Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-26
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES

eff LATE Young, Geo. D. Perkins, or
Mr. Lacey ever place themselves
where the Iowa voters can get at
them, Iowa will go democratic, as far
as they are concerned. 1t will be
lust as we'll for them to take some
appointive position" says the Manson
Journal
The Burlington Gazette says: I'm
order to say 1t and be done with it and
to keep our card in the Photographers
Union. we will call attention to the
fact that there can be no doubt that
Luke Wright Is the right man for the
place. We are doubly sure of 1t, owing
to the fact that 1t is reported that the
new secretary OF war Is a democrat"
The Des Moines Capital suggests
that some of the fellows who cheered
for fifty minutes would doubtless re-
gard the stunt as a great hardship II
executed as a matter Of conpulsion.
This one is from the Marengo Re
publican: "She had been up day and
night trying to settle the differences
between her children, and just as she
lay down to get a wee bit of sleep for
the coming struggle this fall she was
rudely awakened by the explosion Of a
bunch Of firecrackers thrown under her
bed by those naughty children. Pity old
Mother a-Republicanism!"
Immediately after the primary the
editor Of the Sioux Falls Argus-Leader
IL 1trti n hnurnft
politics and go in for human interest
stuff But the Chicago convention
came along-also some later returns
from the primary-and the good reso-
luton wasn't quite equal to the
strain" the Sioux City Journal COM
ments.
The Davenport Democrat says that
"since returning from Chicago Colonel
LATE Young has been busy squaring
himself with Des Moines merchants
who advertise
The DEBORAH Republican notes that
the Dubuque Telegraph Herald appears
to think 10000 progressives will flock
to the democratic party because of the
recent trial Of conclusions" in the re-
publican party in Iowa. cit better not
count those chickens before they are
hatched," suggests the Republican.
We'll all be Taft republicans when the
ballots are counted in November, and
Carroll will lead the state ticket with
as large tally"
Some of our wise ones opposed city
1icrof 10, he.
cause we couldn't afford it, pre-
ferring to buy our lights until the
city was in better shape" observes the
Boone Independent 1--WE have paid
out over $4,000 for lights since then
and are now paying $1,000 a year more
than we can raise by taxation for
lighting purposes. Will some of the
wise ones please state how long it will
be before we will have saved enough
to put in a plant?"
The Mason City Times Herald says
that Iowa was represented in the Chi
cago convention by eighteen knockers
and eight. boosters. "The eight boost
ers," it adds, "are progressives."
"Colonel LATE Young is now filling
the role Of political bodyguard for
Senator Dolliver Wonder if the time
will ever come when Lafe will turn
his back on Dolliver as he once turned
his back on A. B. Cummins?" asks the
Cedar Rapids Gazette.
"a seventeen-inch waist Is one of the
latest DEGREES of fashion" the Waver-
ly Democrat records. "a number OF
Waver1y ladies are trying to conform
to it, and we have heard it said that
few have beat it an inch or two. But
it must make them grunt. The drec-
toire gown has not yet made its ap-
pearance here"
For Constipation.
Mr.. ,. H. Farnham. prominent
druggist of Spirit Lake, Iowa. says:
"Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets are certainly the best thing on
the market for constipation" Give
+boea oblafc friaI Won are certain