Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-23
Topics Of the Times

Mr. Dobson has invited severe re-
buke and it should not be withheld.
-Keokuk Gate City.
The Gate City fails to make plain
whether Dobson invited rebuke by be-
coming a candidate for congress or by
giving things away. Dobson's can
didacy in itself is an invitation to re-
buke, but the Gate City probably re-
fers to his audacity in telling things
The Russian elections seem to be
somewhat on the same system as
standpat caucuses in this country.
Aldermen May Act says the head
lines in an exchange. Certainly
They're sure to act. But how?
When Bourke Cochran says there
have been two parties in this coun-'
try. "rogues and lunatics," he makes
himself hard to classify. Bourke has
been on every side in politics.
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Parker went south the democratic
party failed to tip up along the north
ern line. Judge Parker is not heavy
weight except to carry in a presiden-
tial campaign.
Circuit Judge Jelke and Giffen have
told the Ohio legislative committee
that former Boss Cox of the republican
organization asked them to reverse
judgment in a suit involving $23S, 600.
One of the judges consented. and in
consequence the city lost $4,000 by
compromise. However, we are told
that the boss is only political
organizer in Iowa, a necessity, and
that the corporate agent in politics is
only a bugaboo 1t is probably all
mistake in Ohio and Pennsylvania
Under the leadership, of Prof. E. B..
Dubois, the Georgia equal rights asso-
citation has been organized by repre-
sentative negroes of that state. They
have issued a statement of their
has attracted attention for it's calm,
judicial tone. They admit that they
are poor in wealth and habit" that
some of them are not fit for the ballot,
and that the sense of their shortcom-
ings is heavy upon them. Nevertheless,
in spite of the laws cunning injustice
and the smallness of their wages, they
gradually saved until they now pay
taxes on more than $1S,000,000 worth
Of property. They declare that a ma
jority are fit for the ballot, and in any
case ACKNOWLEDGMENT will not in
crease their fitness nor settle the race
problem. They ask for first and sec
ond class railroad cars instead of the
Jim Crow plan.
The president has issued an order
directing the registration of every en-
.ploye of the government known to be
constructive and the examination of
all suspected Of having the disease.
All buildings are to be made sanitary,
by cleansing or structural changes. The
order is believed to affect $4,000 en-
ployes.
An employment bureau for the han
dicapped has recently been opened by
the Charity Organization Society in
New York City. The absolute neces-
sity for such a society in order to pre-
serve the lives and prevent the de-
pendence of those who have lost their
health in the pursuit of their ordinary
callings is pointed out and emphasize
ed.
A Scottish parish minister met the
lairds gamekeeper one day and said to
him: Il say, Davidson, why is it /
never see you in church ?" We'll, SIR"
replied Davidson, 81 don't want to hurt
the attendance" Hurt the attend
ance! What do you mean?" asked the
minister in surprise. We'll, sir. you
see" replied the gamekeeper, there
are about dozen men in the parish
that go to church when I'm not there,
and would go poaching if 1 Went to
church"
Principal Thomas of the Fort Dodge
high school has adopted new method
with refractory students. Those whos
on Investigation. he learns waste their
time or district others while in the as
senbly room, he has study at their
homes. and merely come to the high
school at recitation time. The idea is
proving success. tho it is not taken