Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-28

It win 10 IN issue In the campaign. 90
also. with other tariff bills TO b taken
up. The republicans will DO In the
better position after all this.
1.-THE republicans will agree upon
bills for revision Of the traiff, or ~
least all agree on q protective bill. for
1t must be remembered that whatever
their differences all republicans are
protectionists. The progressives In con-
gress are all protectionists, every one
OF them, as ardent and intense protec-
tionists as any members. They be-
lieved that in the Payne Aldrich bill
there were some schedules that pro-
vided something more than protection.
and The report Of the tariff board on
the wool schedule has shown that they
were right. So, II 10 certain that the
republicans will agree upon bill thst
will give as protection the difference
between the cost Of production at home
and abroad. Upon that they can con-
tidently appeal to the country
Judge Prouty IL very well pleased
with the political situation In the ma
ton. He anticipates a long and rather
interesting session Of congress with not
very much done politically. He Is con-
ter position to make record that will
win In the next campaign.
A year or two ago the members OF
the Iowa supreme court agreed among
themselves that they would limit the
number of decisions or opinions to De
written by each one to eighty eacn
year. In the court year OF 1911 now
closed, the total OF decisions placed on
file was 1872. which is just two more
than eighty for each judge.
During the year. up 20 date. there
have been filed with the clerk OF the
supreme court just 500 new Appeals
or course some Of these are Appeals
never perfected and others are DIS
posed of without decisions. The cour'
is not getting behind, as evidenced D!
the fact that for the January term
next. all cases are to be considered
that were filed prior to Aug. 20 last
the same date as on the previous year
Formerly and for a number OF years
the judges wrote up to loo each pei
year. When Iowans discussed VIII
President Taft the matter OF an ap'
pointment to the supreme bench. the
president expressed great surprise ina
in Iowa the judges should have beer
writing 100 decisions year. On I'M
federal supreme bench the number To-
each Is about forty and the president
who has been on the bench. says tina
is enough.
OF the 1872 decisions written and NEE
by the six Iowa supreme court judges
1913 were reversed. which shows ina
pretty large proportion OF the ap
peaks are without merit and ough
never to have been taken.
There were ffty-one state or Grim
inal cases decided in 1911. OF which
| thirty-nine were affirmed and twelv
| were reversed.
| The governor of Colorado has IN nj
possession a Photographic copy OF IN
memorandum from Tom Dennison q
Prank Shercliffe" in which ne ex
planned where the money went. includ
| ing payments to Iowa politicians an
the expense Of running colored voter
over to Iowa to help carry an election
He had this copy in his possession
when Dennison appeared before tn
| Colorado parole board and told wha
a bad man Shercliffe was: and infor
nation from Colorado is that the pres
ence Of the memorandum prove
somewhat embarrassing to the ON
aha political leader. Jus, how the gov
ernor OF Colorado secured this cop
of the account il not known. 1t hg
ured conspicuously In the case VINE
lGoyernor Shaw showed clemency I
the Pollock diamond robber. The Col
orado parole board, 1t Is said. has bee
looking closely into the political as
poets Of the whole case.
In view Of the failure OF Frank t
Kellogg, Of Minnesota, to nx a dat
for the January address before IN
Grant Club, that body has invite
Governor George W. Clarke to spea
To the club next month. Some tw
years ago Governor Clarke spoke be
fore the Grant Club and delivered a
address that was regarded by many Q
the members as outlining the most ad
vanced and progressive program ye
suggested by any public official In tn
state and for which he was hearth
commended by the newspapers OF IN
state. Recently before short cours
meeting at his home town Governc
Clarke again laid down program &c
constructive legislation which woul
mean a great deal for Iowa. Governt
Clarke is extremely popular In dc
Molnes, and especially among tf
members Of the Grant Club. and II \
can be induced to deliver an adore:
here II will attract fine crowd
boor hfu,