Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-31

nOiD prices are 10 per cent or m0S0
lower than they would get II they
bought in the open market. There are
many extras charged. also, in Illinois.
For instance. on the bills introduced
the first week Of the present session OF
the legislature, there was an extra
charge for overtime and night work OF
1870 which was paid.
Mr.. Higgins will go over the Iowa
law In detail with members Of the
committee on retrenchment and reform
and undertake to suggest changes In
the Iowa law where some slight reduc-
tons may be made or the schedule be
so revised that 1t will be easier to as
certain actual cost.
cummins' Greetings to Senators.
Senator A. B. Cummins, who was
in the senate yesterday when called
upon by President Harding delivered
a spirited speech in which he said In
part:
1.-The honor conferred on me by your
invitation is an agreeable one and GER
tainly delightful surprise. 1t gives
me an opportunity to pay my respects
to the senate OF the state of Iowa. l
am always interested in seeing the
representatives of the people at their
work.
Il have been in the public service
continuously now for nearly fourteen
years. and the first and deepest i'm
preston that ! have with respect to
the government of our country, both
federal and state, is the increasing diff
ficulties which confront the legislat tive
branches Of our government. ! under
stand now how much more difficult it
is for the executive departments to ex-
ecute and enforce laws. l understand
something of the problems that are
confronting the judicial branch of the
government. These problems are not
comparable with the difficulties with
which the legislative branch has to
deal.
Every day in which l am in public
life increases my confidence in the in-
tegrity, the honesty, of those whom
the people choose to make their laws.
There was time when l Gid not feel
just that way. Formerly l was dead
sure that. as to the things concerning
which had formed a decision, / was
absolutely right, and that every one
who differed from me was hopelessly
and irretreivably wrong. 1t is differ
ent with me now. l am just as sure
that am right, when I make UP my
mind on any public matter, but am
not so sure that those who differ from
me are wrong.
II refer again to the suggestion Of a
moment ago as to the integrity OF
those who are in the public service.
liberation for those who differ from
US Is a necessary outcome Of the work
in which you are engaged. If we fail
as to what we do in government 1t
will not be because we do not want to
do right, but because we are incapable
of making laws that will render JUS
tice and fit the wonderful conditions
and marvellous growth of cur indus
trial, social and commercial life. It
is not because men do not want to
make laws that are right. They do
want to make just such laws But
the problem is too difficult for the
human mind to solve.
I'm my public life I am constantly
overwhelmed with the thought that 1t
is impossible to become sufficiently in
formed so as to reach just and sound
conclusions as to the multitude of mat
ters that must come before one. But
an. convinced that we ought not TO
spend our time in questioning the mo-
tives Of others. but rather IL master
ing the marvellous array of facts which
surround US and conditions which
confront us.
when we once know the .ruth. the
majority OF human kind are desiricu.
OF giving expression 10 the truth in