The Marshall republican., 1913-07-04

Off1ce, Bell, y. hern-
don. %.
Democrats who voted for Wilson
ana for free trade candidates for con-
gress are already wondering why they
did It.
About fifteen balloons will ascend
in Kansas City today July 4th) in
the national balloon race. The bal
looms may come this way. watch for
them.
Today Is the Glorious Fourth Az
81 Is a legal holiday the rural CARR
ers are also celebrating and some Of
our readers may receive their paper
a day late.
Only 239 auties in saline' Who'd
a thought Il. Tho average man
would have guessed about 5000. es-
pecially when trying to cross the
street on n busy day.
by an act OF the Illinois general as
sembly and the signature OF Gov.
Dunno last week, the 100000 wom-
en- of Illinois may hereafter vote on
minor officers. the vote on governor
and same OF the larger officers being
withheld. II IL n OF the great vic
tosies for the ~suffragettcs.
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The Progress II In new hands
Arthur Downs. editor and II. NJ. Dunn
business manager. Both are success
full and experienced newspaper men.
The paper has also n complete new
dress or IL II new suit" in this
case7 We wish the new management
much success.
DIR. Manning has n new Ford auto
ard the Democrat-Ncws says he In the
first doctor In Marshall TO an
arto. DIR. Nucklas has owned ono for
many yean--so Ions In fact that the
editor clean forgot all about IT,"
Doctors all over Saline own cars and
Il "a quite strange that Marshall ply
s%icians. who have the best streets,
should lag In this regard.
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Insurance Commissioner Reyellc
and other state officials are making
long and frantic explanations" reIa-
tive TO the fire Insurance middle. The
long and short of II is that the politi-
clans were playing grandstand peanut
politics and are o in a delema and
trying 10 pose as friends OF the dear
people" who In turn are suffering
the consequences OF their folly.
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A regulating fever" has come
over our statesmen until everything
S. TO be run according 10 law. Good;
but what about those who do benefit
by the laws7 The nine hour law for
working girls Is a good thing, but
what about the mothers who work IL
hours a day? And they are the ones
who need protection. Or the seam
stress. who works IA hours a day In
this hot weather for $1.00? No min
imum wage nor short hour law there.
It's up TO the consumer In this case
and you arc probably a guilty one.
G
Az the days 20 By and high courts
hand down decisions and political ev-
ents startle the people the wisdom
good judgement and general policy Of
the late Republican State administra-
ton becomes more and more apparent
10 people who could not see the right
side from January. 1909 10 January.
1918. Through four years that ad-
ministration fought political pre)u-
c.ces and ignorance and chicanery
and had TO deal with conditions for
forty years growth. How we'll the
work was lone is now evident TO all.
The "caminetti case" promises 10
figure prominently in the next ma
tional campaign. as it showed u
worthy president up as a decided
weakling. Just imagine Col, Roose-
welt acting as Mr.. Wilson! Not for a
minute.
For the uniformed we will say that
District Attorney. McNab OF Caiifor-
MIA worked up a white slave against
several young ~millionaires. one OF
them a son OF General Caminetti'
whom MIR. Wilson recently appointed
.ommis.ioner OF the immigration bur-