Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-29
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

with deposits in all banks guaran-
teed by the government the. saIe ana
conservative banker would be on the
same footing with the recklessly man
aged bank" argues the Upton Adver-
tiser "The average bank depositor
soon learns to discriminate between
the prudently managed bank and the
one which Is conducted recklessly, ana
the safe bank his its reward in in
creased business. This might not be
TRUE If depositors found that he took
no risk in selecting his bank, and the
good banks would be taxed to make up
for the failures in banks Of the other
class"
The Hardin County Citizen wonders
'if the Dubuque Times will condescend
to tell the people of Iowa the exact
date when Senator Allison ever stood
for and made effective the enforce
ment of the liquor laws at Davenport.
Dubuque or any other place? There
will be no answer Hypocrisy can
make no answer" says the Citizen
eve need business methods in af-
fairs of state and nation" asserts the
Mason City Times Herald. 1--WE have
use for business men In charge of the
peoples business. The state is little
else than big business institution
with all the people partners plain
business man for governor will not
be amiss."
The Webster City Freeman Tribune
says: Taft is the representative OF the
Roosevelt ideas, and it is mystery
how such a man as Joe Blythe, the
real leader Of the standpat contingent
in this state, can make any consider
able number of people believe that he
is at heart in favor of the nomination
Of the big secretary"
ut is to be hoped that Secretary
Shaw will come to Iowa and attempt
to get the delegation from this state
for the presidency. Such a plan would
at once divide the Sheep from the
Coats" says the Knoxville Journal.
The Des Moines Register and Lead
err predicts that 1.-The Des Moines plan
ticket will grow stronger as time
passes, and that for several reasons. In
the first place, it is creditable to the
city. In the next place. it represents
the whole city In the next place, it
promises business methods In city
management instead Of political meth
DDS. 1T is such a body as every citi-
zen would be willing to trust a pri-
vate venture with. Six weeks Is a
long time for a campaign of preju-
dice and the ordinary ISLANDERS of per-
sonal politics. Before six weeks are
up Des Moines will be as united for a
Des Mones plan administration as it
was for the Des Moines plan"
Remarking that in Chicago they
have Fairbanks marching club COM
posed of men over six feet tall. the
Knoxville Journal suggests: "Why not
carry out the same idea In the local
Allison club and limit membership to
octogenarians
what is most needed in fixing the
money question: says the Fort Dodge
Post, '.is some more honest men in
the banking business. 1t is a question
of honor. With that settled, the cur
rency question could be fixed very
quickly"
The Davenport Democrat agrees
with the Carnegie Trust Company
that man who throws up position
that pays him $4,000 a year to take
a hand in the uncertain game of get
ting delegates to vote for him may be
good politician, but he cannot be
called conservative tinancier
CAS- to whether man is rich or poor
has nothing to do with and cannot be
held responsible for his being good
citizen or a bad one," argues the OF
t11mwa Courier. "A poor man or a