Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-05
Politicians Believe He Should
Define Clearly His Position
on the Issues
THE PEOPLE DESIRE TO KNOW
Sioux City Editors Friends Are Anxi-
Gus for More Formal Announcement
of His views-Tabulatins the Con-
sus statstics-The Decorations at
the Capitol.
to r,mes-Republican.

Special to Tmes-Republican.
Des Moines, Aug. s. - Politicians
of this city, at least, if not more gem
orally thru the state have been dis
appointed in large degree because
the Hon. George D. Perkins has not
declared his position on all the great
questions of the day in a square tosd
manner They do not think that 1t is
necessary for him to do this for the
mere reason that the Nevada Repe-
sentative, with dignity and solemnity,
has called upon him to do 1T, as one
politician expressed it, but he should
do it because he is a great man and
has played and will continue to play
q leading role in the public affairs OF
the state, and the people desire to
know his exact position on these af-
fairs!
There is no one, thus far found. who
claims that Hon. George d. Perkins,
from the standpoint of ability, is not
capable of filling the office Of governor
of Iowa, and every one seems to take
it for granted that there is no con-
troyersy on that point. The trend Of
sentiment here seems to be that this
is day when issues play greater
part in public affairs than men. how
ever; that man can't be a harmony
candidate and line up with any rae
ton and that the only possible har-
mony candidate is one whose position
is thoroughly known, but whose views
are not so radical but that all ele-
ments of the party can support him
for the office.
( One prominent state politician stat
ed toda; that the editoE4l columns
of the Sioux City Journal were filled
with discussions of the prominent IS
sues of the day, but that inasmuch as
there was some doubt In the minds OF
some people as to their real meaning
he believed Mr.. Perkins, without any
loss of dignity, could we'll declare his
position emphatically, and that sucn
:. course could not fail to make, him
stronger with all elements OF the
party than a course of silence.
go
1t is likely that the work OF tabu-
,ating the farm statistics of the CEN
sus will not be completed till we'll to-
ward the close of the year. Ten years
ago when the census was taken, 1t was
not completed till the end of the year.
This fall there has been far more facts
taken concerning the farms OF the STATE
than formerly and the work VIII re-.
ouire a vast number of clerks II II was
done on the old book plan ana the 1acts
had to be counted into books Ine
wor,, ia delayed somewhat this year
by the fact that there is limited
number of adding machines avallaple
for the work The executive councll
hos hut eleven machines and could use
a great many more if they were OBJ
tainahle 1t is possible that part or
the AGRICULTURAL statistics Will not De
tahulated for this census.
The capitol commission has already
reoaivad the first rough sketches of the
nainting Kenyon Cox proposes for the
e;oht 5lunettes in the rotunda or me
,+ots aonse There will be some cha l.
res from the first drawings but the
main tae., ST the artist denoting IN .hs
eigh- pictures the progress OF clvlliza-
.icn by ale gor1cal figures will be car
ried out. The sketches We're inspected
nv the commission on its present meet
ing in the city. 1t has been decided
not to exhibit publicly any of the pain
tings or the drawings from which they
will be made till the paintings are
placed on the walls of the building.
Frederick Diehlmann's work will prob
ably he the las completed for the rea-
se,, tins t it must be completed in Ven
ice. His lis to be the six mosaics. He
is now at work on the paintings which
are done with as much care as though
the painting itself was to be placed on
the wall. These paintings are sent to
Venice and the painting reproduced in
stone and this shipped here to be
plaeed in the inches above the ballus
trade.
The supreme court room which Is
completed and waiting the replacing
of the carpet and furniture has been
admired by a great many who have
come to the state house. 1t is the con-
tention of the artists who are doing
the work of decorating that the archl-
tectural construction of the state house
is bad: that while the general out
side outlines of the building are great
ly admired the interior details very
greatly hinder the artist. For instance
in the supreme court room the ceiling
is divided into three panels separated
by beams crossing the narrow way oe
the room. Two of these panels are the
same size and shape but the end one
over where the court sits is smaller
and of a different pattern. This it is
a very difficult problem to solve and
make the decorations lcok right. Again
the beams do not run entirely across
the room or the plaster work of the
ceiling makes it appear not to run
clear across and this is pointed out as
another defect. These defects in the
architectural plans Of the building are
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