Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-07
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sary. but thorough republican. He
fought Taft as long as fight was pos
sible. Now he says hes for the whole
republican ticket and he advises every
other republican to work for 1t from
top to bottom. Foraker will go on the
stump for the Ohio and national re-
publican candidates.
1t is not Secretary Taft any more.
but will be Citizen Taft until March 4.
Mayor George B. Mcclellan, OF New
York, must appear before a justice OF
the peace in New Brunswick, N. j..
next week, to answer charge of
speeding his auto Maybe he was cele-
brating his victory over Hearst. At any
rate Mayor Ingledue should read this
and make sure that he does not let his
speedometer slip.
Pictures of Secretary Wright resem-
BILE those of Secretary Cortelyou but
neither need feel jealous, for they're
both good men.
Minnesota republicans have nomi-
mated for governor a man named JAG
OLSON who eats pie with a knife. This
will give rise to many cutting remarks
by the sharp witted editors
The reports from Denver to the effect
that Bryan will be nominated are the
most cheering news that could come
from that city-to the republicans.
The snow that fell on the democrats
who arrived at Denver for the conven-
ton was not q marker in it's chill to
the cold deal that will overtake their
ticket in the fall.
President Castro, Of Venezuela, says
he will force the asphalt trust to pay
the $10,000,OOO fine imposed upon it.
The United States will watch the Ven
ezuelan's course with interest as it may
reveal how Uncle Sam may collect that
$29,0OO,OOO fine assessed by Judge Lam
dis against the Standard Oil company.
Old Grumps-'If nature had made
me an ostrich perhaps could eat your
cooking"
'That would be fine" answered his
imperturbable wife. "Then I could get
some plumes for my hat."-London
Globe.
1t looks as tho the choice for presi-
dent in the fall would be limited, with
nothing but Bills to select from.
Every good democrat should read
what Henry Watterson says about the
proposition to drag Cleveland's name
into the Denver deliberations. and
paste the same in his hat.
II Mr.. Bryan does not run out Of
olive branches before he is thru we
miss our guess. He's holding them out
to the Cleveland men, to the colored
man, to W. r. Hearst, and even to
Roger Sullivan, whom he once charac-
terized as a train robber and asked to
resign from the national committee.
Those who had money to burn were
able to use 1t for that purpose Satur-
day.
All the cleaning up that comes after
the Fourth of July Is almost as dis
agreeable as the dark brown taste.
e
It's like a procession of lumbermen,
the way those democratic delegates are
carrying planks to Denver. It's going to
be interesting to see how many of the
planks transported to the Queen City
of the Plains will be Incorporated in
the platform. for the democrats have
been repeating that their platform is
going to be brief, reform devoutly to
be wished when we take into consider
alton the verbosity of some Of the doc
uments of this class which have been
inflicted on the voters. A tabloid plat
form, easy to digest, and yet sound
enough to be Of some value as a polit-
ical instrument, will set a welcome pre-
cedent.
Captain Deforest Chandler. of the
United States signal corps was lament