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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-11-12
The Campaign Agiins, Tuberculosis

That the fight against tuberculosis
in the Unitei States is MT u sporadic
one, is demonstrated by facts contain
ell in bulletin just issued by the Ma
tional Association for the Study and
Prevention of tuberculosis. During
the year there has been organized every
day in the Year; Sundays included, one
institute or organization for the treat
ment or prevention of the disease, and
each doy fifteen new beds in hospitals or
sanitoria have been provided. The
growth Of the campaign is proved by
a'comparison of the work this year with
last. Last year the increase was at
the rate of one organization or in
Stitution every other day.
Less than q year ago there were
forty consumptives for every hospital
bed provided. Nearly 10000 beds are
now provided in institutions for the
treatment of consumption, an increase
of over $500. The humber of special
tuberculosis dispensaries in the United
States has more than doubled, the
number of anti-tuberculosis associa-
tions has increased SO per cent, and
the number of hospitals and sanatoria
43 per cent,
In one branch of anti-tuberculosis
work, particularly emphasized by the
international congress, signal ad-
vance has been made, that is, in the
provision of hospital accommodations
for advanced cases. In all parts of the
country, state and municipal author
tiles have been urged to provide hospi-
tails for dangerous cases of tuberculo-
sis, with the result that over 1000 beds
have been established in the past year.
At the present time there are, how.
ever. only 5000 beds and $4,000 adj
vanced cases which ought to be in hos
pitfalls. Fully 10000 others could be
treated at home, but it would be safer
for the community to segregate them
in institutions. Every advanced case
OF tuberculosis is center from which
the disease spreads, and unless the
patient Is taught how to be careful in
his habits, and unless he has the proper
home surroundings, he should be in q
hospital, where he will not be a menace
to others.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-11-12
- 49, ~
His Kick,

II do WISH" said Mrs. Stiles, that
you'd try to keep yourself heater" -"
But, my dear" protested her hus-
band, you're not 80 careful" ~
I'm not? I'm certainly more careful
Of my clothes than you" ''...' ..''"', >,
That's just it. You. should be more
careful Of me-" -
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-11-12
lSeall

Dated November 5th, 1909.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-29
CAMPAIGNS AND CANDIDATES.

Another city campaign is at hand
and it is highly desirable that it should
be legitimate in character and along
candidates on all the tickets are reput.
able gentlemen and entitled to
treatment as such. Certainly
none of them has been guilty of
any fragrant offense or the fact
would have come to the knowl-
edge of the general public. Their
nomination for Office has not altered
their characters in the least. 1t used
to be thought that the way to win cleo
lions was to file charges Of general
untrustworthiness if not downright
dishonesty and to indulge in whole
sale abuse of candidates. Happily
that day and those methods have pass.
ed. 1t Is no longer assumed that a
man is a horsethief because he
has been nominated for Office on
the Democratic ticket or a
CRATER or all-around crook be-
cause he has received Republican
endorsement for public position So
great has the charge been in this re-
spect that there is now no surer way
of electing a candidate than to attack
his personal character. 1t is only when
nothing else can be said against can
didate that he is made the subject OF
personal abuse. Such tacucs are in
effect confession of weakness This
lis well recognized by the public
whose verdict is made up accordingly.
Villification is a boomerang which
does its greatest damage at the point
of origin
These reflections recall an incident
in the editorial career of the late Sam
NJ. Clark when he was in charge Of
this paper. Mr. Clark was ahead OF his
time in many things, and in nothing
was was he further in advance than
In the treatment Of opposing candi-
dates. The incident in ques ion oc.
cured many years ago and ell VINO had
knowledge of it at the time are now
dead except the present writer A
farmer residing up-country came into
The Gate City Office one day when the
writer was in conference with Mr..
Clark and preferred sensational
charges against another farmer nomi-
mated on the Democratic ticket for an
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-29

