Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-15
Topics of the Times.

- ONSS VI SsSS -
We are told that more automobiles
have taken GU. state licenses In Iowa
since January l than in all the years
before that. Now let the croakers
about hard times explain this, If they
can.
The cantaloupe is driving the long
horned steer off the Texas ranges. Let
him canter-lope around the whole
bunch.
Bryan is for popular election of SEN
ators. Why not for president, or is he
afraid of such test of his own
strength?
While everybody does not agree that
the principle of partisan politics is
good one, it brings out the sympathies
when a man has TO sacrifice his per-
sonal preferences to follow the dictum
of his chosen party. John Worth Kern,
the vice presidential nominee is one
of the many democrats who could not
swallow Bryan at first but had to
eventually. He was at one time out
making speeches for the gold standard,
but found, that in order to keep with
in the fold after the Palmer and Buck
ner division was a closed incident, he
would have to take to the free silver
doctrine. He did so on the ground
that the party had finally rounded up
for 1t. Now he's on the gold basis
again.
The cruelty of the practical joker
sometimes passes belief. He now pro-
poses that Mr.. Bryan's speeches during
the campaigns of 1S96-1900 and since
be reduced to monograph records and
repeated turnout the country under
direction Of the Taft committee.
The spectacle of President Samuel
Gompers of the American Federation
of Labor, promising the labor vote to
the party embracing the most radical
creed against government by injunc-
ton, is rather amusing. For labor to
make this one idea it's total issue in
deciding how to cast its franchise
would be as bad as Esau selling his
birthright for a mess Of pottage.
Rev. S. II. Taft, of California, who
u..rs,. Il at the prohibition convention
~ Columbus, as delegate. said: Il
am a relative of Judge Taft, the repub-
lican nominee for president, but I
would not vote for him if he were my
father. Any man who would advise
the people of Oklahoma to vote against
the prohibition clause in the constitu-
ton must repent very thoroughly be-
fore I could give him my support"
We are Informed that the morbid
Saturday Night" throbs in the Des
Moines Tribune are soon to be put into
a book. Let the book he put up on the
shelf and remain there.
"Where are you going for the sum-
mer?"
ITO the poorhouse," replied the anx-
ious citizen. "1n that way hope to be
able to spare the wherewithal to keep
the rest of the family on the gad."-
Kansas City Journal.
When wealthy man seeks the max
imum Of comfort he buys a country
home. When an invalid seeks restor-
alton Of health he goes to the coun-
try. Why do the rest of us poor devils
slave away in town and live on lot
60x60?
Judge Gray OF New Jersey, was not
the only good democrat of the mosquito
state who could not be persuaded to
leave a useful career for the "inocuous
desuetude" of nomination for the
vice presidency The other was Pres
ident woodrow Wilson, Of Princeton
university.
Alton B. Parker says he will sup
port the ticket. No one can do that, as
it's going to fall-sure.
AS the president denies having said
that war with Japan was imminent, We
now propose the name of Hobson for
membership in that little bunch of
makers of careless statements which
includes such illustrious ones as
Bellamy. Storer and Edwin H. Harri-
man AS it has been some time since
President Roosevelt furnished a new
candidate for the Ananias club the
chances are that Hobson could get in
without being delayed. Hobson told
the men in Denver who laughed at
him that he was used to being laughed
at He has certainly had plenty Of
time to accustom himself to the sensa-
ton, and he will have much more
practice if he does not change his
ways.
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.
The Davenport Democrat says:
Predictions for S50.00O,0O0 bushels Of