Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-19

and then at the cost of untold blood
and treasure.
Senator Molsberry may. If he choose,
"stand pat on all the iniduities oil the
United States senate. He may, III ne
likes. oppose state wide primaries, ana
popular senatorial elections. He may,
If he wants to, favor the measures
which the railroads favor, and oppose
tho measures the railroads oppose. He
must also permit those who think 9th
erwise to look elsewhere for con-
gresham.
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THE SIOUX CITY JOURNAL.
Boone News.l
If is a strange paper that comes TO
this desk nowadays labeled THE Sioux
CITY Journal" 1t is scarcely recogliI-
able Time was when the Sioux City
Journal was the cleanest. fairest, news
lest and most dignified newspaper III
the state 1t was an example OF impar-
tial Journalism that had no equal In the
state. perhaps not in the United States.
II was the soul of honesty and reflect
ed the straight forward policy of It's
editor. George d. Perkins. 1t was a
paper which every country editor held
up as an ideal to emulate.
Now all is changed There has been
no diminution of the mechanical eN-
cellence, for the body of the journal Is
as handsome as ever But It's soul
is scared with the heat of politics, ana
IT has descended to the lowest plane
of political yellowism Its editorials
are very partisan, of course but this
can be excused. for all editors reserve
the right to hold opinions and print
them. But its news columns are no
longer fair. Reports of meetings are
colored, specials are faxed over to suit
the eXigencies of the occasion. and the
entire makeup of the paper is such
as to excite undue and unwarranted
opprobrium against the governor Even
Ding" the talented cartoonist of the
Journal has caught the spirit and phys
his art to basely caricature an honest
and conscientious gentleman. The
News never believed these things pos
sible Uncle George should awake
from his moral lethargy. Governor
ship or no governorship he should keep
his newspaper on the high level which
which has distinguished it for many
years. 1t would he worth more to him
than to realize his ambition. 1T is better
to be upright than to be governor. Re-
store our revered Sioux City Journal.
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in DICKINSON COUNTY.
Esprit Lake Beacon.l
The Sioux City Journal and the Des
fo1 oh tJy ola
ing Dickinson county for Perkins os-
tensibly for the reason that the people
are not following Funk. While the
premise is absolutely correct the con-
clusion is wholly unfounded The on
ly thing Dickinson county republicans
are following this year is their own
convictions. The strong current of
Cummins sentiment is due only to the
fact that they are going his way and
are more than willing to give him a
lift. The Beacon will share in the
victory to be won at the caucuses be-
cause it is with it's people and by no
means because it has any right to die
tate their choice. 1t might easily have
found how impossible it is for this or
any other paper to deliver this county
by trying to carry 1t for Perkins. Our
people are not for him because in the
language of friend. "There Is moral
issue involved and Perkins does not
see it,.
The Beacon hitherto has made nc
claims as to this county relative to its
choice for governor. but since enemies
of the governor are boldly claim
ing it for Perkins we do not hest
tate upon the basis of quite intimate
knowledge to say Cummins has a very
long lead among our republicans. This
is so largely farming county that
farm sentiment can control our poll
tics when it so desires. One has only
to ask farmers as he meets them te
find that it is comparatively "a rare
thing to find a farmer against the
governor. They believe in what he
stands for and will sustain him in his
| contest against the allied interests
seeking to control the party in this
state against popular welfare. The
leading business men of our towns are
largely with the farmers in this con-
test, and among mechanics and labor
ers are large proportion who cannot
be bought or prejudiced into the cor
poration alliance 1t has net been
necessary to do any lining up, or to
practice any strategy preliminary to
this condition. The canvass on the part
of Cummins men, if it may be called q
canvas. has amounted simply to find
ing out how the people stand The
people are doing this business them
selves.