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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-22
The Last Nominating Conventions.


Congressman Murdoch Is very safe
N prophesying. as he does in an inter-
view. that the Chicago and Baltimore
conventions will prove to be the las,
OF their kind. The presidential pre-
ference primary will have been estab-
lished everywhere by 1915, and in that
year the people, not delegates to any
convention. will nominate the candi-
dates for President and Vice President
Representative Mccall, one of the
aolest OF the conservatives. holds that
the convention system is really more
representative than the primary. and
that it has produced good men almost
uniformly" a convention may he rep
resentative. but the danger Of boss and
machine control Of It. of delegate buy
ing. Of patronage bribery, is too great
to render possible the perpetuation of
the convention system. 1t is unpop-
ular. discredited, doomed.
The presidential primary has It's own
dangers To prevent them primary
acts will have to be carefully and hon
estiy drawn. Bad primary acts are
largely the work Of spoils politicians
who yield to the inevitable with poor
grace and extreme reluctance. They
seek to convert the primary into a
Chinese puzzle. to disfranchise voters
and discourage others Simple, fair,
intelligent primary statutes should be
enacted in the severa! states and where
obscure. confused. tricky statutes exist
they should be amended In the light
OF this years experience. Expend-
lures should be limited. and every ef-
fort should be made to induce the
quiet silent, thoughtful voters to go
to the primaries.
Under the right direct primary sys-
tenn true representation OF the rank
and file Will at any rate be possible.
How to insure majority instead OF
plurality rule is. however. serious
and important question. Earnest at
tention should be directed to 1t by the
sincere and level headed supporters OF
the triumphant principle of direct pop
ular nominations.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-22

rate hospital however. The real need
il for = place to set these fellows at
work and employment to keep them
busy. And this Is needed in every
county. Thirty days Is enough to sweat
the whisky out Of the drunkard but an
additional sixty days would create a
salutary impression. The point Is to
impress the leisure class who only
work long enough to get booze money
or who enjoy their leisure upon the
wages Of the wash tub with the fact
that they must work for their families
and stay half way decent outside or
work for the support Of their families
in confinement, and be kept decent I'M
der restraint.
That part of the world which works
for it's living and keeps sober has some
rights which inebriates and the lazy
louis who refuse to work for their own
living and the living of their wives and
children should be taught to respect
And aside from that there is no IN
cenriye to reform stronger than the
knowledge that reform is the easiest
way out.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-22
For Sunday Reading
M So IT'S Of Obinions
crudtiee 10 Koran chri.tians.

Cfu0itjoo TO KORAN CHRISTIANS.
The Presbyterian board OF foreign
missions Is making public its failure
during the past six months to arrive
at a satisfactory settlement with the
Japanese government concerning the
Imprisonment and torture OF Korean
christians. On June 5 the board an
nounced, thru the press. that . letter
had been received from the Japanese
ambassador in Washington. Viscount
Chinda. refusing to make q full and
formal reply on the Korean missionary
question" Trouble has long existed in
Korea over charges OF conspiracy to
assassinate the Japanese governor-sen-
eral Count Terauchi. Il is said that
about 5000 persons, practically all
christians, have been arrested under
this charge" and the Japanese. SO the
New York Tribune prints. are said to
have put forth the extravagant claim
that ten thousand In all. which is prac-
ticalIy the entire christian church Of
Korea, are implicated int he plot" The
Tribune rehearses the diplomatic COR
resporidence that has been carried on
during the past few months. On Feb.
Is. 1912. the imperial Japanese embassy
in Washington transmitted to the board
q memorandum from Count TerAuchf,
which said:
"The principle that politics and re-
ligion should in no wise be mixed up.
MT ALWAYS kept separate from each
other has been invariably maintained.
mot only by myself but also by my
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-22
n WOULD Be A GOOD LAW.

