Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-23
"Ex" is sTRicTLx ",N' At EDEN
DISTRICT FAIR ON
FRIDAY.
BIG CROWD DISAPPOINTED
At LAFoLLETTE's ABSENCE
Non Appearances is Not Explained
Satisfactorily, and Feeling is Not Of
Be.t-Youns on Sack to- the Farm"
MISUNDERSTANDING Weeks Voted
Coed Press Agent.


awaited with eager expectancy ard
comendahle patience tine appearance
! and advertised address of Senator Rob
I: ert NJ LaFo!lette, 81 Wisconsin, at the
!: was to have been the browning feature
of the district fair. Ii was the asso-
! ciaticn's trump card, reserved as last
da. attractic. that was sure to draw.
Exrectat lions were fully realized with
the single exception that the noted
speaker didn't ccne. People had gone
long distances with the hope of hearins
{. prospective progressive candidate fo-
the presidency of the United States,
and thei- disappointment was keen
when they finally realized that he vas
not 10 appear.
The fact that no definite reason TO:
LaFollette's failure to arrive was an
rounced only served to increase the
dissatisfaction. The decks had hesr
cleared. for LaFoi,ette Senator ". L.
Kenyon, with Father H F. Roney, OF
state Center. had given excellent adj
dresses on THURSDAY, and Col. Lafay-
cite Young opened the afternoon pro
gram with a speech that pleased and
held the close attention of a large
crowd for over an hour, and if the Wis
corsin senator had made good Ii
would have enabled the Rhodes fair
to have closed in a blaze of glory, as il
were, a success in every particular aua
the program filed to the letter.
one prominent citizen of the COM
11.,,nity expressed what was doubtless
pretty general opinion when he re
m asked that "LaFolleste is nations
character. big gun who has moro
important business than making
speeches in a small. remote place like
this. Why should he come to Rhodes
"sack to the Farm"-Youns.
Senator Young's address was on the
simple life in early days on the "old
white oak range" in Monroe county. re-
rlete with pioneer "reminiscences and
amusing incidents, spiced with pres
ent-day anecdotes. and comparisons
with the past. He urged the young
men TO work and make and stay on
; the farm" and above all to remain in
! grand old Iowa. Referring to the Cali
| fornia heiia he said the only thing
| that state could do was to take
| knocker and make booster OF MN.
! Speaking of climate and sunshine, ne
| said that if Iowa should go into the
/ rose business California would have
| to quit, and that if we could get pack
/ what that country has faxed from
| Iowa everybody could have every mod
| err convenience without extra cost. he
| declared that the real stumbling OF
boys today is trying to get something
| without work, and deplored the fact
4; that most of the crimes are committed
| by young men.
| chioroferr the Politicians.
tWhat we want in congress-, he
J said. SIS more practical. working men
and fewer lawyers" and that no pro-
fession should have two-thirds ma
| iority in either house. If you could
! have the assurance that there would De
no presidential election next year, and
no election for four years, You would
all go home happy" he asserted. Let
us chloroform the politician for four
years and forget politics" he added.
| Merely touching upon reciprocity
| with Canada, Mr.. Young said he was
opposed to it as it would affect the
/ farmers, regardless of wEo runs for
president or any other office.
Kenyon and Ronsy Speak.
senator Kenyon, III HIS duuiSss
| Thursday afternoon, warmly advocated
! the Sherman law and tendency of the
times TO thvart the trusts and legislate
for the people Father Roney's address
was excellent and both were we'll re-
ceived.
Many Rumors About LaFoIIette.
| All kinds of reports were in circu!a-
ticn at Rhodes Friday regarding the
cause of LaFollette's non-appearaace.
:; One inspiring rumor about noon was
that the senator had arrived, after ar
all-nigiit journey mad was AT the note
taking a much-needed nap prior Il
speaking Another was that he nad
been DELAYED by washout on the Mil
waukee road. Toward evening it was
reported that the Wisconsin man fad
teIesrapned at the last moment MS in
ability to come on account of sickness
All runners lack verifcation. however.
According to press dispatches SeEa-
tor LaFollette was in the national cap
ital instead of Rhodes on Friday
Wherever he may have been. or what
ever may have caused his non-appeaT-
ance at Rhodes. Secretary Weeks, o
the fair association, deserves credi
for being good press agent.