Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-06
Topics of the Times

President Wilson in his Omaha
speech complimented the west on its
ability to start and finish things.
Well. Wilson was started" by a Ne
braska man and it looks as tho the
west would finish" him.
One big department store business
man refused a contribution to the re-
publican campaign committee because
for business reasons he is opposed to
bringing the saloon back to Iowa Now
Mayor Berwald seems to desire the sa-
looms back. 1t depends good deal on
what business a mans in and where he
gets his profits. Which leads to spec
ulation as to how saloons are helpful
in may oring any town.
One of the most attractive exhibits
at the Tama county fair was that of
the Musquakie Indians. The exhibit
included vegetables, beadwork,
sc11oolwork, eac." The school figures
showed an increase in attendance OF
i.S. Next thing you know Tama pol
iticians will be figuring ON the Mus
quake vote.
One paper after another comes out
with indignant reputation OF the
state committees classification OF 1t as
supporting Harding. Thus the Len
OK Time Table says the Time Table is
not supporting Harding and will not
until the time when his legislative rec
ord is disapproved." The Time Table
then will have long, long period of
white and there's no getting around it.
Ho. no. no, after six pages OF vitu-
peration as to the idaho land game"
and Meredith's association with Profess
sor Holden it now develops that Pierce,
the editor of the Homestead, the pub
Usher who is making all the noise. was
himself IN the deal to run Holden for
governor. His paper was officially rep
resented at the conference which
brought Holden out, the Des Moines
Register tells US, and Pierce, himself,
was enthusiastic for Holden until he
became Jealous Of Wallace's Farmer
and Meredith's farm paper working in
the same cause
BY the way how Is the Homestead
going to reform the alleged state print
ting graft by electins Harding Hard
ing appointed the committee which
turned Pierce down on his showing Of
the evidence and the state printer
whom Pierce says is a member of the
so-called Des ;Moines gang is roofing
for Harding.
Let's let up on Kenyon and Cummins
for. the letters they gave to Harding.
It is enough to know that Kenyon will
be busy campaigning way of some
where in ten far away states and that
Cummins will not return to Iowa until
the last few days before election. II
their decision to remain regular were
to be made today instead Of the next
day after the primary they might have
had the wisdom of Governor Clarke
who simply declined to engage in the
campaign.
The Business Mems Temperance As
ISOLATION. the association Of local leag-
ues which fought saloons In many a
town in the old mulct law petition
fights. is sending out to voters In Iowa
pamphlet entitled tMeredith's Fight
Against the Saloon" being q compila-
ton OF dry editorials from Meredith'a
farm paper together with another
pamphlet entitled How Harding
Boosts Booze and How Booze Boosts
Harding" containing Harding's wet
votes on temperance measures, his let
ter to Huntoon. political agent for the
salocn interests and the letter Of the
Iowa Liquor Dealers Association boost
ing for Harding.
Rags form 7.s per cent Of the nberi