Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-18

ing tab on each other for some time
1t seems they have been circling roun6
the political ring, appearing first or
one side and then on the other, but
never getting together. This yeal
they have turned up both on the same
side at one time. AS to which one
overlook the other, they will have t.
settle among themselves. Possibly
site directions and it is but a COIN
cidence that they met just at a time
when political persimmons were rip
ening at Washington.
\ Some years ago LATE gave an ac
count of the gyrations of Uncle George
up to that time. saying:
For the second time, Uncle George
D. Perkins is climb bling into the stand
pat bandwagon. Some weeks ago he
got in as far as the rear seat and fell
off, since which time he has been
laundering. While he was out the
standpat cat made another jump, and
now Uncle George thinks it desirable to
climb in again. 1t is about time that
| he We're rebaptiZed And when he is
| dipped the second time he ought to be
LETT under quite season in order to
give him a good soak. His political
sins are many. Some of them are
hard to forgive"
That was sine time ago Since
then Mr.. Perkins started in the race
| for governor with the announcement
over his own signature:
I am progressive republican"
| And he answered his own query as
to what is standing in the way of tar
! if reform by declaring it was graft"
So it is at least third time now
! that the bandwagon is sighted if COL
two in the count.
In the meantime your Uncle George
has been keeping tab on the other fell
low, at least whenever ne could catch
sight of his coat tails He has told in
his characteristic style of one occa-
sion Of 'rebaptizing" of Col. Young,
as follows:
The campaign of 1901 was fought
to a successful issue, but the following
year the coloners toes showed swell
ing, as if they had been trod upon. 1t
soon appeared to the sentinels of the
Cummins camp that he was the leader
of mutiny. In the wisdom of the Polk
county cabinet it was thought neces-
sary to duck him, and such violence
to his tinery sank deep into his heart.
When he made his escape and changed
his apparel he Travelled far east, under
such generosity as is left to surmise
In the course of few weeks he sat
at the feet of the American Protective
Tariff league and he was fed with a
On his return he wore plume and his
cry was that all tariff rippers' should
be given the grasp and shiver of the
unfortunate McGinty."
1t can be said truthfully that from
the day that the general manager of
the protected trusts got him started
that way the colonel has until quite re-
Gently insisted that tariff revision by
republicans would be just as bad as
,,,;ee ,;e.;r NV ts, hat
whether before or after election it
would be terrible thing.
1t is true that two years ago these
two worthless found themselves in COM
pany, both trying their best to elect to
office candidate for the highest po-
sition in the state who stood squarely
upon a platform declaring for free
trade
Today, however they meet for the
common purpose in republican con-
vention. 1t is probable that one or
the other or both will be "rebaptized"
If they succeed in connecting up with
the patronage mill somewhere they
may both stay at least a little while.
Both have had long experience draw
ing pay from the public treasures.
On the surface and in public they
will be very nice to each other; what
they really think of each other is a
different matter.