Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-19
Topics Of the Times

been announced for district delegate
from the Fourth congressional district
lie Is worthy of the honor but could
do more for his country IL he Wonlo
run for state senator from his district
They invited Jim Good TO the Alt
lison conference but Mr. Good replied
that when he announced his candi
dacy he had said that he would run 70,
congress and let others run for tbs
offices they sought. hence he must b.
consistent with himself Jim Trewin
attended and did the eXhortng
Senator La Toilette Is preparing "a
speak against the Aldrich bill on the
ground that it will give stability to
bonds of railroads in which the securi i
ties have been largely watered. III IA
Toilette would stick for commercial
paper to be included as acceptable col
doing something practical
Harry New says that there will be
more people in attendance at the 'ii'-
cago convention than ever attended 4
political convention before. The rush
for seats is now on.
Chicago newspapers are making the
argument that the stock exchange pro-
vides an organized market for securt-
ties. The bugaboo of unlisted securi-
ties is held up as warning and We.
couldn't we depend upon the banks to
define what securities they will accept
as collateral and what they will re-
ject2
Without knowing what the charges
were against Postmaster Boyd for un-
due political activity. one does not
know whether to congratulate him or
not, since he has escaped.
High grade commercial paper now is
selling in Chicago at . per cent. Prob
ably the going rate for paper as a
some grades selling at per cent
Loans on Chicago securities vary
ranging from 81 Y to 8 per cent. One
of the local banks is getting Z per cent
on at least $30,000,000 of loans. This
bank, however, usually gets the legal
rate Of interest in times when there
is any hardness in the money market.
Borrowers are large, and are willing to
pay for the accommodation afforded
them.
Do you want to buy a cow or a
horse? The T.-R. is read by thousands
of men who have this kind Of property
to SELL and small want ad talks to all
of them.
1t also appears, from the published
statement of the Dubuque Telegraph
Herald, that there We're certain inter-
ests in the republican party which had
contributed quite literally to the sue
cess of Mr.. Porter's campaign with a
view of Governor Cummins' defeat II
possible.-SiouX City Tribune.
When Mr. Bryan spoke in Des
Moines just before the election he said
that if the democratic managers had
accepted any money from "the inter-
But it had been distributed, and most
of it spent. and nobody felt like going
into banks reserve to follow out MIR
Bryans advice-Dubuque Telegraph
Herald.
Roosevelt he usually gives the panic as
proof of his assertions.
The Auditorium in Chicago has new
er been u profitable investment and
plans are now being drawn to tear OUT
into a hotel twenty-five stories high az
il cost Of S3.O00,000.
While prohibition appears to be
making giant strides over the whole
country, the governments receipts
from internal revenue gain at the us
ual rate. Last year the amount of
dry territory was greatly added to.
Thru the south, county after county
and entire states declared for prohibi-
ton. Yet figures show that the gov
eminent collected s12.000,000 more
revenue from distilled and malt liquor
than the year before.
The decent, moral clement of Councii
Bluffs has been stirred up to the public
protest against the dives, against the
rich politicians who rent to the dive
keepers and against the newspaper
which is believed to have leagued With
the underworld to give it protee ton
from publicity.
The nine hour law will go into effect
March 4, after which day human lives
will not be rsked on the railroads II
the care of men who are justified in
falling asleep at their stations.