For many years the Times -Republi-
can has urged state law which would
force drunkards and other able bodied
derelicts Of one kind and another to
support their families by labor 1t is
pleased to note that SO eminent jur-
list as Judge McHenry. of Des Moines
has come to agreement on this matter
with the T.-R-
POLK county ought to have an in
ebriate hospital" Judge McHenry of
the district PROBATE court said. "A man
who is an hab,tual drunkard ought to
~ put 70 work for wage and the
wages paid to his dependent relatives.
The inebriate ought to be locked in
1aH where he can not get liquor. Thir-
" days in Jail will get the whisky out
" his system. A guardian, appointed
under the contributory dependency act,
- proper step for the reformation
ana salvation Of the drunkard.. From
this court have put five I'VE or six
inebriates In the care Of guardians.
IN law gives those inebriates the
peoeofencs In employment by the city
re t6ko care OF their families, il the
ptOSasm."-Des Noines Register and
EneAee
me Judge ID right as far az he goes.
sghero = - great need for any elabo-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-22

and work till late. I've read a great
deal about vacations. but not much
about vacation FOR the woman on the
ranch
Most women who live on ranch
know something about horses. and can
harness ard drive team. Now every
one knows that to people VINO
have always worked with their hands.
id,eness is not rest. and that recreation
cores quicker and surer from change
Of work: so l hired out to my hus-
band
we have seyenty-five acres OF al
falfa, and here in the west men are
scarce and wages are high, SO hired
a girl TO do the homework and take
care of the children. while I donned
pair of overalls, a jumper, broad
brim,ned hat and a pair OF stout
gloves. and went forth to take my va
cation.
."rhe first day l moved, and the first
night | kicked levers and drove horses
all night wasn't 80 enthusiastic the
second morning. but moved some
more. and rakeG some, and that night l
slept: and ! slept every night that fol-
lowed during the harvest, Tor
STAYED with it till the hay was in the
stack. doing team work altogether. and
when we were thru, my husband said
was the best man on the job
81 was decidedly q better woman Tor
I had gained five pound OF fesh'
stronger nerves. harder muscles. and
coat OF tan that hasn't worn of yet.
u told the girl that was not to be
consulted about anything. 30 shifted
the whole responsibility of the house.
hold, and did just as the men dld:
washed. ate my meals. and then rested
till time to start to work again.
MY girl cost me 81 per week, and
made $40. which left me clear gain
Of So per week in cash. besides the
other good things. felt 30 rested when
Il took up the reins OF the household
again, that what had before been
task was now a pleasure. Really,
did seem good to cook a meal once
more, and / had not thought 1t pos
sible.
"And next year Tn going to do 1t all
over again"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-22
THE PRIMARY.
HI11I I w .Ff-k1NI
MaShinSiOn County Press. /

w aShingIon County PreSs.l
There are instances and then more
instances why the primary is not
rich mans aseSt to gain office or why
it is not of SO much advantage 10 the
man in power TO receive q renomina
ton. Take the case OF Gamble and
Sterling of South Dakota. Gamble was
in the United States senate from that
state. He was UP for denomination and
had all the federal machine in South
Dakota working for his interests 1t did
not CO any good. The people repudiated
him ard mis- methods at the polls by
big majority and now Gamble will
gambol back TO private life. If the mat
ter had been left to a state convention
or Legislature to decide it. there IS
hardly a question but ,I3at Gamble
Would have been returned to his old
Job. The primary is the vii! OF the peo-
pie registered in the booth and with
out restraining influence. II has the
convention system beat q mile. The
bosh that no poor man can expect To
secure nomination At the primary or
that the man who is in office has I'M
Que advantage il all ifaberdash and
folderol; argument put forth by ad
herents Of a political machine. which
is fast approaching the stage, when
funeral car will usher it and It's
kenc5men into oblivion. In passing we
will refer ia the fact that Sterling. it
is said. spent less than $500 in his
campaign for the nomination Of sena-
tor in South Dakota. Two candidates
were in the field besides Gamble and
himself
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-22

