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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-06

hill sides and gumbo roads in the bot
toms. even sand roads. have all been
found fast and pleasant to ride over
when dragged.
It Is the dragging Of the roads that
does the business. Anyone passing
from the we'll dragged roads Of Cerro
Gordo, Franklin. Hardin and Marshah
counties to the ruts for 100 miles
across several northern IOWA coun-
tea has learned for all time to
come what road drag was made. He
wonders whether any way could be
found to enforce the road dragging law
regardless Of local sentiment. Again
one who has spun away at thirty 10
forty miles per hour over perfect roads
from Missouri Valley to Woodbine is
ready for a state constabulary of some
kind when he strikes unkempt roads in
the vicinity Of Denison.
It Is explained that the farmers will
not drag their roads when there are
oats to cut but that Is true only in
spots, for elsewhere they do drag the
roads when there are oats to cut. The
trouble is with the township officials
and with the local sentiment back of
them. Any township trustee who is
determined to obey the law can have
his roads dragged. All he needs to do
is to appoint road superintendent
who will work. Contracts should be
let to farmers who will obey the call
and then the call should be given after
every rain. Roads can't be dragged
too often, and if they need grading let
them go with dragging only unless
there are funds with which to drag
and grade both. Drag the roads hrst,
last and all Of the time and grade them
only when there is plenty of time
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-06
A VoiceIess Sermon.


He stands beneath the mondays blaz-
ing sun,
With head low dropping and the har-
ness load
Upon his tired back; while from his
neck
The empty feed bag bangles to and
fro.
Long has he stood. q patient, faithful
steed.
Flies sting and thirst assails, yet mind
full still
OF sIackened rein he stands at call OF
who owns his faithful body; every
inch.
And tho requited only by the lash,
Or vicious kick upon his CALLED side,
Yet with a fortitude that questions
not
So human, oftimes, that We bow In
He waits the signal, or the onward
goad.
A brute, we say, and forthwith use az
such.
II manhood gained its measure by nike
deeds
Az mark this creature. voiceless, soul
less 60 mute.
Methinks the heavenly welkin oft
would ring
When such an one gains entrance to
it's Joy.
Our Dumb Animals
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-06
Topics of the Times

The value of 1912 farm crops in this
country is estimated at billion dollars.
It's a lot of money but Iowa alone looks
from the road like S1:000,000.O00.
Hotel men threaten to raise their
rates alleging that high prices OF food
and help force them toward higher
schedules. Well, il they insist on put
ting up the price the traveller who puts
up at hotels must put up with it.
The difference between being dis
tinguished and -extinguished 10 the Diff
ference between nomination for pres
ident and named for second place. Gov
ernor Johnson is in line for extinction
rather than distinction.
Missouri electors demanding to be
shown, refuse to look towards Taft
$50
Keeping a party lily white isn't nee
essarily process Of complete purity
The New York police is raising q
$4,000 defense fund for Becker and
Lawyer Darrow is SO busy that he will
! be unable to get crack q: It.
How auie. Governor Carroll keeps!
The Iowa City Republican wants K
vote for democratic assemblymen ii
order to get Cummins and Kenyon
Since Carroll turned him down Dav,
Brant has been lonesome soul Il
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-06
sryeN HUNDRED MILES OF ROADS.

