Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-19
Editor Tines-Republican:

space given in your personally con-
Quoted columns OF the T.-R. Your an
notations, coupled with your confession
that you are not friendly" makes It
indeed gratifying that whatever the
dignity" Of the committee" your lack
Of it accords my letter the importance
o ia column and a half.
You inferentially invite ''rejoinder."
were one of this committee. altho you
Ter like you had been hit Perhaps
you Just selected the COMMITTEE
Ii now appears this Committee" was
rot a Committee" OF anything. That
they assumed to select list Of candi-
dates and list OF voters. That they
can close the polls when they please
count what votes they please-where
they please-when they please. In
brief, they owe no responsibility to any
one This point is now admitted, as
suning that you have authority TO say
for the committee" that which their
dignity" precludes them saying for
them selves AT least We have uncov-
cred this much.
This is the important thing. and that
now determined. there was no real Issue
that the public were interested in.
You remember some years ago a
committee. Of which l was chairman.
a. .!le;r own expense brought experts
here and ascertained the cause OF the
typhoid fever epidemic. We found 1t
was the city water supply You re-
fused 10 advise the people to boil the
water You said the water was good.
Y ou roasted our committee because It
vas a volunteer committee. In order
% be consistent. you ought to have
been glad 10 ascertain and publish the
status Of this committee. But people
We're sick by the hundreds then. and
diving By the scores. and we, the COM
r:..ae had sick ones in our own
homes. and we wanted to know why
We did not want Office. But You abused
Is one and ali-and clicked" not be-
cause W. vera wrong. but because you
lid not like the chairman of the COM
.nit-ee.
s. when the fact Is uncovered that
tiS political con! -li.tee is volunteer
voi pass over the main point. and
S,,a rpened your little pencil 10 go after
ne wiki your funny commensurate
va, don't really know hoy funny they
are.
Now YOU remind ne OF it-most Of
his "Tur,er committee" were present
AZ he library where the mayor was
holding 4 private conference. None
vas i-yi-eI. b,i. some q. them have
since apo,os:zed for Quitting in" Civ
ing as an excuse that the representa-
tives OF Your paper wror gully told
hem that /. was a public meeting.
However Mr.. H w Darling and the
Western Trust & Savings Bank have
long ago found a place 10 spend the
two hundred detv thousand dollars that
Marshalltow'n did rot want. and
Jones & Hovey are still! with US.
with the same rotten service: but
where. oh, where. is your man MCBRIDE
With his six million dollar interurban
that your paper promised II Darling
was el;minatedo Why don't you again
prir. that mar with Aarshaiitown at
the center OF the interurban universe:
Yes Il was men ike YOU and this COM
that fought the franchise and
defeated it. and give all the credit.
But what has Marshalltown been Offer
81 in place OF this two hundred fifty
thousand dollar investment you and the
"co17n7it-ee'' said YOU Cid not want
spent here
This illustrates the point. Marshall
town needs men n office shat will do
something besides kick That will
offer something besides "criticism It
= .eds men and newspapers that will
boost for Macshalltown" a.i the time.
= needs men and newspapers that
won't fight proposition that spells
prosperity for Narshal!tow-n simply be-
cause hey don't like the individuals
that are urging II alone. I would like
70 SEQ spirit Of optimism in this COM
-1unirv in place Of this petty factional
spir:--a spirit that says. IT am for
a-v.h;rg taat Is COY the good Of the
town. and 7 don't care who proposes IL
Whether rae Darling franchise was
good or a bad thing is not material
GOV You and frou saz-) this commit
re" fought t--tu. = was 1rsledue you
we're fghtirg-no- the franchise. No
o-ta- consideration induced YOU to
y? Ike taat secret agreement with Frank
Pierce
No PRISON o- institution in this city
has done more 70 keep Jones & Hover
or or noks with thetr high rates and
n1o.' service than vow. And you have
iore -hi=-becauee YOU wanted to fight
the alr7ir;stra tion. Is Il not time for
t-AiN 1f-'- t'''ii - tli.S ''.N4- " y 49,
ing things because they don't like GER
tain individuals. and get down to some
poIiev of progress and construction. in
stead Of criticism and destruction ?
Perhaps have different feeling about
this toHr than you. because have Nv
ed here all my life and love the little
old town where I was born.
Now as 70 my clients. That is my
business. and none of yours. If. how
ever. you are going 10 publish list
Of my clients, why not make it COM
plete? I am glad you did not, as 1t
would include in your list Of "undesir-
able citizens" the principal business
houses and institutions Of the city.
Why not include the Leanox Furnace
Company. and your on Times-Re
publicano We are not attorneys for
either, but We are just as much at
torneys for your paper as for Jones &
dovey.
You say Norris edits a newspaper
for the sole privilege Of commenting on
things that are Of interest to his town"
have long thought this, but did not
think you would so frankly admit it.
On the other hand, am practicing law
to make a living for myself and family.
aud can't indulge in all the Injuries
YOU can. I note, however, you don't