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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-07

other denominations. There should be
no divisions OF creed in demanding tina.
public officials serve the people as
whole rather than special interests.
If e. T. Meredith the democratic
candidate for governor, has record OF
being prejudiced against Catholics, or
unfair to them in any way. there would
be some pretext for asking Catholics
to vote against him. But no such SIT
uation exists. Mr.. Meredith has kept
clear Of anti Catholic movements for
the very simple reason that he Is per-
sonally opposed to operations OF that
kind. He broke with one prominent
democratic politician on that very Is
sue four years ago.
There is no doubt OF the quick re-
spouse Of Catholics to questions af-
fecting their personal and religious
rights This is a natural human ten
dency and it's merits or dement's are
not under discussion in this article.
The claim set forth is that Catholic
interests are in no way involved in the
election of either Harding or Meredith.
For that reason Catholic citizens have
not the slightest excuse for going out
side the general fitness Of the two can
didates.
1t is the height of folly to ascribe
other than the very best of motives to
the ministers Of various denominations
who have taken stand against Har-
ding. These men know by the record
that Mr.. Harding did nothing to pro-
mote the moral welfare OF Iowa during
his ten years in public office. They
would be neglectful of their RESPONSE
bilities as forces for good II they had
failed to denounce his shortcomings.
The Catholic voters who want them
selves and their homes protected
against evil and sinister influences
have no legitimate basis Of disagree
ment with people Of other denomina-
tions, or no denomination, * io are
moved by the same feelings.
II w. l.. Harding, a Methodist. has
been recreant in his duties as public
servant, 1t is not clear why he should
expect Catholics to ignore their priv
ileges Of Intelligent discrimination and
rally to his support. Those who heark-
en- to such base pleas do not honor
themselves, their church or their state.
Protestant ministers are merely CO.
operating with other good citizens In
performing duty which must be man
ifest to every voter who gives heed IL
the promptings OF his CONSCIENCE, Good
Catholic citizens belong In the same
| movement. They should not allow
themselves t, he excluded ~ Z
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-07
MIR. JUNIlERNdiAN,s CASE.
INIT. Vernon Record,1


From the published accounts It
would seem that Mr.. Junkerman had
poor advice when he decided to make
a case Of blackmail and recover his
notes. Probably his adviser did not
know Of the foolish or worse letters
that Mr. Junkerman had written. At
any rate it would seem perfectly clear
that no man of good standing could
afford to bring himself and his family
under the disgrace they are brought
under by mis- actions and his letters.
And even If this is case of black
mail 1t Is doubtful IL it is to the inter-
est of the public to have the notes can
celled. The purpose of the law Is TO
prevent such men as Mr.. Junkerman
seems to be from committing such
acts Of folly as the accounts indicate
he has committed It may be that
many men are perfectly willing to take
their chances on violating the law and
getting away with it except for the
fact that it might cost them some
money in blackmail. If men are trap
ped and made the victims Of blackmail
the trappers are aiding the law, just
as parasite that preys on another
parasite aids men in controlling the
first parasite.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-07
Topics Of the Times

When Salinger-Theophi Is COM
pared with Evans-Deemer the way
faring man tho fool ought to know
how to vote.
While the returns from the baseball
game is coming over the wires will the
political fans remain quiet. please
hush.
That DR.. Landrith who fills part OF
the time with Governor Hanly rings a
bullseye every time he shoots.
Police Captain Alb Day OXIDES Moines,
can't see the difference between blind
pig and a club bar So he raided the
Owls club and caught it with the goods
on. AS Alb expressed 1t There's no
such thing as a polite bar"
There are fans and fans. A club
at Baltic. n. D.. has arranged for heat
ing and lighting it's croquet grounds
and will carry on that dissipation all
winter long. Lively times at Baltic.
The astonishing interest certain pol
iticians are showing lest the church get
in bad in politics is about the first in
terest some of them ever manifested In
ths churches.
The Fort Dodge Messenger is sup
porting Meredith for governor. This Is
the first time within the memory Of
man that the Messenger has had nerve
to take stand for anything, good,
bad or indifferent,-Cedar Falls Record
Which if true is thoroughly corrobor-
ative Of the good reasons for the re-
volt against the republican candidate
If the things as bad as that the party
certainly needs saving from it's own
apparent folly.
When the richest man in Omaha died
the other day of course it came out
that he was a former Iowan.
The buildings for the epileptic colony
are nearing completion and will be
ready for occupancy before long. And
they will be a godsend to hundreds of
afflicted thruout the state.
1t Is up to Mr.. Harding to meet the
charges that his campaign has at
tempted to benefit by forgery Of a
telegram. Mr.. Kelley, on the evidence
before the court of public opinion APP
pears to have the goods on the Harding
Harding should n0: BE
permitted to dodge the question.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-07
Ripping Rhymes
ms and Outs
BY WALT MASON

