Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-07

the result, no republican would dare TO
go into a campaign in which It could
be said that the T.-R. had suppressed
what the democrats wanted to say pe-
cause it was the &slly big paper in the
county
So well are these things known to
the profession that in such model
newspapers ms the Chicago dailies.
Minneapolis Journal, and Sioux City
Journal, tho republican and partisan,
democratic advertisements are accepted
freely, without mark or tag OF any
kind to denote that they are political
advertisements" and the big, bold type
admonition vote for $1,000" appears un-
signed by anyone and yet no one is
shocked, because people who live IN
large towns grow accustomed to things
which startle folk elsewhere The ac-
ceptance Of such advertising Is almost
universal among newspapers and mag
azines as part Of a policy Of unre-
strained discussion OF public questions.
1t will continue to be the policy OF
the T.-R. to accept them, and 1t IS
hoped that IL in the next election CAM
paign democrat, socialist, prohibition
list or standpatter wants to plead his
case in public with an ad In the t.
r., our prim and precise spinster
friends will not take such a fright.
We shall endeavor to have these ads
signed by the advertiser for the sake
Of simplicity until such time as great
er irbanity shall have been acquired.
A gentleman who had noted the
effect on "Jim" Goods vote Of two
columns of personal abuses OF the
T.-R. editor in the June primary. after
reading the hand bills on Tuesday and
comparing the Cummins vote the next
morning, has inquired whether the T.
r. intends to make it q permanent
policy to have these foolish things
done so as to drive in the rest OF the
vote which it has been unable to lead.
1t Is O real mean question to ask. but
comes naturally out Of the situation
However, the political management Of
this newspaper is not half so sagacious
as implied by the interrogatory.
Judging from the vote on the tele-
phone franchise there was more inter-
est manifested than usually befalls To-
cal issues at the time of a general cleo
ton. AS the returns now stand the
franchise vote ran ahead Of the ma
tional ticket three votes.
Applying the usual ratio Of popula-
ton to registration, Marshalltown has
made most satisfactory gain within
the last few years. The total registra-
ton of this city was 2.S76 which. null
tiplied by five. considered as the aver
age number for family. gives Mar
shalltown population Of 1880. OF
course the entire vote Of the city is not
registered, but Marshalltown is salts
fed even with the above showing.
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Other Iowa cities which, according to
census returns, have greater popula-
tons than Marshalltown. do not show
near the registration. This Is especially
true of Fort Dodge, which the 1905
census credited with population OF
1889, as against 1905 for Marshall
town. Every time there is a school
CcISuS lthClfs WiAASh usA0SAASA oOSN
indication of a citys population, many
of these bigger towns" do not make
the showing in figures compared to
Marshalltown Fort Dodge this year
registered for the general election a
total of 1896 votes, which would re-
suit in a population Of 1.9T5--a marked
railing off from ove1.--14 600, as shown
by the 1905 census. Altlro Marshall-
town would like to have credit in the
next census for what she actually has.
we are not going to mourn about it..
The business is here, the town is grow
ing, and the state is talking about our
growth. The figures as matter OF
record, however, have a wholesome
outside effect, especially when some
one is looking up the town, and knows
nothing about 1t excepting what he
sees in the census report. Let's pitch In
and work for a careful census when 1T
IS next taken. We don't want a soul
more than we are entitled to. but we
want everybody counted who should be.
We will let the other towns count
them when they 60 to work on the east
side in the morning, and on the west
side when they return in the even
ing"