Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-04

tho Missouri has habit here lately
since Folk has raised thunder down
there. Of going republican but mostly
on state issues. And them Champ Clark
would bring no strength to the demo-
cratic ticket by virtue Of the fact that
he is from a doubtful state"
The Gowrie News suggests that: "A
young girl will be far safer in the
company of a young man born Of par
ents in moderate circumstances, hon
est in his principles, the energetic and
industrious. than she would with a
young man who has only known the
luxurles of life. and to whom work Is
an incidental matter rather than the
aim and purpose of iife.'
President Taft. in his Hamilton.
Mass, speech last week, lived up to
his record for getting off on the wrong
foot" says the LeMars Sentinel. 1T
was meant to he keynote speech for
his campaign for denomination. but in
setting and presentation it was a dis
appointment. It's praise of reciprocity
did not enthuse the crowd that heard 1t
ing to the presidents chances for re-
nomination and reelection"
The Manchester Press notices by the
Webster City Herald that Yussif Has
san, the Turkish wrestler has decided
to locate in that city, suggests: If he
is in training for a bout. he couldn't
devise ally better way to condition
himself than by entering Hamilton
county politics. Nothing is barred
there, not even the strange hold"
What has become of the Capitals
$40 depreciation in Iowa land argu-
ment" What clap trap" exclaims the
Hardin County Citizen. There must be
some novice writing on the Capital
who needs a balance Wheel
The Des Moines Capital having
urged that 1T ought to he a part Of
the mission Of every Iowa man to ar
que for the bright side of Iowa and to
present the possibilities Of JOY within
the state is requested by the Traer
Star-Clipper. "Then quit slandering
leowa by repeating the preposterOus
statement that Iowa land has declined
$40 per acre on account of the trade
talk on Canadian reciprocity"
when it GENES to matter of ner-
sonal choice" the Sac Sun would
rather have Robert NJ. IaFulette fer
president at this time and the next
four wears than the present occuraa.
of the White House: but making ia
Toilette president is a different promo
s!tion. The east he's not awakened to
the broadsress and fairness Of the WIS
consin reformer and il locks ur0n hinl
with the suspicion it nntertai ut.d
against Bryan in 1896 1t wau'a treal
him little better t,an II has tie ted
Bryan on election dgys F,rer e faEo1'-
le'te could gain the republican nr:Ylf-
nation, he would he unable to carry
the eastern states and a republic r
candidate who could not carry New
York New Jersey ard Connecticut
would have little chance of election .
With Taft as the candidate Of the
republican party the issue next year
VIII not be moderate proection VS.. free
trade. says the Knoxville Journal. 1T
will be the Payne-Aldrich tariff law VS..
tariff reform. The insurgents in con-
sress gave President Taft the oppor-
tunity to shift the fight to the more
advantageous grounds when they
forced the democrats into the position
of being compelled to accept protec-
tive revision of the wool schedule Had
the president signed that measure with
the suggestion that it should be
amended to conform to the tariff
boards report next winter. if it needed
amendment. he would now be able to
insist that the republican party is COM
mi:ted to the doctrine Of fair tariff
revision. But he refused the opportu-
nifty and the democrats in congress
will take care that it does not offer
itself again."