Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-18
IBy ora Williams.l


tention, and from almost any view
point this would be a good thing. II
Iowa is TO have any very great hano IN
nationa. affairs, there must be some
thing done 70 show that there Is real
Importance attaching to what Iowa peo-
ple are doing III q political Nay.
If Iowa should give TO the repuoh-
can ticket This year 10000 or $1,000
plurality" said one delegate TO the
state convention. Il; would be a pretty
,scod indication Of What the people are
thinking. Ii Iowa should give 5000"
plurality it would nc loud voiee
which the rest Of the country would
hear If the plurality should Sc w
10 5ooo as some persons are pr<c.c'-
ing II would maze nen ali sit u and
take notice
In the other hand. # Iowa should go
democratic. ii would be the biggest
card the na,ional administration eoqid
possibly have ana i0nensel! strehs'-A-
IN il thruout the country. And again
if tn BUN moose progressive party
should poll an unexpectedly large N9j :
saw afteen or twenty thousand.
would shorten the river Of doubt YerE
much FOR mat political organization.
So from the view poia- o: eit''ei ~
these PARTIES q real 5gnt in I3"a Is
something 10 be welcomed.
There can lie littl4 douA- That Il Is
the presan, intention af president " IL
son 10 come 10 Iowa ana 70 lake . nanl
in the light all along the liae Tbs eNi-
dence Is concius!.e that ne feels Ters
great interest n re sitlation. ne =
lust the Kind OF man - = rish'
th. pe...sls. to solicit their approval -
what he has done. And equally
seems probable that Theodore Roose-
velt Nil! also come to lows % tahe
part in the fight He would come mere
70 do his share toward boosting i9r
an enormous vote for his ticket
From what Senator Cummins mas
repea,edly said II Is also evident .e
would be nightly pleased 70 have po,a
Wilson and Roosevelt come 10 Iowa
and engage in a speaking campaign.
u would at least emphasize the ma
-,onal character of the campaign Ihe9
il would mean something TO win or %
lose the election And Senator Cum
7,irs made il very nlain while here
This time that ne Is quite ready de-
fana himself and join issues with the
president on every phase Of the nation
al situation.
senate, Cumr7ins. While here. ex-
-Iairad in par, the nature Of the COLI
r~oyersv over the confirmation Of
ZONES ana warburg for places on the
banking board. They are tWo OF the
wilson appointees held up in the san
ate on confirmation. WHAT ne said
gave surprise to the group Were e
-olis II because OF the fact that in som
yav the facts have been successfully
suppressed here.
las 10 Jones" said the senator II
seems thar ne is on the directory
hoard Of the harvester trust ana ne
Vas competed with the zinc trust when
e. was formed. He is believer IN the
trust system. He PROBABLY had nothing
"a do with those things when the
courts have decided were criminal IS
n the methods Of the harvester trust,
hut ne has said freely that he approves
- everything done and is in fun sym
na,hv with the work Of the trust NON.
a. time when We are engaged in les-
;sfa,fon 10 make still stronger the anti
trust laws. and are tryins TO MAINTAIN
Tho nosirjon that these trust metnoas
are absolutely wrong. il would be IN
consistent for us to place in q position
of such close relation with the entire
business Of the country one VINO TYP
fes in himself this defanceof all our
antitrust legislation.
"Mr. Warburg is Very able man,
cultured and educated man. trained
in finance. and of his capability there
seems 10 be 10 question" said the
senator. Put Mr.. Warhurg. after nav
ing engaged in banking in Germany,
where he rose TO high influence. came
10 the United States ave Hedly for the
Durpose of establishing closer relations
between our banking interests ana
hose Of Europe In short ne came
hare as the err7issary Of the European
( franciers. He came here ten wears
ago. He became a -7aturaliz@d CITIZEN
! about three Years ago. He mas never
voted in the United states He is no.
/ an American. The position TO wh:c7
( ne has been appointed is one whie
/ gives him power over the finances q"
| commerce. of this country, the extent
! which We do not yet realize. In tn.
position OF power ne will have TO dea
| sometimes. with problems affecting tn
! interests Of European :nanc!ers. Which
! side would Mr.. Warburg take? "oul1
he be a loyal American, or would he
+ lean toward MS European friends
/ Who knows2 We provide that as to
( y7residen- he must have been born IN
] the United states. II IS severe test
Of eligibility. out we all say 1t is just.
| Yet. il is just as important that We
| should have an unqUestioned America
! on that banking board but ii Is pro-
! posed 70 place there one who is not
American. For one. am convinced
that We have educated al least one
American in finances sufficiently 90
that he could fill TIM. place That is
the situation as to Mr. Warburg."
problem ahead for Governor
/, Clarke Is that Of dealing with the taxa
ton question in the state campaign
There i real need that some person OF
capa oility. " no can get a hearing be-
fore the people Of the state. should pre-
pare and present to the voters Of Iowa
a frank honest. clear statement Of the
business affairs of the state. There Is
nothing perhaps. in the state apou'
which there is such diversity of vie%
! based almost wholly on misconcepiton
The people of Iowa ought 70 know a
great deal about the purely business
affairs of their state. The taxation
ioues,ion is but incidental to this. Yet
apparently il is the only question thai
is bothering any Of the voters of the
state and only they are bothered who
have been given the wrong idea as u
n y.