Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-25
NO MARBLE NIGHTMARE.
rG-unf]v Republican.1


There is movement being started
to erect a memorial to the late George
D. Perkins, for fifty years editor OF
the Sioux City Journal. We find our
selves in harmony with the idea pul
opposed to the application suggested
namely of erecting monument to MN
in the new capitol grounds at Des
Mones. We are opposed to tine piaE
SUI rested for the following reasons:
The new capitol grounds should not
be turned into a place full OF marole'
or bronze, mcnstrcsities. when is
bound to be the result if the custom
is ever started. If the editorial as
sociations of Iowa can place a statue
of George D. Perkins on the capitoi
grounds at Des Mones what is to hin
der every organization in the state
following suit and almost before we
know it Iowa's beautiful capitol
grounds would become a hideous
nightmare filled with grotesque stone
figures Of every size and color ana
perpetuatiug the name Of Tom, DECK
and Harry from all parts OF Iowa. Ihe
capitol grounds should be kept clean
of all statuary. save in the rarest cases
where the man represented was OF dis
tinct national worth
Again, we believe the proper setting
for such statue is in Sioux CITY. the
place where Mr.. Perkins lived and did
his work Let his deeds be remem-
bered among those who knew him best.
Our third reason is that the state or
Iowa maintains a fine historical build
ing in which is an art gallery where
are hung oil. lkepesses Of many OF
Iowas great men and women, and. II
a memorial to Mr.. Perkins must be
placed in Des Moines. the historical
building is the proper place Tor IL.
There it will be seen by all the true
lovers Of Iowa's early history and. to
our way Of thinking, will be a more
acceptable memorial than would be
likeness in marble wherein the whlms
of the sculptor had received more at
tention than was given to making the
statue true to Mr.! Perkins
WELCOME, MARSHALLTOW
Waterloo Courier.]
Now that the die is cast it will do
no harm and possibly lose US no
friends if we confess that SO far as
this department is concerned we
cherished a hope that the directors
# the Central Baseball Association
would determine as they did as to
the identity of the eighth member or
the circuit. There is no need Of Civ
ing detailed reasons for such hope,
but let it he said that our preference
for the Iowa stbwsh was based upon
conditions as they today appear In
the baseball! armament and not upon
personal reasons or consideration OF
the sizes of the two cities which
sought the remaining berth. the
ether seven cities of the circuit will
give Marshalltown a welcome in spirit
and, so far as Waterloo is concerned
it is hoped lbs baseball team
most wholesome beating on the dia-
mond Marshaltown boosters already
have challenged Waterloo 70 combat
in the matter Of attendance for the
coming season and the challenge is
most cheerfully accepted. True, If
Marshalltown exterds herself in the
matter Of attendance to point where
Waterloo shall be eclipsed, several dis
astrous things are likely to happen.
The street car service Of the Marshall!
county town will have to double its
equipment the steam roads will be
compelled to run special excursions
into the town on each day of a sched-
uled game in the baliwick and there
necessarily will be many unharvested
fields within a radius Of fifty miles OF
the baseball lot. Understanding all
this, if Marshalltown wishes a contest
in the matter of attendance, so let 1t
be. But right at the present time we
are not wondering so fn"eh about the
comparative attendance figures at the
close of the season as we are over the
probability Of the Waterloo team ever :
lastngy lickin tn stuffin' out'n the
| baseball! representatives Ct the cluster
of houses about the state soldiers
home.