Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-29

tional crusade is being made against
this power but it will never be de-
throned until the people Ofithe nation
wake up to realize existing conditions:
HARDING KNOCKS GOOD ROADS,
lGoldheld Chronicle.1
We were given an opportunity Sat
urday evening to listen to real po-
litical speech by one Of Iowa's most
finished politicians, w. L. Harding, Of
Sioux City. our lieutenant governor,
who Is the republican candidate for
governor. Mr.. Harding is a splendid
speaker and has a way of carrying his
audiences with him. He, of course,
ripped the Register & Leader up the
back on its attitude toward him, as we
expected
He also made himself very plain on
the road question. He, however, for
got that he was speaking in COM
munity whose pride was her s65- day
roads-roads that are just as good inn
mediately after a rain as before, and
that they were gravel. too. One state
ment he made In his speech was ems
tirely contradictory TO the above and
Goldfeid's gravel pioneers Justly re-
sented 1t. Mr. Harding also failed to
mention when discussing good roads
that some of the roads which extended
from the farm to the market also were
town to town roads. A number OF our
county line constituents did not like
this omission very well. He seemed OIL
the opinion that none but cement or
brick roads could be considered as
1c rr.ta fn IL
OF good old Iowa know that In spite Of
the fact that we have not foot On
cement or brick road in this part OF
the country. vet we do have good, ser.
riceable roads that can be used be-
fore. during. or after rain, 365 days
in the year. Mr.. Harding says $685.
day road in Iowa is an impossibility.
We leave it to you-is it?
Mr. Harding declared himself against
the great number of politicians hold
ing jobs at the expense of the state
and doing nothing-this meaning the
state highway commission-again try
ing TO pull the wool over some Of our
level headed voters. II he feels thus
about them why did he not use his
powerful influence as president Of the
state senate in preventing their ap-
pointment? He forgot about that part
OF It.
In answering the charges Of the
Des Moines Ministerial Association on
his voting record while in the legis-
lative bodies Of the state, he made ex-
cuses for the times when he was alb
sent. but ne did not attempt to tell
why he voted mo" on the three fol-
lowing questions. which were known
as the state marshal law for enforcing
liquor laws, prohibition constitutional
amendment, and the Iowa City five
mile limit bill He also did not men
tion that his committees reported I'M
favorably on fourteen bills which were
tending toward prohibition. These
things he had either overlooked. en-
tirely forgotten or avoided He ac-
cursed the association Of telling half
truths when as matter OF fact. lie
himself did not do that well. He stated
he was dry but he made no attempt
to deny the charges brought up bv the
drys. whv not? His record will not
stand for It.
We might go on and give some OF
the comments given by various local
men upon the speech. but our lack Of
space does not permit it. We think he
showed himself up about as plainly as
any candidate for Office we ever mad
the pleasure of listening to.