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Too Much Of the Innuendo.

Minneapolis Journal: Colonel Roose-
welt oversteps the line when he re-
fers to Judge Anderson of Indiana as
a "jackass and crook" And solely
because Judge Anderson ruled against
him in the World libel case.
In .he rres,f.l campaign Colone!
Roosevelt is bringing too many free
accusations for his own good. He has
now accused Mr.. Baldwin, the Demo
cratic candidate for governor in Con
necticut, a man of highest reputation
running over many years. of some un.
favorable attitude. Mr.. Baldwin re.
plies that he is guiltless and asks for
an apology, but The colonel replies
that lie oennot give 1t because Mr..
Baldwin has not proven he is guilt.
less. This is Logging the question. be.
cause the colonel made an accusation
that is not open to proof.
The colonel is resorting too much to
innuendo.
He has been the country's great
moral preacher He has aroused the
people to moral issues. The people
have overlooked many mistakes on his
part, because of deep belief in his
sincerity, but his latterly deliberate
personal assaults are attracting the at.
tention of thinking people There is
a gaining tendency to ask for proof
on accusations made, rather than to
accept them without question.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-31
HENRY VILLAGES BAD BREAK

Henry Wallace. publisher of the
Wallace Farmer at Des Moines. has
turned calamity bowler and told the
interstate commerce commission the
other day that were 1t not for the
help that farmers get from their
children farming in Iowa would be
carried on at loss. He further
stated that renters were not making
any money, except as they pressed
their wives and children into service
on farm work The utterance is re-
ceiving considerable attention at the
hands of the newspapers of the state
and general regret is expressed that
Mr.. Wallace should lend himself to
such sensationalism at the expense
of the good name of the state and the
facts in the case The Cedar Falls
Record. for instance, says:
1T is to be regretted that such non
sense as this Is given publicity just
at time when the farmers are the
most prosperous people in all the
world The Record can name several
renters right here in Black Hawk
county who, without the aid of wife
or children in doing the hard work
on the farm have saved up enough
to buy farms for themselves and they
have invested in high priced Iowa
land al that"
The Waterloo Reporter in refer
ence to the same utterance says that
sometimes 1t is possible to prove al
most anything by properly balancing
statistics. but the ordinary observer
Of the average farm tenant, especially
in Iowa, will not only doubt the Wal
lace wall. but will dcride the state
rnent as the widest fancy OF an over
worked agitator" The Reporter goes
on TO say that in every community In
Iowa there are scores Of experiences
to disprove the Wallace theory, and
they are happening every year Thrift
industry and intelligence eth reap re
wards for employment in working an
Iowa farm, and at no time has n been
more true than at the present day In
standardization Of this the Waterloo
paper ouoteg reliable contemporary
as follows.
1.-THE Traer Clipper IN q recent ~
sue told Of otto Thomas who conduct
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ed rented farm in Tama county
twenty miles south of Waterloo for
several years He has made enough
money as the result of farm sale
to buy good farm in BlackhawlS
county. At this sale fifteen head of
horses brought s1.560. Yearling steers
sold for $50 to s45 q head, . -vear-olds
for s55 to $65 and COWS for $50 to s75.
Hogs brought top prices and other
property sold in proportion. This is
not an isolated case. 1t is typical
one
The Reporter foresees that Mr.. Wal
lace will have as much difficulty In
establishing the truth of his theory
that the average tenant farmer loses
$500 year through his operations as
another distinguished Iowan did to
prove that the farmers of the state
were losing sixty-seven cents on every
acre of corn they raised.
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AN Al POSTMASTER GENERAL.

