Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-03

As the Estherville vindieator and
Republican views it, Because a man
does not favor prohibition it is no sign
that he is opposed to temperance and
morality. 1t is simply question as to
which is the best way of controlling
the traffic
Says the Clarksville Star: 1--WE
learn of a farmer engaging young
man to work for him this summer
on the farm for SIS per month but
there is to be no free stabling and feed
for carriage horse thrown in. It is
so much, board and washing. It is
good wage. and the young man who
earns ii is worth more to community
than the loafers that hang around
town complaining about the rich get
that we'll"
There is cut of 81 a ton in the
price of steel bars, but cut of four
cents a pound in the price of beef
steak would cause more general re-
joicing,' suggests the Poweshiek
County Palladium.
The Sheldon Sun prophesizes that
TN just about year from now tferell
be more politics in the air than You
can shake a stick att
"Sone editors who claim to he re-
publicans are writing like any free
trade, tariff ripping Bryan demo-
crat now The country's great
prosperity has come under protective
policies. All this has come in spite OF
democratic free trade agitation. Re-
publicans ought to maintain the pro-
tective policy, While scaling down
some of the duties" says the Marengo
Republican.
Senator Cummins will introduce an
income tax bill. Most people have
nothing to lose if the senator wins.
That's why its a good thing" logical
! " asserts the Waterloo Times Trib-
une.
Cheer up" cfirps the Keokuk Con-
stitution. Democrat. You aren't neces-
sarily blooming idiot simply because
you can't tell what the tariff bill
means. Neither can Taft, nor any Of
4
ter it if 1t passes
'eThe men who really believe in
temperance and prohibition should go
to work under the laws we now have
they can make prohibition state
wide. ali that is necessary is to con-
vert the people to that way of think
| ing" reiterares the Cedar Rapids Re-
publican and continues: There is no
need of more laws. unless it is laws to
make officials enforce the laws we now
have on the subject of liquors"
The Fairfield Ledger would like TO
know Just how many Jefferson county
farmers are so much interested in the
agricultural developments of the state
as to ask members of the general as
senhly to appropriate 100000 for a
grandstand for the state fair. That's
the greatest farce in the name of agri-
culture that Iowa has ever known"
The Ottumwa Courier is of the opin-
ion that the discovery made by Rep
resetnative Dawson that the tobacco
users Of the country have been mulctet
out of s45,000.000 during the last few
years will not help much now. The
money has all gone up in smoke"
Its funny but it really seems as Il
many people are just beginning to real
ize that the making of a tariff law i;
a tremendous work. And there arr
many others who seemed to be sur.
prised that the bill reported was no
perfect and free from all objections,
says the Creston Advertiser Gazette.
The Boone News Republican hope!
that the president will stand firm il
his declaration that we will have al
honest revision or no revision at all.
cit is earnestly to be hoped that tn,
legislature will pass the necessary ap
preparation bills and adjourn. Tn
longer it remains in session the great
er the danger to the material and NOR
al interests of the state says the Ke
okuk Gate City.