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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-29
PRAYING FOR ROOSEVELT.
nOdabo,t Chronicle

Mr.. Taft is touring the country as
the defender of measure which Sen
ator Doliver justly terms IAN organ
lied swindle of the American people,"
He is the eulogist of Aldrich and Can
non. and there is little doubt that his
speeches We're all revised by Aldrich
before he left Massachusetts. He is a
fraud and a faker, the betrayer of
THEODORE Roosevelt and the republicans
who placed him in the presidency. Sur
rounded by tools of the corporations,
he is making unseemly haste in re-
versing the Roosevelt policies in every
department of the government. And
now he thinks he can deceive the peo-
pie Of the middle west-the people to
whom he owes his nomination and
election-by delivering speeches in
spired and revised by the New England
coterie to whom he has surrendered his
honor, his manhood and the trust re-
posed in him by millions Of his coun-
trymen. Let us fervently pray that
Theodore Roosevelts life may be
spared, for if he be alive and we'll three
years hence the people will elect a
president who will not betray them.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-29
A London Problem.


They are dealing with psycholoRi.
cal problem in London that is not ON
the cards. The problem" is nothing
less than little baby boy in the
Wickham workhouse. scrap of q
child only two years and four months
old, who no sooner has to make
any serious remark than he rolls forth
such string of unmitigated billings.
gate that he petrifies all who hear
him. He is described as beautiful
child with dark. soulful eyes, soft fair
hair, chubby limbs and the face of an
angel. At ordinary times his is tho
best OF boys, but does anything upset
his equanimity he brings into play
such volume Of foul language that
he quite communicates the infant ward.
Where the baby learned to curse and
swear is the question. 1t has been so
far a mystery, as his antecedents are
unknown, and his age so tender his
comprehension of the forms of lam
guage might well be of the slightest.
but such does not appear to be tho
case. This little workhouse baby evi.
IDENTIFY knows what he is talking about.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-29
SAVING n. lEEiCE.

President Taft at Denver called at
would be saved in expenses by econ
onies put in practice by the cabinet.
and economies that might and should
be set in operation and by means of
which hundreds of thousands of dollars
might be saved or directed into chan
nels where the money would not be
wasted. The president favors a BUSH
ness administration of federal affairs.
1t would be great thing if he We're
able TO impress somewhat of his own
ideas of economy on other federal Off
GERS and especially upon congress.
AS MATTERS stand too many federal
state and civic officials and employees
spend public money in way that
would bankrupt an individual or a
private corpora ton. No corporation or
business firm could stand the pace set
by Ignorance, selhshness and incom-
potency in many of our cities. Men,
without qualification are set over i'm
portant and costly improvements.
Other men with certain qualifications
for the position they hold spend the
taxpayers money to the advantage of
their own and other private interests.
r-..,,o,,.;,.. ,,,-.ol, ;,,.,,. l.. ,,o,,,t,. o,d
left to self destruction. important i'm
provements are badly built and care
lessly attended. The time comes when
I they must be repaired and replaced
/ Then We keep the same man in the
same position, raise more money by
the easy method or higher taxation for
him to waste and do the thing over
again.
President Taft's theory Of federal
government is a good one for taxpay
ers 20 study. Incompetent, scheming
or crooked public officers and en-
pioyes in authority are too expensive
to keep. The general public should
take leaf from the presidents boob
and insist on knowing how its money
is spent. who spends ii and who helps
spend IL The cabinet saved $4,000 thi:
year, a mere bagat elle but $4,000
There is scarcely a city in the United
States that by applying business
methods, Insisting on business pro,
eesses placing competent and homes
men in supervision of the expenditure.
could not save $4,000 to 100000
every year
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-29
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-29
THE NEXT PRESIDENT.