AN Al POSTMASTER GENERAL
Despite the fact that Postmaster
General Hitchcock was the front
brakeman on the Taft steam roller
during the presidential campaign, the
Democratic Jacksonville Courier feels
impelled to move that no matter who
may be elected President two years
hence he should be gwen another
term as head of the postal depart
ment. In support of this sensible
proposition the Courier says:
Any man who can get into that
position and cut down the deficit
eleven and one-half million dollars
in one year has something besides
politics in his head. He has rafting
good business brains and should be
recognized as the first man who has
filled that position who has not de-
oted a large part OF MS time to tell
ing how the deficit could not be
avoided or reduced Most OF them
have been claiming that the deficit
would largely increase because of the
extension of rural free delivery
This is wholly deserved praise.
Postmaster General Hitchcock is not
an ordinary man. He will be Presi-
dent of these United States some day.
Mark the prediction.
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WHEN WILL THE SCALES TURN

cartoon in current publication
depicts a pair of scales representing
New York state. On one side are
weights representing appropriations
of s469654 for forests, fish and game;
1897, 900 for patriotic edifices and res
ervation monuments; s5,S25,00o for
canals: $4,000 for national guard;
s43S,oo0 for a public service commits
sion; s1,Oo0.ooo for agriculture and
So 100000 for highways. On the other
side of the scales is a figure repre-
senting public health holding a tablet
with the appropriation figures of $780,
000 When will the scales turn?" is
the question asked by the cartoonist
and on the foundation upon which the
scales are supported is the inscription:
Health and the protection of life
are more precious to the people. and
more necessary to their happiness
than even the extension of our COM
merce, the fostering of our agricul-
tural interests. the solving of our
financial problems. the cheapness or
efficiency of our postal service, the
improvement of our rivers and har-
bors or the enlargement of our navy"
One thing is certain. The scales
cannot turn too soon.
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IOWA RESOURCES AND PROGRESS

Statistics gathered by tae state de-
partment OF agriculture for the Iowa
year book show that the value of the
poultry and eggs in Iowa last year was
s25,S5S,573: more than enough to
buy the entire gold and silver output
of either Colorado or California. Eggs
We're worth s14,S27.220 and the value
of the poultry was s11 031,353.
With the money derived from the
1909 Iowa corn crop, valued at $751;
09S, Iowa could buy the entire 1908
crop of cotton produced in the United
States and have enough left to buy
all the corn. wheat and oats pro-
duced in California. The entire cotton
crop is valued at about $3.50. 100000
Iowa produced 117,0S3,S5o bushels
of oats. worth s4O.979,S47. That was
bigger production than California,
Oregon. Washington, Texas, Oklahoma,
New Mexico and any other sew
en- lar western states combined. Or
the cats money would buy all the hay
raised in Texas. California. Oregon.
washington, Idaho and Nevada.
me report making public these
figures was made up under the new
STATISTICAL law which requires assessors
TO secure figures for the state board.
me general summary in the report
SHOWS that the total value of crops
ana other products for the year 1909,
also live stock, was 1891, 332.072 or
an increase of nearly $4,000 over
dsos, when the total value was $780,
354,646.
me following table, showing the
acreage and value of Iowa farm pro-
ducts for 1Qla cnoal.- e.. .I,c
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would not have the reader obtain the
impression that Mr.. J. pnedy has CO :
fined his work to such details. His
r. ovince has included all of these
and then has hroadened out far be
yond. The interests of the district
at large have been fostered by him in
ways satisfactory and beneficial
These have included substantial appro
priations for needed public buildings
and for the reclamation of flooded
lands. Des Moines county bears
cheerful testimony to generous treat.
ment along these lines--and the entire
district has benefited similarly as oc-
casion afforded the opportunity for
Mr.. Kennedy to do effective work.
Just now Mr.. kennedy's district has
vital interest in river Improvement
and in the reclamation of the low
grounds Immediately adjacent to the
banks of the Mississippi. Mr.. Kenne.
dy is a member of the river and har-
Dor committee of the house, and is
the only member resident in the
Upper Mississippi Valley. He was
one of the earliest advocates of six
foot channel above the Des Moines
Rapids. With the plan to reclaim all
of the alluvial lands lying in the bot
toms east of Burlington he is in
thorough sympathy and understanding.
This improvement which is coming in
hn tn, lot f,,tr q RI.
ening Of Burlington's retail field and
consequently growth of the town COM
mercially and in population. Mr.. Ken
nedy is a member of the monetary
commission which was reorganized
three years ago. This commission has
made exhaustive investigation of the
currency problem, and is preparing to
to report in December of this year.
1t is big problem and cannot be
solved at one sitting of congress, but
progress is being made. We cannot
conceive that it is possible that the
district would unsettle it's standing
and render valueless it's contributions
to these important works by failing
to retain so faithful and competent
an agent as Mr.. Kennedy has shown
himself to be. The district has in
deed great faith in Mr.. Kennedy. 1t
recognizes in his bent for public af-
fairs the same peculiar and forceful
genius that has served to make public
men not only useful but notable in
past eras in our history as nation.
The district sees possibilities in his
future which arouse the aeenest and
most satisfactory expectations in the
minds of all and which seem destined
to give us in our modest and unassum-
ing member from the First district one
OF the most influential representatives
ever sent to Washington.
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TOM MARsHALL's sPITTooN
Superior Court Clerks Rebukc of tho
Famous but uncieanly Orator Of
Kentucky.

