Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-08

pendent voting. This is the reason the
politicians want the circle back" de-
clares the Grundy Democrat.
Both factions seem to be weary of
a strife that seemed interminable and
the prospect Of harmonious relations
in the future is a fitting sequel to the
election of Albert b. Cummins to the
United States senate remarks the
Carroll Herald. when the next cleo
ton comes to pass there will be Won
derful getting together of republicans
who have been fighting one another.
and we predict that a multitude of
county officials will be taken from the
opposition. Democrats have had excel
lent picking in county offices since the
quarrel began. But under the new Or
der it will be different
"All this talk about pardoning Grim
| mails does more to lessen respect for
the law than everything else COM
/ bined,' asserts the Manson Democrat.
The moment a man is condemned to
prison for crime, some maudlin SYM
pathizer agtates pardon for him and
weak kneed people sign it. The result
sooner pardon. If criminals were al
! lowed to serve every day of the SEN
tence given them, except those which
they are given credit for on good be-
havior, there would be far more re-
spect for law and considerably less
crime 1t Is not so much the light SEN
fences, but the sad fact that criminals
do not have to serve them. that makes
men have disrespect for the law
Zoe Cannon may be elected speaker
again, but If he is, it will mean the
disruption of the national republican
|party," predicts the Maquoketa Excel
! sior.
The Newton Representative says.
THE tendency of the present regime
at Washington is to build up tre-
mendous administrative machine that
cannot be reached by the people at any
point. excepting at the expense of
political revolution, and such tendency
means that postmasters and other gov
eminent officials will be increasingly
Independent of public opinion and cor
respondingly delicious of innumerable
matters wherein the public has legiti
mate and lively interest. We do not
believe that such obliviousness is good
for the service or for the officials"
what is there left for the legisla-
ture to do, anyway" asks the Storm
AXE Pilot Tribune.
mo one has even a suspicion thai
should the election of speaker for
the lower house Of congress be left
to vote of the people that Joseph
Cannon would come within mile of
ap election asserts the Rockwell City
Advocate. "Then why should
gress yield to the admitted desire Of
the people?"
at would be interesting If Captain
Hull would let his constituents know
which side of the controversy he pro-
poses to take-the Taft side or thest
Cannon side. Did we say interesting? 2,
rather it would be miraculous" says |
the Knoxville Journal. - l
"The republicans in the house Will
now show whether Joe Cannon was
telling the truth when he said that he
was no worse than his party" observes
the AXE City News.
"The idea in Dubuque is that if mon
uments are to be erected there in
commemoration of Senator Allison and
Speaker Henderson. the state should
pay for them,' remarks the Sioux City
Journal sIn Des Moines the idea is |
that if the state is to pay Des Moines
is the place"
The Spirit Lake Beacon observes
that "Cannon and Payne are making
good promises. They have had plenty
of bunch from the country as to good
faith proceeding in the tariff revision,
and the only way to make good is to
make good. No republican whose
view is worth considering wants any
legitimate industry hit by any frost of
unfairness. A square deal is as square
for producer as consumer. Nothing
more is desired; nothing less will be
satisfactory insists the Beacon.
"The Cummins supporter that Will
now try to rub it into an ex-standpat-
ter should be compelled to wear his
wife's mother hubbard upon the streets
and to occupy a front pew in the
church until such time as he should
learn to be man. declares the Scran-
ton Journal.
The Cedar Rapids Republican pro-
claims .sWhcn Billy Sunday comes he |
will find our door standing ajar for
him."