Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-16
DEMOCRATIC PARTY TALK.


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Because the Express asked Jack
Dalton TO think il over carefully be-
fore leaving the party next year when
il adopts prohibition plank. the Man
son Democrat says maybe the party
will rot put in such plank, and
shouts: Then what will you do?"
Oh, well, Jack, you are trying to get us
into the same kind of hole you are
in. The Express, If you will recall
what il has said on the subject, never
announced that it would take its play
things and go home if everything
shouldn't exactly suit it. Jack freely
boasts that he VIII leave the party if
it stands for prohibition next year, and
he evidently wants TO get the Express
20 say It will leave if the party doesn't
stand for prohibition. But the Elk
press kindly but firmly declines TO
make any such announcement. Of
course. il could make the announce
menr just as well as Jack can make
his, because he VIII not leave the party
in any event; but this paper is not
given &c sky-rnrket Rrandstand plays
that it isn't going to carry out. For
Jacks satisfaction, however. we will
say that the Express will continue
next year to be reliably and decently
democratic. If the train shall get into
a wet" spot and the rails spread and
the locomotive get mired down, we
shall not get panic stricken and run
for higher ground but shall be right
there helping 10 get her on the track
again and out Of the slough OF despond;
we shall realize that the "wetness" has
caused the party to lose all chance Of
making connections in November but
we shall be riding on the water tank or
in the baggage car or perhaps twist
ing a brake and ready to lend hand
when needed And, take it from US,
Jack. If the platform is wet (Which
it will not bel, the party will need the
aid of good many strong hands to get
the old train back into the roundhouse.
| AFTER THE HORSE IS STOLEN.
[Des Moines Register and Leader.]
In spite Of all that has been said
about making directors OF law break
| ing corporations criminally liable The
Register can not but look upon such a
prosecution as is now in progress
against the officers of the New Haven
railroad as a belated attempt to remedy
| in an awkward way what might have
been prevented in the beginning in
natural and proper way.
| There is probably but little doubt
in the mind Of anybody as to the de-
fiant violation Of the Sherman law
by the managers Of the New Haven.
] The testimony OF former President
| Mellen will doubtless convict then.
all Of practices warranting the $1,000
| fine the law prescribes and the one
year in prison. Some may be able
| to prove an alibi. but the men who
were in active charge Of New Haven
affairs will have trouble In getting
their necks out Of the moose.
But after they have been con-
victed. what then? Will 1t be any less
possible for other directors and other
executive officers to mismanage other
railroads? So long as the way is open
will there not always be men to ven
ture, no matter how many may
land in prison and be made to pay the
tpenaity? Admitting that one or two
wholesale convictions will prove a
vigorous deterrent, does It not appear
after all that convictions are In the ma
ture Of locking the barn after the horse
Is stolen?
What is needed is not q dozen bis
! railroad men in the penitentiaary
however much they may deserve it
but such governmental supervision o
! the granting OF railroad charters. ant