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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-12
Looker-On In Iona

Montezuma, Jan. 1--we frequently
read of town meetings in Iowa and
generally an expressed sentiment ut
such gatherings has an influence on
legislation needed or demanded. But
the Iowa town meeting lacks real pow
er. Not so in Connecticut. There it
resolves have a legal authority
which seems an admirable thing. It's
"pure democracy" So to satisfy the
writer's desire and also thinking it
would be of interest to Iowa readers,
the following was obtained from a we'll
posted attorney in Hartford, Conn.
Read it, for some day Iowa may decide
to have town meetings with power TO
act.
Dillon's municipal corporations, sec
| ton 2S.
The New England town is especially
| interesting as affording, perhaps, an ex-
ample Of as pure democracy as any
where exists. All the qualified inhabi-
tants meet and directly act upon and
manage or direct the management of
their own local concerns. Each citizen
has vote and an equal voice. This
form of government was adopted at a
very early period and is firmly adj
hered to and deeply cherished by the
people OF the New England states.
A town in Connecticut cannot make
contract or authorize any officer or
agent to make. one in it's behalf, except
by vote in a town meeting, duly noti
fed and warned. And the notice or
warning must specify the matter to be
acted upon, in order that all the in
habitants (whose property will be sub
ject to be taken on execution to salts
fly the obligation Of the town. may
know in advance what business is to
be transacted at the meeting. If the
subject of the vote is not specified in
the notice or warning, the vote has
no legal effect and binds neither the
town nor the Inhabitants.
(To satisfy Judgment secured
against the town, John Jones COW
may be taken on execution and sold.
John Jones may then sue the town Cor
the damage to him in the loss of his
COW and satisfy his judgment by TAX
ing John Smiths horse or execution.
This method O.. making the individual
members of the community primarily
liable is not resorted to, in actual
practice, for New England towns pay
their debts.)
The result has demonstrated how
well adapted it is to promote the we'll
being of the communities that for so
long a space of time have thus gov
erned themselves, and it is not strange
that these results should be attributed,
in large measure. to this system of
local popular government.
The little towns thus have sole con-
troll Of their public schools, the care
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-12
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Iona Newspapers
THE ALDRIcH MACHINE.

\RS6lSlCl d1A0 11CddSt.J
II Iowa would really know what
the steam roller means in the United
States senate it will take note OF
the committee assignments of Sena-
tor Cummins. and then later take
note of the committee assignments
of Elihu Root when he arrives to
take his seat from New York.
Senator Cummins has held rela-
lively a higher place at the bar n
Iowa than Root in New York. He
has ranked higher in official sta
ton. In many ways he has been as
conspicuously before the public But
conceding long precedence to the
New York senator in point of abil-
ity and experience, it will still be
well worth while to note the relative
reception each will receive.
The Aldrich machine has put SEN
ator Cummins Just where Mr.. Blythe
would have put him. The Ald1ich
machine will put Senator Root on
every important committee in the
senate. 1t is all settled by the ma
chine, in a manner the Iowa legisla-
ture never knew anything about.
The senate of the United States is
today the closest corporation we
have, not even excepting the inner
circles of some of our great frater-
nal organizations.
Senator Cummins will elevate the
standard of revolt. II he stands true
to the purposes that have taken him
to the senate, and he will be heard.
But it is well for his constituents to
realize just what he is pitted against.
The Aldrich machine is the most
powerful and it may be added the
most corrupt, the country has ever
had
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-12
THE NEED OF PERMANENT ROAD

Knoxville JournaD
The Byers good roads bill ought to
command the serious attention Of the
Iowa legislature this winter. This
state has Jagged too far in the rear on
the good roads question. 1t is the
most important issue Of the day and
the must take it up and solve it. The
cost Of permanent roads is SO great
and the total mileage of the state SO
large that 1T will be many, many years
before really good roads can be at
tanned But there is no reason why
the beginning should not be made now.
Let each county or each township
build a little permanent road each
year and 1t will not be many years
before federal and state aid will be
Forthcoming for this purpose.
Suppose Marion county had twenty
five years ago adopted the policy of
spending as much money each year for
permanent roads as it did for bridges
what splendid thing it would have
been. We would have had today at
least 200 miles Of good roads in the
county and land would be worth more
in Marion county than in any county
o fthe state. 1t is easy to see the value
of such action now and we regret
that the legislators Of that day did
not have the wisdom to foresee the nee
essity and the value of permanent hig
essity and the value Of permanent
highways. But tits useless to waste
time in vain regrets. The future is
ours and there should be no hesitancy
on the part of the state, county and
township officials in entering upon
a comprehensive, we'll considered poll
icy of road improvement.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-12
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