The compulsory road dragging law
IN harvest time Is farce After an
auto trip over seven hundred miles o.
iowa highway a Marshalltown man
has learned that roads are dragged
whenever the residents want to drag
them, and where they have no such
desire, the statute which provides that
roads dragged, IS apparently unknown.
However. a trip Of that extent Will
easily teach a man that Of every kind
Of road work the dragging OF roads
beats them ali. After driving car
over seven hundred miles OF highway
from the gently rolling farms OF CEN
trail Iowa to the Missouri river foot
hills, and from the gumbo fats OF
country Of the lake region and down
TO the clay hills Of southern Iowa, one
has seen all kinds of roads. There is
the grayeied road, and It is sure to
be hard even in wet weather, but it is
always rough, "cuppy" as they call it,
because q graveled road is seldom
dragged smooth and it is not an easy
road to travel in dry weather. There
IS the mixed sand and clay road and
II is as hard as q pavement, water
tight on top, but also wears into ruts
and is rough to drive over.
Eyerywfrere can be found the work
of the road butcher who crowns his
highway 80 high in the center that
vehicles must travel side slopes pitched
as steep az the roof of barn. OF
course, these stretches come only at
= intervals. but it tries the patience OF
a traveller to think that road workers
wi, crown the center OF a road three
feet high when six inches would shed
vater fully as we'll and all the UNI
necessary expense OF grading, Il put
into dragging would keep that road
~ smooth As race track fog the neg
ave years.
It Is only on a well dragged -cas
that an automobile can open III
throttle, and the ideal road for thu
auto IL tho ideal road for horse We.
11icles a. we'll Roads crowned slight,
and foa1U crowned not at al. roads OF
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-06
PREACHERS AND POLITICS.

The Sioux City Journal contains
protest against Rev. Charles Talmage
Of Boston, who is campaigning In the
interests Of the third party. written by
a person by name Glover from Sibiey.
This Glover person Is unable to find
Rev. Mr.. Talhnage listed in the Con-
regational year book DIS d pastor OF
a church in Boston or in Marlborough,
Mass, and finds fault thereat. The
suggestion is that Tallmage is flying
false colors.
It Is typical standpat insinuation.
There isn't any difficulty ahead of this
man Glover, whoever he is, if he de-
sires to find out all about Tailmage.
Ta!mage has as much right to the pre-
fix. "Rev." as he would have to that
Of Or" had he been graduated and
certificated as physician. IL isn't
absolutely necessary for Tallmage to
preach two sermons week in order to
hold his clerical title. At present he
seems to be right busy spreading the
gospel of the bull moose party and
with effect That is what ails the
Glover person.
But what business Of this Glover
person or any other person is 1t if
minister attached or unattached chooses
to belong to one party or another
and to promulgate his opinions from
the platform? Who gave every dis
gTuntled mossback commission over
preachers? Why should preachers be
denied the right Of political discussion
more than lawyers and judges and
farmers and Glover persons? Whence
comes this assumption that preachers
mouths are to be stopped on political
and party questions?
Rev. Mr.. Talmage spoke at the Dun
moose convention at Des Moines vastly
| to the delight Of the bull moosers. They
Ike the things he says in the way he
says them. From the context the I'M
preston is derived that the Journal
and it's correspondent are not pleased
either with Tallmage, the things he
says, or his manner of delivery. But
that is no reason why the man should
not talk to those who wish to hear MIN
and the fact that he is a minister OF
the gospel scarcely lays him liable 70
injunction. The fact is that the preach
ers are becoming notably independent
and that they are getting into politics
and assuming citizenship in spite OF
US. They are beginning to insist that
their spiritual profession need no'
| necessarily debar them from partlcl-
patton in important temporal processes
which affect the souls and bodies OF
men, In short the preacher and The
school teacher are on their way into
politics and all the Glover persons from
| Sihley to Squeedunk can't keep then
| out.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-06
WHO IS FALLING FOR II2

