Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-08
IOWA OPINION AND NoTEs.

L why IS q mayor inquiries Iuo wa
| erloo Times-Tribune, and states 1t is
question the people have begun
thinking about. II mayor Is about
all politics and little business. what -
the use Of him? Just why the orice
| Of mayor should be a political JOB ana
not business Job is not apparent
1t is the custom, but q custom that
| needs changing and the more the peo-
pie think about it, the more they will
see reason for a change. What the
! municipality wants is not politics, but
business. The peoples business in
stead Of personal politics needs look
ing after. The people win conclude
after they have given the matter suf-
| ficient thought that what they need is
not a mayor but general manager
of their business affairs. The peoples
business should be just like the bust
ness Of any great business concern.
| There should be man on the job,
big enough man, to operate 1t sue
cessfully"
again are the women OF East Du-
buque. ILL.,, pointed to as examples or
the contention that men are not al
ways the only ones who favor reten-
ton Of the saloon. However, the
financial problem is so prominent a
feature of the East Dubuque situation
that the vote Of the women is not in
the least surprising, at least to tohse
who fully understand the situation and
who make any pretense Of understand
ing human nature explains the Du-
buque Telegraph Herald "The dollar
is a mighty factor in determining this
and many other questions that might
be determined otherwise If the dollar
were not involved"
Lieutenant Governor Harding is
waging his campaign for the repub-
lican nomination for governor upon
the issue Of opposition to good roads,
observes the Knoxville Journal and
goes on to say "he Joined the Johnston
bill crowd in the last legislature and
sought to unite the opposition to the
highway commission with the wet
vote His nominations would encour-
age the opponents of prohibition to
keep up the fight and would endanger
the whole program for better roads
In Iowa. Ding caricatured Harding
most effectively when he represented
him as a big green bull frog sitting in
a mudhole in the road singing, Jug-o-
rum. jug-o-rum. jug-o-rum.' Iowa Is
not going to elect any man who lines
up with the whiskey crowd and OPP
pose good roads
The Pella Chronicle thinks the peo-
pie of Iowa should renew the fight for
the initiative and referendum. The
amendment resolution was passed by
one general assembly but allowed to
- No hats hy,ot I'D
to the people. Even friends of direct
legislation did not do anything to pre-
vent the killing Of this amendment.
being Of the opinion that 1t was too
conservative in its character to give
the necessary freedom. We did not
coincide in this belief and think the
measure was a good one.'
Lets see have the iowa democrats
found a candidate for governor yet?
And If not, why not?" in quires the
Sioux City Journal.
IF congressman are to be obliged to
support the president in every IN
stance" suggests the Algona Upper
Des Moines- Republican, lit might be
well to establish monarchy"
1.-THE Cedar Rapids Republican can't
see any harm in Sunday movie shows
and offers certain lines Of argument In
favor Of the seven day a week movie
theater. So far as the small town is
concerned the arguments are a lot OF
rot" says the Grundy Republican.
The Sunday movie in a small town Is
a curse and is the opening wedge for
a wider Sunday desecration. The
movie theater in a small town Is
usually within sight and sound Of one
or more churches: 1t is so located that
many church people have to pass It
when coming and going to church, and
thus the small town movie comes to
direct conflict with the upholders Of
Sunday as a day Of rest and as a day
given over to religious teachings"