Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-11-06
The Difference.

fully constituted. A few weeks agt
J President Roosevelt visited Indian
apolis and was entertained at the
home OF Vice President Fairbanks. A
luncheon was served at which several
ladies. nelghbors of the Fairbanks
family, assisted. One of the ladies
noticed at almost the last moment
that cocktails were not in evidence,
and so she telephoned to her husband Is
club and supply was brought to the
house in an automobile. The vice
president concealed his astonishment
and left the seductive cocktail at his
Plate untouched. but the mischief was
done and all over the land went the
news that Mr.. Fairbanks, a member
of the Methodist church, had served
liquor at banquet in his home, and
everywhere the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union, the temperance
organizations, the churches and many
OF the newspapers paraded the vice
presidents name as foe to good So
ciety and a dangerous man generally
Indeed. it is said that the incident
was the means of his defeat for his
candidacy as lay delegate from his
conference to the general conference
at Baltimore next year. And those
papers who have been uufriendly to
his supposed candidacy for president
declare that the incident is KNOCK.
out" blow for him. Bad man, Mr..
Fairbanks!
Since the above incident President
| Roosevelt was entertained at a big
banquet at st, Louis. Champagne
was served, as at all such banquets.
The temperance people present
watched the President and when he
raised the glass Of champagne, looked
at it and set it down untasted, they
cheered Justify. And when moment
later he raised it to his lips and drank
it's contents to the last drop, there
was more applause. Whether those
who had cheered the first time joined
in the applause or not we cannot say.
But not q word derogatory to the
presidents action. or word in con-
demnation of a bad example he set.
has appeared in any paper that we
have seen. Great man, Teddy Roose-
welt!
| The fact is the toadying instinct
has grown so strong these past few
years. that we are fast approaching
the conditions of the old world where
the motto is. that the King can do no
wrong and the blame is to be visited
upon his wicked advisors. Then let
ms continue to anathematize Mr.. Fair
banks and along with him the rascally
caterer who set the glass of cham
pagne within Teddy's reach at st.
Louis. Hampton Recorder.
The primary election is an election
within the meaning of the law 1t is
held under the direction of the state
and at the public expense. The con-
stitution provides that all legal voters
shall have the privilege to vote at all
elections. but the primary law pro-
vides that they may not vote at the
primary election unless they declare
themselves as members of q political
party There are thousands of voters
who are independent Of all political
parties and without the commission
of perjury they cannot participate in
the primary at all. It follows, there
fore, that if they are deprived of any
thing they are deprived Of their con-
stitutional rights. and consequently
the law must be unconstitutional.
There is no getting away from this
conclusion regarding the question
from the standpoint of common sense,
but common sense often don't count
for much when it goes against com.
mon law, says Charley Miller of
Waverly.
Congressman Haugen is being talked
of for Governor. If Haugen is a
candidate he will be elected. We had
hoped to see Gardner Cow!es brought
out as a candidate, and still hope..h
will be. but next to him Haugen fills
the bill for Governor. A young man.
one who has not been Extensively par
tisan. A true blue republican, man
who has always been right. he is not