The times are hard and the fates are
mean; my children clamor for gasolene.
So dire their want, and 50 deep their
woes. they can't all 80 to the movie
shoes. When such things be we can
realize change of government 10 most
wise: we'll all be covered with cheerful
grins, when the ms are Outs and the
Out are Ins. The times are hard and
the years are lean. my wife Is minus a
the breadth of autumn now
keenly stirs. and none Of my girls Is
wearing furs. There's something wrong
when we cannot buy life's necessaries.
you won't deny: there's something
wrong with the ship of state; the pres
ent skipper must pull his freight; Well.
hang the crew to the maintop mast, and
then our worries will all be past. The
time OF roses and wine begins, when the
ms are Outs and the Outs are ms.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-07
cAH'r.HYP0cRIsY.DE CcP TON.

l have stated my case. My boy will
be advised If he sits at a banquet tai BILE
where wine is served between Mr.. Har-
ding and Mr.. Meredith, to initiate the
example of Mr.. Harding. believe he
is a more honest man and better
example. Other may do as they please.
w. G. Ray in Grinnell Herald.
hat to be had in Iowa is now extended
to Editor Ray, IL he will secure from
Harding or from the Sioux City Jour
nal a statement that Harding has not
drunk liquor openly in Dss Moines. -
Des Moines Register.
Mr.. Ray should go after the new hat
or stand convicted of insincerity.
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Masonic Meetings.
visitors always welcome

SPECIAL COMMUNICATION. Mar
shall Lodge, No. 1oS, A. F. & A. M. FIJI.
day, Oct. 6, 1880 p. m. Work in second
degree. John W. Wells, Secretary. Is
O. Frazey. w. M.
sicNET CHAPTER No. ~. r. A. M
Stated convocatton Monday evening
Oct 1s, 1880 o'clock. Regular business
Carl Shaffner. H. P; John w. Wells
secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY. King Solo
mon Council No. 20. R & S. NJ. Mon.
day, Got. Is. Regular business. l. l.
Forbes. Recorder. George Gregory l. NJ
STATED coNcLAvE, st. Aldemar
Commandery, No. 80. K. T., TUESDAY
Oct. II. Regular business. l. L. foroes'
Recorder; H. C. Mueller. Commander.
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. 81, o. E.
s.-Regular meeting for business. Wen
nesday. 1870 p. m. Oct. IL. ELIZA >. ID.
tin, secretary; Cora NJ. Mcdowell. W.
NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-07
HOG HAlRMoNICs.

A jaunt over northwestern Iowa re-
veals to the eye the enchanting sight
Of countless green knobs and mead
ows, all fairly speckled with pigs.
There never were so many pigs In
Iowa's better one-fourth than there IL
at the present time. All we saw were
handsome, healthy appearing, we'll be-
haved swine, with tails correctly
curled. sides well upholstered with fat
and noses pushed deeply into the preg-
nant earth. All seemed happy as 1.-The
proverbial pigs in clover" but those
in the alfalfa. the stubblefields. the
timothy meadows. the virgin prairie
after grass and the bluegrass pastures
seemed as happy as those in the rich
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-07
AS TO BANKS, OF MoNToUR.
tGrundy Republican,


