Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-05
Topics of the Times

| AS an evidence of what we are com
| ing to in the matter of road improve
ment the Maryland legislature is con-
sidering both a house and senate bill
which propose the expenditure of So
| 100000 upon permanent roads under
the supervision Of highway commits
| sion.
| There are times when the prison la
borer has the advantage. He can't be
laid off as the contractors are signed
up to keep him employed regardless of
business conditions. rain or shine.
Professor Wilcox. of the state uni
versity. argues most convincingly that
there can not be the slightest danger
OF Japanese attack upon the United
States. He insists that he does not
lecture to answer Captain Hobson but
he merely contents himself with MAX
ing Hobson look like thirty cents.
II George Clark has any intention of
running for lieutenant governor he
certainly has worked the standpat
press for advertising, good and plenty.
The time Is coming when we will
have to revise our ideas as to the liber-
ty of free speech and put gag on the
cranks who preach assassination.
Tama county has held its republican
convention and selected Mr. Thomas.
of Traer, as it's candidate for delegate
to the national convention. However,
if the standpat crowd carries Linn
mined to select delegate from Tama
county whom Tama county did not Sc
lect They once selected a district
committeeman from Marshall county
over the protest of the entire Marshall
county delegation but it never did the
committeeman any political good.
Likewise in the state if the standpat
gang controls they will select from
Polk county a delegate at-large in
spite Of the protests of the Polk coun-
ty delegation but they will not make
the delegate any more popular at
home.
Now let the fire drill be resumed and
revived in every school. Look to the
fire escapes. Look your own little ones
in the face and shudder at the horror
Of what might happen; of what did
happen to others.
The Pennsylvania railroad comes
forward with statement of earnings
for the last six months of 1907, show
ing loss Of two millions in it's net
profits. and yet the supreme court of
Pennsylvania relieved the railroad Of
two cent fare law.
The New York World believes that
"The fact that fourteen western repub-
lican senators are opposed to the AID
rich bill for turning railroad bonds
into emergency money is creditable
to the good sense of western repub-
licanism."
Harr1mantS daughter got married
this week and when that lump rose in
the old mans throat he realized that
there was something in this life be-
sides millions after all.
Suppose that Mr. Cummins should
tomorrow make a motion, before the
republicans of Iowa, that Senator Alli-
son be his own successor. what would
be the result? In Iowa repubicanism,
factionalism would be dead within
twenty four hours and all republicans
could be found working together.-Ce
dar Rapids Republican.
Wouldn't the Republican want Garst
to pull out. too? Why take any chances
when trying to bury factionaism down
deep?
Last year, while banks We're falling
on every side. While stocks We're
,,unbing, while business was unsettled
and far from profitable the building
and loan associations of the United
States increased their assets by ST.
100000. They now care for s72s,000,-