Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-09-13
THE FREE pLArE "woRkInemAn.'

tu6 Fh6E TIME WVnNIV0MAN.
The Hampton Chronicle calls at,en-
ton to the revival of the free plate
offer The Chronicle prociaims that it
is not in the market for this sort OF
; plate
Few Iowa newspapers take advantage
Of this scheme of the liquor interests
TO further their business. This last
plate" is a three column article by
Arthur Brisbane, the writer for the
displays no special merit and has the
appearance of having been written as
a man would write an advertisement
in hurry.
That is about all the Iowa Brewers
Association is doing with this free
late"-advertising beer as a beverage.
calculated 10 increase the sales of their
product as any general ad running
marked as advertising. 1t is a smooth
scheme 10 get three columns of adver-
Using space for the cost OF three
columns of boiler plare-say IS cents.
And there are newspapers in the state
thai fail fos ii.
II IS interesting to trace the char
acter and change Of tone Of the free
plate" process since its Inauguration.
Il first began with rabid attacks on
the "fantics' and fools" who advocate
suppression Of the traffic. Then il
spread the story Of extreme drunken
ness in dry territory. Also the poverty
stricken state Of states md cities which
barred saloons. In the face of the facts
which come under everyones observa-
ton this propa ganda Of course. failed
At that time the bureau seems to have
been in charge OF the barkeeps. Now
the maragement seems 10 have changed
have regulations as writers are put for
ward to argue that beer and bread are
the natural food for the workingman
o. that workingman, That fictitious,
imaginary workingman, who is so much
different from other men. who must
have beer and booze in order TO exist at
all: who finds a saloon on every corner
one of the necessities 10 his continued
existence: whose only club is the sa-
loon. whose diversions and complete
happiness must be discovered from
that of his family and who because ne
is workin gman, is different in char
acter and custom and lot OF other
ways simply because he works hare
for a living for himself and his de-
pendents. That queer workingman OF
whom the saloonists and the booze In
terests and the politicians seem 20
have such complete knowledge and
understanding! Why is IL that we
never see specimens Of this strange and
peculiar animal at large in central
Iowa? The workingman here seems TO
be like other men. When ne comes UP
town with his best suit on We are un-
able 10 distinguish him from merchants
and bankers and other persons. HIS
wife looks like other mems wives ahc
there isn't man on earth VINO could
go into the schoolhouses and point Out
which children belongs TO the working
man and which to the capitalist. Why
must he be fed on beer and bread as
the only regimen upon which ne may
flourish? Why not meat and bread ana
potatoes and pancakes and vegetables
mixed I'D with tan shoe dressing and
called salad. like the rest Of US?
Some day this editor is going to start
out. seeking the "workineman OF the
saloons and the politicians. If ne finds
one IF these freaks his intention is TO
make his fortune exhibiting II for a Zee.