Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-29
10y Ora Williams.l

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Des Moines, Jan. 2s.-The City Of
| Certaintes is getting ready to put on
its most allurins nonpartisan smile and
| welcome in a nonpartisan way the
| president of the United States and his
| bride who are TO be here for the pur-
pose of having heart tos heart talk
| on the question of prepared ness. What
| is wanted of course, is that there snail
| be sufficient sentiment aroused, strict
| ~ nonpartisan, to cause the good peo-
! pie OF Iowa who are not naturally be-
liigerent to compel one or two certain
senators and half dozen or more rep
resertatives in congress TO get back
OF whatever plan or program OF so
called preparedness may be proposed
by the administration at Washington
that the fears Of the people living along
the coast as to possible bomba rdment
may be fully quoted. all in nom
partisan way That this will be an
easy task there can be no doubt. for
il is positively certain that Des Moines
people are going to have the Des
Moines river made navigable (some-
time) and they are already getting ner-
vous over possible invasion in that
way.
An ominous cloud of uncertainty has
been swept from the horizon almost
miracuiously. by reason OF the calling
off of all plans for so-called socia.
honors TO the bride and groom in Des
M0ines. This was d matter which Sc
riousy threatened the peace of the
town. A committee Of high brows had
assumed charge Of everything and has
been preparing to make out d revised
list of the elect Of the capital city. If
plans made had been carried out there
would have teen social function OF
some kim attended by a select few who
would be able 10 claim precedence over
others, and the larger circle of the UNI
invited would have been organized into
a monster kicker's club, much to the
discontinue of certain self appointed
boosters and leaders. But Secretary
Tumulty evidently got wind of the
trouble which might easily have led
| 10 a great war. and that danger has
passed away. That not one of the silk
stockings will be permitted to exploit
the presidents visit for his own glory
has now been added to the other IA
mIliar certainties.
All Des Moines will be enabled to do
honor TO the former Mrs. Gait and her
/ husband without distinction as to the
size OF cars they drive
There has been a good deal of
chatting and goshing about how Des
Moines is going to act to show itself
entirely nonpartisan in backing the adj
Illustration, and possibly some dispo-
sition to refuse to be nonpartisan. But
even the leaders in rebellion have con-
coded that the event will be nonpar-
tisan. At any rate it is the intention
of all TO be just as nonpartisan in this
matter as President Wilson has been in
his advances to congress in regard to,
| say the tariff bill, or the income tax
! law. 1t will be recalled by readers of
the Congressional Record that Presi-
| dent Wilson has been so nonpartisan in
( all great public issues that he has been
unwilling to have measures considered
until they have been passed on In
Caucus. In much the same spirit Des
| Moines is planning to receive in a nom
partisan way his advances on q dis
tinctiy administration program
The st. Louis and Kansas City and
! Omaha and other newspapers have
been INDUCING in some harsh COM
ments on the laying out of the presi-
dents tour. But 1t is believed here that
a prime reason for coming to the cap
ital of Iowa lis that this is the home OF
Senator A. B. Cummins. who ID loom
ing large az most formidable opponent
OF the presidents aspirations for which
preparedness is being made. 1t will be
I -s::A great aeai 70 the president
TO have the word sent down east tina,
in the home Of Senator Cummins hta
advice az to how and when and why
to get prepared were received with Z