion that there was noting left to
! fight over. and unless affairs take 4
new turn there will be no opposition to
the recollection of fhe old board. In
reality school directors are elected for
the purpose of wrestling with the
problems of school management. and 1t
seemed that such men as a. q. CLICK,
George A. Turner. G. II. Hull, III. A..
Church and A. T.. Wilbur ought to be
competent to meet all difficulties; at
least other citizens concluded that they
| had troubles enough of their own.
| AS the course of the weeks events
discloscs new candidates for seats in
| the city council and for city solicitor
-. tt,,rr vic
| these positions regardless of the
lmayora1ty, is again suggested because
Of the very important litigation in store
for the city under the next administra-
ton. The very preservation OF our city
water supply. should the river dam be
taken out, is of the gravest concern.
1t must be determined in court what
are the citys rights in regard TO that
water supply. What kind OF suit should
be begun, If any, is a question of Inn
portance. The paving suits now on
hand, and the possible controversy
with the Barber Asphalt Company, de-
mand the wisest action and the
strongest legal ability to be had. At
no time In the history Of the city has
so much interest centered In the ques-
ton of who shall be elected city So
licitor. or what councilmen shall be APP
pointed on the judiciary committee by
the mayor AS the legal interests Of
the city are largely In control of the
judiciary committee, the Importance
that committee Is manifest, AS fast
as new candidates appear for councils
men In the various wards each should
be weighed and Judged for his fitness
as a member of this very important
committe.
Mr.. Anthony G. DAILY is the third
citizen to announce his candidacy for
mayor. A lawyer of long residence
here. Mr. Days ability to fill n
public office is admitted. He is an
able man. In what are commonly
called personal morals Mr.. Daily Is
clean. The merits of his candidacy
are somewhat obscured from the fact
that he announces no platform and re-
fuses to discuss hts position toward
some Of the problems which we ex-
pect will confront the next mayor. In
times Hike these voters want to know
where candidate stands and It Is
their right to know. All the other
candidates have declared themselves,
and their promises are on record for
use when elected On the saloon ques-
ton Mr.. Dolly Is understood to have
said that. so far as he as mayor would
be concerned, the people could have,
as many saloons as they might want,
twenty or thirty or even forty, but
this is not authoritative. If untrue the
T.-R would gladly correct 1t. Mr..
DAILY is man who is liked PERSONAL
ly by q great many people. and he will
poll a very strong vote His greatest
drawback will be the fact that he has
never contributed to public enterprises
seldom lends n hand toward boosting
his town. is not loyal to the home mer-
chant, and has confessed to lodging
taxes but Mr.. DAILY Is most fortunate
in the present situation in that he will
fall heir to a large vote, which is for
anyone to beat the present administra
ton. 1T is generally conceded that the
mayoralty fight today is between DAILY
and Ingledue.
Mr.. Abbott's figures regarding city
finances published in these columns OH
Friday of last week were intended to
show for what purposes the present
city council had made expenditures in
the year ending March 81, 1904, in
excess of the amounts spent during
the year ending March 10, 1900. AS
stated these figures were checked
back by the city clerk and that Off
cial still insists that they were accur-
ately taken from his records. 1t Is
true that Mr.. Egermayer came to the
T.-R. office weeks ago with his charge
Of extravaganza and he was then adj
vised that ut would not be fair nor
paign thunder If the council could
show that they had received full value
for all money spent" The editor also
referred to what had happened to Par
ker when he charged Roosevelt with
extravaganza and Teddy replied by
asking Parker to name the item he
would cut down. Because he saw the
campaign coming the editor suggested
that the councils side be heard before
such charge was published to the
world and for this purpose the edi-
tor went in person to Mr. Webster
with the salient points of Mr.. Eyer
mayors very volunlinous figures in
written form. Mr.. Webster knew who
had made the charge and freely agreed
to answer the questions, saying: "If
the council has been extravagant we
must sweat for it. The facts are
OPEN" His figures were compiled by
the city clerk, but when brought to
the T.-R. office Mr.. Webster admitted