Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-06

nurses who devote two or more years
to training and study to protect them
in the title of graduated or licensed
nurses" argues the Telegraph. and It
is wise to enable the public to dis
crminate between those who are Ii
censed and those who are not"
Zone point that is always made in
defense of, the system of plurality
nominations is that when all nomina-
tions are made by all parties and We
go to the polls to cast our ballots we
do so content to abide by the decision,
even though, as often happens, the
result turns on a plurality, and not a
majority, VOTE notes the Council
Bluffs Nonpareil and adds 1.-THE point
is not without reason"
The TT. Dodge Messenger offers the
opinion that 1.-The Iowa legislature
could do an effective thing for good
government by passing a measure re-
quiring greater publicity in city coun-
ell proceedings and school board af-
fairs"
The Knoxville Journal "hopes to see
a statewide compulsory primary law
enacted in this state, because it be-
lieves thoroughly in the principle of
having all the people in charge of the
government at first hand as nearly as
possible"
The Creston Advertiser believes that
Senator Molsberry was guilty of ex-
aggeration in his attack on the insur-
ance companies, but it suggests, new
ertheless, that publicity will do much
more good than harm, and a little agi-
tation will be beneficial"
eff the Iowa legislature does not pass
a pure food bill" says the Ida Grove
legislators who will be very busy
making explanations when they reach
home. The people demand such a law
and what is more they are going to
have it, even if the moneyed whole
sale grocery lobby is opposed to it"
The Sibley Gazette says that the
deal whereby Mr.. Whitmer was seated
doesn't look just exactly square"
ut might be we'll to put tag on the
standpatters in the Legislature in or
der that they might be distinguished
from the democrats" suggests the
Webtser City F'reemanT Tribune.
Representative Stanbery is said to
be favorable to the passage of the PR
mary law and the anti-pass measure"
notes the Rockwell Photograph which
adds: Both we believe to be in the
interest of good government"
The Hull Index, an Eleventh district
newspaper. says 1--WE are not inter-
ested in politics from any desire for
office, or to dictate We simply be-
lieve the country has reached a period
in it's history when it is absolutely
necessary that a man or newspaper
should take a position either with the
machine or with the people. The day
of straddling has gone by. The ma
chine is hooked up with the vicious
elements of politics and government to
prey upon the people. and there is no
middle ground worthy of occupying.
choose We this day whom We viii serve.
If you are with the machine be with
the machine: if you are with the peo-
pie, be with the people"
Had Mr.. Perkins seen fit to throw
the weight of his great influence on the
right side" the Sioux Rapids Press be.
lieves che would have had no opposi-
ton in the Eleventh and his nominal
ton and election by the greatest ma
jority ever given in the state would
have been certain. Now it says if
he succeeds in fighting his way to a
nomination it will be through the as
sistance of the Blythe machine"
what harm-what possible harm
could lobbyist do to legislature
whose members are honest men with
the. courage Of their conviction?" in