Whsrs's the Old Time 6eY7
Where is the hoy-the real boy--the
boy that used to be.
The boy that planned TO run away and
go to sail the sea.
The boy that yearned to twist brake
ION the local freight.
The boy that thought circus ring
held all of proud estate?
And where's the boy--the boyest boy
that ever lived at all.
Who whistled on his fingers in q. wild.
ear splitting calf
Boys nowadays 60 solemnly at learn
Ing this and that
Which he held in the busy brain be
meath his ragged hat
oh. where's the hat he used to veal!
the coffee straw" whase peak
Rose high, while all the sagging brfm
slapped him on neck and cheek.
or else II was a hickory" . shoe
string for a band
The dealer strung them on a cord. all
ready to his hand
He was boy! He knew more things
than you and I may learn.
He knew where Indian turnips grew.
and how they itch and burn
He knew the BIRDS Familiarity. he
watched May apples grow.
And had his private fishing place.
where only he might go:
He went barefooted-How his feet got
stone bruised right away
He never had his two front teeths
Where is that boy today?
An. how he'd whistle: First and little
: fingers in his lips.
And then a blast that cut the air iike
a hundred whips!
And how he looked! His mouth
stretched wide. his eyes all
strained and set
It's strange that such boy az that y
now no longer met.
Becollared and beshoe& our hoys 20
aimlessly thru life
And never stand red faced and blow
upon their finger hfes-Wilbur p
Nesbit IL, the Chicago Evening Post
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-22
e.littlins the Vic. Presidency.
IChristian Science Monitor

II is hardly necessary to put Forward
the contention that the vice presidency
Of the United States is post OF high
honor and distinction, for this Is no.
where seriously disputed. and yet
among men in public life there is Il
feeling or an affectation that, il trust
ed, would lead to contrary belief. The
man of prominence who consents to
accept the office is supposed in some
quarters to be abandoning opportuni-
ties of greater preferment. He is said
to be making q sacrifice. He is often
pitied and ottener ridiculed for per-
hitting himself TO be laid on the
shelf" He is spoken of as dummy
He is regarded as one who has lost his
place in the world of affairs. All this
is nonsensical. 1t may be true that the
office Of vice president is often dwarfed
by the office of president If the view
point be entirely political. Admittedly.
the presidency officially overshadows
the vice presidency. as 1t does every
other office within the gift Of the Amer
lean people, but, standing upon Its own
base, the vice presidency is no empty
honor and no sinecure. 1t Is some
thing to be presiding officer of the
the country moreover. has demon
strated 1t to be something of great Inn
portance to be next in line to the
presidency.
While it is true that there are at
present FIVE living vice presidents and
that not one person in a thousand could
name them all offhand. it is also true
that one of the two most conspicuous
figures In the publ life of the republic
today reached the White House thru
the vice presidency. While it is also
true that number OF politicians of the
statesman class have fought in the past
! to escpe nomination to the vice presi-
dency believing tht 1t would interfere
with the satisfaction Of higher ambition
| 1t is also true that the vice presidency
has proved a stepping stone to the
presidency for some who could not have
reached 1t in any other way.
| The truth of the matter is. the office
Of vice president has proved itself time
and again to be Of 80 great Importance
that the light treatment to which 1t is
subjected. even at this late day. must
seem to the judicious foreign observer
| to SAVIOR OF the sheerest folly Common
prudence would dictate that the same
care be taken in the selection of vice
presidential candidate by each of the
two great parties that is taken in nam :
ing q man for the presidency, since OF
the twenty-seyen presidents of the
| United States five men reached the
highest Office by succession rather than
by election. This is true. notwfthstand-
| ing that one Of them was later elected
regularly to the office. a public man
may rightfully aspire beyond the vice
presidency. but the man who performs
the duties and lives up to the dignity Of
the vice presidency is filing part next
| to the highest within the reach Of the
American citizen. and that is doing
very we'll indeed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-22
How He Treated Her.

A certain osteopath was treating q
young woman who had very weak
ankles and wrists. AS she lived in
town quite distance from his own
city. he was forced to, leave the city
Saturday Of each weak and 60 to the
town In which the young woman
lived, give her IL treatment Sunday,
and return to the ONCE Monday. A
friend once asked the ostsopath how
he had arranged 70 Eive the young
woman the treatment for her ankles
and wrists whom ale lived 1t such .
distance. and the ostsopath replied:
ooh, I 90 out and treat her week
ends" Magazine.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-22
THE APPENDICITIS FAMILY.
[AlgUna Courier.]