OF the ways, means and methods
calculated to secure free advertising
there IL no end. The editorial mail Of
mornings is an object lesson OF such
antevrse. From the little fellow to
the corporation big enough to CLASSIFY
a. a trust come shrewd literary at
tempts at profitable publicity to be
secured without money and without
price. No railway conductor must
guard his train more carefully than the
newspaper editor against these hopoes
Of publicity. No cashier must be more
careful Of his till against sneak
thieves than the newspaper publisher
who must keep an ever watchful eye
on the dips" and gums" OF publicity
these porch climbers and "con" men OF
advertising.
That these ad grafters should so
brazenly approach and panhandle the
newspapers u not only insult to the
intelligence Of newspaper men but ac-
c,sation also. Certainly the process
would be dropped If 1t failed to get re-
suits. The answer is that there must
exist q sufficient number OF easy
marks to support by free publicity the
news bureaus" and news syndicatee
which pay postage and hire writer's to
graft advertising.
II Is probable that those who employ
and paw these bureaus and press agents
could get in a legitimate way twice as
much as they are getting now for the
same money But the pleasant idea
and strong desire Of getting something
for nothing is staple IN its attractive
ness. It impels the corporation toward
the advertising panhandle as it draws
the unsophtsticated youth to send 1888
for a solid gold timekeeper."
How many newspapers in Iowa are
permitting themselves to be worked
by the advertiser who processes to hide
behind news bureaus" and cheap
cheap boiler platter Surely number
Of Us must be failing for 1t" or the
game would play out.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-06

showing the president shaking hands
with men upon whose faces the stamp
of vice ana betiality 10 indelibiy
stamped. It 10 known that q man
supposed to be engaged in the infa-
nous white Slave traffic has OBJ
tanned such photographs and used them
in tho furtherance Of his schemes.
The American. people are perhaps
some tlhng lacking In reverance. but
they hold the Office Of president N
deep respect. They resent anything
which tsnds to detract from its dig
nifty. Therefore tho bill Just intro
duced in congress BY Senator Lodge
prohibiting this kind Of Photographic
taking will meet with their approval.
The self respect OF the country de-
mands that the practice shah be
stopped.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-06

politics. What the Republican needs
IL q political monastery.
The fact is that the Taft papers are
assuming worse worriment over Iowa
congressional nominees than IL appar-
ent on the part Of the candidates.
President Taft has the LaFollette
bill at his mercy. And the LaFollette
bill has the candidate guessing some.
When we come down to brass
tacks the result Of the election this fall
hasn't been nor will be counted except
from the ballot boxes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-06

Merely to propagate the race is not
neroism," says the Boone News Re
publican. Instead Of being deported.
these noble men and women who for
swear domestic felicity to devote their
time to the betterment Of humanity
should be welcomed by the community.
And especially should their loneliness
be not condemned by notoriety seeking
parasites whose usefulness to the
world is extremely problematic."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-06
IN IOWA COUNTY.
Tafarengo Sentinel

A farmer from Lincoln township. a
democrat, a member of one of the pio-
neer families in that section, was in the
city Saturday. On being asked If there
was much Roosevelt sentiment in his
county. he stated that he and all his
peiehbors were for Roosevelt for presi-
dent and Dunn for governor. He fur
Their stated that great majority Of the
farmers without regard to former party
affiliations, were strong for Roosevelt.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-06
THE MOST PITIABLE SPECTACLE
lAtlantic NewsTelegraph-]

There is no more pitiable spectacle
than to see a young man with every
promise of successful business career
before him, young man who is genial
and kindly and whole-souled, delioer-
ately trading everything in life that Is
worth while in order to train with the
bunch that laughs in maudlin giee as
they see him going to physical busi-
ness, and moral hell by the whisky
route. :,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-06
NO NATIONAL CONVENTIONS.
TS{opv1 Cifv Trihllne1

