Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-20

Lafayette Young told the students at
Columbia, No, that the news columns
Of a newspaper should not be made
Young doubtless had the ideal news
paper in mind on this occasion.
Roosevelt may not command the
newspaper notoriety that he did few
months ago, but in a poll of kanssa
farmers conducted by the Topeka Cap
tai he received 1902 votes as the pre-
6,313 divided between La Toilette,
Bristow, Champ Clark, Woodrow Will
son. Cummins and Bevsridge Next to
Roosevelt LaFollette proved the ia
vorlte son with the Kansas farmers.
You may hide good man by exclud-
ing him from the public prints, but
you can't keep a good reformer out Of
The minds Of Kansas farmers.
II the Des Moines Daily Capital rings
true 10 the temper Of its editor, there
Is little use trying to pack the political
china in Iowa in such manner as to
save even single piece.
We are in favor of such protection
- America labor as will measure the
cost Of produ action here and abroad to
the end that American labor shall no.
De brought into competition with the
pauper labor of Europe. That is the
substance of all protection platforms.
Now. where is the pauper labor in Can
ada.
There is little need to fear the COM
petition of cheap Canada land Most
IF it is owned by Iowa farmers.
II Holden. the Iowa corn man, has
been booming Idaho lands. he has not
oeen out Of harmony with a certain
iowa spirit. In the office windows OF
every Iowa city you Will find nine signs
advertising Texas and Canada lands
20 one advertising Iowa Holden is
merely in the push.
San Diego, Cal is to have an expo
s.tion jus, preceding the one at San
Francisco in 1916. The man at the
read OF this scheme Is named "Hoga-
BOOM" That is evidently what San
Diego is trying to do to San Fran
cisco.
The vets won about two thirds of
the elections held in South Dakota
howns Tuesday. The mills of the gods
grind slowly
Congressman Pickett Of the Third
Iowa district landed on Canadian
tives at Washington in an oratorio
Tuesday" The country knows now
where Pickett thinks a majority of
| Ms constituents stand on this question
They carry on elections and other
| business in Dowie's Zion City just
about like they do in Texas towns
| Volivs., Dowie's successor, recently
carried for his candidates a hotly con-
tested election by five votes. Dieor-
dsrs were frequent before the voting
began. during its progress and after
1t was over. 50 the reports indicate.
1t Is apparent that Dowie headed in
Inc wrong direction when he set out
TO create a heaven on earth and has
made considerable distance before he
casiled in. His followers have con-
rinued in the same general direction.
If Judge Lands IS the standard OF
Kenyon's progressive ideals, he should
be admitted into the inner circle OF the
sanctuary without further ado.
And they are still worrying along
with their deadlock in Colorado. The
new Iowa idea has evidently not
| reached that far west.
Muscatine has settled the button
| trouble. Perhaps this will hold the
| suspenders for an indefinite period.
! The fighting in Mexico seems to be
all near the Am rican boundary line.
This might be accepted as prima facie
evidence that one side OF the other.
possibly both, may think it wise to
be near this line in order to effect
an expeditions exit from the country
If found expedient after testing the
strength Of the other SIDE