Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-28
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

Carrie Nation says the republican
party isn't fit to govern mad dogs and
that Colonel Roosevelt IS at the head
of the beer guzzlers. Never mind.
Carrie" says the waterloo Reporter.
"vrhe republican party does not ex-
pect to be elected to govern mad dogs,
any more than 1t expects to win the
appro baton of fussy females"
"Now mark what would happen II
the republican party were made up Of
men all thinking like Mr.. Cannon" says
the Davenport Times 1.-THE tariff, once
fixed. never would be revised-it would
be a change and might disturb bust-
ness. Again, 1t is worthy OF note. that
Mr. Cannon claims no originality OF
initiative for himself. He does moth
ing. until others-the party-say 1t
shall be done In other words, II the
party waited for him to advise, as a.
leader, 1t would never make any pro-
gress at ALL Mr.. Cannon, according to
his own confession. would never advise
any change William Hard some time
ago called Mr.. Cannon not reac-
tionary. but a stationary Congress-
man Murdoch calls him 'standstill-
err"
"The railroads are organizing the
standpat forces to beat Thorne for rail-
road commissioner, this ought to be
sufficient to elect him by tremen-
dous majority" says the Cherokee
Times. "The primary nominated
Thorne, he could not have gotten with
in miles Of the nomination under the
old caucus method, and the people who
voted for him at the primary, and a
whole lot more, are going to see that he
Is elected It won't be republicans alone
who will vote for him either. A lot OF
democrats have their eyes open as to
railroad action in Iowa and no party
affiliation will be sufficiently strong to
make him play into the hands OF rail-
roads"
The editor of the Sioux City Tribune,
speaking Of his contemporary says:
"Just when Uncle George has composed
his soul and Gained his mind to a COM
position of O. Sunday mornings sermon
on charity and brotherly love and
turning the other cheek and all that,
Cumrnins has to fire Oft something
about the tariff or railroads and forth
with the watt1es are aflame. the feath-
ers stiffen and the game old bird sturts
truculently and gobbles ferociously."
Dave Brant in his Iowa City Repub-
lican declares that the best way to
make sure that man will stop his
paper about the middle OF November
is to give him cordial support for some
office The Iowa City paper is moi
alone in that experience" adds the Os-
kaloosa Herald.
| IF country boys could be taken thru
| the congested districts of city on 9
hot night" says the Mapleton Press
"they would decide to stay on the
| farm"
"The primary is here to stay" assert:
the Glidden Graphic. Let an effort be
made to repeal 1t and see what will
happen to the fellow that support!
such proposal. Some amendment i.
necessary OF would at least be help
full. But the principle is right and thu
future will see it extended rather thar
diminished
The Sioux City Journal drops part.
anamosities long enough to remark
There are Indications that too mucl
bluing is used in the laundry patron
lied by those Chicago White Sox."
"While Taft was speaking at Ba
Harbor recently, pickpockets reaped
rich harvest" The Burlington Gazette
of Sherlock Holmes proclevities, ar
rives at the following deduction: THE
are said to have been four In number
but it is known that A1drich. Cannon
Jim Watson and Walter I. Smith ca
prove alibis, 50 they are eliminate
: from the list Of suspects. Tn
: fact that Senator Hale, OF Maine. va
IN thee rowd is deemed significant"
, The Ottumwa Courier has figure
I out that &c G. c. stands for thre
things that are synonymous: chautau
quas, congressman and chiEgers.
while Speaker Cannon can not DE
feas the tariff without faintine, it
! noticed that some Of his adherents ale
seek the shade" says the Fort Doda