Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-08
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

lCWA UPIklONS AND NUIES.
There are just two sides to the CUB
ernatorial question in Iowa." argues the
Northwood Anchor. "One side must
be wrong. The corporations want more
power and in order to obtain it they
are attempting to defeat Governor
Cummins and destroy the principles
he stands for. The people-those who
do not own, and are not owned by cor
porations are standing by the gov
ernor Which side are you on?" in
quires tho Anchor.
do you suppose bill to subsldze
prairie schooner would pass In the
senate of the United States?" asks the
Terrill Tribune.
I'VE may be little old-fashioned
or little out of date" admits the Cla-
rinda Herald, but 1t looks to us that
If young lady keeps company IN a
young man and permits him to noke
cigars or an old pipe in her presence.
or to chew tobacco till the corners of
his mouth look like the southwest cor
ner Of a barnyard after a spring fresh
ct, that she is hard up for man."
The Mason City Times-H Herald says:
Iowa ought to have had a primary
enactment at the hands of the pres
ent general assembly, but the present
situation Is not altogether discourage
ing, for the defeat Of the bill In the
face of public sentiment makes sure
such legislation by the assembly which
is elected this year and which will
convene next January"
The Washington, Iowa, Press has
observed that "rhe preacher does the
hard milking and the evangelist comes
along and gets the cream" and suggests
that "'Under the circumstances the
church people should really think more
OF their preacher. He deserves some
credit because he has never deserted
his work to prance around In evan
gelistic fields"
The Waterloo Courier believes "The
standpat crowd, led by the Blythe rail-
way lobby, is doomed to certain and
merited defeat. Every day between
now and the conclusion of the contest
for party control the standpatters VIII
lose ground. They have detied public
sentiment" insists the Courier, OPP
posed every reform intended to advance
the cause of good government, ana
stand before the people as factionists
representing nothing more than sell
fish desire to rule"
"The standpatters did not dare to
permit the nomination for governor
TO be made direct by the voters OF
Iowa. knowing full we'll that Cummins
would win" asserts the Riceville Re-
corder. "They hope to defeat him by
caucus methods and convention man
mutations. Can they do 1t? Not II the
people are alive to their interests and
their privileges"
TO the Lehigh Valley Argus with
the primary law defeated 20 to 81 1t
does not look as If the Cummns gang
were hobnobbing very much with the
democrats"
"The contest is between the railroad
and the people who believe that the
railroad should keep out of politics.
points out the LeMars Sentinel. MI.
Perkins is involved because he has been
selected by the rsilroads-not to do
their dirty work in office. but to dem
onstrate their control of Iowa politics.
His nomination will mean that the
railroads can control the republican
party in Iowa whenever they unite on
q man or plan. 1t will be notice to
j, corrupt senate that Iowa is against
control of corporations by the govern
ment. The issue is squarely Defined.
The personal integrity and ability or
Mr.. Perkins cuts no figure. He is
the candidate Of the railroad. and his
nomination will be a victory for the
railroads"
"rhose who regret the favorable re-
nort obtained for the Dolliver rate
measure in the United States senate
are not found in the ranks of the sup
porters of Governor Cumlmns. re-
marks the Sac City Sun. Ihose
who most sincerely congratulate the
Iowa senator upon his victory and re-
ioice over the honor that comes to
him because Of his unf1inching stand
for the right are also supporters of the
Iowa governor"
'The fact that David Rankin's state
marshal bill went down to defeat
should not be taken as any sign that
the people of the state are not inter-
ested in the question Of the proper
regulation of the liquor traffic, but
rather that they were not convinced
that Mr.. Rankin's bill was not the best
way to meet the existing conditions"
declares the Grinnell Register.
Richard Olney has been reappointed
as a regent Of the Smithsonian institu-
ton for period of six years.