Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-14
Iona Newspapers
CROSSING TILE TRACKS.
IDubucue Times.1

DO bUCue I1meS.j
Crossing a railroad track just ahead
o. a flying locomotive saves hall
minute. which Is very valuable in your
business. Furthermore it demonstrates
TO gaping spectators the velocity OF
your automobile. or the pace OF
your horse It is favorite rural
amusement. and helps break the mo-
notony OF rural life.
The tendency to miscalculate the
swift advance OF an approaching en-
CINE il SO common an incident that j.
gets only very modest publicity. But
when a millionaire real estate operator
and Arctic adEen,u-er like s. Osgood
Pell. of New York. dies from q cross
ing accident. it receives considerable
newspaper space. not 50 much from
the startling character OF the event
as from the prominence OF the 1ndi-
vidual
One suspects that the reason why
deaths on grade crossings are num-
erous IS the fear OF seeming over
cautious 10 ones companions or 10
ou-lookers. Prudence is considered
more or less humorous quality.
An enormous amour, OF money -
being spent by railroads and munich
palities 10 abolish grade crossings
Costly fills of earth are MADE. stone
and cement are hauled enormous as
,ances, and the bill appears IN the
railroad fares
II never occurred to our grandfatheFs
that this was necessary. When cross
ing a track, they pulled up with gen
tie Whoa. Dobbin." the of1Ver
looked both ways and listened an1-
iously. Dobbin always looked ana rs
tened. II there was train naii mie
away, the driver might proceed. tno
ready 70 jump at any minute II ap-
proach at any unexpected speeo'
overhead bridges and enterprises
we're not required in those times.
II tn. American temperament were
not so goaded on by the hurry spirit,
the locomotive engineer "ouio lose ms
present involuntary task as q puo'!c
executioner.
KENYON DEFENDS PRESlDENl.
{Des Moines Register and Leadef.l
:. was certainly very unusual ioF
-.pub iicar senator to go o.: o. ms way
il. The rour.e Of 4 par'>9an Ieo'te -
.,ay he eo,, Of :ri3 ne TO the 'ea'"i u.
the opposition that Senator Kenyon
,aic to the p -e:;..i"Hs. wnen nc came :.
10 his defense against the cnafse u
using coercion upon congress In Tram
| ing the new tarin.
The senator said:
/ I do no, join in the clarnor asaihs'
him for alleged attempts to inn"ence
legislation, ! do not believe ne attempts
| TO influence legislation Improperly. ne
has the right. elected en- PLATFORM
making certain pledges to carry OUT
those pledges. He had no right 10 Try
and coerce by the use OF PATRONAGE ou, !,
| the present president OF the Chl'eu !.
States has too high conception OF
public duty, is too honorable man 10
use patronage to accomplish ms puf
| pose. The president Is one OF those
| conscientious men who believe that the
party platforms should be kept. NO one
(! in the future can rise and say that
President Wilson did not nave tue
| courage OF his convictions.
| Unusual as this was, there Will De out
little disposition. We imagine. among
the senator's constituents. or among re-
publicans the country over, to criticise
him for frankly and fully recognising
the right and need Of presidential lead
ership. even tho democratic president
might be the beneficiary Of the indorse-
ment. -.
/ For it is not only the right Of the
president, who alone is elected by the
| people, and who alone presents the pro-
gram Of the dominant party to the peo-
pie, to take large part in the suhse-
| quent fulfiilment OF the oarty promises
1 but there is great and growing need
/ that he should boldly and determinedly
step to the front and assert himself.
Anyone who will compare the con-
duct Of President Taft with that o.
trRapAAamt yVi1eoa vndag exaetiy aim.