The Marshall republican., 1913-05-09

~ L. U osN. bu~IutNt NtHItiUtF
Telephones: Office, Bell, .; Hern.
don, 30.
Work on the electric railroad sche.
duled to pass through Saline from ST
Louis to Kansas City, Is going on in
Jackson county, aud the amount OF
money invested in grading, looks
very encouraging for the project.
The Ministers Alliance OF Versail-
les recently had Rev. y. r. orris SER
mon on Keeping the sabbath pub
lished. which is quite a compliment
and a deserved one too. Fortunately
the Sabbath Is well observed In the
country, but this subject is a vital
one in the cities. where the Sabbath
IS made a carnival day or entirely dis
regarded.
This is the season for planting
seed. and IT'S the printers time OF
need. Sow Tadish seed. and lettuce
too. and pay the printer whatever Is
due. Go build yourself an onion bed
and remember the printer must be
fed. Sow several rows of early peas
and pay Tor last years paper please.
D.g up the earth round each straw
Grry vine and II you want The Re-
p1blicsn drop us a line. Plant some
potatoes TO put in the hash and re-
MEMBER the printer is short on cash.
~ watermelons you'll need n patch
he editors trousers needs one TO
match. Pay up your subscription.
then plant your corn and you'll raise
n big crop as sure as you're born
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Alderman j. J.. Mitchell was sent
20 Sedslia about a week ago as a de-
legate TO the state meeting to discuss
Me commission form OF government.
He returned more convinced than
ever that we don't need Il In Mar
shall. The feature usually given as
~ argument In It's favor is the recall
In case OF an inefficient official. On
the other hand the commission form
OF government aims TO put the may
or and three commissioners on n full
salary, which, In the case OF Marshall
would be a heavy and unnecessary ex-
pense, although II would give a better
supervision over our public affairs
than at present. Yet this same SER
vice can be obtained now when neces-
sary by paying our aldermen extra In
case their constant service In needed
In a special case.
In our opinion Marshall Is too
small a Town to need the commission
torm OF government.
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The New York Life Insurance Co.
has sent AN appeal TO It's 10000 po-
hcy holders TO use their influence
against the income tax under consi-
deration by Congress. We favor the
income AK As far as individual and
corporation salaries are concerned,
but when II becomes a direct two per
cent tax on insurance business we
pronounce II IN outrage. Insurance
should be encouraged instead OF tax
ed, and to tax II In this manner would
be a heavy blow TO the common
people, who are trying TO provide for
their families and would have to pay
the tax direct.
or course In order TO reduce the
cost OF living" and 10 make up the
deficiency by the loss OF the tariff
the Democrats had to do something,
but In this case Il Is much worse than
tie "robbeT tariff" as il Is a direct
blow al the widows and orphans.
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The Kansas city Star. which cham
pioned the Progressive cause In the
last election, has suddenly discovered
that II would be a pity IL the Pro-
eressives did not Join the Democrats
in making a radical revision" of the
tariff. We didn't blame the Star for
not swallowing Taft, and his free
trade ~rfeiprocity ideas, but we always
suspected there was an ak to grind
somewhere, as the Star has always
advocated free-trade. It's time pro-
~teciionists should understand each
other. The one main and big issue