Tom Marshall, the great Kentucky
orator, was also a great masticator OF
tobacco, and one OF the most unclean.
ly of men In the disposition of the
salivary Juice" an abundant deposit
OF which usually decorated his ample
shirt-bosom. The contrary of Mar.
shall in this particular was Return ].
Meigs. clerk of the national supreme
court. whose person and Office were
always models OF neatness and clean.
Illness. One day Marshall entered the
clerks office, as usual mastcating
great quid OF "dogleg." and before he
mad finished his business found 1t nee.
essary to unload. Where do you keep
your spittoon, Mr.. Meigs?' asked the
advocate. after fruitless search
the desired utensil Il do not keep
one" said the clerk. Where do you
spit?" Il do not spit" Il mean,
where do ! spit?-I chaw, Mr.. Meigs"
Generally. you spit on your shirt
bosom. Mr.. Marshall" The great ad.
vocate left the Office, discharged his
cargo of tobacco, and returning, re.
stunned his examination of the records
with complete serenity.
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GOOD ADVICE TO NEGROES.

Booker T Washington gave utter.
ance to true and noteworthy senti.
ment in discussing racial rights and
privileges the other day. He declar.
ed that agitation Of questions of social
equality is the extremist folly and
that progress in the enjoyment Of all
the privileges that will come to the
colored race must be the result Of Sc.
we're and constant struggle. rather
than Of artificial forcing. Concluding.
ly. he said:
NO race that has anything to con.
tribute to the markets of the world
is long in any degree ostracized II
is right and important that all priv.
lieges OF the law be ours, but IT If
vastly more important that we be pre
pared for the exercise of these nriv
ileges. The opportunity to earn a
dollar in factory just now is Wort
infinitely more than the Opportunity
to spend a dollar in an opera house !;
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The esteemed Burlington Hawk-Eye
tenders its good offices as follows:
Election is so close at hand, The
Keokuk Gate City is inspired to say
the wise candidate will allow no
grass to grow under his feet in the
intervening time Grass is not in the
habit of growing much at this season
OF the year. What The Gate City prob
ably means is that the wise candidate
will let no dust settle under his auto
mobile. That's more up to date
Noe up to date. certainly, but not
more correct in statement Here in
Lee county since the recent rains the
grass has been growing much as it
does in spring. II only remains to
add that TO be perfectly safe the wise
candidate will neither allow grass to
grow under his feet nor dust to
settle under his gas wagon.
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Mr.. Kennedy's
Work In Congress