Naturally, the treatment accorded the
colonel at Chicago set him to thinking
about national conventions, national
committees and party organization
The lamentable outcome Of that gath
ering. not so much in Its personal dS-
appointment Of his ambition as In Its
portrayal Of the ability TO defeat the
popular will convinced him, as 1t has
others. that some means must be pro-
vided by which the popular will may be
given effect.
So he recently put forth. in tenta-
tive way his ideas. Briefly, he "oe!c
nationalize the Wisconsin plan and
have presidential primaries, in which
voters would express their preferences
for candidates and at he same time
select national committeeman ana. 70
provide against the contingency OF no
majority against the contingency OF
no majority, delegates to convention
which would make choice OF candl-
date.
The nominees for president, vice
president, senators and representatives
in congress would assemble and adopt
a party platform covering the policies
advocated by the party. They being
the persons charged by the voters with
responsibility for giving effect to party
promises would act under a sense OF
that responsibility, which would lead
to the elimination from platforms OF
those catch planks. platitudes ana
pledges made with no purpose OF re-
demption which characterize platforms
prepared by irresponsible resolutions
committees Of national conventions
All this it seems to The Tribune
may be accomplished by means OF a
federal law regulating the manner III
which candidates for president are pun
In nomination. It would require simply
an amplification Of the Wisconsin law
to cover the national field. IT operates
well in that state. The platform there
became what Senator Newlands terms
a Legislative program prepared by
those in position to carry It into effect
It has resulted there in better legisia /
ton. It would. applied to the national
field absolutely prevent those too ire
ouent exhibitions of disregard OF pub
lie interests and the accomplishment
of selfish ends by questionable mesns
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-06
Iona Newspapers
EAT. DRINK AND BE MERRY.
lwaterloo Courier1

There was an air Of social gaiety
abou, the notification ceremonies at
the White House. They might as well
make BelshazzaT's feast out OF 1t al
funeral.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-06
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

The Iowa City Republican would de-
clare war It says "the Taft men IN
Iowa have nothing to gain or lse, as
Stunning that the Kenyon Cummlns
proposition to play horse Is carried out,
which means that Taft will lose the
state. But Kenyon and Cummins have
seats in the senate which they are
anxious to hold. The Taft men should
put pry under their seats. which Will
Gust them when their time expires The
pry should be votes for democrats for
the legislature"
THE idea that a county candidate
should be supported rather for hts
views on national politics than for MS
efficiency in office is both viciously po-
litical and extremely archaic" says the
Waterloo Courier. Taft is the party
nominee but not by consent OF ma
jority of republican voters He does
not represent what the republican par
ty Of Iowa stands for. Roosevelt is the
candidate Of another party, different
organization from that which made the
state and county nominations in June
The Davenport Times say The
Monroe doctrine is of no particular
value merely on paper. There must be
ships and men to back it up If is 1t to
be effective. Is the democratic party,
as party. really back Of the Mon
roe doctrine? The final action on the
hattleship question will be the answer"
There may be some things Wood
row has not received, but there Is
nothing he has not asked for" declares
the OttumWa Courier.
This year." remarks the Des Moines
Tribune. some congressional candi-
dates could prespire with the ten'pera-
ture near the freezing point
NO third party movement was ever
launched with so many followers from
the beginning" says the Sioux City
Tribune.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-06
OFFENSIVE FAKE PHOTOGRAPHS
IRurlington GAzette.1

Regarded for common decsncy and
the rights Of others has never deferred
a certain class OF people where few
dollars were to be gained. Some OF the
tricks resorted to by them are almost
beyond belief. One Of the most an
moving and dispicable IL being prac-
ticed by few fake photographers in
Washington.
A visitor to the national capital. by
visiting any one Of these galleries,
may have photographs made showing
him shaking hands with the president
or engaged in close conversation with
any one Of score OF eminent public
men. The process will readily suggest
itself to the great multitude that prac-
tees aulateur photography.
At frst glimpse Il may appear that
70 great harm can come from this
practice. Dutrfhe case takes on . diff
fesent aspect when It 10 known that
/ dive keepas, we'll known as suck n
their own cities, have obtained photo
Irapfls of this kind and displayed them
J 81 their pisces OF busipass. There
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-06

