Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-28
FEDERAL APPOINTMENTS.
fDss Moines Tribune.1


United States Marshal Clark will force
an early consideration OF the Iowa
federal PATRONAGE" and that appoint
ments may be- looked for soon.
Just what has been gained by delay
nobody seems able to say. The ap-
pointments should have been conferred
long ago. II changes were to be made.
and the Impression that federal ap-
pointments are pawns In the polittca!
game to that extent dtSsipatad.
AS 1t is. we see important govern
ment offices-the law enforcing offices
OF the national northumberland as
ordinary political plumber. to be quar-
relied for by factions Of the dominant
party. and finally to be awarded to one
faction or the other, or by way OF
compromise between the two.
1t may be said that it is no worse
under President Wilson than 1t was
under all republican presidents. But
that does not go to the merit of the
situation. For making plumber Of fed
eral appointments is neither better nor
worse under one administration than
under another.
The marshal and attorneys and col
| lectors to represent the general govern
ment in Iowa should be named for the
good service they can render and for no
othr purpose whatever When shall we
have an administration that Will act on
so plain a proposition?
FIVE CENT PHONE MESSAGES.
brooklyn Eagle.]
The agitation for universal estab-
lishment within the City Of New York
of fiye-cent rates for telephone mes
sages, which has compelled the hear
ings before the upstate Public Ser
vice Commission, is not likely to be
abated by, any action that commission
| may take 1t is based on the belief,
poplar. whether correct or not. that
| rates should not be higher in New
York City than in Chicago. and should
not be 30 vastly in excess of the rates
| in smaller towns.
That the telephone Is natural mo-
nopoly" is questioned by many the
orists. They insist that II hostile rail-
road companies can be compelled by
State or National law to exchange cars
loaded with freight, telephone COM
panies could be compelled to exchange
calls. That would make the estab-
| .ishment OF an independent system
certain wherever extortion was in ex.
| ASSChCS W "dO COHltHOuiS SuSpeCtcQ.
Still other theorists seek a rever-
sion to the older plan Of an unlimited
service to subscriber for SO many
the charge on calls, books to be kept
essentially open to misuse.
| But most of the merchants Of New
York will be reasonably satisfied II a
uniform fve-cent city rate can be
established, to include call stations as
we'll as subscribers. This is their ulti-
natun. They may be driven, II II be
denied. to agitation on either OF the
more radical lines above indicated.
CONsTRUCT1VE MM0A0E AGAIN
| tDes Moines Register and Leader.]
II congress does not adjourn. and
the special session 10 permitted e
merge into the general session. will
the committees dare Incorporate II
coming appropriation bills 100000 FOL
constructive mileage, and Will Presi-
dent Wilson, II such an item Is In.
coFporated, be a party to the deal?
Il want my mileage. I need 1t ant
20 do my creditors" cried Representa-,
tive Thomas democrat, OF Kentucky
In presenting . resolution that thu
house adjourn Nov. 20. Il am from
q republican district" no added, "alt
II takes money to set people to vott
right in my district, The people owe,
he said would be glad II got m!
mileage. need 1t, and nine-tenths o.
the members Of the house feel exactl,
las do"
Later, Mr.. Thomas had that part o
his remarks stricken from the conares'
sional record in which he referred Il
the need Of money to get the people o
his district to vote right. But tina