Information and forecast from Wash
tngton is to the effect that the coming
session of congress will bubble with the
heat of presidential aspiration and that
much will be done and said bearing
upon the next republican nominee for
the presidency. And under all the
flood of forecast and speculation runs
strong undertow of Rooseveltisn. The
question is what will Roosevelt do
where will he stand, is it possible that
he would listen to the proffer of re-
nomination for the presidential office"
Mr.. Roosevelt is a live force in
in all equations. Indeed it is doubtful
If Roosevelt We're ever more popular
than at present. In the west and mid
die west a vast army of republicans
would sit up nights and work days to
bring about his nomination and were
that accomplished it is likely that he
would poll nearly as much of the DEM
ocratic vote as any candidate presene
of Immediately prospective of that
party. Already some middle west news
papers have nailed the Roosevelt flag
to the hagstaffs of 1912 and are making
Roosevelt war medicine
However, it is very unlikely that Mr.
Roosevelt would consent 10 a candi-
dacy tho it We're offered him. He made
Taft. If any man or force is respon-
sible for Tafts nomination and election
Roosevelt Is responsible. The west ac-
cepted Taft mainly on the Roosevelt
Endorsement; and whatever or how Mr.
Roosevelt may feel regarding the use
of his paper it is his endorsement and
his signature and will not be repudi-
ated by an opposing candidacy of his
own.
President Taft anxiously desires re-
that desire, however much his Language
and expression may 10 some seem cal
culated to lose instead of gain support.
He wants another nomination. Most
presidents do. And the coming session
will have considerable TO do with MS
desires and ambitions.
VIII he get it? Probably, The west
is not satisfied with the tariff law nor
did President Taft assist greatly TO-
ward the amelioratlon OF dissatisfac-
ton. 1t is not in evidence that his
trip has so far been profitable 50 far as
future support is concerned The ac-
complishment of the coming session
and the presidents attitude ON ques-
lions that are to come up will have
much to do with the stand the country
west of the Wabash will take on the
question of presidential succession
There has been no compromise with
Cannonism and Aldrichism in tbs
minds of the voters on account of tbs
presidents tour. II the coming ses-
sion is dominated and controlled by
that gang there is still actual and seri.
Gus danger not only to Tafts ambitions
but to the supremacy of the party.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-29
Topics of the Times

Mr.. Hubbell Of Des Moines is to ban
quet on mis- seventy first birthday. Be-
fore him Will be placed a cake lit with
seventy-one candles which ne will ex-
tinquish one by one making a wish as
each is snuffed out Imagine seventy
one things that man II years old
could wish for?
If Governor shallenberger makes a
personal investigation of the Omaha
street railway strike il should be a
daylight" investigation
Two congressional futures are wor-
rying the Sioux City Journal, the pos
sibility that Judge Smith may have
successful opposition and the proba-
bility that Hubbard viii not
Referee Taft ordered Pinchot and
Ballinger to break away and decided 1t
d draw with all bets off. And bo.h
men wish it might have gone to the
finish finish
The celluloid film seems to belong in
the class with the unloaded revolver
/ It's question whether an old can
non secured for some courthouse park
would not assist Hull's candidacy more
than the importation of Uncle Joe" to
speak at the Knoxville celebration.
Perhaps you failed to note that the
"Millerites" at Duxbury, Mass, were
disappointed and that the destruction
of the sphere has been postponed.
A book has been discovered in vi
emma bearing on its title page this leg
end: About the invention Of air nav
igation by means Of balloons amt
eagles, by Jacob Kieserer; published
at the expense Of the author by Herr
Loeschenkohl, Kolmarkt,yienna, 1901
1t is an elaborate treatise on ayiatio.
in which a balloon is steered thru tn,
air by eagles which have been "trainet
and deprived of their tald,s." MinuM,
instructions are given az to how tn,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-29
The SUPREME SATISFACTION.

Edwin Lefevre was talking to E. II.
Hartman: Do you realize" asked Lee
fevre, the responsibilities OF such a
man as you toward the public?" Ger
tainly I realize them replied Harri-
man. The public assails you and ac-
cuses YOU; does this ever embitter
you?" That remains replied Harri-
man tapping the typewriter records OF
his accomplishments. is that all the
satisfaction you get out OF ito" per-
sisted the inquisitor and Hartman
turned and faced him: Don't you
think it's some satisfaction that we
stopped the overflow of the Colora do
river when the government couldn't
and saved the lives and property Of
hundreds Of families?" he demanded.
DON you think that is some satisfac-
ton? Don't you think it's some sat
isfaction when after the San Francisco
disaster we were able to move 100000
people out of the stricken city without
one accident? Isn't it some satisfac-
tion to have done that? Isn't it?"
There is only one answer to Mr..
Harriman's insistent questioning. Yes,
satisfaction, supreme satisfaction
Nothing SO much satisfies when man
has come to the shutdown as the knowl-
edge OF accomplishment that has ben
Gifted the public most and has ben
Gifted the individual least and to a de-
gree incidentally. 1t was a great thing
to save life and property and make a
great territory secure against an ever
encroaching flood; it was splendid ac-
complishment to handle the beseared
and frantic crowds fleeing from Frisco
with the terror of death upon them. In
this Mr.. Hartman had had his part
So had every engineer who pulled open
q throttle, every brakeman who turned
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-29
TnEs-REpuBL1cA IOWA, sEpTEMBER 90

