Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-04
IOWA POLITICS AND PosroFFlcEs.

IOWA POLITICS AND PosToFFlces.
II you want postoffice in Iowa be
standpatter If you don't want |
postofice the surest way to avoid hav-
ing one forced on you IS 10 stand for
the principles Iowa has enunciated as
the majority conclusion OF the repub-
licans of the state and 10 support the
men who represent the principles enun-
ciated in Iowa conventions. For in
stance. the plank which was born in /
an Iowa convention. adopted by Ohio |
when Ohio was presenting William
Taft for the presidency and fathered
by the national republican convention I
as the republican principle and the |
principle Of the candidate that conven- !
ton nominated. # Washington reports |
are 70 be credited the president has
tied the postoft.ces 10 the cracker of !
the lash which is doing duty in place
of the big stick once held by a big
man and no Iowa congressman is 70
have a look in at postoffice except
those whom Iowa IS attempting with
prospect of success 70 retire. Outside
of Tire Washington reports there is
considerable in itself corroborative
of Washington assertion.
Doniver and Cummins are the OBJ
ject of the standpar attack. In Iowa
the fight is % De made upon them
and the president IS to be used as a
stalking horse behind whom the death
shot is to pc delivered. And these SEN
ators are 10 be shot sitting on the very
ground occupied BY Candidate Taft
from behind the bulk of President Taft
Curious state Of affairs, isn't il?
Frank Jackson is the nominal leader
of the cunning party in Iowa. Of course
those who are familiar with Jackson's
capacity for leadership and are in
formed as to his affiliations know that
he Is in actual command about as
much as the hired cook of camping
party Jackson is handy, that is all
Failure can't hurt him any. He has for
years had about as much chance for
election to any responsible office as a
blind man in a golf match. Then too,
there is Mr.. Ed Hunter, a politician Of
eminent ability in certain directions
and under desperate circumstaces.
Failure wouldn't hurt Ed to a notice.
able degree Bat both are good for
something in their individual way.
Frank Jackson is a name whch cor
oooa,+
real thing, not because Frank Jackson
means much individually in Iowa pol
itics, but because he wouldn't be there
unless he had been invited by the
proper parties. Ed IS different When
Ed appears there IS something doing.
Given Jackson to make postoffice
promises and Ed to take care of his
stunt-Ed has a stunt it may be re-
called which, when performed by him
rs he performs it has resulted in the
Ae1ivsrv Of goldsmith this combina-
tfon acting under instructions from
those who prefer to direct rather than
Head ought to show some results. We
tshould see the little army ofs stand
D0GLkS py augmented Oy
patricts aroused thru Eds carrying of
the fiery cross, as he understands It's
ARTICULATION. Ed should bring in a pref
~ large bunch Of recruits: for unlike
FalstaH he is not particular as to
with whom he marches thru Coventry
It is scarcely credible that the pres
dent has concluded to carry a fight
into Iowa against the senators with
chs kind of an army of invasion. It
a scarcely credible that he should have
been so misinformed and deceived as
90 be ready to demand of the republic
rams of the state that they reverse
themselves because he has reversed
himself; deny the principles enunciated
long ago by Iowa, adopted by the pres
adentss own state in the presidents in
Aerests as candidate and accepted
by the national Dvdy &c ren11hlscans
Mr.. Taft has disappointed most OF the
friends who accepted Rooseveh's in
dorsement and took him at Roosevelt
word. He has disappointed Roosevelt.
1t seems evident that he has feared to
enforce the Roosevelt policies TO which