The farmers have learned that prov
idence likes to smile on the man who
tests his seed corn. And too, the tariff
is to be revised by its friends and IN
Gle Joe Cannon has announced in thun-
der tones that he is one of them. All
hail 1909! You look good to us" ex-
claims the Usage Press.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-12
Waste.

'I am sorryfi Lord John" said the
beautiful Chicago girl shut I am re-
solved never to marry"
AS one dazed, Lord John Jones drew
his hand across his brow"
But, child, child" he muttered,
hoarsely, what then do you propose to
do with your enormous fortune?"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-12

America is being recognized the
world over as the fellow with the
goods" says the Charter Oak Times.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-12

Famous for It's absolute purity and
fragrance Ask your grocer for ''sa-
lada" Tea. It is delicious and refresh
ing. Trial packet 1oc at your gro
GERS.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-12

Judging from the upheaval at OF
tumwa over the closing of the saloons
there" says the Scranton Journal,
won't there be an awful din when ev-
cry saloon has to yacate American
co;lo
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-12

THE state is not in need OF many
new laws" suggests the Castana Times,
.sbut some provision should be made
that will make imperative the en-
forcement of the laws already on the
statute books"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-12

How many editors who Insist that
the legislature should complete its
business in six weeks would fail to
complain If it adjourned within three
months asks the Dubuque Times-Jour-
nal
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-12

AS to the biennial talk about the
committee clerks, the Hamburg Repub-
lican says eft looks to the chairman of
almost every committee as If every
other committee could get along nicely
without a clerk, but the other chair
men are tenacious about not giving
III"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-12

Continued on Page Five.)
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-12

Senator Tillman's demand for full
Investigation scarcely fits with the SEN
ate's horror of the secret service.
The Washington bee., 1909-10-16

Education place the entire power
of the Examiner of Negro appll-
cants the schools in the hands OF
Superintendent Stewart and see
if results are not different. The
people are bowling for a change
in the Negro schools. They are
tired of serving under tyrannical
rule. The Bee in this connection
presents the case of the Misses
Patterson. See how shamefully
those two teachers were treated
and ask yourselves il a change
in the higher schools is not a ne
cessity.
The Washington bee., 1909-10-16

This city is famous for having
tender feet Negro editors. When
ever Negro starts paper in
this city his first declaration is
that he means to run clean pa
per. You can bet on it that this
same Negro is a nonenity at his
own home and vagabond. A
decent editor will do clean things
and expose dirt and filth in high
places. The hypocrite will cry
on the house top that he means
to run a clean sheet. Always
watch this sneak. Honest men
do without saying the sneak
hides in the dark.
The Washington bee., 1909-10-16
MISSION OF \ JOURNAL,
IST

The duty of an editor is not
to cater to the whims and fanc;es
of those in the wrong.
The Bee has always had a mis-
sion to fill regardless of friends
or foes. The Bee means to con
denim the wrong no matter where
it exists. The citizens of this
city have been imposed upon
about long enough. 1t has been
claimed that politics should not
exist i'll our schools, but where
can any more be found? Yet you
read the cries of crocodile edi-
tors and their plan for public
clean, up-to-date paper. A clean
paper will not tolerate corruption
and neither will a fair journal
permit wrong to exist no matter
favor that they are conducting
where it may be found. 1t is
only the hypocritical editor who
will be muzzled for a considera-
ton. The Bee is not that kind
of a journal, and the editor, who
will cater to hypocrisy is unfit to
exist in a community, and the
mission of an honest journalist
is to condemn wrong wherever
it may exist.
The Washington bee., 1909-10-16
MURRAY'S LIES.


