Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-02

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has been doing 1t. There would have
made war on two women county OF
ficials and drove them out Of office.
They have access to abundant avenues
OF publicity. too. for anything that
causes embarrassment to republican
state official finds a welcome among
large crowd here.
So Governor Clarke forestalied the
political cliques and picked Judge on
merit. Down behind the court house
and over at the city hall they haven't
yet caught their breath so they can do
proper job Of swearing.
Judge Martin ]. Wade, who went to
Washington to get the patronage mat
ter Strengthened out, told democratic
friend who really needs an office, that
he doesn't know any more about what
Is going on down there than he did
before he went. The Mexican situation
is engrcssing the attention of the ap-
pointive powers to the exclusion OF
more weighty matters.
Shenandoah boosters believe that
William D. Jameson is going to be in
the race for the democratic nomination
for the United States senate: and with
out regard to politics they are prepared
to back him as most excellent vote
getter
But very little has been heard at the
state house OF any prospective change
in the organization of the state execu-
tive council. The council has been
busy with the assessments and equal
ization matter and has given other
things slight consideration. So far as
known Joe Byrnes, of the state aud
tors office is the only active candidate
for secretary. If he is selected 1t VIII
leave clear field for Bailey Ellis TO
be the candidate for auditor of state
next year. But the position is one not
greatly sought. for it carries more
hard work and greater chances for
making enemies than any place at the
state house.
John W. Rowley, editor will be a
candidate for governor next year.
One of the strong democratic poll
ticians of Des Moines stated few
days ago that he has become convinced
from a study Of the figures that the
progressive political party in Iowa had
a much larger proportion Of its mem
bership recruited from the democratic
party than is generally supposed. i
suppose majority OF the men VINO
voted for Stevens were republicans,
he said, but there We're among them
a great many of that very large class
we have long had in Iowa, the strictly
independent voters. and these have in
the main be allied with the democrats.
They are the voters who don't say very
much. The democrats of Iowa have
long profited most by the votes or TINS
class. Unless something is done at
WASHINGTON 10 get them back they will
stay with the third party. Here In
Polk county the entire democratic
county. ticket was defeated last year
by a larger majority than when 1t was
a square fight between the democrats
and the republicans. The democrats
lost more than did the republicans by
the organization of the third party
There was no politics in the work OF
the state executive council In the mat
ter Of assessments and equalization OF
| values. The politics of the game would
| have been just the opposite OF what
was done. Everyone knows that the
| nerve which leads from the pocket
book is a great deal more sensitive
| than any other that has its influence
/ or the voter when he is in the voting
| booth. What great fight was put
| up against Governor Cummins some
years ago on the false theory that ne
| had raised taxes in the state. A fight
| of tina, kind is easier made than any
| other, for it catches the selfish and the
! ignorant alike, and is more easily
worked by the demagogue. The four
| members Of the state executive coun-
! ell devoted more time, and earnest
| thought and prayerful consideration TO
the whole task OF making assessments
and eoualizing tax burdens than mas
ever before been expended on that
work in any one year. It will not
| please everyone: but the work VIII
| bear close inspection by every person
who understands how great is the need
! of courageous and intelligent action to
rescue the taxation system OF Iowa
| from complete breakdown.
Senator A. 2. Funk will probably be
the next chairman of the state board
OF education. He has recovered his
health very we'll and is now deeply in
teresteG in the great work for the Iowa
educational institutions.