Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-19

Freeman-Tribune. ut can not DO II
by standing pat"
The Belle Plaine Union says the
.Vinton Eagle has gotten into line po-
lftically. and has unqualifiedly stated
that it will support the entire repuol-
can ticket. including the candidate for
governor. However, there are stu u
few newspapers which don't know the
war IS over, among them the Sioux
City journal and the Central City
News Letter"
Referring to the report that circulars
are being distributed in some Of the
southern cities stating that the South
American countries will boycott goods
Of American manufacturers who sup
port President Roosevelts principles
in the next presidential election. the
Northwood Anchor suggests that what
the South American countries need is
reciprocal trade relations with other
countries-and q few statesmen"
Senator Beveridge has gone and
done 1t. He says or tariff adjustment
in 1899: 1.-The readjustment ought to
be made right now" The simple
word now" has been enough to give
Iowa tremor. But right now" means
nothing less than the jimjams. OBJ
serves the Register and Leader.
&C. H. Guernsey, of Tama county, has
800 acres in corn and he estimates his
crop at over 10000 bushels. And yet"
observes the Hawk-Eye, there are
foolish boys out in the country who
want TO break into town, because they
believe that there are better oppor-
tunities for getting on and making
money and getting rich in the city than
there are on the farm"
The Grinnell Herald thinks ut is
hard to see from D. NJ Hamilton's
speech here the other night why either
democrats or republicans should sup
port him. He is not democratic enough
for the old-line, Jacksonian, name-
blown in the bottle democrats, and too
much OF democrat for any republican.
If elected his principal object would be
to embarrass President Roosevelt in
his efforts so as to make political
thunder for his party in the campaign
AS1A<NAAAS
such a good attorney to make such
poor congressman"
The Waterloo Courier wants "the
city to provide a treadmill and let the
habitual drunkards be placed In 1t for
two or three days. They will only loaf
if sentenced to work on the streets
with ball and chain and chuckle to
themselves to think they may go to Jail
where they will be fed without work.
If placed in the treadmill they will
have to get busy and stay busy"
"Mr. Hearst, like the rest of us, is
down on every monopoly except his
own remarks the Dubuque Times
journal. He is opposed TO boss ruled
conventions unless Hearst is the boss"
The Gate City notes that the "spell-
binders, for the most part, are con-
spicuous by reason Of their absence
from the present state campaign. The
repu olicans do not need them and the
democrats haven't got them"
Observing that the Marshalltown au-
thorities have instructed the street
commissioners to overhaul and inspect
the paving and to put it into good
shape before winter. the Burlington
Hawk Eye makes this comment: THAT
is what ought to be done everywhere.
In many cities the expensive paving
is not given the care and attention
which it ought to have. And the pro-
perty owners and tax payers who have
paid for that paving seem to be fully
as careless as the officials, for if the