F. H. NJ. Murray, the Wash
ington correspondent of the BOs-
ton Guardian, the newspaper that
before and since election has fill
ed its columns with the most
venemouS attacks on President
Taft, continues to fill the space
allotted to him with a lot Of
baldface lies. In his last week 5
correspondence he stated that
James a. Cobb, special assistant
L. s. district attorney, had been
dropped, and that Mai. John R.
paymaster in the army,
had not been saved from retire
ment.
Mr.. Murray, who, by-the-way,
is a clerk in the War Department,
might have, had he so desired,
easily ascertained that Major
Lynch has not been retired. and
further that Major Lynch. in TAX
ing the walking test, had easily
walked the fifty miles specified,
and had time to his credit.
Mr.. Murray could easily have
also asCertained that Mr.. Cobb
has not been dropped; that his
status is the same today as the
day of his appointment, and that
his duties are the same now as
they were then, and that the
dropping of Mr.. Cobb had never
been even So much as suggested.
But Mr.. Murray wrote that rot,
that tissue of falsehoods for The
Guardian simply that it might
serve as a reflection on the pres
ent President and his admins
tratiOn under which he himself is
serving. How Murray can con
sistently hold his job and CON
tinue to write a lot OF lies calcu-
lated to reflect upon the admin
istratiOn under which he is serv-
ing is beyond the comprehension
OF The Bee. He should either
resign or stop writing matter
that is foreign to the truth. If
given his just deserts his place
in the War Department would be
made vacant. There is no excuse
for the writing of lies when the
truth is easily obtained.
The Washington bee., 1909-10-16
DR.. SYNTAX CHINA
Worcester Woman the P0SseSSor
of Famous Collection.
Story of How RoWIandson Drew the
Pictures and How CIews Came to
Put Them On His WsII-Known
Dark-Bue Ware.

Boston.-Among the various kinds
OF old blue Staffordshire china there
Is none in greater demand or more
oincuit to find than that bearing the
FAMOUS Doctor Syntax designs.
Ihe pictorial ware can readily COM
mand a fancy price, for it is not un-
common for $40 to be paid for some
OF the plates and from 5000 to $500
for some of the platters.
Mrs. Emma De Forest Morse sf
Worcester, Mass, is the fortunate
possessor of nearly all the subjects.
included in this series. It is not only
most remarkable collection, but it
is by all means the largest and most
complete known. Each one is per
feet specimen of the beautiful dark
blue printed ware made between 1920
and 1880 by R. & ]. CIews, the we'll
known English potters.
Doctor Syntax's three tours in
search of the picturesque, of consOla-
ton and of a wife, were created by
Rowlandson, the famous caricaturist.
who made series of drawings rep
TesehIlng an old clergyman and school
master in love with the fine arts and
who travelled during his holidays in
quest of the picturesque.
The first-named was made in 1910
and taken to Mr.. Ackerman, a print
seller of the Strand, who, in turn, in
yited William COmbe, a most prolific
writer of those days, to furnish a text
for the drawings, resulting in the
schoolmaster's tour, as it was called
on its appearance in the Poetical Mag
azine. Doctor Syntax instantly sprang
into widespread popularity, to the ex-
tent that Syntax wigs, Syntax hats
and coats soon became the proper
thing.
Doctor Syntax was next reprinted
in book form and after several edi-
tions had been exhausted, Combe &
RowlandsOn together prepared a sec
The Washington bee., 1909-10-16
UPHOLDS THE NEGRO.
Editor Evening Journal:

AQilOl AfNtliiiS JOl4A tidi
Dear Sir-Permit me to compIi-
ment you on your able editorial on
the subject of Negro Rights in Am
erica. I read it with considerable
interest and enjoyed the very broad
minded principles you advocate. May
I remind our worthy Rev. Mr.. Lamb
that when we were young children
at school the very first thing with
which our teachers tried to impress
the pupils mind concerning this
country was that 'all men are Great
ed equal;" and, as evidence of thar,
we were requested to read the Dec
laration of independence, wherein it
appears as follows "We hold these
truths to be self-evident that all men
are created equal" Does the worthy
reverend choose to discard this ak
ION? Is he not a man? Is he not
brought to this world by nature as
we'll as YOU and /? Has he no feel
ings? Would it be modern civiliza-
ton. modern kindness of heart, mod
ern good judgment to say that this
country was made only for the
whites.
The whites, as you well know,
have been free ever SO many centur-
les, and have been provided with the
very best means to become educated:
and, pray tell me, do they not COM
nit crimes just as atrocious and helm
Gus as the Negroes. May | refer the
worthy reverend to the dockets of
our criminal courts, and [ fear that
when he examines them he will soon
see it plainly enough and bow his
head in shame. The poor Negro !
Do please give him a chancel Don't
you think he has made splendid pro-
gress since he was emancipated Is
he being provided with plenty of
schools. Is he not being Stunned to
this present day, Why make this
discrimination.
d. Harrison.
The Washington bee., 1909-10-16
The Harvest Home.

