Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-09
IOWA OPINIONS; AND NOTES.

lUWA UPtNjUNS ANU NUlCo.
Publicity, at times. is just as eff
fective as prosecution" observes the
Centervile Citizen.
The Davenport Democrat is of the
opinion that there is just as much
yellow peril on this side of the Pa
cifc ocean as on the other
IF it is cheaper for the railroads to
pay damages for the persons they kill
in wrecks than to make the necessary
changes to prevent accidents, then the
prices paid for damages ought to be
greatly increased declares the Sac
Democrat.
THE safe thing is to follow the best
example" advises the Cioux city
Journal, ito make study of them and
to give the mind strength and fortitude
with the knowledge that the victory
is to them who keep their lamps of
truth burning"
Before beating the brush for har-
mony candidate for governor the Gid
den Graphic thinks ut might not be a
bad idea to first understand what sort
of harmony IS intended. For instance
there was the harmony of 1904 when
the Cummins fellows. IN the interest
of harmony, kindly allowed themselves
to be used as door mat. And then
there was the harmony of 1906 when
the two factions harmonized with a.
club. If a choice between the two
breeds is inevitable we prefer the adj
vantage of vigorous action and that is
preferable to a cowardly surrender by
either side"
Remarking that considerable curios-
ity is expressed as To the location of
the manager from whom literature Is
going out in Des Moines in the inter-
est of the presidential candidacy of
Senator Knox, of Pennsylvania. the
Sac Sun suggests way not search the
mysterious headquarters from which
the corporations conducted their
fight against CummirS after the state
convention"
Noting that Rockefeller claims he
was much surprised when told that
the United States was after him, the
Iowa City Republican says: "He should
read the newspapers and no would
know more about himself" >.
The Alta Advertiser says: "The
newspapers of northwest Iowa are
booming A. b. Funk. of Spirit Lake,
as candidate for governor next year
and the Advertiser wants to say that
If Mr.. Funk consents to make the race
and is nominated he will be credit to
the state. to his party and to his
friends. Abe Funk is a clean man and
an able man. I1e came to northwest
Iowa when it was an uninhabited
wilderness and has lived here and con-
tributed his part to make this corner
of the state the best part OF the COM
monNealth. The 9 Advertiser would
gladly do IT'S mite toward Funk's NOM
nation and election"
The Logan Observer. an alleged re-
spitefully AYERS: IF the Iowa repub-
spitefully AYERS: IF the $owa repub-
licans can not find a better man than
A. b. Funk for candidate then the
republican party had better cease to
exist He is not only weak sister,
but trimmer. When George D. Per-
kins was first mentioned as candi-
date for governor in 1906 Funk was one
of the first to rush to his support, and
then when he found that Cummins did
not want Perkins, he trimmed and
fastened to do Cumm.ins bidding. No
Funk for u.s.
"It is not pleasant to read of the
violations of law by Rockefeller. Har-
riman and other men who have been
favored in amassing great fortunes and
gaining large industrial powers" adj
mits the Rockwell City Advocate, but
it is encouraging to note that the for
raer has been lodging an officer of the
law just life any other law violater and
the latter was arrested and fined last
week for violating the rules of the boat
race"