Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-26
Topics of the Times

is bad, of course, bur we never see or
read OF a lively bunch of hazers that
We do not feel a little more secure
agains, the danger of being wiped off
the map by Japan.
II congress keeps on raising the SAL
aries OF rural letter carriers, the time
may come when a man with a team
going twenty-five miles daily over in
different roads in the country, will get
as much As man going three miles
afoot over cement walks in town.
Young ought to withdraw.
Before Senator LATE makes sugges-
lions to the National Progressive Re
publican League as to its course, he
ought to enroll az member.
Nebraska's legislature is going on
with its business in an orderly way,
:ree from the distractions Of a SEN
atorial struggle. And it had a senator
/ 10 elect, 100. The difference is tina,
Nebraska has the Oregon plan. It was
all decided in advance, and by direct
vote OF the people, that Mr.. Hitchcock
should be senator, and when the time
came the legislature had nothing 20 do
but record the will of the people. When
we adopt the Oregon plan in Iowa we
must be careful to make it provide for
all irgencies. The present dead
lock easily might have been provided
against when the primary law was
framed.
The Illinois legislature is trying TO
decide Whether an anti-pass law should
be enacted. We suppose they burn
tallow candles and wear homespun in
that commonwealth
The sister law of Harry K. Thau
jewels. The lawyers must have over
looked this item.
1t is said by Philadelphia newspapers
that what that city needs is judicous
advertising. Anyway, less of the In
judicious sort.
II begins 10 look as if Congressman
Hobson favors fortifying the Panama
canal
San Francisco is going to have an
exposition. anyway. Let New Orleans
put that in her pipe and smoke it.
Perhaps the postoffice department
would save still more money by shut
ting up the postoffices altogether The
mails are good deal of an ANNOYANCE,
anyway.
John Mitchell says that more than
100 workmen are killed in this coun-
try every day. Meanwhile, congress
and the state legislatures say. What Of
it? and neglect to provide workable
means for securing relief to the re-
sultant widows and orphans.
The Iowa legislature ought to con-
to elect a United States senator with
out so much lost motion.
1t is confidently believed that sem
ator for Iowa will be found without go
Ing SO far down in the alphabet as Y.
Missouri Is going to Join the list Of
states that will spend money for ad.
vertising. This must make Champ
Clark feel that his services for the
state are not appreciated.
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Lafe's monoplane is still in the air
but the chances are that IL may strike
one of those ''holes in the atmosphere"
ere long.
Really IL the man has . legal right
to sell two glasses Of bser or booze to
one man IT 10 hard to ses why the pur-
chaser should b. forbidden to divide his
purchase with Q companion Nobody
would suggest that he should not be
permitted to divide his dinner. The fact
10 the anti-tfsating pfopasanda is
plain poppycock. The law would
amount to nothing II passsd - 1t would
never be enforced. Mainly 1t IL in the
interest Of the saloons and in NO wise
] against them.