Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-08
owA OPINIONS arp NOTES.

OWA OpsN ONS arp NOTES.
THE republicans of Iowa are no
doubt ready TO admit that the demo-
cratic state ticket nominated a Ottum-
Wa will be just as strong as it would
be had the convention been held in Des
Moines,f assumes the Sioux City Trib-
une.
The democratic Telegraph Herald at
Dubuque breaks ont as follows: Sec
rotary Wilson is no longer of Iowa, re-
fiecting Iowa thought, voicing the
quickened conscience of the state. He
has been TOO long in Washington. 1t is
time for him TO get out SO far as he
is concerned. Iowa stands from under
him, willing that he shall be dropped"
The Cedar Rapids Republican OBJ
serves. that Some editors have an idea
that if the vicious are all put into a few
blocks that it is all right TO have all
the vice that can be accumulated. What
would they think if all the sewage of
city were run into pond in the CEN
ter of city and allowed to fernent
and pollute there2 It's the same thing"
The Clarion Clipper thinks 1T must
be discouraging to those who went in
to the meat boycott TO note the appear
ance OF the SO hog since the boycott
started
Last year Woodbury. county man
ufactured and shipped out of the state
more butter than any other county in
Iowa. If less modest county had
achieved this distinction considerable
J,o ~
the Sioux City Journal.
"a central iowa farmer made $4,000
on rented farm in seven years. That
is his net income: he had his living,
and that of his family. in addition. And
yet there are people who imagine that
somewhere else on earth-not in Iowa
real Utopia is to be found. No place
on earth can beat Iowa. And don't
you forget it," exclaims the Oskaioosa
Herald.
IF the Davenport newspapers would
get move on them as did the Iowa
City papers when the interurban en-
terprise was on hand here, Davenport
would soon have its money subscribed.
The people up here are losing all the
faith they ever had in the push and
pluck Of the city on the river" COM
plains the Iowa City Republican.
iowa corporations made, conpar-
atively speaking. the best response to
the call of the government for reports
on their business. Iowa is the most
law-abiding state in the union OBJ
serves the Cedar Rapids Republican.
In the opinion of the Waterloo Re-
porter The establishment Of twenty
nine new national banks during Feb
ruary would indicate, at least, that
somebody has some money left after
the winter, Notwithstanding the high
price of living"
Just give the summer gardener a
ctence TO get busy and the era Of high
prices is expected to pass rapidly into
the condition of the sere and yellow
| leaf" suggests the Sioux City Journal
The Davenport Democrat pauses to
remark that "A little more than one
fourth of the tenure of the present ad-
/ ministration has gone. It is high time
| to do some business"
| The Dubuque Times-Journal con-
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matter more worthy of attention this
spring than ever before because Iowa
/ IL 1909 produced banner crop of corn
not worth planting. Much of it stood
out in the field until December, owing
i TO weather conditions, and some of it
was not gathered al ali. So the testing
Of the seed this spring is imperative
+ if we are to have this year the crop
Iowa soil is capable of producing. It
would take millions Of dollars to repre-
sent the difference between what can
! be done and what would be likely to re-
suit from careiessness on the part Of
| the farmers"
There is some talk of draining Wall
lake and other small bodies of water
in that section of the state. It is be-
lieved that the opposition is becoming
more powerful and that in the end it
| will prevail. This is devoutly to be
hoped. 1t is one thing to drain land
that is overf1owed at certain seasons Of
the year. or to drain swamp lands. I.
is an entirely different proposition
| when the move is made toward drain
| ing great lakes, which are benefit to
the state and should be guarded with
a jealous eye. If we were to drain all
the lakes that might be drained, we
should probably rue it, ere many years
have passed." reasons the Burlington
Hawkeye.