Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-01
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adioupning next week remarks the
Parkersburg Eclipse. and adds Ut
has been a busy session and great
deal of legislation in the interests OF
the public has been enacted
The Spirit Lake Beacon complains.
while the frugal husband is endeaV-
oring to make the coal hold out, the
ice man hobs up smiling. Between the
coal and Ice and the snow shovel and
lawn mower there is really no closed
season for the head of a family. In the
midst of the rapidly shifting scenes
comes house cleaning, o, Lord!' eX-
claims the Beacon.
lex Senator Burton in a way is
weak sister," observes the Hardin
County Citizen. If he had ben strong
he might have been an Elkins or an
Aldrich or a Depew."
The Abba Union predicts suffrage
will come because most Iowa girls are
making their own way in life, and
when the list grows strong enough the
men will have to yield most any kind
of law they call for
Law loses all majesty when 1t is de-
layed from time to time in the inter-
ests of criminals" insists the Palo
Alto Republican.
The Creston Acknowledgements
says: 1.-THE bill to permit the cities of
iowa to adopt the commission plan of
government is step i'll the right direc-
ton, but the step Is MOI long enough.
There is no reason, 1t seems to US, why
the option should be limited to cities
of $4,000 population"
mot many publishers have the nerve
to do the padding act after all the re-
Dukes given the swindle by the courts
of the country, but an occasional ten
derfoot steps into the arena and with
much blow and buster affords amuse-
ment for the populace," remarks the
Cedar Falls Record. I'm the meantime
newspapers with legitimate lists not
only hold the confidence and respect of
an admiring constituency, but they
also get the business"
$50 far as Dubuque is concerned. the
objection to government by COMMISSION
is that in ordinary times the men
worth the salary for which the bill
provides could not be elected to any
local office except one paying no SAL
ary." declares the Dubuque Times.
Strong and reliable men are not want
ed except in a crisis, or when there Is
some important and specific public OBJ
ject to be obtained"
"A thirty-tive per cent plurality pri-
mary is better, it is true, than a.
ma jority primary. and is infinitely bet
ter than the rotten caucus and con-
vention system which the majority pri-
mary advocates really prefer to any
other" admits the Waterloo Courier.
But the thirty-five per cent plurality
primary still leaves some leeway for the
bosses and to the extent that 1t does
this it is Objectionable"
"Allison is the idol of Iowa standpat-
ters but he doesn't stand pat so long
as some of his admirers do" remarks
the Sioux City Tribune.
"The people of Iowa have more to-
nope Tor from Soou sedsoH iot SPIN
blowing than from any primary or 9th
err legislation the general assembly car
enact between now and doomsday,
says the Keokuk Gate City.
The Grinnell Register thinks it a safe
guess that the state n1arshals bill will
reappear two years hence. Opinions
may differ as to the bill itself, but the
abuses at which it is aimed to cor
rect are very much in need of corree-
ton" points out the Register.