Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-11

CHAIRMAN bTOChWaS VI tiAe eoNN
! roads committee Of the house, is strong
for the dear 'pepul,' and is criticising
| the newspapers for their activity In
the good roads movement" says the
Guthrie Guthrian We fear the chair
man has got off on the wrong foot. The
| farmers of Guthrie county whether
owning an automobile or not. are vi
tally Interested in having the best
| roads for the money expended which
has not been the case under the pres
ent law
If the republican members OF the
Iowa legislature fail to vote in the az
firmative to submit equal suffrage to
the voters of Iowa. in accordance with
the state republican platform. they
should be marked for the discard next
year" says the Oeiwein Register. The
republican congressman failed TO stand
by the spirit of the tariff plank In the
national platform of 1908 as interpreted
by President Taft and the November
election shows that the people didn't
do a thing to the party.
The Manson Democrat points out
that A great many OF the senators and
| Legislature last fall because they talked
SO much about what they would do fo-
good roads. Now that they are on the
ground il begins to look as if they
We're four flushing in the campaisn, foc
many OF them don't know any more
about good roads than they doabout
arctic exploration
t'One saloon for each 100 voters sign
ing the saloon petition says the Dav-
export Times would be a little more
| elastic for the wet territory than
fixed rule making the number proper
| tionate TO the population. but elasticity
Is not what the drys want
! The Clarion Clipper says: The peo-
| pie over the entire state seem to be
! strong in their demand for good roads
| and want them as soon as they can
GO. them. Permanent roads for Iowa
| will be the biggest boost the state has
ever had in many years and they are
| coming. What's the use of spending
| money for road Improvement when
there is no improvement after the
money is spent?"
We will be better off with the
! building of ten miles OF complete road
In each county every year than we
would with 100 miles half built, says
| the Usage News. 1T is this halfway
| work that has cost the state hundreds
of thousands of dollars and there is
nothing to show for H.. ;.
The Indianoia Herald says: One OF
the great mistakes made already III
the papers have reported his position
correctly is in the selection OF chair
man of highways in the house. II MS
! letter to the Manson Journal is an in
/! dex. he is small man in big posi-
| ton at this time. as we believe the
! good roads question is the biggest
| question now before the taxpayers Of
| Iowa.
If the senate acts fayorably on the
| daylight saloon bill and the grog shops
are compelled to close at { O'clock, the
water wagon vii! have to put on sew
eral additional decks by virtue of ne
cessity," says the Cedar Rapids Ga
zet.e
Permanent roads must soon come
and this legislature if it fails TO agree
upon question will only delay the be-
ginning Of the work says the Patton
Portrait. ITO our way Of thinking the
expense OF building permanent roads
should be borne jointly by the state
the county or township, ana the abut-
ting land owners"
What is beer" asks the Sioux Cit!
Journal. and offers its own definition
1t is a peculiar contraption for pro-
ducng money for the manufacture
and distributing it for the consumer
ALREADY the bridge contractors, su
pervisors and township trustees have
strong lobby at the ca pitol to bloc
any such legislation. These men shouit
be given no consideration urges the
Belle Plaine Union. Under the presea
system Iowa. in fifty years Of attempt
ed road building, in which millions
have been squandered, has less thar
1000 miles of improved roads. ant
these men under the present law ar
directly responsible for this shameful
condition. One OF tine richest, if no
the richest commonwealth in the un
ion. Iowa can no longer afford to wori
under such obsolete road laws
To the burlington Gazette ut seem
that no one knew that the Hon. MI