Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-09
Topics of the Times

topics OF 1ne 1 ines
In spite of accidents In many drec-
lions. the progressives still retain
about their relative strength with the
line-up in 1906, and tifty-fve out of
ninety-nine counties have held their
conventions.
Presidential support of the Aldrich
hill should not phase public criticism
of it. Strong and wise as the admin
istration is. it is not omniscient, and of
all the subjects upon which Mr.. Roose-
welt is least informed, finance takes
the lead.
We have Lamonte Cowles conven-
ing rump convention of standpatters
in Des Moines county, and his brother
Gardner Cowles. publishing a progress
sive newspaper at the capital of the
state Let's have harmony.
Mother (surprised)- Johnny,
how did you happen to get the merit
card for good behavior at school this
week"
Small Johnny--"It was like this.
mamma Harry Jones won it, and
told him if he didn't give it to me I'd
punch him."-Hebrew Standard.
LATE made an awful face when he
had to take this from the Taft Ohio
platform: "A revision of the tariff by
a special session of the next congress,
insuring the maintenance of the true
principal of protection by imposing
such customs duties as will equal the
difference between the cost of produce
ton at home and abroad, together
with reasonable profit to the end
that without excessive duties, Ameri-
can manufacturers, farmers, producers
and wage earners may have adequate
protection
When you miss your paper, why do
you kick? Because you want to read
the news and SO does everybody else.
Are you publishing the news about
your own business and the things you
have to sell?
l heard story lately of High
lander who had been persuaded to buy
a ticket for rattle He won the first
prize, bicycle, but on being told of
his good fortune, instead of hugging
himself with delight, he said: "Weel,
cts whan yin wad "a done. It's jist
saxpence wasted."-Dundee Peoples
Journal.
For a time it looked as tho the hor-
ribe example would fail us, but Bur-
lington has produced it. Those who
still kick about primary should view
the riot and double convention in Des
Moines county and approximate the
harmony there is in it.
OF the fifty-four county conventions
held, half have been southern Iowa
counties, and half northern Iowa coun-
ties In 1906 the tifty-four counties
gave a majority of thirty delegates for
Perkins, and this year they give ma
iorily of forty-fo four delegates for Alli-
son. At that rate the state over, the
progressives will control the delegate
convention.
Because of the contiscatory nature
of the 2-ccnt fare law. the transconti
for Denver business this summer at
excursion rates of 11a cents per mile.
Was this automobile race started to
show us how bad our roads are?
eff the March Is republican state
is unimportant so far as
the senatorial fight is concerned. why
are the friends of Cummins making
such a strenuous fight in the county
to secure representation
on the delegations? Council Bluffs
Because conventions controlled by
the feactlolafleS lllNaFldblN ADOPT res
olutons for Allison when the senator
ia candidacy is matter for the pr-
naries in June. II would not do To
let the whole state so by default and
have the result used falsely in the ar
5ument.
There are not many men In the con-
sular service of the United States who
have travelled more extensively than j |
Martin Miller, who recently resigned
the consulship at Reims, France. on the
ground that the salary attached to the
post was inadequate Before entering
the service, Mr.. Miller had a varied
experience as newspaper correspond