ond series called Doctor Syntax's
Tour in Search of Consolation" This
was in 1920 and the following year
came Doctor Syntax's laughable tour
in search of a wife," which undoubted-
ly contained some of Rowlandson's
best designs
It is said that Combe used to pin
up the various sketches against
screen of his apartment in the Kings
Bench and write his verses as the
painter wanted them. He was a most
prolific writer and between the years
1873 and 1923 he wrote and edited
upwards of 100 books, contributed to
score of journals and furnished, ac-
cording TO his own notebook, fully
1000 columns of matter to the maya
zines and newspapers.
1t happened that about the time of
the vogue of Doctor Syntax, CIews
was making his lustrous, dark-bIue
ware for the American market and he
Immediately seized the opportunity 10
add to his fame by reproducing the
various Syntax designs with an accu-
racy that characterized the Clews
china.
One series began with the doctors
preparations for his tour of the lakes.
accompanied by his mare Grizzle:
At length the lingering moment came
That gave the dawn of wealth and fame:|
Incurious Ralph, exact at four,
Led Grizzle saddled, to the door.
And soon. with more than common state.
The doctor stood before the gate
Behind him was his faithful wife
zone more embrace, my dearest life"
Then his gray paIfrey ne bestrode,
And gave a nod and off he rode
Good luck, good luck" she loudly cried
VALE Oh, Vale!" he replied.
This story is distinctly portrayed
within the limits of a dinner plate. or
in the larger scope afforded by a plat
ter. Then follows list of calamities
which befell the unfortunate traveller
in rapid succession. First he loses his
way and then he is stopped by high
waymen and finally bound by them
to a tree. Here he remains in dur
ance for a while, until liberated by Z
two buxom matrons, who are seen on
their trotting palfreys riding to his 8
rescue.
Doctor Syntax setting out in search
of wife is the beginning of one set
of drawings. Others of much attrac
tion are the garden trio, the harvest
home, noble hunting party, Doctor
SyntaX with a blue stocking beautv
Doctor Syntax star-gazing and many
more.
The Syntax dishes are occasionally
seen in colors, as in the case of the
specimen in the Morse collection,
which illustrates Doctor Syntax
Travels" These are probably of
later period than the CleWs china.
The Washington bee., 1909-10-16
GREATER ACTIVITY URGED
Thomas L. Jones On Alleged Con-
ditinns In Christian Church

GREA Elk AOIINl1A UKOED
Thomas L. Jones On Alleged Con-
ditions In Christian Church.
A song service under the auspices
of the Pastors Aid Club of the Yer
mont Avenue Baptist Church was
held last Thursday night, there were
soloists and quartets from several
other local churches assisting in the
musical numbers. Thomas L. Jones
made an address discussing "Ameri-
can independence and the Constitu-
ton of the United States" He spoke
of the forces of greed, hypocrisy and
and corruption which, he said, arc
everywhere silently at work, and he
deprecated the inactivity of the
Christian Church in combating its
foes. No government or people can
have permanent endurance where
God is not the foundation stone upon
which the superstructure of their
civilization is reared" he declared
and where liberty and justice are
not the common heritage A nation
that forgets God and builds upon
any other foundation may be liken-
ed unto the man who built his house
upon the sand, for forgetfulness of
God fosters crime, and on the heels
of crime comes the long train of an
archy, revolution, despotism, injus-
tice and destruction.
Some churches of this land, both
Catholic and Protestant are WELD
ing little if any influence among the
people. They care little about the
salvation of the souls of men and are
running after strange gods-the gods
of gold and corruption
Mr.. Jones is one of the prominent
members of the bar of this District,
enjoying a large practice in the civil
courts.
The Washington bee., 1909-10-16

which tend to impede our progress,
along all lines of usefulness to OH
race. Let us encourage our leading
men and women who are striving t,
DO something for the uplift of tn,
whole race, and let us spurn the
trickster who dares to use his race
for his own selfish gain.
Joseph c. Cunningham.
The Washington bee., 1909-10-16
WHITE SUPERVISION.

