Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-29
iowa OPINIONS ANp NorEs.

IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.
"Mr. Dolliver is an even more for
midable antagonist under the primary
plan than in the present system OF
the people than Mr.. Dolliver,' sensibly
points out the Shell Rock News.
The Omaha Bee notes that Iowa
newspapers are just now beginning to
speculate as to what laws the next
legislature will pass. The Bee says:
The speculative period has about
come to an end in Nebraska, and the
courts will later determine just what
laws the legislature of this state really
did pass"
There is scarcely a doubt in the mind
of the Cedar Falls Gazette that what
ever method the republicans of the
state would adopt for the selection of
United States senators. Dolliver would
ple' it believes, would derive much
satisfaction in knowing that they re-
ally had hand in the matter"
The Algona Upper Des Moines-Re-
publican has always favored and does
now favor primary election law that
will prevent bribery and other crimes,
and substitute fair deal for jiu jntsu
methods in politics, and while it favors
the nomination of United States SEN
ators in our state convention, as in
Illinois, is certain that had the pro-
posed changes been made long ago it
would have meant no other results in
the choice of senator's by Iowa repubh-
cans. This state has been fortunate
in the senatorial choices of the legis-
lature.
Contractors will be advertising for
men all summer, and still the loafers
will be making the effort to hold up
heavy brick buildings at prominent in
sunlit walls" predicts the Cedar Rap
ids Gazette. "There will be also
tramps fitting by in search of work."
The Gazette suggests: "The loafers
should be catalogued and the public
should at no time do anything for
them. If they have nothing to do, let
them get off the street to do it. AS
for the tramps in search of work, un-
less they find it within fifteen minutes
of the time they strike the city, they
should be hurdy- gurdied with such eff
feet that they would probably make
their arms sore rubbing arnica Oh the
seat of displeasure."
Defending the distribution of free
garden seeds, thru congressman, the
Burlington Hawkeye asserts that
Many have learned the art of cultiva-
ton and become enamored of the close
and healthful contact with mother
nature by this system of seed distri-
button The interests Of the farm and
the garden have been advanced by it.
If congress does nothing worse than
distribute free seeds, it will be going
on very WELL"
The Keosauqua Republican thinks
that there are too many religious
loaded onto the church, and
that preachers should join forces by
eliminating a lot OF these tucks and
ruffles that of recent years have been
added"
The Odebolt Chronicle accuses
George L. Dobson of being an expert
in graft and asserts that he can
teach the Chinese more than they have
ever learned concerning this fine art.
I'm fact" says the Chronicle. I'VE
shall expect to hear inside of a year
that he has acquired at least half of L !
Chinese province, organized dozen or
two fake insurance companies and sold |
stock in sailed mines to the viceroy |
of the f1owery kingdom"
Asserting that United States sena-
tors should be chosen by direct vote
of the people, the Parkersburg Eclipse
asks: How many of the present sem
ators, if they had to go before the
country for reelection this fall, would |
be able to win out?" Then declares
that: 1.-The man whose hands are
tainted with a suspicion of being con-
nected with a trust or great corpora
ton. would simply fall by the way
side, because the people are so thor
oughly aroused over the spectacle
by the dignified senators this
winter at Washington that very few
IF them would be able to go back to
to repeat the same tao
tics over again"