Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-26
Topics of the Times
Honest, now, can you kill Cummins
politically if you try?

pOltlcally IL you Try
After the Denver convention has Sc
lected it's candidate for second place,
another man will have furnished an IL
nomination for that office, with moth
ing except the possession of great
wealth to commend him to the con-
sideration of the American voter.
The refusal of the board of control
to allow the placing of highly colored
labels on cans containing fruit pur-
chased for the state will nevertheless
not deter manufacturers of such goods
from making their product appear as
attractive as possible.
Now that it is all over, those who
were hoping for an endorsement OF
that Chicago episode should congratu-
late themselves that their friends were
charitable enough not to inject the
subject for discussion.
Here's hint of trouble for some
folks. Gaylord Davidson says Roose-
welt will again be president.
1t will be long before Princeton is
able to fill that chair with as worthy a
man as Grover Cleveland.
with the Guinness matter subsidized,
Laporte has another thrill from the
robbery of brewery safe. Whether
the prohibitionists are carrying their
campaign to this length is not known.
Mrs Taft frankly says she was rs
when she married. Evidently she does
not regard her age as a campaign Sc
cret.
The taking of Wright into the re-
publican administration shows that the
g. o. p. is big enough to use some
outside talent. If the democratic party
continues to dwindle it'll have to come
under the republican wing for shelter.
Those three Mason City runaways
who left home in search Of excitement
probably found it in the woodshed af-
ter they returned.
It is reported that Helie will re-
nounce his religion in order to marry
Anna Gould. When it comes to decid-
Ing between a creed and $15,O0O,00O.
what would you expect spendthrift
and roue to do?
How does the work at Waterloo
compare with that at Chicago viewed
from the standpoint Of the good of the
party?
Cornell's $4,000 gymnasium is as
sured. 1t should be great source of
strength for the institution.
Has Mr.. Bryan returned Mr.. Ryan
that $4,000 yet?
John Mitchell has finally decided to
keep out of the political race and will
probably take charge of the trade
agreement department of the National
Civic Federation at $4,000 per year set
Ting strikes. His work in this direc-.
ton has already been so conspicuous
that his choice would seem to be
wise one, with chance of accomplish
ing much good.
II the standpatters would agree not
to oppose Cu1nmins for the senate in
case Allison's seat should become va
fort to obtain the $4,000 majority for
the ticket
"Now," said the great statesman,
"since congress passed the law l COM
PEELED 1t to pass l shall require my
national convention to put into the
platform on which my candidate is to
be run paragraph congratulating me
on what / have done. This statesman
business is surely constant occupa-
tion."-Chicago News.
Protective association, is agitating a
universal mileage book for drummers
at a rate below that for the general
public. Unless the book is salable to
all corners the wisdom of the scheme
is debatable, especially in view Of the
recent reductions obtained for every
body.
The person who stole that $40 gold
piece wedding present at Jefferson City
must feel like 80 cents.
While priests are having a retreat at
Dubuque, they have sin on the run.
It's said that T. r., Jr., will go to
work for the steel trust. This looks