Peter Steinhoff OF Prairie township,
brought 12-year- old son to the hos
pital in Algona for an operation for
appendicitis. The operation was per-
formed and the patient is ooing nicely.
The Sseinhoffs are an appendicitis
family. About nine years ago three o.
the children were operated on for ap-
pendicitis, and one of them died, the
operation not having been performed
III time The son which was operated
on Tuesday makes the fourth one in
the family Who has submitted to the
knife for appendicitis and Mr.. Stein :
hof told a Courier reporter that ne
had two more children at home that
have shown symptoms of the ailment.
He thinks without a DOUBT. that both
will have to be operated on. Six cases
OF appendicitis in one family is Ger
tainly a record breaker.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-22
Iona Newspapers
THE PRIMARY.

They still attack the primary and
how they do love to prattle about the
expense 1t entails. Young and Kenyon
each spent about $4,000 and 1t was
something awful We are told. Yet Clark
of Montana spent over 100000 ana
Lorimer of Illinois, over 100000 In
seeking the senatorship. and each one
spent that sum under the old caucus
system. Under 1owa's system 100000
would keep one senator in office sew
enty-two years, pay the expenses OF
two candidates for thirty six years or
would elect both senators for about
twenty years. Better set 'em up in the
ether alley, boys. for this one is loaded.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-22
A Card.

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-22
Topics of the Times
The longer it lasts the worse it get

The longer it iasts the worse IL gets.
oratory doesn't make the sun shine
and the corn grow and, thank heaven
can't stop them.
That convention is not without its
effect on future chautauauas.
Chicago will cut a large melon on
her convention investment.
The anniversary OF the war or lsI-
was somewhat overshadowed by the
riot of 1912 now in progress at Chi
cago.
The Civic and Commerce Association
Of Minneapolis endeavored recently, IN
an effort to better conditions, 10 dis
cover the cause Of the falling off OF
trade ard to obtain the facts Of the
case The committee on highways OBJ
tanned some startling figures and from
these figures. L. ] Boughner. CHAIR
man OF the committee. estimates con-
servatively thar the City OF Ninneapo-
lis lost, during 1911. $4,000. He places
the loss to the farmers il the agri-
cultural environs of minneapolis at
s60S. 000--A total loss OF both OF s1.5ls.-
000. due solely To bad roads. This es-
innate Of the loss is based upon we'll
suDstantiated facts.
Seventy-fv miles Of good roads win
be constructed in Erie county. New
York during this year. According to
County Engineer. George c. Diehl. this
is the largest mileage Of road ever
under construction in that county dur
ing one season. For the first time
in Erie county. concrete is to be used
as road material.
A suggestion comes from Denver,
Colo, that the L S. government give
each western state one million acres
Of public land to be sold and the bene-
fits used for the construction Of high
ways. This follows the policy OF the
government toward the construction
Of railroads in the earlier days. The
lljiiC WdS NiiSll county hG> ~ a.
tically inaccessible without railroads.
The time for improved accessibility is
at hand and such an appropriation of
public domain by the government would
be a big step toward the Improvement
Of general conditions.
The Illinois Bankers Association has
asked questions of 800 bankers OF
Illinois on the road situation. The an
swers show conclusively that large
percentage Of the money expended on
Illinois roads is wasted thru temper
airy. badly planned and iil-timed work.
There is a sentiment among the bank
ers for new road laws, state aid and
the building OF permanent road i'm
provements.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-22
WHERE THE TOURISTS LEAVES MONEY.

The advantages Of touring roads 20
towns located along the line are illus
trated by the following figures. 1t is
conservattvely estimated that 500 cars
with an average OF four persons to a
car will 60 across the country by the
estimated expenses, based upon careful
Investigation and past experiences. will
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-22
Short and UaIy.

