Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-08
Topics of the Times

( That the automobile vote has become
I more formidable than the beer vote
has been established by the senate
democrats in their vote to increase tbs
proposed war tax on beer and take 1t
off from gasolene and automobiles.
II the democrats in the national GOV
eminent economized and ended repub-
iican extravaganza ny increasing APP
preparations sI0l.ooo.00o how muc.l
would the democrats in the state gov
eminent economic? q. T. d.
Some newspapers are confusing the
German American alliance with the
Gernan-Amerioan Personal Liberty
League There are two associations
composed of entirely different kinds OF
German born citizens
Another republican explanation o.
the need of war tax in times of peace
for this country is that the democrats
when they framed their tariff bill
planned on $4,000, O0oo from their in
come tax and the short legged repub-
LEANS turned in only ssl,ooo,0oo on
their incomes.
Benton county explains to Carroll
county that the way to beat the tax
i collector is to reduce the levies al
home Both counties pay the same
state levy but Bentons county levy is
4.3 mills less than CAROLS or in other
word Benton has saved less than the
levy In Carroll almost enough to pay
her entire state tax
II the war tax on beer will raise fifty
millions why not stop with that and
cut down expenses for the rest of any
possible deficit?
When YOU get one of those letters
which reads Ny Dear Cousin john /
want YOU 10 vote for my friend sailing
er" just remembe hat those letters are
being turned out BY the barrel full
with all OF the clerical work done b.
those employed in the interests of the
candidate VINO has by inference been
condemned by the state bar associa-
ton.
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To those who may fear that Barnes
IN New York is not down and out let
! ii be reminded that whenever boss
becomes so unpopuiar as 10 be poll
teal liability rather 4han an asset he
is down and out. Barnes is that now.
Uncle Sam has revised his fures on
Iowa's corn crop and row gives US
credit for 1900 900 bushels more than
his guess of last month. Add $1,000. :
900 to Iowa's inventory Of goods on
hand
The supreme court has recently up
held the validity. of the Iowa drainage
district law and land values in north :
ern Iowa have demonstrated it's bene-
provement district law just ike it and
we will add another $50 per acre to
the value Of Iowa land.
The argument raised ny Secretary
McAdoo as 10 whether business should
be accommoG with loans or the
banks with 40 per cent reserves dem
onstrates the wisdom OF the provision
in the federal reserve association law
which requires that few business
men sit on the regional bank boards.
The appointment to the regional
bank board of business man like ED
Meredith. Of Des Moines, will help to
I properly regulate bankers as tight as
( Greeley, of Ames, who believes in lock
ing UP 40 per cent OF his deposits In
Z the vault.
! Candidate Hamilton announces that
Ii favors pensions for school teachers
and the Times Republican comments
f! Hamilton for that, but how can IT De
done and at the same time reduce oul
taxes?
The queer thing about this capito
extension which the democratic candl
date denounces as republican extrava-
gance and which cost the average farm
in Iowa s1.S6 this year is that 1t wa!
approved by the votes Of q majority
of the democrats in the Legislature
who thought 1t was wise thing 10 oo