Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-17
A NORMAN JERUSALEM.
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the Reorganized Church of Latter Day
Saints are acquiring considerable pro-
perty in the little town. Some of the
old buildings that date back to and
are intimately connected with the Nor
mon days. are being repaired and the
old Mormon bury'ing ground Is receiv-
ing attention. And they are asking the
question: is Nauvoo coming back?
1t Is almost beyond belief that the
town became the home OF the Nor
mons, who dwelt there six years and
having found it a mere settlement,
built it up to a city of $4,000 inhabi-
tants, the largest and most pretentious
north of st, Louis. In 1899. the Nor
mons, having been driven out of Kirt-
land, Ohio, came to what was then
known as Commerce City, and pro-
ceeded to make them a new home
there. Those must have been busy
years, as in 1914 they were again
driven out and started on that long.
terrible journey to the borders Of the
Great Salt lake. The fact that they
again succeeded in establishing a city
there in tae wilderness. demonstrates
that they were great organizers and
did there on the salt lake, 1t becomes
more probable that they made Nauvoo
a real city.
1t does not seem impossible not even
improbable, that If the MorInons still
harbor the idea of coming back to the
great river, their return should come
with the revival of that stream as the
great trade-route. the great freight
carrier of the middle west. Many OF
the river cities will profit by that re-
vival. TO an extent that is now un-
dreamed Of. Towns that have appar-
emily fallen into the sere and yellow
leaf will again begin to grow and
flourish. why should not the historic
old city of Nauvoo have n reawakening
and become even more than she was
when the Mormons were driven forth
In 1sA?.
THE PRESIDENTS SALARY.
In spite of All we say about demoe-
racy everybody has srea1sing fond
ness, as Gladstone once said for a
privileged class. We like to magnify
positions and exempt individuals from
the burdens o: the common lot. We
feel generous IN a large way when we
60 It. ShreN.l leaders are not slow to
realize on this tendency of human ma
ture. and get themselves into the
places where It Is small and mean on
the part OF the community at large to
question their profits or call upon
them for sacrifices.
It is, of course incidental whether
the president Of the United States he
subjected to var taxes or not. But
consider what IS involved in the fol-
lowing protest Of the Wall Street
Journal:
at Is idle to speak OF taxing the
salary OF the president AS It ts
paid by the government which would
levy the tax, II would be merely a re-
duction-a diminition AdurinE his
term OF office; no more, no less. In
one sense it would be a great deal
more. 1t would be a contemptibiy
small act ON the part OF country
which is doing big things In a big
way. The suggestion Is IN Itself re-
'licufous and most offensive to the
national sense OF proportion which IL
ignores" 80 ~
The president draws direct SAL
airy of $4,000 year, and lis at the
head OF an establishment that costs
the people substantially 100000 u
year, and now the social functions this
large sum OF money is set apart to
support are largely cut offs And yet.
the Journal urges that it would he
small OF the American people to let the
president meet any Of the1ssacrtfces
the rest of the community are called
upon to meet. ~
II the Wall Street journal were
to carry its argument out it would
include Mr.. Schwab. Mr.. Ryan and
a thousand others Of the big business
heads, all OF them belonging to the
preferred class 1t would be con-
temptibly small on the part Of the
public at large to ask them to suffer
any real Inconvenience
The Register is greatly mistaken
in the president if ne would counten-
ance for moment any special fnan-
cial exemption from the common bur-
dens of the community. In any event