0Noee ana Ugly.
what do the morning papers say?
remarked the Passing Guy,
They're raisin' Cain. they're raisin'
CAIN" the Newsy made reply.
why Is the type so big, so big?' re-
marked the Passing Guy.
They're calm of each other names
the Newsy made reply.
Tor they call each other liars, you can
hear their voices roar
From the Rocky Mountains to New
England's rocky shore,
They are jumping on each others
necks and yelling loud for gore.
And they call each other liars every
morning"
Milwaukee Sentinel.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-22

teachers. and laymen of every degree:
other themes have come fron the sao
and lonely, from the poor and isolated,
from prisoners, from sailors. from
workers in the farthest mission field,
from Young men and women. and from
parents and children. To the above
unpaid helpers | am thankful.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-22


clude the money spent by the tourists
CT the Pacific coast. and does not in
clude the buying Of new machines for
the specific purpose Of rranscon,i-
mental trips. The expenditure on tour
ing trips Will increase as road con-
tiitions improve and will tend to de-
crease the expenditure Of American
money on European trips.
JUST SPECULATION.
Suppose that with the assistance Of
forded by the national committee, as
sistance that was without doubt calcu-
lated and required from It as necessary
to the interests Of a single candidate
and improperly given by peanut poll
ticians Of the Rosewater type urged on
they are subservient, suppose that
Taft Is enabled to strong arm a NOM
nation and as con sequence a def
mite split divides the republican party;
suppose that the democratic party
convention results similarly ard by
reason Of similar tactics on the part of
similar forces; suppose a new party
officered by progressives Of both
parties and commanded by the Roose-
yelts and Bryans of each arises and
demands recognition: would /, get It?
The split Is as definite in both
parties as 1t can be without the organ
ization Of third party. 1t is upon
momentous questions and over vital
differences. It exists and It's lines are
as clear cut in country precinct as in
the convention The different align
ments in the parties are as unalterably
opposed to each other on Issues as pro-
ductive Of revolution as those which
were set forth in an imperishable doc
ument as causes which impelled to the
separation Of this country from Great
Britain. In party organization there
IL already revolt and revolutionary de-
sire. Suppose Roosevelt and Bryan and
the liuetenants OF the two should meet
and raise common standard on COM
their rallying cry? Would 1t be a sue
cessful or a defeated army when the
anal conclusion were reached?
Suppose that Taft be nominated by
Q minority with the aid Of a packed
committee, that Harmon or Underwood
sttains similar democratic distinction
by similar means would the time be
ripe for the formation Of a new party
and would the new party attract any
large element from the voting popuia-
ton Of the country? Suppose you were
asked what you would do under such
conditions and such circumstances
what would you answer, and whatever
your answer may be today what would
you do six months from now?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-22
She Hired to Her Husband

: The following letter won prize Of
SOS offered by The woman's Home
Companion for the best account OF q
vacation. II was written by woman
who lives on farm In Wyoming:
Z ''To begin with, then. I'm ranohers
:.!se, nd svas a farmers daughter. 70 ]
know what 1t means to get up early
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-22
The Illinois Bankers Association has
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

1T fairly makes ones blood boil to
sec Iowa misreDresented by such mel
as Perkins, Carroll and others who DO
not represent the real sentiment of the
state and who are POLITICAL dlscards, ,
says the Grundy Republican
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-22

Mrs Leila Love. wife of Wiley Lows.
a farmer living near Covena. Ga. says:
81 have taken Foley Kidney Pills and
and them to be all you claim for them.
They gave me almost instant relief
when my kidneys were sluggish ana
inactive. can cf1eerfully recommend
them to all sufferers from kidney
troubles" Mcbride & VIII Drug Com
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-22

The Hum boldt Republican says: "P.
q. Holden need not feel badly over his
defeat. 1t is simply an expression by
the people that they regard him higher
as a corn expert than as governor.
His candidacy was iu-advised to say
the least.t"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-22


deead Lynch
hxM R
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-22

1T would De idle to speculate low
on what might happen in The breakup
following a general abandonment Of
instructions" says the Sioux City
journal.