farmer by the name of A. J. Banks,
living near Montour wrote a letter
some time ago in which he said that if
all the town people were driven into
III Iowa would still be the greatest
state on earth" The late census Of
Iowa shows that the town" people Of
Iowa number million and a quarter
as compared with but few thousand
over million country" people 80 if
Mr.. Banks had his way he would sud
denly crowd the lower regions with
five out Of every nine people in Iowa
Now since Mr.. Banks can't have his
way, we suggest the next best thing
Why doesn't he get out of Iowa where
the town" people outnumber the
country" folks? Why don't he 60 off
10 Montana, or some western state, or
even into Canada. where it is still pos
slble to get farm land forty or fifty
miles from town? Let him settle
down on his out of the way farm. let
him raise his family beyond the hear
ing OF telephone, or the call of a
doctor, away from the rush Of trains,
for they run only between towns. far
from schools and churches which seem
to thrive the best in town. Let Mr..
Banks take himself and his little
brood and depart to such spot as ne
can live unto himself. asking nothing
Of his community and giving nothing
back in exchange. The town" folks OF
Iowa can spare him without a single
regret.
WHERE KENYON OUGHT TO BE.
Rockford Register (rep.)J
In letter to the Iowa republican
campaign managers, who have on
their hands the job OF putting over
the election Of Candidate Harding,
Senator Kenyon Is quoted as saying
that if Harding were the kind OF al
man that those who are fighting him
seem to believe, he (Kenyon) would
be out here in Iowa stumping the state
against him. Those who are opposed
TO the election Of Mr.. Harding would
have been disappointed and hurt be-
yond expression that az fine q man
as VIII Kenyon should lend all the
influence he has outside Of an actual
stumping of the state to the election
Of candidate for governor who, as a
member Of the state legislature and
later as lieutenant governor did all in
his power to further the interests Of
the saloons and breweries OF Iowa and
nearby states, who make profit out OF
he pauperization OF the childhood, the
womanhood and manhood of this fair
state. What? Will Kenyon lined up
behind stool-pigeon Of this hellish
crew? Will Kenyon. whom thousands
upon thousands Of Iowa people with
out regard to party lines looked up to
and we'll nigh loved, as a public man
who was different" than the run Of
public men, and who in just such a
time as this would take of his coat
and stump Iowa against just such a
candidate as Harding? That's just the
kind of a man folks thought Will Ken
yon was But instead Of stumping the
state against this friend Of the booze
interests, he is doing what he can to
elect him. Would God 1t were not so!
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-07
10, THE POOR rNprAIN.
TTraer Star-C.lipper. /

: kONeIK -'S~IIPPCI'I
Figures shown In the Indian exhibit
at the county fair are encouraging to
those who have been laboring for the
uplift OF our south Tama reds. They
show that the attendance in the Indian
school this year is sixty-three. gain
in pupils Of 41.6 per cent in year.
They indicate also that the Indians are
rapidly abandoning The wick-i-nna for
better homes. in ISIS seventeen 4:
diap kazailiAx owned houses made Of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-07
WHEN A LIARS A LIAR.
INIT. Vernon Record.


The editor Of the Mechanicsville
Press complains because Meredith.
when in Mechanicsville, insisted that
the Press lied when it said he 0Mere-
d!th) admitted that he kept liquor in
his cellar. drank liquor. etc. But why
should the editor of the Press object TO
being called liar il he is one. Why
should the Pioneer Press be privileged
to SANDER a man and get away with no
reply. The fact is, as the records will
show, that Ed Meredith has been a
consistent fighter for prohibition He
has not only been a consistent fighter
for prohibition but he has turned down
tens OF thousands Of dollars Of adver-
Using from liquor firms, having re-
fused to carry liquor advertising fif-
teen to twenty years ago. at time
when practically all magazines. farm
papers. and daily papers were carrying
such advertising, and when there was
little public sentiment against such
advertising. Furthermore he has been
opposed to the saloon all these years,
has never signed petition Of consent,
and has Nved life free from liquor.
It Is undoubtedly true that man who
takes an occasional glass OF liquor can
make a good governor, but when q
man has worked for prohibition. sac
rficed the tens Of thousands of dollars
for his principles, and lived q clean life
it Is very likely to get under his hide
when someone bobs up and. for politi-
cal purposes, circulates lie about him
endeavoring to make 1t appear that he
is false to his principles. At least 1t IL
likely to get under his hide unless he
has hide like rhinocerus. MI.
Meredith has not been in politics long
enough yet to cultivate such a hide,
and good many folks Like him all the
better for that fact.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-07

