Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-04
Outside Point of View

Ii . certain amount of honor, to
which Is added the falsome fiatterS
OF large number of people, be given
writer OF fiction, of magazine articles
or the daily paper editorials 1t has the
direct nine times out Of ten of destroy
ing the original good common sense
such writer Possessed. Mrs. Harriet
Beecher Stowe, for many years before
her death, actually claimed she was
inspired to write Uncle Toms Cabin.
She had no hesitancy in saying her
inspiration was the same as the writ
ers OF the Bible. This statement many
admitted, but not exactly as Mrs
Stowe intended. William ]. Bryan is
Verging along this line. The editor OF
the Commoner has an idea that what
ne says settles that question complete
~ and for ali time. Roosevelt is ex-
actly in the right place today. A
preacher by nature his whole presi-
Dental life gave him more actual
pleasure because he could preach to
the whole American people. than some
Of his performances and deeds, And
one has to smile when reading of the
recent local option fight in Kentucky.
Some other democrats had different
ideas. But the doughty colonel re-
torts. y do not think my usefulness is
at an end, and continues in drte-
matte appeal in the columns OF the
Courier Journal:
1T is for You. fellow democrats 10
say am asking of YOU nothing hut
Justice-nay, in this matter. common
decency-hut. if must go down--if at
the close of forty wears Of unseltish
and patriotic labor for my country and
my party. YOU are. at the behest of
the Beckhams, the Knots and the
Woodsons. to put foot upon me. | shall
go down. please God. shouting. my
flag still flying at the masthead. SAYING
TO those who are eager to dig my
grave. YOU are but few weeks ahead
In digging your own" saving to all
others, as I shall say to YOU Forgive
them. Lord, they know not what they
DO You may cruelty men, hut YOU
can not hum!iate me or make me
afraid"
How much shall the personal habits
OF a man affect his standing in the
community has often been subject of
discussion. We once had a governor OF
Iowa that ate with his knife. Some
close reasorers figured out that man.
that was so far ignorant OF custom. or
puTposely defed The rules Of present
table manners. was not qualified 10
deal with up-to date public questions.
And fully as heinous crime is that
OF the governor Of Iowa this time %
another political party. that Wore
Cellulu;d collar. Probably impeach
rent proceedings would have followed
Il he had Worn paper collars and cuffs,
but celluloid makes the question de-
hatable. But 10 get into more ser
ious vein. Not so many wears ago
prominent chautauqua lecturer and one
whose name is now frequently men
toned as possible presidential can
didate, appeared before an Iowa aud
fence in an intoxicated condition This
mans ability is unquestioned His DO
.itical friends, in bringing mis- name
before the people entirely ignore his
record of personal habits VIII the
voters of this country put such a man
in the highest office to which any man
can aspire? Once President Lincoln
suggested sending the same brand of
whisky 10 other generals, beca use a
man of accom- plisnnent used that
brand y long list of names of public
men can he given that looked upon the
Wine when it was red. Really in the
light of history. do sucl, black spots
tarnish their regulations TO any great