Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-18

to are the loudest in their discomfort
but the newspaper will try to Keep JUS
head and we will all be friends allet
election.
When n fellow townsman announces
himself for so important m ounce 40
that of mayor, il is the privilege Oh
this newspaper to discuss HIM VIII the
franlSncss of a scientist working Ht 'i'e
dissccting table. Mr. lngledue prom
Uses an administration Whlch, iul-
filed. viii prove "a commentaries one,
il must be admitted. Heretofore ne
has been one OF the most entcrIflSlllG
business men ON Main street, always
liberal in contributing to every pubic
enterprise, and the first TO leave ms
store to work on committees Tor any
thing that will help MarshalltoWn. lie
says that all he possesses in the Worla
is invested here and as his property IS
~ large retail business he is always
working to build up MarshalltoWn. lie
will have to fall heir to all the oppose
tion now conferred upon the city council
and is today being called "boodlcr'
and such pretty names but no charge
of dishonesty ON his part has yet APP
peared that has any semblance of sup
| port in evidence. and Mr. lngledue
| himself Is defiant in daring the public
To Investigate his record as q council
! man.
On the other hand Mr.. Int;ledue's
views are too liberal toward the saloons
| to suit the better element of our COM
munity, and the fact that he is sup
ported by the saloon element makes
/ him unsatisfactory to many as cam
! didate while in the main satisfactory
as u man. MIR. 1ngledue is entitled
! to credit for his franiness, however,
as he is not afraid to tell where he
| stands His promises of better police
regulation will suit everyone, and Of
!! fer q reform to be desired, but the
| question arises, can he turn upon the
element that Is going to give him the
most votes? Mr.. Ingledue says he
can IL that element fails to obey the
law AS the situation stands today.
Mr.. Ingletlue Is most likely to be our
next mayor and his promises and
/ campaign position on these subjects
now are of the greatest Importance
Should the candidates now opposing
him withdraw In favor of some one oil
their number or of some new candidate
this statement might have to be re-
vised.
Whether elected or not Mr.. Ingedue
has given us one good reform and by
that much we are the gamer to date
from this campaign just as from his
,,I1 i,, t. ohn
taxes. He has abolished the fee sys-
stem in our mayors and police de-
partments. The fee system with Its
temptations to work the mills of JUS
tice solely for the money to be made
out of them has proved curse wher-
ever tried Instead of a mayor and
police being Interested primarily in
their revenue from arrests as is likely
to prevail under the fee system they
may. i'm the future, be actualed solely
by the desire to preserve the PUBIC
peace If the reform should result IN
reducing the number of boarders In the
county JAIL nine tenths of whom now
come from the city. and county couf'
costs are reduced there will be an adj
ditional saving to the public Coming
ait this time the motive back of this
can be ascribed to politics altho this
newspaper is convinced that Mr. 1ngle-
due believed In 1t thoroughly and nc
should be given some credit for cut
ting off anywhere from $1,000 to $2,-
900 the revenue of an office to which
he Is seeking election. One thing Is
certain he planned his ordinance and
in this newspaper office discussed its
provisions many weeks before any
other candidate appeared for mayor.
Should the efforts Of the mass meet
ing committee result in a new candi-
date appearing the whole political
field might undergo change. 1t is
not likely, however, that this can be
brought about without a struggle. Mr.
Egermayer was undoubtedly sincere il
his offer to compromise with Dick
son for each needs, and must have thu
following of the other. Mr. Dickson
however, accepted Egermayer with {
string to his offer providing that thu
Home Protectionists, who brough
him out, should consent. 1t Is highly
improbable that those men of extreme
views will compromise unless they ge
strong prohibition platform in ex
change and when it comes TO Mr. DAILY
drawing cuts with the ether candi
dates, heSis really two wise bird. l
is doubtful whether the prohibitionist
would support him even if he did.
This committee could provide tick
ct that would include worthy men TO
counclmen as we'll as mayor, and glv'
the present state of public indignation
at the councils arbitrary actions al
opportunity to be satiated There IL
! no question but what large and re-
spectacle portion Of our people are
!, thoroughly mad and they have a RICH
to be. 1t was to be expected that thu
men who were forced to pay for paw
ing against their will would stir I'll
. trouble but the present opposition goe
far beyond that The council, led b,
|. Mr.. Webster, ignored and insulted ant
, Inundated large number of citizen
who had a right to be heard in tn
Sixth ward matter. Few citizens will
mourn the loss of the ward but mel
all over town are mad because the mo
tive back of the move to abolish 1T wa
a vicious one and the manner of pro
, caadino seemed deliberately intended a