Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-22
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES

| Editor w. ID. Jameson writes in the
Shenandoah World: Even if the
standpat idea did prevail in the re-
cent primary as shown by the nominal
ton Of Allison for United States sena-
tor, and Carroll for governor, yet do
not think that the reactionary spirit is
sufficiently strong to justify the be-
lief that the reform measures of the
last legislature, the primary law, the
2-cent fare law, and the other laws of
similar nature, will be repealed. The
republican voter In Iowa likes the
standpatters, but l do not believe he
! likes the standpatter idea"
Think Of the shock that William
Howard Taft will receive at his Gin
cinnati home when the committee on
| notification three or four weeks from
now, formally tells him what was done
in Chicago about the 18th or 18th Of
June" says the Davenport Democrat.
fortunately he Is not a nervous man,
and is somewhat accustomed to sur
prises. II some thoughtful friend
would only prepare Mr.. Taft so that he
can make up his mind whether to say
Yes or No. The committee ought not
long"
Says the Ogden Reporter: An Iowa
woman, deciding to take care of her
money herself. drew $4,000 out Of the
bank and put Sin her stocking to car
ry home. 1t made large bump in the
stocking, and when she got home she
was alarmed to note that the swelling
had disappeared A hasty examina-
ton developed the fact that the stock
ing had proven false to its trust 1t
had ripped in the seam. and the $4,000
had oozed away. It hasn't returned
YET
The Burlington Gazette observes:
How entertaining it would have been
to have heard the patriotic terms in
which the Iowa delegates referred to
the. president when they heard that he
favored either Cummins or Dolliver for
the vice presidency"
The Dubuque Times-Journal, which
is an advocate of nom partisan pri-
mary, says that If the primary sur
wives, it should be under a modifica-
ton giving it the character of a gen.
eral election and making a second
election for an office necessary only
when no candidate receives a clear ma
jority of all the votes cast at the first
election.
This is from the Keokuk Gate City:
"The Sioux City Journal suggests that
If the nomination of Dolliver for vice
president woulrle reconcile the Des
Moines Register and Leader to the
nomination ofaIaft for President the
matter might ,be worthy of serious
consideration in, Iowa. This is a fine
implied compliment to the r. & LIS.
influence-and inconsistency"
Senator Dolliver thinks that with a
half million idle freight cars on the
side tracks, the country is likely to
slow up little4.on the pace set by
Roosevelt the Coon Rapids Enter
prise states The president has
brought about needed reforms, but
with it little business uneasiness.
There will be no backward step, but
check in strenuosity."
at is Estimated that the cost thru
out the state of the recent primary
will be about 100000" remarks the
Council Bluffs 'Nonpareil. "In each in
stance the county pays half and the
state half The sum is large, but no
larger than was to be expected. There
was basis in the general elections for
figuring that the expense would be
about what now appears. So far as
expense goes, Iowa now has two
elections to pay for every other year,
instead of one every year, as was the
case before the adoption of the
biennial election plan and the passage
of the primary law"