Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-13
] LOOKER.ON IN IOWA !
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Tama, March 12.-The exodus of
many hundred families leaving Iowa
during the past month, is a fact that
demands attention and some public
action. These men, women and child
rem leave the best state in the union,
because they think they can better
their financial condition Iowa has
virtually settled the Dakotas, Southern
Minnesota, and several counties In
Canada. The circumstances that pro-
duce such an unfortunate thing for
Iowa are beyond our control, but some
systematic way to replace these emf
grants; is not beyond us. So far as the
writer can learn we are doing nothing
as state nor have we any organiza-
ton or immigration society at work
to irduce any one anywhere to come
to Iowa and join our citizenship The
possibilities in this line are in evidence
when we notice what the Mormon
church has done for Utah. How much
we have missed our opportunities can
easily be figured out when during the
past year thousands Of the better class
Garden, and probably not one in a
thousand has come to Iowa to live.
Mr.. c. j. Wonser, editor of the
Tama Herald, is good postmaster,
a good citizen, a first class chess player,
but he sees fit to smirch this enviable
condition of circumstances by being a
bold, bad standpatter; worse than
that, "glories in his shame" Still we
oil 4
stands for something. He was inter-
viewed by this scribe; says 'he is for
Perkins for governor, that in the past
Tama county, even when Cummins
county, sent split delegation to the
state convention. Think it is close.
would guess in Toledo more Cummins
men, in Tama more standpatters. This
statement, at least true of prominent
working republicans. Thinks this year
both wings of the republican party
will have representatives on the dele
cation to state convention. The jul
dicial situation now subordinates the
for the judgeship will mix up matters
on state ticket" The Toledo Chronicle
favors Rathbun for governor. The
Traer Star-Clipper not as yet de-
clared for Cummins, but friendly to
his political positions. 1t goes without
saying the farmers by big ma
jority are in thorough sympathy with
the Cummins crowd. In Toledo, how
ever, are a few republicans that this
year are going to make a determined
effort to send solid delegation for
Cummins to the state convention. They
have had a full and large experience
of the harmony" plan of politics., and
this year if they find they are in the
majority will use their power to pre-
vent sending our prominent citizens
to the state convention" this regard
less of "the wing" they belong to.
Poweshiek's county attorney, Will
Rayburn, is getting much praise these
days by the reading public for his ac-
tive temperance work in prosecuting
and convicting bootleggers and their
ilk. Several miles from Grinnell lives
an observing citizen that said to the
writer, in this county 1 think we have
as strong a temperance sentiment as
they have in Poweshiek, but what do
our county OlIlCidlS uo u carry out lHe
interest of their election to these places
of trust? Not a thing. unless our
ministerial association does all the
work, gets all of the evidence and
stands all of the expense. In another
town a citizen said to the writer, we
have given five terms of office
and not once has he worked up or
prosecuted or taken any steps to ell
force the laws concerning the sale OF
liquor.
TO these men the writer said, Pow
eshiek county is fortunate in that there
is sentiment, especially in Grinnell.
that not only talks prohibition, but
acts it. There is or was in that town.
an unincorporated society, lacks names