Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-24
NO 10 OF VOLUME OF DEMO-
CRATIC PARTY ORGAN DOESN'T
SHOW UP.
"JUsr MISSES A WEEK"
Is WAY EDITOR PUTS IT
Claims rhat Failure to Appear Should
Not 1s Construed a. . Suspsnsien-
Expects "Daeksrs" 70 Put Up Money
- Mechanical Aids Call Halt For
LseIs Of Pay.
Lsek Of Pay.

Inc pEoD1O~b SSpclSSS, piau IicSS
Weekly Democrat started as an Of
fetal organ Of the democratic party
ten we4lts ago by Rem S. Bosley, Of
Mon1our. failed to show up this week
With 40. 10 Of volume l.
Dd1eor Bosley Friday turned over hts
~ to the Acme Printing Company's
bunmns, where he had hts Office. with
ne remark that he wouldn't need 1t
sny more. The paper. due out Thurs
Day, but usually printed on Saturday,
failed to show up today. and the edi-
tor sid Friday afternoon that the
paper had simply missed a week"
When asked II the failure to publish
this week meant tina, the paper was
70 be suspended. Mr.. Bosley said no.
that he expected to make arrange
mez,fs to continue the publication at
tef missing this weeks issue.
The frst issue Of The Democrat APP
peared on Dec. q, 1911. to fulfill the
mission Of -upholding the liberties and
maintaining the rights OF the common
people" The motto to begin with. and
continuing 1oT >oE- weeks. was One
Country. One Flag, and One Wife at a
Time" Since the issue OF Jan. II. how
ever. the paper has been without
motto. with the exception Of the black
face nne beneath the head, "A Spade is
4 Spade, by Gosh"
That's What Muekler Thought.
Taking the above as his cue Eugene
Muckler. who came from Toledo and
purchased the Acme Printing Company
recently. informed Editor Bosley a few
DAYS ago that unless there was some
thing done in the way Of paying for the
printing Of The Democrat. the press
work could no longer be done in his
shop.
Mr.. Boeley said Friday afternoon
that he and t>.s new owner Of the Acme
shop couldn't hit 1t of together very
WELL"
o~oo For Presswork.
At the Acme shop II was said Friday
that for R1ntfng the nine issues Of The
Democrat the company had never re-
ceived penny IN money. There We're
many promises OF financial backing on
the part Of the democrats Of the city,
but no actual money was ever seen. 1t
was said THAI the editor owed the Acme
Company a Eood-sized bill for his
printing and the present owner didn't
propose to DO the work any longer
without his money.
Owes For Composition Too.
The composition for the paper was
done at the Herald Printing Conpanys
office and James McNaliy said Friday
that the Democrat editor was back on
his account for the tvpesetting. While
ne had agreed to pay the bills monthly,
he failed 20 do so.
.Hsrnan's ~copy" sidstraeked.
Chairman George Herman. OF the
democratic county central committee.
who has been a regular contributor to
the paper since i, was started. can
sympathtze with the poor spring poet
whose lines are turned down by the
cruel editor.
He came busting down to the Acme
Office las. "Wednesday with several
nature only to ind the editor out and
the unpleasant news from the printers
that they hardly thought The Democrat
Roller democrats Will not get theirs"
rs usual t114s wreck.
cart Do Il Alone.
Mr. Bos;ey said Friday afternoon
That be w1s not financially able to car
~ the burden Of the paper and GO all
the work, but that he stiIl was conf
dent that some Of his -nonied friends
among the democrats would rally to
his support and that The Democrat
would appear regularly hereafter.
Mr.. Bosley came to Marshalltown
from Nonto11r. where he had published
Tor thrty-si1 consecutive weeks a re-
publican newspaper known as the Mon
tour New Era. The unexpired sub
scriptions to the republican New Era
have been supplied with copies Of The
Democrat to fill out their time. While
a little irregular In getting out, The
Democrat has always managed to ap-
pear within few days Of the date Of
publication. The last issue printed, due
out Thursday Of last week, got into the
.postoffice on Monday of this week.