birds should be harnessed and sugges-
tons are made as to the employment
of double teams and relays. The
author Inventor expresses the hope
that his idea may be employed first to
expedite the delivery of letters and
dispatches, and that persons coupe
tent as trainers of giant birds will
carry his wonderful idea" into execu-
ton.
Gubernatorial gossip of John Cownie
is worrying Governor Carrolrs friends.
There is indeed some occasion FOR
alarm. II Mr.. Cownie were to get into
the roll the governor would find the
pace killing one.
A seventy-two page paper of the
quality offered by the Council Bluffs
Sunday Nonpareil probably attracted
attention from Omaha. The Nonpareil
issue was much more than creditable
to the size Of the city where is was
published.
Des Moines won the Western League
pennant. 1t was close race and the
Des Moines team deserved to win, but
Des Moines with its record of attend
ance to 46 didn't deserve the team that
Won.
And now missionary and trav-
eled breaches says Iowa has the finest
orchards and best apples in the United
States. That ought to settle it hadns
il?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-29

with women, and women with baby
carriages, with babies in the carriages,
all this with gums a poppin'' and bull
lets singing thru the air. Boys with
shotguns fired at the human target
with zest and enjoyment. Finally a
crack rifle shot deliberately shot the
robber thru the hand that held his
gun, and then as the bandit still re,
fused to surrender, and was using his
other hand to fire into the crowd, the
citizen took careful aim and shot the
desperate thru the heart. When 1.-THE
smoke Of battle" cleared away the fol-
lowing was the official report. One
dead robber, one dead citizen, another
citizen dangerously wounded and died
week after, and four other citizens
slightly wounded.
And this is the point to be brought
out. Not a person in the crowd, robber
or pursuers, seemed to value their in
diviual lives. There was not q coward
in the crowd. None of the citizens
was particularly Interested in getting
back the stolen $500. None of them
knew the robber or had any personal
grievances against him. 1t was not an
organized vigiiants committee. There
was no captain to command, or sheriff
to give orders. These armed citizens
hunting a bank robber We're on times
previous, all quiet citizens, pursuing
their usual avocations Probably the
majority would have taken an insult
from some drunken loafed, rather than
nave a rowan hour previous. These
men forgot their home ties, forgot the
many needing them as live men, en-
flreiy forgot the law of self preserva-
ton for not one of them was called
upon legally to assist in capturing this
bank robber. What changed these
men in an instant from peaceful, quiet
citizens into a mob of man hunters,
and hunt to the death? That beard
less boy of seventeen loaded and fired
his rifle as cody and determined
~ as tho he had served in the reg
ular armymoreover. he had never be-
fore killed anything but ducks and
prairie chickens.
All of which is referred to the Uni
versal Peace Society also those that
ind in our present civilization such
great Improvement over the sava ge's
methods in protecting his hut. can
study this incident. The man that
thinks this country IS breeding a lot
of molly coddles. better not hold up a
bank cashier. The fact OF the matter
is that today. in 1909 there's just as
much fight in man not only in America
but the world over, as has ever existed
since the tragedy in the Garden of
Eden. And who would change it? Not
even our preachers the apostles of the
doctrine of peace. can condemn the
actions of such citizens as took part in
this affair
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-29
THE POET AND HIS MONEY.
TSiolly City journal

James Whitcomb Riley, the poet
whom everybody likes. was shown up
IN court the other day as very bad
business man and very, very good
friend. If anyone is puzzled as to why
he likes Riley the incident may help
explain it.
The case related to the settlement of
the estate of friend, who died in
solvent. A note for $4,000 to Riley
and another friend. who was executor
of the estate, was to be explained
Riley was asked to testify and refused.
Then he was subpoenaed. and took the
stand reluctantly, saying that he ex-
Asked to explain his share of the joint
note, he said that his friend was hard
up and Riley had frequently advanced
sums of money to him. He did not
keep any track Of the amounts. He
supposed the note was given in return
for the amounts so advanced by him
self and the other friend. He sup
posed he had Endorsed the note over to
the executor II requested to do so.
when you signed over the note did
you expect to get your money?" he
was asked NO." replied Riley, with
evident amazement. What did want
with the money? He always cared for
me when I was sick, and we were
friends. 1t was not business trans
taction-just matter between friends"
From strictly business viewpoint
the Hoosier poet did make a fool of
himself on the witness stand He ad-
mitted he had given away money, with
no expectation of getting it back. He
gave it for no better reason than that
the friend had been good to him and
needed the money. Riley didn't want
to get the money back now out of the
estate. He didn't want to be bothered
about the matter. SO far as he was
concerned the incident was closed
Poor bushes, of course, but 49,
carat friendship. And pretty good
christianity, too. The good business
man may smile at the poets simplicity,
but the average man will stow the in
cident away in his memory as an ex-
ample of the sort of thing among men
| that goes farthest toward making life
on this old planet worth living.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-29
KEEPING THE BOYS.
Rockford Register.1