lumber. This year twenty -four fami-
lies have such houses. The reds Ars
also doing more ana better farming,
cukivating themselves much q the
5000 acres Of land held by them IN
trust Their exhibit Of Vegetables.
bsadwork. school work. ETC.. at the
fair was one Of the most interesting
features Of the fair,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-07
Iowa Newspapers
AS TO MAYOR BERwALD,
TMuscatine Journal,

Mayor Berwald occupies a rather
undignified position. II the liquor laws
have been evaded he is not without
blame. The police departments of
Iowa cities are expected to support the
state laws If bootlegging has dis
graced Davenport 1t isn't only uhe
statesmen of the booze who are to be
condemned. Responsibility may be
shifted to those in authority.
MT. Berwald has advertised Daven-
port to the world and incidentally he
has advertised himself a bit as we'll.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-07
lnsuItsd when bill which has run
sines the last presidential election 10
presented 70 him.

The credit system is all right when
it is not allowed to spread out too
much. like a fat man in q lawn swing.
The man who Is insulted when bill
which has run since the last presi-
Dental election is presented to him. is
great trial to timid storekeeper.
but there are times when his money
is worth more than his affection. The
merchant who collects his bills when
Que will never have to order cheese
cloth by parcels post c. o. D.
All of which teaches us that no man
is good who doesn't pay
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-07

usually obtainable from the Brazilian
mangrove seems to be about 36 per
cent from the wood, and "a per cent or
less from the leaves. No apparent use
appears to be made OF this important
natural source in that country.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-07
THE HOMESTEAD AND HOLDEN

1IV1eS NUIIIeS ftHS1St6T.J
Would our readers believe if we were
to assure them that the Homestead
was officially represented at the meet :
Ing that brought Professor Holden out
for governor?
Such was the fact. And one Of the
most enthusiastic Holden men was the
Homestead editor.
1t was not until after the Holden
movement was we'll under way that
the Homestead pulled out of it. Pierce
was credited at the time with no better
motive than jealousy Of the part Wal
laces' Farmer and Successful Farming
were taking.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-07

THE solicitor is mostly at the bottom
OF the booze business here" declares
the Mason City Globe Gazette. Make
Mason City too warm a place for him
even ir chilly weather. The city now
shelters a number Of that ilk 1t can
very we'll spare from it's population"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-07

Bricklayers were the highest paid
men in the building industry In Mich
igan during 1915, according 20 figures
just made public by Labor Commits
sionef James v, Cunningham
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-07

III any evangelical church has been
wrong in its attitude on Iowa politics
all evangelical churches appear to have
been wrong to the same extent and
with the same purpose" declares the
Cedar Rapids Gazette. However, the
way Is open for the dissatisfied to or
gauize a new church"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-07
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

The most successful Iowa farmer
isn't selling his corn but is marketing
corned beef remarks the Davenport
Democrat
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-07

The Glidden Graphtc's guess" is that
Cumn1ins and Kenyon are already sorry
they gave their endorsement of Hard
ing from Washington before coming
home to get f1rst-hand information on
this turbulent campaign"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-07
WORKING ON CATHOLICS.

IJohn Kelley in Sioux City Tribune.l
Harding emissaries have been cir
culating among tine Catholic voters Of
Sioux City trying to engender pre-
judices. The line of argument runs
about like this: "Ail pretense OF tolera-
ton will be removed If the preachers
succeed In controlling Iowa politics"
The Tribune does not know how
much, IL any, following has been Sc
cured for Mr.. Harding by this prejudics
campaign, but feels that the subject
offers legitimate basis for little calm
and dispassionate analysis.
Law abiding Catholic citizens OF
Sioux City have exactly the same in
terests in better governmental condi-
tons as law abiding Maethodist.ss, Pres as
/ byterians, baptists ant members \ g
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-07

away in tho summer without their
wives and rest their head and
feet at some boarding house where
prunes are served three times a day.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-07