Burlington Saturday Evening Post:
The First Congressional District of
Iowa has in Charles A. Kennedy the
most diligent representative in Wash
ington. Other members perform their
duties in a manner satisfactory 20
their constituents but it is no dispar-
agement to any of them to state the
simple truth here that no one of them
accomplishes so much for his constit
uents as does Mr.. Kennedy. The citi-
zens OF Southeastern Iowa who have
sent Mr.. Kennedy to congress for two
terms, and who will elect him for a
third term on the Sth of the coming
November. are able to see in the,
genius which he has exhibited for pub
lie affairs widening field OF in
fluenee, which ultimately must bring
him into National prominence. Mr..
Kennedy has not delivered any notable
speeches in congress. Few if any OF
the thousands of embryo laws intro
duced at each session originate IT
his desk He has not been in demand
to assist in carving doubtful districts
for uneasy colleagues. His efforts
have been directed along more COM
monplace lines. He has occupied his
time at Washington in looking after
matters touching the interests of he
men and women of his district. His
services in this particular have. been
unusual and valuable, and they haze
brought him into helpful personal re.
lation with nearly every citizen in this
corner of the state. Mr. Kennedy has
made of his congressional member
ship g useful well-nigh invaluable
agency at the national capital FIR
every person in this district who has
interests. or who would have interests
in any of the departments there He
has given them representation n
this respect that they never had
before, and in giving personal atten-
ton to each incident and each case he
has demonstrated tie possession OF
untiring energy associated with the
tact and discretion which accom-
plishes purpose. This business side
of the life OF a member in congress
is to somewhat marked extent rev.
elation to many of our readers in this
county and adjoining localities, To
be served by your congressman down
at Washington, IN matters very vital
to you, with the sar.e promptness
fidelity and yigcr with which vol
would be served i.y q iobbing hou ;e
in commercial transaction, while 70
a considerable degree a new and
somewhat novel experience in politi IS
is not an innovation to which any
one will object. nor will the adopt, m
of such rue 81 SER ice tend .
ALLEVIATE Mr., Kennedy from tie es
TEEN of the voters. However, we
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two gentlemen it was not Difficult,
TO determine at what points they are
frightened this year. They realizs
that Chas. A. Kennedy is going to ha
returned by rousing majority and
they are putting forth all their ef.
forts to stem the tide. They also sea
the handwriting on the wall presae
ing the retirement OF Judge Bank
and the election of w. G.. Blood, and
with the exception of a pat on the
back which the other county candl.
dates received in passing, the entire
evening was devoted to the defeat o,
Chas. A. Kennedy and w. G. Blood
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Democratic po,nos.

| Donnellson Review: County Attor.
ney Theo. A. Craig and State Senator
E. P. McManus suoke to fair sized
audience in Donneiison last even ng
| End the poor old tariff received
another blow below the belt. Although
this is state campaign, the gentle
men devoted practically all their time
to national issues. Free silver, i'm.
perialism, government ownership,
and the numerous other fads of Dem.
ocracy In years past have been for.
gotten, and the old bugaboo tariff
that for fifty years has furnished a
theme for the Democratic spellbinder,
was given severe shaking up last
night. And they even proved their
assertions by the Democratic year
book.
The first speaker made the asser-
ton that in the last fifteen years the
necessities of life had advanced one
hundred per cent, all due to the pro.
tective tariff-but he failed to state
why the same advance had taken
place in free trade England aud other
countries where they wouldn't know a
tariff if they should meet it In the
middle OF the road
He Illustrated the workings Of the
tariff with sewing machines. He
said; for example it costs the manu-.
facturer in this country $500 to build
machine, this price including a
reasonable profit. 1t costs the Eng
lish manufacturer $4,000; our govern.
ment (Which according to the state.
ments last evening is composed of Joe
Cannon and Charles Kennedy steps
In and puts tariff of $4,000 on sew
ing machines. What, he says is the
suit? Why the American manufac-
ture knowing that his English competi.
tor can not place his machine on the
market here for less than the cost of
manufacture $4,000 plus the tariff
$4,000, or total of s6u.O0, places the
Price of his machine at $4,000 and
thus robs the American people And
at the same time we can stem right
In next door and buy of August Kreh-
pSii Soou enough sewing machine for
anyone for the sum of $1,000.
He paid his respects to the Standard
OIL Company as gigantic octopus fat
tening at the expense of. the people.
The Standard Oil company is evident
ly not losing any money in their bust
ness but you older people know that
we are buying the products of the
Standard Oil company far cheaper
than we did before that organization
came into existence
He did not touch upon the state
ticket, but hurried through the coun.
ty ticket. laying particular stress on
the candidacy of Judge Bank.
Senator McManus, who followed
him. went over about the same ground
on the tariff, took up the state tick
ct, said few words for Porter. and
then went into detail regarding the
liquor plank in the Democratic plat
form, but did not touch on any of the
other planks, but after telling us how
that plank would affect us in Don
nelson. said that was all there was
of the Democratic platform.
He also ran rapidly down the conn
ty ticket, and pleaded in particular
for the election of Judge Bank.
In following the remarks OF the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-31

