Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-22

coming towards them, $40; calling an
ordinary pulpit FOUNDER an eminent
divine, so cents; sending tough sim
ner to heaven with poetry, $500.
The supreme court of Tennessee
handed down an important opinion re-
garding the right of newspapers 70
publish fair and truthful reports of the
proceedings of courts of justice. This
matter was considered in connection
with a damage suit filed against the
Nashville American, in which a YER
dict was rendered against the news
paper for $4,000. The supreme court
reversed this judgment and the case
was remanded. 1t was held that I'M
less the court had prohibited pub
LEGATION, they may be printed. Re
ports of lawsuits may not be verba-
tim.
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.
"Can Mormon be patriot?" asks
an exchange, and the Council Bluffs
Nonpareil replies by one prominent
tenet of the Roosevelt philosophy, he
most certainly could
'aThe issue in primary elections IS
the issue of popular or corporate rule
of politics. declares the Dubuque
Telegraph.
Uncle George did not think it a
bad plan to have himself elected to
congress for the third term" quietly OBJ
serves the Wall Lake Blade.
The Dubuque Times believes Iowa
should have uniform
basis of valuation and uniform sys-
tenn of accounting. For this reason
among others special charters should
be abolished"
There is no hope for government
OF the people and by the people
except in justice, and to the rule of
justice there should be constant
striving to bring all interests and TIL"
standards of all political combinations
and parties" argues the Sioux City
Journal.
The Belle Plaine Union says eff the
state legislature should adjourn at
once it will have one commendable
piece of legislation to its credit that
will be worth the time of the entire
session, and that is the pure food bill,
which passed house and senate. with
only three dissenting votes, and those
4, will l.,
as good defense against the impure ar
ticles Of food as the surrounding
states, and need not hereafter be made
the dumping ground for what others
will not eat"
"There are some things so trans
parent that even the sophistry of the
adroit secretary of the treasury can
not obscure them" remarks the Wat
erloo Times Tribune. Does the
esteemed SECRETARY suspect that
E. H. Hunter, J. w. Blythe,
James Davis, James Brady
and the entire. brood of railroad lobby
lists and attorneys are exhausting the
gray matter working for the best polit-
ical and material interests of the dear
people? Scarcely. He is not verdant,
though he may lok it,
The Iowa City Republican notes that
Major Rathbun docs not seem to be
on the limelight of public attention"
and consoles him with the assurance
that while others are getting their
knocks over on the ropes, he will have
fewer bruises and be all the better for
ack of wear
The editor Of the Oakland Acorn
feels that perhaps he should feel elated
because one of the candidates for gov
ernor was once a fellow townsmen.
Of his. For five years" relates the
Acorn, Eve passed by his residence to
our work every day." and goes on to
say For many things we admire
George d. Perkins. The only serious
hing we know against him is that his !
paper has been an apologist for the
trusts and big corporations until very
'ecently. Aside from this one thing
We should delight to give him our I'M
Qualified support in our puny way"