The Republican city ticket is worthy
the confidence of the people of Keo-
kuk and should receive every Republi-
can vote. 1t is highly important for
the best interests of the city that
Louis Sterne should be elected mayor
and that he should have city marshal
and a council in harmony with him
politically An administration divid-
ed against itself can make but indif-
ferent Roadway, at best, as has been
demonstrated during the past two
years. With all the departments OF
the same political complexion and
working in harmony with each other,
instead OF at cross purposes, some
thing worth while can be accomplish
ed. Mr.. Sterne should be given
enough votes to make his calling and
election sure beyond all possibility of
misadventure or doubt, and these
should be supplemented by enough
votes to ensure the election of Henry
Kesselring as city marshal and the
election of enough Republican candi-
dates for aldermen to afford a good
working majority in the city council.
Let US have these things and capable,
efficient and honest administration of
municipal affairs for the next two
years will be assured
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-29

office of considerable responsibility
and honor. Mr.. Clark listened patient
iy TO the mans stor..- and then inquir-
ed II anyone else knew anything about
the matter. The man replied that ! |.
alone Was conversant with he alleged
facts. He assured Mr.. Clark that he
hadn't whispered word concerning
them TO anybody. as he wished them
to become known first through the
columns of The Gate City, and he dwelt
at some length on what a bombshell
effect their publication would produce
Mr.. Clark then asked the man If he
ives DESTROYS OF seeing the Republican
candidate for the same Office make as
good showing at the polls as posi-
Bile and if he would abide by his
(Clark's) advice in the matter. On re-
eeiving assurances in the affirmative,
Mr.. Clark said TO him: you alone
know, or say you know, about this
thing. Nobody else viii know any
thing about it unless you tell them. NY
advice TO you is TO go home and keep
your mouth shut as if your life de-
pended on keeping silent concerning it.
Why man alive, if your story was pub
lished in this county the Democratic
candidate would be elected by pra,
ucally unanimous vote, The man
left and that was the last ever heard
OF the matter, thanks to Sam Clarks
sense of fairness and his practical
wisdom in vetoing personal reflections
on an opposition candidate.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-29
of it before long, and the preaching Of
it is going to bear good fruit.
The Prohibition Craze.

Burlington Saturday Evening Post:
Another prohibition craze is sweeping
over the country. In the south the
states have been driven to adopt pro-
hibition in order to keep liquor away
from the black man, but even there
and under these conditions the move
ment probably will fail. Tie action
of the whole tier of the southern
states has served to stir up the i'm
placables everywhere and in Iowa the
old fight is being fought out once
more. The present contention now
having its beginnings in the legisla-
ture, is the third fight over prohibit
ton in Iowa Two of the movements
have failed of their purpose 1t is
reasonable TO assume that the third
and present one likewise will fail.
No one doubts the honesty of purpose
of the prohibitionist. The issue is
over his understanding. The prohib-
Zionist is natural zealot. He refuses
to see or TO admit that his method Of
cure is more dangerous to society than
pleton in that he believes that men
can be made good by law. He is with
out conception of the strong man who
has the moral stamina to Withstand
evil temptations. His plan is to grow
weak men and keep temptation out OF
their reach OF course such social
scheme not only is immoral but the
worst possible in addition because it
is bound to fail always and every
where The state is worthless in the
scheme of civilization and progress
unless it can grow strong men-so
strong that they are able to stand un-
moved in the face Of all trials, tempta-
tions and discouragements And one
such a man is worth ten thousand of
the creatures who would grow UP
under the conditions that would fol-
low an actual enforcement of prohib-
ition.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-29
Henry Watterson on Prohibition.

