Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-10
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette would
like to suggest Murphy and Brant as
the suitable ticket for Iowa, mainly be-
cause that paper lis determined to be
in the original business at some stage
of the game"
Assuming that Billy Hamilton, of the
Odebolt Chronicle, has given UP his
months contract with the hoe and the
garden with disgust, the Mason City
Globe Gazette remarks: Its mighty
hard to transform a man SO that he
will beat his spears into ploWshares
or his harpoor1 into a hoe
present railway agitation was be-
gun by those who would abolish re-
bates and determinations, but now it
has resolved itself into rate regula-
ton movement, quite a different mat
ter" asserts the Iowa City Republican.
Everybody is I'M favor of abolishing
rebates and Determinations, but it
will take a good deal of argument to
convince the country that an mex
perienced political commission should
be intrusted with authority to make
rates.
The Dubuque Telegraph believes
IF the constitution we're amended to
makes the United States judiciary
elective, the salaries of judges in
creased to $4,000 year and their Of
fiicial terms limited to ten years there
would be an improvement in the fed
eral judiciary, The lessons taught in
the school Of experience will some time
become so impressive as to compel a
change"
Remembering that 1T was Omaha po-
lice officers who refused to serve Off
cial papers upon the Ton. Tom Denr1i-
son until writ Of mandamus from the
courts forced them to do So the Des
Moines Capital feels 1t would be ul-
reasonable ito expect them, therefore,
to cause Pat Grove any Inconvenience
until forced to do so by the judicial
process, especially when it is we'll
known fact that Dennison and Grove
both bear the same brand"
"tf the state went into the business
WlIH SOOu WHISKY SitGdps II "oNASA w
such a robust competitor that the
&C. O. D. people, with their bad wflis-
ky dear, would have to give 1t up,
surn1ises the Council Bluffs Nonpar-
ell. ''That might be gratifying in
way, but it is not exactly clear that 1T
would be certain to promote temper
ance in the community, though 1t
might. The C. o. D. demijohn is un-
questionably vile institution. Ths
states own grog shop might be bet
ter"
every bank should be required to
incorporate" says the Spirit Lake
Beacon. Many private bankers are
the soul Of honor, and their private
holdings may afford ample protection
to depositors, but the record of recent
wears has drawn q deadly parallel
against the private bank"
'oThe town knocker is an undesirable
citizen" concludes the Villisca Review.
zone dyspeptic fault finder can tear
down In day more than steady, de-
voted business community can rear III
a month. A knocker Is a menace to the
peace and dignity Of the people. He IS
the thorn in the flesh He's ike the
patch of courtplaster on giris nose,
always conspicuous"
The Mt Ayr Record regards tia
Chicago board of trade as highway
robber legalized. Instead of holding
I'm their victims in the street they
do 1t in a more fashionable place and
way" it says.
.Tf liquor selling is an honest and
legitimate business" says the Cedar
Falls Gazette referring to the proposed
state dispensary, individuals should
have the right to the profits arising
from It's sale, and if 1t is not an honest
and legitimate business the state
should not engage in it."
Very Low Rates to Savannah, Ga,
Via the Northwestern line. Excursion
tickets will be sold May IL, - and IA,
with favorable return limits. on ac-
count of Travellers Protective Assoela-
ton Of America. Apply to agents Chi
cago & Northwestern railway.
Baby sleeps and grows while mann
my rests if HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
Tea is given. It is the greatest baby