Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-25
Special to Times-Repubiican.

Des Motnes, April IA local news
ial attack upon Clifford Thorne which
suggests that the corporation attack
on that state official is to be continued
right along regardless of the fact that
calling attention at the Fort Dodge
banquet to some matters which would
teach the moral that work in reform
is needed right here in Iowa as much
as elsewhere, and that the true reform
er brings his work home to himself and
his community.
The basis for the attack in the Des
Moines paper is story which was
printed in regard to the Fort Dodge
banquet written by one whose chief
business during the session of the leg
isiature was as a lobbyist for the COR
porations that were determined upon
forcing upon Iowa the tSanlmis bill for
ia public utilities commission fixed up
just the way the corporations wanted
it. He published a story that the only
discordant note was by Mr. Thorne,
and intimated that il was not well re-
ceived.
AS matter of faat what Mr.. Thorne
said at the banquet was in the line of
calling attention to the need Of nrsn of
courage and fidelity in public affairs in
Iowa and that we need men in state
office of the character and stamp Of
Senator Kenyon. He was heartily ap-
plauded and his remarks were regarded
as fitting in splendidiy with the whole
program of the evening.
His offending, TO few perhaps, who
came to c-iticise and not to rejoice, was
that he referred to what happened at
the last election, when, as he said,
thousands OF voters in Iowa received
instructions as to how they should vote
on candidates for certain office. He re-
fererd to this as indicating that the
fight for the rights of the people and
for lifting the burdens from the shoul-
ders Of the masses is continuing one,
that we need 10 be %igliant and watch
ful. that the special interests are as
ready to regain power and influence IN
Iowa as anywhere and that the fight
for the right must go on He under
took 70 give the lesson that this IS no
time to cease resistance to the wrong
ard 10 sit back and say that the fight
Is all over and the battle won; rather
that 1t Ia time To take new courage
and prepare for harder fight.
The attack made On Thorne is taken
here 20 indicate that the interests
which opposed his election last year
Will make fight TO oppose all who are
friendly to him IN the campaign Of
next year.
An amazing BIT Of transformation
appeared IL a Dss Motnes paper the
other day which IS causing state Off
Gals 20 smile as they think Of the wide
dissemination OF ignorance which IL
showed The article was an Interview.
or purported interview. with a hign
saia-;ed school official. n which he de-
nounced the annual scdoo. census. say
ing that It is obligatory by the eonstt-
tuition and can not be abandoned unless
the constitution is changed. and then
Its period OF usefulness has long
since passed, for its only purpose was
TO provide for the distribution accord
Ing to population OF the permanent state
school fund which was created from
the sale Of school lands. That fund was
exhausted years ago"
As matter Of fact the permanent
school fund has not been dissipated
but Is loaned out to counties and by
them in turn loaned TO individuals, and
not be used II, any way except for loan
ing. Polk county received over $1,000
last year out of the interest from the
fund.
The amazing part Of IT is that the
person quoted as complaining about the
school census and telling of the way
the school fund had been exhausted IS
a former county Superintendent and at
present city superintendent of grades
in the Des Motnes schools. The incl
dent illustrates anew the fact that
some school men and some newspa pers
are unfamiliar with the commonest
things.
Mayor j. P Hanna is to give the
welcome address for the hfty-second
annual session of the Iowa classis
synod Of the interior OF the Reformed
church in the United States which
commences here tomorrow in the Uni
versity Avenue Reformed church
here. There are some thirty
churches In this classis in Iowa The
opening sermon will be by Rev. Carl
g. Petri Oskaloosa. The closing ser
mon win be on Our Country's Need"
by J. 8. Horning, st, Joseph, Mo.
Recent school legislation in Iowa Is
TO be discussed by the schoo, superin-
tendents OF Iowa at their first confer
ence with State Superintendent Deyoe,
which commenced today In the de-
partment of public instruction. 1t il
likely they will do some thinking about
how to apply the new law which per-
Beware Of oinsm snts for catsrrh That