Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-09
rCwA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.
"Our SUNDAY laws are very good as
they now stand, and any attempt 10
make christians by an act of the leg :.
n IRE will prove a sweeping failure,
says tie Scranton Journal.
Justice ought to be the same yester-
day, today, and tomorrow, but a man
in court without money or friends is IN
a sorry predicament," observes the
Iowa Falls Citizen.
The DEBORAH Republican says there
are some good bills before this year
general assembly. One Of these pro-
vides for state aid to county farmers,
institutes. Seventy-five dollars for each
county is suggested. That's too little.
For railway fares. hotel bills, and two
lectures or visitors who are competent.
the price is too small even ut 500 per
county. Those who are really in earn
est in this matter can study the WIS
consin and Minnesota systems to great
profit, and a publication of the best
papers presented by local talent on any
important subject will prove amorthy
subject for consideration.
Prophesying that the law to require
sheriffs to enforce the law is not to
pass without a contest IN the Iowa leg
islature, the Glidden Graphic says: ut
is a travesty on American civilization
that such a law should be found
necessary And the only real argu-
ment against a law enforcing meas
ures of this character is that the fell
lows who are disregarding the laws of
the state do not wish to be disturbed.
Think of the nerve displayed in this
demand that the execution of the law
be prevented"
The Keosanqua Republican believes
"the matter of school taxation should
be left entirely as it now is with the
residents of the respective school dis
tricts. To be explicit, we do not be-
lieve in the autocratic tendency of the
present state school department VI
centralizing the school power Of Iowa
in a coterie at Des Moilaes which
seems to think, as Indicated In the
proposed new iaw, that such autocratic
power can be more easily carried out
by centralizing the control of the
school system of each county in three
or four men. It's a great sscheme in
deed to make the people of each school
district largely a nonentity."
'"There can never be too many de-
sirable homes in any good town, ana
desirable houses at a reasonable rent
are the best means of building up the
population of any town." declares the
Humboldt Republican.
"The proposed educational bill has
some unpopular features, not the
least thereof being its taking of
school control in a measure from
those who pay the taxes admits
the Monticello EXpress. But it has
one strong feature. that is the selec-
ton of county superintendent Cor
ability and not for availability. If such
a change can be accomplished good
will result"
The Omaha Bee, noting that a leg
islator at Lincoln declares that ga paid
lobbyist is not the worst thing at The
CdpllOI, tSIceS WIFI IliIl. NfOl ten'AtS
not" asserts the Bee, "the worst thing
at the capitol is the paid legislator"
"EverEbody who has even been bit
ten by rattlesnalse, and survived, is
in favor of the bounty" says the Sioux
City Journal ''The trouble is that
enough persons haven't been bitten by
rattlesnakes to make the reform as
popular as It might be-
"The country is getting daffy on the
subject of the rule of the people"
says the Iowa City Republican. COM
menting on Senator Elect Roots re-
marks to the New York legislature.
"There is tendency the country over
to socialism, and it is a tendency full
of publ danger. 1T is the demagogue's
paradise and the glory of the political
dreamer But practically it is not
worthy of adoption. 1t is time we We're
getting back to an era of public con-
fidence"
"When permission to do business on
credit is denied others the news
papers doubtless will be willing to
curtail their business accordingly, but
they will object to being used for the
experiment" predicts the Sac Sun.
The Madrid Register-News expects
that "the new Iowa law watch markes
1t obligatory for every father to re-
port the births as they occur in his
home, will probably go down in history
as the infant industry law"
"The colleges of the state are all
right and are we'll taken care of, but
they should not be mixed too much
with our public schools" says the
Britt News.
Experienced.
Manager (who has advertised for
floor walker)-"Have you had any ex-