Rockford Register1
IT would seem reasonable to assume
that much might be done along the
line of keeping boys and girls on the
farm If more pains We're taken to make
| the rural neighborhood more attrac-
tive. in one respect particularly do we
believe a great improvement might be
| made-that is in the building of more
attractive and commodious school
houses and the keeping of the grounds
in better shape. There is little reason
| to wonder that, the young people OF a
community aren't particularly inn
pressed with the educational and social
life of the district when the school IA
cilities are so meager and so poorly
maintained. They argue, whether
rightly or not, that this state of things
points to virtual disregard for edu-
cation ON the part of patrons and di-
rectors and that a development of the
head isn't worth while when it comes
to achieving success in agriculture.
The net result of this attitude is that
those who have got the brightest
minds and most energy light out when
| occasion offers for some place and type
of work where their capacities will be
given opportunity to develop. We do
not hold that their action is wise
There is a great provocation for it. 1T
is becoming more evident every day
that there is no field of effort where
brains energetically directed will bring
! uniformly larger or surer rewards
than in agriculture The great need of
the day is to get the boys and girls to
appreciate this fact A more whole
some and wide awake attitude on the
part of the old folks would help to
bring this about. 1t is time agricul-
tural communities appreciated the OPP
portunities at hand and put on better
front
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-29
COUNTY SUPERVISORS.
Esprit Lake Beacon.]

Esprit Lake Beacon.1
The suggestion is made that mem
bers Of the county board Of supervis-
ors should receive salary, instead Of
being paid on the per diem basis.
The treatment Of these officers IN
Iowa is among the rank inconsistencies
of local government. The supervisors
have far more to do with county
affairs in the way of promoting public
welfare, in economical expenditure of
public funds and the practical shaping
Of public utilities than any or all
other county officers. They are given
more of discretion in official conduct
than all the rest Of the directory.
They may and should exercise real
supervisory Jurisdiction oyer all the
financial and practical affairs within
range OF county government.
Under the law in all the counties
sum OF four dollars a day; and usually
pay more than half Of this for person
al expenses. But in the drawing OF
this wage they are very strictly limit
ed. In the smaller counties IL they SIT
more than twenty days In the year II
must be at their own expense. in the
largest counties they may get pay for
fifty days and no more. II they have
committee work to do in the admin
stration Of road. and bridge and pool
affairs they are paid per diem o.
$3.50. out Of which they may with care
have 80 Or rs cents q day to add Il
their personal assets.
The business Of all boards Of super
visors Is growing with every year
The interests always In their charx'
become more important with thu
growth OF local wealth and settlemen
and every legislatures Ii dumping upor
the board much new ,respo nsibittty
The best men in the country are nom
too good for the important work Of thu
board. The Importance Of The positio.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-29
Outside Point of View.

Apparently the most valuable asset
each and all possess, is life. And to
draw the line still tighter there is a
self consciousness that each Individual
feels that his or her life is the most
valuable. So generally admitted is this
that self preservation is not only com
mended, but taught as virtue. Thus
NE find hero medals given when man
acts out of the ordinary. All Of our
laws are based on the protection not
only Of property, but of life And the
model community is one where life
and property are secure. AND the ma
jority that is the majority in the CIV
ilfZed world, seldom see an infraction
of this law of self preservation So
what follows is noticeable, are worthy
Of mention as out of the ordinary. The
writer was in the town when it hap
pened and while not exactly an eye
witness, vouches for it all.
His looks and general appearance
agreed completely with his demand to
the young cashier in the bank ITO hand
out that money" The convincing argu-
ment was a modern up-to-date repeat
| ing revolver, close to the cashiers
face. The robber backed out of the
bank doors with $500. All this at $3.50
a. m. The cashier gave the alarm
three minutes afterwards. No one
seems to know where they came from
but in five minutes the hardware
dealers were handing out guns, reyol-
vers and rifles to hundred men, and
ammunition necessary for each weap-
on. In ten minutes more the bandit was
surrounded in lumber yard not a
quarter mile away. The battle COM
meneed. Two citizens were shot dead
inside OF fifteen minutes. Spectator.
gathered to see the fight and stood