The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-02
WILL BRookHART RUN?
Home Paper Sees Some Complications
in Case Washington Man is
a Candidate.

Washington Democrat: There has
been good deal of speculation among
the politicians as to whether the
First congressional district fight
would be complicated for the Repub-
licans by the entrance into the game
of Brookhart of this town. There
are runors afioat this week that he
will say his castor into the ring,
whatever that means, in next weeks
Press, but of course, this is only ru-
NOR so far as we can learn and we
therefore give it very little credence
And this is not saying that he would
not be amply able to fill the office OF
congressman If he we're elected, but
ne cannot very well run and be con-
sistent with his record of fighting cor
porations and things For many years,
ever since he has taken up the cudgel
| for reform under the tutelage Of Al
! bert B. Cummins. the able Iowa sena-
| tor, Brooldlart has been hammering
at corporations with a zeal worthy OIL
| the crusaders of old. He has lam
basted them in season and out of sea-
/ SON. A trust was a red rag in bulls
eyes to him. He would fight a cor
poration at the drop of the nat and ate
one raw many morning before his
morning meal and as the brides were
4 singing their matutinal lays and were
i glad to be alive, Brookhi.rt was swal
lowing trust of two. And this pleas
ed the Common Peepul."
But alack and alas, sad day came
i when he was tempted and he was
4 taken up into the mountain top of
temptation and he was shown what
he might possess II ne would get in
to corporation and sad to relate,
he fell From being a hater of cor
porations he became the leading fac.
tor. or at least. leading factor in the
biggest corporation in Iowa. next to
the G. B. & @. railroad, and we are no,
so sure that it is larger. He became
| actively connected with the George
H. Paul Land Co, which company
handles millions of dollars annually.
, And we hereby apologize to Mr. Paul
for mentioning his company in con-
, nection with this item, but 1t is i'm.
perative in our work as a local news
) paper. to note the things not as
being vouched for, except as we hear
them discussed by the leading Repub-
licans of the county.
Of course, Brookhart still processes
to despise corporations with a hate
that is intense and bitter, but great
deal of the force of this is lost when
his connection with this immense cor
poration is known
We said the company brings money
to town. Indeed, it has brought s.
w. Brookhart 100000 in the last
!, eighteen months, SO say the Republic
cans. And we find no fault with this
, We hope he has made half million
/ but he won't get very far claiming
ne is the original trust buster and
. corporation destroyer. The people
, will discount his claims. Brookhar.
, has built a $4,000 house. the finest
i home in Washington and the second
most costly in the country. And this
) also, is his privilege but 1t will SOUND
, funny when he goes out to STAY octo
. puses to know that he lives in a pala
, tial home and in home paid for ou
t of money made in eighteen months
r and with 100000 of the same none,
r in the bank.
Why, he even has barn that cos
b twice as much as the average house il
+ Washington His barn Ia conceded t,
Ia have cost $1,000 and We know not
it but it will reach s3.500@ This ais