Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-15
Iona Newspapers
SMALLPOX IN IOWA.
TRurlingtOn Hawkeye.

Burlington HaWkeye.l
Marengo reports ten cases of small
poX. There may be more later on.
And if the epidemic is controlled ana
the town made clean, 1t may be only d
little while until the trouble appears
again There is a suggestion that
there be an organization by counties
for the purpose of fighting this ana
other diseases. Whether or not an or
ganization would be successful that
would soon be demonstrated. Per-
haps the first thing that will be neces-
sary will be the work of awakening the
people to the danger Because the
disease appears in a mild form, they
give it little attention and frequently
the quarantine rules are ignored com
pletely. Light cases are even reported
by physicians as something that they
are not, or rather they are not re-
ported. The disease is growing more
prevalent year by year. 1t could not
| be otherwise. Some day, it may change
to more virulent tyne. and then mere
may be heavy loss of life. The time TO
guard against such trouble is now
After the physicians begin to lose about
half the cases. there will be. much ex-
element and much hurrying to ana ITO,
and there will be much bitter criticism
of the authorities They will be entirely
gultless, or almost So For as long
as there is a very active opposition 10
the enforcement of health rules. such
rules are simply not going to be en-
forced We could wipe out smallpox
in Iowa in a very short time But IL Is
quite evident that the people, or at
least a large percentage of the people
do not desire anything of the kind.
MILLERISMS.
Four men singing and called a quar-
tet is not necessarily music.
Anyhow. a bald headed man is not
bothered with dandruff.
Everybody makes fun of a mans
bald head altho nobody would dare
make fun of his religion.
What is the third verse in a church
hymn ever written for, as we never
heard it sung?
All the funny stiff hats are not in
the circus Some men still wear them.
In this free republic Of ours, some
body is always rejoicing because he
beat somebody else voting.
We are glad the world is big enough
ing with some of the people who arc
in it.
;,. in, tan
a lodge room.
If it were not for arguing politics,
some folks would have mighty little
to do.
Everybody spends away too much
money for clothes.
No public speaker was ever criti-
cised for being too brief.
We really wonder. what satisfaction
Il preacher gets ut Of little college
D. D. degree.
DEMOCRATS AND LIQUOR ISSUE.
[Louis Murphy, democratic revenue
collector for Iowa, in Des .Moines
Register.]
The democratic party of Iowa were
better now than later facing the fact
that Mr. Meredith for governor is 60
ing to lose votes of good many
democrats opposed to him because of
his prohibition views and attracted to
Mr.. Harding because Of his wet"
prOclivities.
How large the detection will be it
is impossible to say with certainty;
but at least $4,000 democrats will
vote for Harding. These are largely
confined to the river counties and rep
resent the number of men the Liberal
league can reach with the word that
Harding is right and Meredith
wrong" No other consideration in
the campaign will effect to keep these
democrats in line because no other is
sue, in their opinion, is Of as much
moment as the question whether Iowa
shall be a wet or dry state.
AUTHORIZATION democrats make no
bones of their purpose to vote for
Harding Many of them are estranged
from the party in the nation because
Of the administrations course to-
| wards Germany and they are pretty
we'll settled in their own minds that
| this year they will lay off voting the
| democratic ticket and vote the other
{ one instead. Few Of them need to be
told that Harding is right" this word
| having been passed 10 them before the
primary.
| These democrats condemn as folly in
Mr.. Meredith his declaration for pro-
| hibition. They say it was uncalled for
and can accomplish nothing. But the
| fact remains that a large number Of
| them would vote for Harding anyhow.
! And the reason for this. once stated,
! is convincing Using the democratic
| party as their instrument. the liquor
! interests have not got anywhere. They
| have in fact. got prohibition.
The logic Of their situation was to
! get control Of the republican party he
cause it is the party entrusted with
the governors chair and does the leg
! lslating affecting the saloon. The trou-
BILE in the past has been that the liquor
, interests couldn't get a man to their
| liking in the governors chair via the
republican party and when they saw a
: chance to put Harding in the executive
! office they grabbed it. Even il the
! democratic party had nominated a
| wet" candidate for governor instead
| OF Mr.. Meredith, and run him on wet
platform, still would Harding get the
! votes cf all those democrats WHOM;
the liquor interests can reach. The
reason for this is stated, that in Iowa
| the chances are all in favor Of the re-
| publican's election over the democrat
In such circumstances the democratic
party wcwld he CARRYING wheat to the
| mill but returning without any flour