NO. the Adamson law doesn't settle
awning definitely, save the increase
OF the rate OF pay per hour" says the
Davenport Times. Everything else is
pretty much muddled after the fashion
the Wilson administration has had
habit of muddling everything else"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-07

ly-hued clover fields. And the farm
ers with an eye for the artistic, have
begun to breed pigs that will harmon
lie in color with their fields, is an
other thing We noticed. GTc farmer
had beautiful field of green alfalfa
into which he had stuck countless
Chester White pigs without n black
spot o;; them, He had thouRhtfully
provided a stream of running water
thru the field, in which the pigs could
bathe daily and live up to the char
acteristics OF the breed. Another
farmers field was of red clover and he
had 1t artistically decorated with black
Poland Chinas. scattered in careless
fashion among the red blossoms
most fitting background for such a
somber-hued picture. The reddish
brown Durocs found a pleasing and
restful setting In some yellowed white
clover, while the white-belted Hamp-
sihres were splashed against a riot Of
green and yellow in a pumpkin patch.
These outstanding surprises to the ar
tistic eye are evidence that the Iowa
farmer is color artist Of no mean
talent He is studying art for arts
and perks sake and when Iowa gets
cement roads for millionaire automo-
bilists to travel over there will be no
further necessity for them to go to
Europe to study art afield It Is right
here in iowa, free OF cost. But hon
estly. we have millions OF fine, fat.
healthy, well bred pigs In this part of
Iowa
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-07

"A record wasn't the only thing To-
late congress broke-there's the fedora
treasury" observes the Oskaloosa. Her
aid.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-07

The Sac Sun does not believe that
there Is any auxiliary Of the So called
Taxpayers League In Sac county. The
farmers OF Sac county. The farmers of
Sac county are sufficiently intelligent
to Know that the real grafters are the
fellows who are seeking to make money
by means Of this league, and have not
been contributing their dollars toward
its support. They also have sufficient
intelligence to see that the money ex-
pended for permanent work on the
roads OF Sac county Is money well
spent, and they have no desire to wipe
out the laws which are giving the best
practical results ever achieved in road
making. There have been a few misled
directors here and there but as infor-
nation increases their number de-
creases," says the Sun.
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NORRIS ROAD LETTERS CLEAR.
lInma City Citizen l

Free Parliament from time to time and
signed by D. W. Norris. of MARSHALL
town. Alex Miller, OF the Washington
Democrat, also has been receiving
them, and comments thus:
ID. w. Norris, editor Of the Marshall
town Times Republican. sends US
postal card each week with a little es-
say on why Iowa should issue bonds
for hard roads We do not know who
pays for his work, because we are GER
tain we do not, and we do not favor his
system OF bonds for good roads. AS far
as we know, the country is not suffer-
ing for want Of good roads. We do not
even think that hard roads is the para
mount issue. Cutting the weeds, and
swatting the flies we deem vastly more
important than paving the roads. Bet
ter farming Is also of more Importance.
Bridges are being made better, but who
pays D. w. Norris for urging hard
roads? His postage bill must be quite
an item regardless OF the typewriter
ribbons it takes to grind out all the
copy he does on the bond question. And
then how in the devil can he think Of
so much to write about question that
is not Of vital Importance? II d. W.
Norris were to go to heaven and find
the roads paved with gold instead of
cement, he would probably renig and
come back to Marshalltown."
Instead Of laying Norris on the
shelf in this humorousdy kind way,
Miller would do well to print his let
ters and study them. The Citizen is not
able to agree with everything he says,
bur finds them the most compact and
clear statements of the bonding view
that have appeared in print. For infor-
national purposes alone the commune
cations are valuable to any reader We
have complimented Norris on his
ability to state his proposition SO
that everybody who wants to do SO can
understand It.
OF course there is another side to
the argument, but we shall never
understand 1t we'll until we get
firm grasp of the point of view of Mr..
Norris and his associates on the better
roads commission appointed by Gov
ernor Clarke. As to the cost involved
we have no doubt Norris is paying 1t
himself He is able to do so without
and is the kind Of an
enthusiast who would not count the
small cost involved II he thought he
was doing the state a service.