The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-22
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coIonel Younnse ljunnor.

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Colonel Younoss Humor.
Iowa City Citizen: Editor Lafayette
Young Of the Des Moines Capital Is
having more fun than anybody else
these days over the tariff question.
Under the guise Of failing In with
what be considers the prevailing craze
for tariff ripping Col. Young has been
| giving hts readers series Of articles
on the tariff question that for gem
uine humor have never been equalled
in Iowa political discussion.
Here, for instance. is part q an
editorial on Deliver. We don't agree
/ with it but It could not be richer if
1T was absolutely true. The Capital
says:
The senior senator did q good
thing when he broke away from
the old moss backs OF his party.
! Every age and generation has its
4 moss backs. Its enemies to prog
Eress. No man possessing Dol
! lfver's ability shoulc stay with
such persons. Furthermore, he
should not consent to things. The
world only crowns tue dissenters
and objecters. A few people ex-
! pect man to keep stiil in wash
ington and to do his duty. leaving
all transactions between himself
and his God. Others expect their
senators and representatives to be
heard from. They do not want
any whitewash scores. They want
a few three baggers. Constituencies
do not want fumblers in the right
! field.
Senator Dolliver might have
remained quietly in the senate
4 until people began to speak OF him
as nice old gentleman. He might
have put on spectatcles, secured a
snuff box and followed the example
of Thurman, Edmunds and others
OF past generations, and then he
might have passed by way OF a
senatorial funeral tic an unmarked
grave But Dolliver chose the
wiser part. He went into the
arena and he went into the Con
| gressional Record and cow more
than ever he is great man.
& Tariff debates are not alto
Igether for the making of tariffs.
They are for the making Of states
men and orators.
i Senator Dolliver is coming
into his own. TIL, Chicago Union
s. League club has chosen him to be
Il their orator on Washington 8
birthday next year This is new
tribute for our senior senator. II
he had not made his great speeches
on the wooden and cotton sched-
ules, he would now be reposing
aforementioned in the rubbish Of
the temple.
"The senior senator Is the peo-
lple's friend. He is the enemy OF
the octopus. He told the people
how to get cheaper things. He
pointed out the trust robberies.
Babies will be named Dolliver.
Monuments will bear his name.
.The senior senator, like our
junior senator, saw tie opportunity
and improved it, and thus Iowa is hon
ored.'
Here is another one on Congress
man Pickett, of the Third district:
Hon. Charles e. Pickett, the
new member OF congress from the
Waterloo Dubuque district, raised
!. his voice in the house OF repre-
, resentatives few days ago on 8
I question pertaining to the Aldricf
: tariff bill. He did not reach the
+ merits of the case, and under the
circumstances he could not do SO
But he made speech which has
! gone into the Congressional Rec
= ord There 1t will remain until time
t there shall be no more.
! Mr.. Pickett knew well the new
/ temper OF the Iowa people. Oul
people demanded that our men il
congress be heard from. Unless Con
{ gressmen Woods. Good and Kennel,
I speak up pretty soon their names vii
3 be Dennis
! Iowa has grown weary OF tax
: ing back seat According to OH
new policy we do not propose t
wait Every congressman from
/ Iowa should pin up the motto on hi
Z desk, DO 1t Now and should do SO.
e This is government OF takers
by takers, -or takers.
: Methodist general conferences
b and Presbyterian general assemblies
Z are held for the purpose Of giving
8 the young preachers chance t
secure the center OF the stage
without having heresy trial. Con
gress is for somewhat the same pur
= pose. for the new statesmen.
/, "The man who now comes t
t his constituents CONTRASTING that hs
a had not shaken the rafters; tina
!. he has not slugged the octopus IL
a the open forum, will be repudiatet
; by liberty loving people.
wv congratulate I Hon. Charlie.
Il. Pickett. He is in the game. Hi.
. name is recorded among those wht
a have done battle in great cause"
a The joke of the whole matter Il
!, that the Capitals editorials, many o
: which are more subtle in their humo
! than those we have quoted, are be
0 fpo foLon cario,sc1v IL, m any ,,Jaco,