Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-10
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.


Keep your eye on Jefferson, town
of 5000 people, with no saloons, no
drug stores which sell liquor, the best
streets and sidewalks OF any town of
its size in Iowa, and a happy, indus
trious and prosperous population" adj
vi5es the Jefferson Bee.
ibid 1t ever occur to any one that
Senator Dolliver has just awakened to
the tact that he has a constituency
out here in Iowa, and as result of
that awakening has joined the fight in
the interest OF that constituency as
against the over protected interests Of
other sections of the country?" asks
the Rockwell City Advocate. "This
may have something to do with sug-
gesting the proposed reception upon
the occasion Of his expected home
coming
Have we forgotten the campaign
that Governor ,Cunmins made in 1906,
when he went over the entire state add
Nocating the adjustment of the free
railroad pass and the taxing of the
railroads." inquiries the Scranton Jour-
mol. Or have we forgotten the attitude
OF the Sioux City Journal. the Cedar
Rapids Republican, the Burlington
HaWkeye, the Gate City at Keokuk and
The Iowa City Republican in that cam
paign? The same is true of the state
primary law which these papers and
the railroads fought In season and out
by their fruits shall We know them"
Evidently" remarks the Waterloo
Reporter. 1.-The executive council thinks
the state employees should utilize the
rivers dor bathing these nice SWIM
ming days"
when you come right down to it,"
asserts the Ida Grove Pioneer. "the
president OF the United States, no
matter who the man is, is little more
than figurehead. He has just as much
power as they want to give him, and
no more"
1--WE shall probably never know
whether the Aldrich tariff bill revises
the tariff up or down." aaments the
Knoxville Journal.
CAS- with other tariff bills, 1t will
take few months time to test the
actual working in practice" says the
Valley Junction Express. eff business
should revive and the country pros
per, it may last several years. If not,
'there'n be something doing in che
congressional elections in 1910"
The Belle PLANE Union says: "a ham
dozen reckless young men in company
with an equal number of girls of ques-
tionafble character and the whole out
fit soaked up with a case or two of
beer will slide faster toward he'll i'm a
given time than most any other COM
bination that can be devised"
Captain Hull has done much to Of
fend his constituents in his attitude
toward public questions" observes the
Spirit Lake Beacon. HE has been off
mighty thin ice in a number of cam
paigns with one candidate to fight.
There are probably many more votes
against him in tine Seventh district
now than ever before, but the apparent
determination of two candidates to go
up against his game promises con-
tinuance Of the run of luck that has
kept the captain in office 10, these
many years.
Noting the fact that MarshaMtown
citizens are protesting to the local
authorities not to permit carnival
company to occupy the STREETS. the
, D,,,------ sr-1--.n prI- herUH1 very SEN
sfbly declares that the place for a
carnival is on a circus lot. where 1t
will be an annoyance to the fewest
number.
"In case Senator Peterson is not
again a candidate. Wright county is
for Chase" declares the Bows Advo-
cate.