w III ~ ~ LIN 40A Wv
For a number of years The
Bee has watched and guardainec
with a jealous eye the interest
of the teachers and the colored
schools of this city. At no time
in the school history do the
schools and teachers stand III
greater need OF protection than
now. Favoritism reigns, SUI
preme and disCriminative are the
laws of the present system in the
colored schools. The white au-
thorities in our schools are un-
aware OF what is really going on
in the colored schools. They
must base their decision on the
information that Is furnished
them by the reports from the
prejudiced understrappers. Pres
ent conditions forces The Bee to
come to one conclusion, and that
IS the abolition of the office OF
the colored assistant superin-
lendent and place the cOlored
schools under white supervision
Such reformation will be the
ultimate success of our present
school system. If this cannot
be done, the law should be
changed as to place the colored
schools entirely under the super
vision of Superintendent Stew
art, with white examiners. This
declaration of The Bee may seem
revolutionary at this time, but
The Bee is confident that nine
tenths of the people will welcome
any change from the present ty-
ranniCal and uncertain system
that exists in the colored schools.
Everywhere Z you will hear breath
less complaints; colGred teach
ers afraid to expose themselves
for fear of being denoted or
discharged. The Bee has now in
its possession the dismissal OF a
last years graduate. The dis
missal is based upon charges Of
OF supervisors and a principal OF
a school, who have alleged that
the teacher was inSolent. The
Board of Education is not to
blame. The Board bases its ac-
ton on the report of teachers in
authority. But, if what this
teacher alleges be true his case
should be investigated. There is
no friction in the white scools
and for years the colored schools
under the superintendency of Mr..
Cook and Mr.. Montgomery were
conducted smoothly and without
friction. Congress should be ask
ed to abolish the office of the col
ored assistant superintendent and
place the colored schools under
white supervision, or place some
one in charge of the coIored
schools to enable the colored
teachers to do their duty.
+ reign of terror exists in the
colOred schools.
The president of this Board of
Education often takes the de
Tense of the teachers. He will
do no teacher an injury if he
knows t. He is a friend of the
te~ cher and the pupils.
.et the ExaminingBoard in the
NEGRO schools be other than the
pets of the ring. Conditions will
Re changed. Let the Board of
The Washington bee., 1909-10-16
DISSERTATION OF THE
SABBATH.

The Christian people in this
city should see to it that a law is
passed prohibiting these moving
picture shows from exhibiting on
the Sabbath. The Sabbath day
which has heretofore bedn OBJ
served in this city is now being
desecrated. The Christian
churches should take this matter
up and appeal to Congress.
These Sunday amusements are
in violation Of the holy writ. The
Bee is confident that the pulpit
Is against these Sunday theatres.
Every pulpit in the city should
preach against them,
The Washington bee., 1909-10-16
Must Be So.

Look here. Jane, it seems to me
that you're asking me for money ali
the time"
That's delusion, John, dear. II
you'll think minute you'll realize
that I'm spending it part of the time. 4
The Washington bee., 1909-10-16
PARAGRAPHIIC NEWS
CONTINUED from page ~

were not allowed to eat in a restau-
rant. A warrant was sworn out for
the proprietor of the restaurant.
Two young colored ladies, gradu-
ates of the Harrisburg High School,
entered Dickinson College. Three
days later they received a notice say
ing, unles they resigned within three
days, they would be horsewhipped,
ridden and subjected to ali kinds of
punishments They were also called
D. Niggers. The letter was taken
to the president of the college Mr..
George Reed, who assured the young
ladies they would be well protected
against such insults.
The Washington bee., 1909-10-16
ATTORNEY KING.

Attorney L, NJ. King has purchas-
ed an automobile. Attorney King IS
the first colored attorney to turn out
in a new auto. The Bee congratu-
lates the distinguished attorney.
The Washington bee., 1909-10-16
DIR SHEPARD.

DR.. ]. z. Shepard, of Durham, n.
c, was in the city on special busi-
ness. His lectures in the East and
West were very successful.