Henry Watterson in Louisville
Courier-Journal: We have seen how
prohibition works in Maine We are
seeing how it works in Tennessee and
Alabama. For while, dare say, it
will keep whisky from the negro-at
least make it harder for the negro to
get 1t. But it will not abate, for no
where has it abated the drink habit
among the whites. Instead of lawful
regulation 1t will beget unlawful eva
sion. For plain intoxicants it will sub
stitute poisoned intoxicants Snug
Cling, extortion and adulteration will
become-there as elsewhere-accept.
ed agencies. In place of the saloon,
which, as We know ii, is an indesens-
ible quantity, but may be regulated if
we see fit. and the sale OF drink open
and above board under statutory en-
actment, We shall have the various
forms OF outlawry and hypocrisy
which laws repugnant to the habits,
sentiments and opinions of great
bodies OF people always provoke.
of it. Beyond and above these things
the establishment in any community
CT policy resting upon a disputed
code of public morality and individual
conduct looking for its support to in
famed appeals to religious feeling
generates not only pharasaism, but
tyranny 1t arouses passion and pro-
notes collision by assailing what free
men regard as private property and
personal rights; and, by bringing the
church and state nearer together, If
not reuniting them it inevitably cor
rupts the fountains of justice and law
by eliminating reason and enthroning
emotion.
We know at what cost slavery was
abolished. Upon the ruins of slavery
have arisen other new and direful
evils. The attempt even to seem to
abolish the use of alcoholic beverages
in Kentucky must begin by extin-
gushing many hundreds OF millions
of dollars of property and revenue.
The property was honestly acquired.
1t is lawfully possessed. Directly it
employs and sustains at least 10 1000
people; indirectly 100000 more. 1t
brings to the state many millions of
dollars of foreign money which en-
tiers the general reservoir and makes
large.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-29
Defeat Of Terminal Taxation of Rail
roads,

Burlington Hawk-Eye: The bill in
troduced by Senator Saunders of Coun-
Gil Bluffs for local taxation of railroads
in cities on the basis of the number of
tracks they own including sidetracks
and switching tracks, was defeated in
the senate yesterday by vote of "a
to 15. This ends the agitation for
terminal taxation for the present SEES
sion and probably for the future.
Railroads are now valued for tax
alton as a whole by the executive
council, including their terminal prop
erty in cities. Any proposition for per-
hitting this system to stand, and to
then subject their property within the
limits of cities to separate local levies
savors too much OF double taxation to
be likely OF adoption.
The Saunders measure did not seek
to accomplish this result directly, but
by requiring distribution of the valua
ton on a track basis, to bring much
larger proportion into liability for mu.
nicipal levies This would not only
increase the taxes of the railroads
largely, such increases being estimat-
ed at half million dollars yearly, but
would take from the country districts
a considerable portion of the railroad
taxes they now receive.
1t seems to be the general convic-
ton that railroad property in this
state, as whole, is now paying its
full share of taxes in proportion to
property in general. If there ought
not to be an increase in railroad tax
alton as whole then redistribution
as between city and country upon any
plan that may be suggested, which
seeks to give larger proportion to
the cities, must inevitably reduce the
share received by the country districts.
They will never consent to this way of
increasing city revenues. However de.
sirable the object, any attempt to ac-
complish it in this state at the expense
of country districts is probably foreor.
dained to failure.
One of the arguments from the
country point of view against the
charge is that the cities have the
machine shops and terminal proper
ties of the railroads. and the thou
sands OF railroads employees, which
give them advantages over the country
districts, more than counterbalancing
any advantage now possessed by the
country in the distribution of the tax
valuation.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-29
the President. Mr.. Hitchcock is a
good dancer. He will probably get
married during his term.
What He Called TO SAY.

Chicago Record-Herald: MIR. Pres
ident," said the caller at the white
house, 81 do not wish to boast, but !
thought you might like to know that
/ was the original
Really you must excuse me, my
dear sir. have pressing engage.
ment.'
"Ah, I am very sorry merely
called to say that am the first man
that ever
Il am very sorry. sir. but really
must beg that you will excuse me-"
Certainly, Mr.. President, certainly
I merely wished to say that am the
first golfer that ever made a 275-yard
drive with niblick"
"Oh, thought you were going 10
tell me you were the first man that
ever supported me for the presidency
Sit down, Sit down, BY the way
can't you have lunch here and 60 Out
and have game with me this after
noon2"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-29