Hay fever and asthma make August
a month OF intense suffering to many
people. Fbleys Honey and Tar Com
pound gives prompt case and RELIEF.
and ia soothing and healing to the In
famed membranes. William M.
Merethew, N. ssasport, Me-, says: "A
few doses Of Foley's Honey and Tar
Compound relieved me Of . severe att
tack Of asthma and less than. 2 bottle
caused . complete cure. Refuse sub
stitutes. MeRride q VIII Drug Co.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-06

I'VE don't notice this year any OF
those little full dinner pals which
used TO make such cute campaign en-
blems No, the man who used to carry
a dinner pail eats at restaurant now,
explains the Burlington Gazette.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-06
HARD FACTS.
ICsdar Rapids Gazette.

lSSuAi 1s<~f&Ss@ SS~@SSI|.j
-Four Iowans died every day last
year of tuberculosis" That is the
startling statement made by DR.. A E.
Kepford, the state NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
lecturer. Some people may say that
DR.. Kepford is brutally frank in his
assertion, even conceding that his
statement IL accurate.
Dr. Kepford - thoroughly posted
and there is no reason for doubling the
truth of his assertion. And the sub
ject is one that calls for candid con-
Observation-Disclosures brutal frank
ness, If necessary.
We have just begun to understand
the cost to the state Of tuberculosis,
and the necessity for fighting it hard.
Our understanding has been created
only after much education on the sub
ject. In securing that education-and
in securing more OF tit u very
necessary to be very candid
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-06

sonable coaet1t1eA WIKI tImpo1&%
mental railways. No foteter tIsss9
should b. entered Into w0scn g
not mean to 1cfppu1ously n
every particular.
cS~olssss~.
In summing up the speel0c.- pulllU9ss
exnonnded In his address MI. ReosssAt
smoke IA follows:
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az faith. have mado It lu4h0 l0ns
because wish you eo-know tase what
NV deepest convictions afs On tAs
great questions or today, % thak II -
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iceland if. aftsr hoa1ins M you
think you ought to ahoese Soma one
else 1 shall loyalty abldeby your cls1rs.
The convictioas 10 which have cums
have not been arrived q 40 tho result
of study In the closet Or the library.
but from The knswledge I have gaAnsd
through hard exper1snce daring tAo
many years IN which. under many and
varied conditions. / have s6iven end
toiled with men. I beNere In . largss
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has bsen borne IN onvns b. astual e..
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-06

Scontinued From second Page,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-06

mo third party movement was ever
launched with so many followers from
the beginning" says the Sioux City
Tribune.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-06

This year. remarks the Des Moines
Tribune. some congressional candi-
dates could prespire with the tempera-
ture near the freezing point"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-06

There may be some things Wood
row has not received, but there is
nothing he has not asked for" declares
the Ottu,nWa Courier.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-06

take the complete development and
control of the Mississippi 40 national
work, tust rs we have undertaken the
work Of building tho Panama canal.
Alaska.
sIn Alaska the government has an
opportunity Of starting In what Is al
most a fresh neid to work ont various
problems BY actual experiment It
shostdd at once construct. own and OPP
srats ali the railways In Alaska. It
should keep the fee Of all coal helds
and allow them to be operated by les
So with the condition In the lease that
non-use shall operate as forfeit a
system Of land 1n1at;on should So s:::.cc!
which promotes the actual use Of land
and discourages the holding Of land
for speculation. The telegraph lines
should be owned and operated BY thE
government;
international Affairs.
..In. International affairs this country
should behave toward other nations ex
aetly % m honorable private citise1
| bshavvs toward other private c&sns.'
cur ssnsli army shoud have 1mct1oU
IL n6yy must b sesadiiy built up IN
| III .1tsrnEes posstbio to 1ec1IO ~ n
tsslatsbaaI agreement 9 general Fsduc
lt1en a arn9Dones;- IT, Ranansa saiis1.
| muse IS fos4iAed. Panana ceasl: Toll
On dsep NAesr conanaazce saos4 y g 3
sn10ntn = III nalioas, 1noluo - ctls
/ setv1s.. y ceases - =
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