Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-20
Topics OF the Times.

mer wife for the custody of his chill
iren, which Is a mighty different scr
of suit from the one he pressed wher
he first knew her.
4 Now that General Weaver is writing
for the Des Moines morning paper
democrats might postpone the day OF
their official organ.
Lawson don't approve all of Bryan'
views, but the Nebraskan does not hes.
1 itate to adopt some of the BostoniansSs
| We are told that the nominee wants
81, 900, 900 as a campaign fund, the
same amount which Lawson offered t.
raise for Johnson.
His masters voice" now refers to
the Photographic reproduction OF
Bryan's speeches which is already de-
| lighting democratic adherents.
| II 1t will stop all this talk about
supporting Bryan we will freely give
| the information that he draws $4,000
| year in salary alone from the Com
moner and ought to be able to sup
/ port himself.
Why is it that in the recent gossip
from the Bryan homestead there has
been scarcely, any mention of Mrs.
Bryan? When Bryan first went cam
paigning twelve years ago she was his
| inseparable companion and created as
much interest as the candidate him
self. particularly on account of her
gracious ways and genuinely hearty
| manner. 1t is safe to assume that she
has not changed and is the same good
wife that she always was.
In former campaigns the democratic
appeal was made to the farmers be-
cause corn was selling at Is cents. Now
!; the appeal will be made to the wage
workers of the cities because corn is
selling at so cents
Bfyan's insistence that he only
wants four years in the White House
does not set a precedent as a request
for one elective term only. It's follow
ing up the line laid down by Presi-
dent Roosevelt, whom so many thought
was only making believe when he said
he wanted but one term if elected. But
the president made good his claim
and to make assurance doubly sure,
picked out and helped to nominate the
man whom he wanted to succeed him.
Those opposed to the democratic
ticket who are unable to find any more
material fault with the candidates are
prone to criticize the cut of the fringe
that hangs from the lower jaw of Hon.
John Worth Kern.
1t is to be presumed that the Clear
Lake band, which was enjoined from
playing at the behest of some church
people, will rejoice that anti-injunc-
ton planks are incorporated in both
the leading party platforms.
The democrats in Minnesota elected
and now the republicans seek to place
Jacob jacobson there. We suppose 1t
will not be long until Ole Oleson and
Peter Peterson come into their own
Footsore and weary he sank to the
ground and bit the dust.
"How sflamefully sad!" cried the
populace. And to think he persisted
in. the very sight of home!"
But there was no help for it.
The marble hearted umpire refused
to reverse his decision.-Ch Chicago News.
Get busy now with your wedding,
neighbor. Section sos Of the Iowa
code makes it obligatory to cut all
noxious weeds betWeenl July Is and
August Is.
The trouble with Hobson's opinion
about war with Japan seems to be that
the wish is father to the thought.
Indiana seems 60 have been getting
quite prominent in political councils
lately. With Fairbanks as vice presi-
dent and Kern for the same Office, she
has had also the national chairmen Of
both the principal parties. When
ever state wants to get some Of its
sons up in the front row, all it has to
do, apparently, Is to become doubtful
and the parties will plant big flags
there. Witness New Jersey and the
effort made to get Judge Gray's name
on the democratic standard.
"WiN." said a newly married friend
to Will Maupin. the Nebraska poet,
I'm in quandary az to Just what I
should call my Wife's mother. don't
like to call her 'mother-in-law' on ac-
count Of all the comic paper jokes on
that name, and somehow there's a GER
tain sacredness about the word moth
err that makes me hesitate to apply it
to any but my own"
We'll" said Maupin, II can only
tell you Of my own experience. The
first year we were married addressed
my wife's mother as Say after that
we called her Grandma livery
body's Magazine.
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.
The Boone News-Republican, speak
ing of the tearing down of the Taft
banner at Lincoln, SAYS: THE fact that