Annihilate these millions of prop
erty, income and revenue. as the
Anti-Saloon league proposes to do,
and what do we gain in lieu OF them?
Immensely increased taxation to start
with, and after that precisely what
they gained in Maine; for every sa-
loon that pays taxes, speak-easy
that pays none; for every dollar of
revenue and income cut off from the
people and the public treasury, dol
lar of tribute to the smuggling ex-
press company or the contraband road
agent; for every man who sells
drink, an outlaw; for every man who
takes a drink, liar and lawbreaker;
the political preacher and the rascally
politician in alliance. the one to dis
pose of corner lots in heaven accord
ing to his ignorance or his venality,
the other to roll his eyes sanctimon-
iously in the direction of heaven, to
hold office and to control the clandes-
tine disposition of drink-just as they
have done in the state of Maine for
nearly sixty years.
He who calls the peoples attention
to circumstances and considerations
which cannot be denied is at once de-
nounced as friend of whisky and the
have done in the state of Maine for
rumseller; as an enemy OF religion
and temperance, if not a drunkare.
outright, as hired man of the dis
tilleries, brewers and saloons. 1t is
of a piece with the rejoinder of tbs
southern radical in the old slavery de.
bates that If you were in favor of
freedom you wanted to marry a mig
ger. Sentimental eXtremeism lets no
other answer when confronted with
the memorable facts of experience and
the inevitable deductions of logic.
Each civil district in county should
be its own judge. Each precinct in a
city should be its own judge. The
hotels and clubs. like the private
dwellings, should be their own judges.
Il a man wants to take a drink let
him take it like man and not like
sneak If drink is to be sold, as it is
bound to be, no matter what statutes
are leveled against it. let US pay taxes
to tae state, county and city. not con-
tribute TO the support of a clerico-
political alliance deriving its powers
from fraud, outlawry and the spy sys-
TEN.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-29
A Visitors Notes on the Inauguration
Ball.

Harper's Weekly: The ball was
not ball; 1t was sort of prom
enade concert: and the big band GER
tainly did play to beat itself. The
people were interesting. More wom-
er n the thirties wearing eyeglasses
than formerly. Very few know how to
do their hair becomingly. All dress
most decorously. Two inches off the
top OF a waist constitutes low
necked gown and open-work stockings
are rare; but perhaps that was be-
cause 1t was so cold. The number OF
red-headed women was di1appoint-
ingly small. Most Of the girls looked
as If they had come from normal
schools. The wholesomeness of their
appearance afforded partial recon-
pense for the awfulness OF their
voices Manners we're generally pref
ty bad even among those in high
places who kept getting In front OF
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-29

Here's a pretty kettle of fish, Now
when 1t is too late the insurgents"
at Washington, on their own confes-
sion, have discovered that the new
house rules are worse than the old
ones. 1t has just dawned on them
that hereafter it will be more difficult
to get a bill through the house under
unanimous consent. Instead of hay-
ing only the speaker to satisfy, all the
members, more or less, must be
shown the wisdom of the legislation,
probably unimportant to them or the
public, but of value to specific local
tiles. This is large price to pay for
the small advantages gained under
the new rules.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-29

Keokuk Republicans should lose no
time in getting busy in behalf of their
city ticket They have list of can
didates worthy their best efforts and
if these are put forth the Republican
nominees for mayor and marshal and
a sufficient number of the candidates
for aldermen can be elected to give
tie party control of municipal AFFAIRS.
The best interests of the city demand
this result. In working for party sue
cess Keokuk Republicans will at the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-29

" were friends in our young man
hood and shared each Others conf
dence to the end of his days
AS conclude this article, l cannot
realize that George G. Wright and
George w. McCrary are no more. 1t
seems but yesterday when they were
strong, virile men, striking sturdy
blows for freedom and the rights Of
man. 1t seems but a day since our
judicial forums and the platforms
rang with their eloquence-since they
greeted us with the smile and the ex-
tended hand. How are the mighty
fallen!'
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-29