Tomorrow win be election day in
Cuba when half the members of the
senate and of the lower house of the
national legislature are to be chosen.
together with many local officers.
The result of this first election under
the administration of President
Gomez, and the second to be held by
Cuban government without the in
fluence of American control, natural
ly will attract good deal of atten-
ton from the outside world. There
has been a great deal of political ex-
element in the island for some
months, and in Havana five parties
have put candidates In the field.
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JUDGE NEEDED SIGN LANGUAGE

JUDGE NEEDED SIGN LANGUAGE.
An amusing police court incident is
recorded in the news columns of the
Des Moines Tribune A man named
John Ray was brought before Police
Judge Van Lew to answer to charges
of intoxication and vagrancy. 1t ap-
pears that Ray cannot talk, hear, read
or write. First the Judge tried to
talk to the man and then to write.
But John didn't know what it was all
about. He could not hear because
he is deaf, couldn't talk because he is
dumb and couldn't read because he
doesn't know how Then the Judge
tried out his limited knowledge of the
sign language.
After a moment of deep thought,
the magistrate went through the act
in nantomime of quaffing schooner.
This, he thought would convey to
Johns mind the idea that he was ar
rested for drunkenness
John evidently thought the motion
was an invitation to join the Judge in
a drink. A smile lighted his face and
he started for the door, but was in
tercepted by the strong arm of the
bailiff
The Judge gave up trying to ar
raign him on the intoxication charge
and turned to the vagrancy question.
To convey the idea of restitution, he
turned an empty pocket inside out.
But John misunderstood again. His
face expressed the keenest sympathy
He thought the Judge broke, too.
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So to live is heaven

So to live is heaven;
To make undying music in the world,
Breathing as beauteous order that
controls
OF man
So we inherit that sweet purity
For which we struggled, failed and
agonized
With widening retrospect that bred
despair
Rebellious flesh that would not be
subdued,
A vicious parent shaming still its
child,
Poor anxious penitence, is quick dis
solved;
Its discords, quenched by meeting
harmonies,
Die in the large and charitable air.
And all our rarer. better. truer self,
That sobbed religiously in yearning
song,
That watched to ease the burthen OF
the world,
Iaboriously tracing what must be.
And what may yet be better-saw
within
A worthier image for the sanctuary,
And shared it forth before the multi.
tude
Divinely human, raising worship so
To higher reverence more mixed with
with love
That better self shall live till human
time
Shall fold its eyelids, and the human
sky
Be gathered like a scroll within the
tomb
Unread forever.
This is life to come,
Which martyred men have made
more glorious
For us who strive 10 follow. May
reach
That purest heaven, be to other souls
The cup of strength in some great
agony.
Enkindle generous ardor, feed pure
love,
Beget the smiles that have no cruel
ty-
Be the sweet presence of good diff
fused,
And in diffusion evermore intense,
So shall l join the choir invisible
Whose music is the gladness of the
world
George Eliot.
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The Baptist ministers at the Iowa
Baptist Church convention passed a
resolution declaring that every Bap-
fist church in Iowa will, on next sun
day, preach on the theme of temper
ance and to promote the submission
of the prohibition question to a vote
of the people The Baptist predilec-
ton for water and plenty of it has
long been well known.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-31

It is estimated that absolute pro-
hibition in st. Louis would throw
$4,000 men out of work. and besides
increasing taxes, would close manu-
featuring plants worth $140,0000oo
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is marriage faiiure?' is ques-
ton under discussion in number of
contemporaries. In some cases a good
deal depends on the qualifications OF
the hired eirl.
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A western Iowa paper predicts that
Iowa will go Republican by an old
time majority, Such a triumph of
hope over judgment is worthy of
more than passing notice.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-31

According to George Fitch it isn't
'little BIRDS that carry gossip. 1t is
big geese.
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In the matter Of the price of sleep
ing car berths. the uppers should be
lower. Cedar Rapids Gazette.
Likewise the lowers.