Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-09
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

1--WE don't know, but; it looks ito us
as tho this tuberculosis and pure food
talk had about reached the limit" con-
cludes THE Coon Rapids ! Enterprise.
If "a fellow these days wants to be abb
solutely sure that The is not being ex-
posed to consumption or poisonous
| foods he must keep a scientist and
medicine man with him. Even DIR.
| Wiley and "Tama Jim disagree"
The LeMars Sentinel notices that the
catalog houses are flooding Iowa with
their price lists and says: ''They are
using the best advertising medium
open ito them. The home merchant can
thru his local paper every week quote
prices and prove to his trade the adj
vantages of trading at home If iae fails
to improve his opportunity, the catalog
| house which invites the business will
get an ever increasing share of it,"
"At Clarida the other day when
Colonel Hepburn came back from
| Washington, where he has been watch
| ing the proceedings as an outsider,
and docking for an appointment, his
town people gave the colonel a recep-
| tion. The most unexpected thing he
said in his speech was that he would
never again he a candidate for cleo
ton to any office. OF course this is
subject to revision If later develop
ments warrant such a course" sus-
poets the Davenport Democrat.
"The republicans of the Third and
Fifth congressional districts are set
ting a good example and seem
strongly disposed ITO dwell together in
harmony 1t may be added that the
representatives from those districts
pursued a course in congress which
made this attitude possible" remarks
the Creston Advertiser
among. other things President Taft
doubtless will say he is glad-simpli-
fled substitute for deelighted-to meet
the people of Iowa and to note the evil
dences of progressive prosperity on
every hand" imagines the Sioux City
| Journal.
Harmony in politics is a good thing
to have sometimes. Just now a lot
of alleged statesmen are registering
huge kicks against the primary sys-
tenn on the ground that it has de-
stroyed political harmony" says the
Traer StaT-Ciipper, and asks: "Will
somebody come ITO the front and tell us
what kind of political harmony Iowa,
Minnesota or Wisconsin had before
the primary was adopted?"
president Taft can be assured that
| bo n t11n hi IN oil
that he has done. While many wish
that he had .butted i'm at an earlier
date and with little broader ulti-
matum, they fully appreciate and APP
prove what he did 90 He will not
fail of a warm and cordial reception
everywhere during his projected tour
of the country" asserts the Clarion
Clipper
"There is considerable speculation in
newspaper circles with reference to
Taft's sayings on his western trip. This
may be Important in a way but we do
not imagine that his position will ma
terially affect the ideas of Iowa people.
They have their own convictions,
which can not be very easily changed
without substantial reasons" esug-
gests the Hardin County Citizen.
with the enlargement of the fac
tories all over the country and the
fixing upon standard designs that will
| not show such radical changes from
year to year automobiles ought to
get lower in prices Surely, consid-
ering the utility Of the machines. there
is a large and hitherto untouched de-
mand for low-priced but serviceable
and strong machines" argues the
Davenport Times.