1t is announced from Des Moines
that the state an i-saloon league will
imm ediately begin a campaign of led
ucation" and wire-pulling to secure
constitutional prohibition for Iowa by
airect vote of the people. To do this
t, league threatens an out and out
fight against every member of the
present legislature who has opposed
the ..rohibitory amendment. To fill
their places they will organize the
state for men pledged to their view
of the matter who will favor consti-
tutional amendment convention in
1910. II Il ere is a majority in favor
OF calling such convention it will
become the duty of the legislature to
provide the place of meeting and the
selection OF delegates to the conven-
ton. To accomplish that purpose the
league expects to go into every city,
town and rural district to begin agi-
tation for the prohibitory cause that
will mean political death for every
opponent of prohibition at the pri-
maries." Keokuk and Lee county will
welcome a fight on that line. The
dead will all be on the side Of the
political Prohibitionists.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-29

1t Ia to be hoped that the present
city campaign will not involve any at
tempts to fix the responsibility for
the Improvement of Fifteenth street
or the johnson street hill, as did the
campaign a year ago. Such incursions
into the management OF city affairs,
as cities like Keokuk are managed
nowadays. profiteth nothing. They
are like soarings after the infinite or
divings into the unfaIhomable.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-29

Cow Culture Club" is the latest.
The idea is to develop Iowa COWS so
they will produce $50 pounds of but
terfat year instead of only 140
pounds as at present. A prize of ST.
900 il offered to anyone who can pro-
duce cows that will do this Here is
a chcnce for Iowa fam boys to do
some experimenting along interesting,
practical and profitable lines.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-29
A PRAYER.

Gin the Prospect of Death.)
0 Thou Unknown, Almighty Cause
Of all my hope and fear!
In whose dread presence ere an hour
Perhaps l must appear.
n I have wandered in those paths
Of life | ought to shun-
AS something. loudly, in my breast,
demonstrates l have done
Thou knowest that Thou hast formed
With passions wild and strong;
And list'ning to their witching voice
Has often led me wrong.
Where human weakness has come
short,
Or frailty slept aside,
Do Thou, All-good! such Thou
In shades of darkness hide.
Where with intention / have erred,
No other plea have,
But, Thou are good; and Goodness
Delighteth to forgive.
Robert Burns.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-29

The population of the United States
increased nineteen-foli from 1890 to
1900; and nearly ten-fold in the area
enumerated at the first census. The
increase of the New England states
has BEEN slightly more than five-fold,
that of the middle states fifteen-fold,
and that of the southern states lit
tie more than six-fold
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-29

This will possibly be the last city
election held under the present plan
would be more appropriate than for
the old system to go out in blaze of
glory under a Republican administra-
ton OF city affairs.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-29

1t has been noticed that real estate
men who advertise in eastern papers
put Iowa" into the headline and that
tae location of farms in other states
runs at the bottom. Real estate men
who thus advertise are wise in their
day and generation. They know the
essential difference between a hawk
and a handsaw.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-29
Gospel of Good MIX.

Clinton Herald: The gospel Of good
milk has not been preached very long.
Indeed, there are many people as yet
who have never heard of this new
gospel But they are going to hear
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-29

Hetty Green recently acknowl.
an in the world But maybe her SON.
inlaw isn't amenable to hints. Some
people are so obtuse.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-29
EVERYBODY Happy.

Waterloo Courier: Roosevelt left the
country in an era Of good feeling
Those who weren't drinking to Teddy
himself were drinking to the lions.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-29

March came in like lamb-and
the lamb has been in cold storage ever
since.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-29

A noiseless typewriter has been in
vented 1. is to be hoped it doesn't
chew gum, either.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-29

Thought for the day: Republican
success at the polls spells Keokuk's
good.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-29

REPUBLICAN, CITY TICKET.

For Mayor.
LOUIS STERNE.
For Marshal.
HENRY kESsELRiNG.
For Aldermen.
lst Ward-John DeYong.
End ward-John TumeIty.
Bird ward. P. Christy.
18th Ward-W. r. Mundy.
5th Ward--Emii Lindstrand.
9Th ward. r. Roberts.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-29

same time work for the good of the
city.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-29

To the legislature: Drop politics
and attend to business,