Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-27
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

"a very grave blunder that the pres
ent general assemhl of Iowa should
avoid Is the passage of the bill re-
Gently put thru the house of repre-
sentatives to take the power as to
quarantine measures now reposed in
the state board Of health out It's hands
! boards OF health" declares the Sac
Sun. Frequently there are local
reasons. perhaps in the fact that there
is in the community an inefficient ply
stefan or that there are business OBJ
jections, why guarantees are not en-
forced, and If diseases are permitted
to spread the danger Is much more To-
CAL"
The Odebollt Chronicle hopes that
the Meredith resolution will pass both
houses and be ratified by the next gen.
eral assembl, so that the real senti-
ment of Iowa people can be ascer-
tanned. The sale of liquor should be
either recognized as legitimate or pro-
hibited," asserts the Chronicle.
The Carroll Herald says ''The farm
ers of Iowa have cause for criticism
against their representatives in the
legislature There Is an undouhted de-
mand for instruction In primary agri-
culture in the common schools, and
there is a crying need for reconstruc-
ton of the abominable school system
that prevails in the state. Really, 1t Is
no system at all. But change Is OPP
posed by the farmer members of the
legislature as a rule. They are not rep
resenting the best interests of their
constituents"
Observing that they are going 10
have an old fashioned spelling bee
down in Marshall county, and all the
school children In the county are elig-
ibles," and that thus far there are
over $50 entries, the Ida Grove Pto-
neer says: "It would be worth much
If similar contests were held each year
in every county in the state"
The Denfson Review says 'In Mr.
C. F. Kuehnle the Germans of Iowa at
last have representation on the board
of regents Of the State University. In
no wise can Mr.. Kuehnle better serve
the people OF the state and especially
the great German American element,
than by insisting upon the Teutoniza-
ton of the chair of modern languages.
The Germans of Iowa, who pay so
large a share of the taxes, and who
furnish so large percentage of the
students are entitled to this recogni-
ton"
Newspapers that tell the truth need
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ster City Freeman Tribune. ut is only
the scandal monger character assass-
ms and maligners who fear the halter
Of the law"
.sThe troubled cartoonists continue
to draw pictures Of congress doing
nothing" observes the Burlington
Hawkeye. "In some way they have
received the idea that 1t is popular to
tramp on that body and picture 1T Is
sfiftless outfit Meanwhile it is going
on wisely with its important work,
and when it's session ends the papers
will be full of the fine writing about
the large amount Of business accom-
plished and the good work it has done"
The Vinton Eagle says that John
Cownie has served twelve years on the
board of control, and If a new man
should be appointed to succeed him 1t
would not harm Mr.. Cownie nor the
board.
Cali state legislatures look pretty
much alike when 1T comes to enact
ing laws that are either superfuous or
unconstitutional or BOTH" says the
Council Bluffs Nonpareil.
"what the people of Des Moines
should do is to issue the recall and
place a new set of men in office" says
the Clinton Herald, referring to the
so,pabbling in the Des Moines city
council.
THE JONATHAN APPLE.
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