Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-03
IOWA OPIlNuNS AND NOTES.

|
cone rnan who has not a monopoly
on his product is the milkman If you
do not Ike his milk or his prices you
can buy COW. and 1t is no great job
to keep her" observes the Ocheyedan
Press.
along with the rest of 1t, the ordin-
airy voter remembers how Senator
Doiliver also promised to support
George ID. Perkins against Governor
Cummins. and his famous letter on the
subject" remarks the Humboldt Re-
publican. In fact. there is current
belief that Senator Dollivcr is as much
interested in the defeat of Governor
Cummins as he is in the election of
Senator Allison. Doubtless our cX-
cellent junior senator would like the
election OF his colleague. and he can
stone. man does not have to be-
lieve that a senator is knave to vote
for young man in his place. Sena-
tor All son's age should permit bis
graceful retirement He has rounded
out his political life rich with deeds
we'll done, and it is a shame that he
should insist on running for office in
his eightieth year. He should step
down and out and save the people the
regret Of having to elect a younger
man to bear his burdens
AS the Hardin County Citizen read
It: Senator Delivers Council Bluffs
speech consisted on an eulogy of ALL
son and challenge to the progressive
forces for a contest. With reference to
the eulogy men will differ but with
reference to the challenge votes will
count" comments the Citizen. IF Doll
liver thinks that he Is planning Sun
day school picnic, he will find out diff
fercntly. He may talk bravely just now
but 1t will be remembered that he thus
began last year and then took to
cover"
"Take a good look" advises the
Sioux City Journal. "at the next CASH
ier's check you get. 1t may not APP
pear again"
Among all the names mentioned for
state auditor The Roland Record finds
none better or more favorable known !
and better adapted for the position
than our former citizen, Hon. o. O. !
Roe Of Des Moines. Story county |
would unanimously support his candi I
dacy should he decide to make an at /
tempt to get the position, which he de- /
IF the river towns had observed the |
mulct law 1t would have added mater
tally in bringing about local conditions
for the better" argues the Cedar Rap
ids Optimus. $50 too, if in many of the
towns and cities in the state
of the un-American prohi-
bitory law had been the rule 1t might
have tettered the conditions in such
districts. In principle it is
Just as wrong to violate the prohibi-
tory laws in prohibition districts, as it
Is the mulct laws in the river towns.
There are many prohibitionists and
newspa pers who have sought to in
crease their opportunities, and their /
by the agitation of the lit
lie disturbance at Davenport, who do
not seem to grasp that propositions:
on account Of ignorance or
not, we will not say
eve believe A. c. Rankin IS right in
lis Judgment as to the proper method
IF handling liquor enforcement laws"
says the Glidden Graphic. IF the peo-
Die of Iowa are ready in good faith to
tighten the screws on the sale of intoS-
cants then let them be frightened"
In the opinion of the Burlington
Iawkeye "it is apparently a poor way
o improve the schools to make the ex-
limitations more difficult. The proper
way would be to let the salaries raised
irst and then compel the teachers to
'ome up to those salaries. And to raise
hese salaries very considerably. I'm
Ter existing conditions it is a wonder
hat the schools are as good as they
ire, that the teachers are so we'll quail
fled, and it is at all possible to get
eachcrs."
N