The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-14
IOWA PRESS COMMENTS

IOWA PRESS COMMENTS.
The Waterloo Reporter says tn,
Garst candidacy has nothing but fac
tional conspiracy to support it.
Come on Rathburn; you might a:
well be a candidate for governor
also,' says the Cedar Rapids Gazette
In vain do we look through Warner
Garst's iong announcement for a goo6
word for President Taft says the
Iowa City Citizen.
The lndianola Herald predicts that
Indiana will have two Democratic
United States senators, in place OF
one, after the next election.
The Burlington Haweye says that
Gov CAROLS only fault has been his
tendency to stay III his office and at
tend to the peoples business.
Republican policies were never
carried out by the election of demo-
Gratis says the Bedfor Times Repub-
iican. Prosperity never selected
that route for its travels,
The Storm Lake PiIot-Tribune saws
that Mr.. Jackson ''will discover that
ne has huge task upon his hands in
leading Iowa back to Taft, from whom
it has certainly been divorced.
The Webster City Freeman-Tribune
says the Taft-republican conference
made 1t necessary for the progressive
wing OF the party to make an aggres-
slVe flgf- all along the line of control
OF the state convention.
Doesn't it beat the world" asks
the Cedar Rapids Republican. ahow
hope springs eternal in the democratic
breast? But this year, it seems. they
have that feeling all over the United
states. There are many reasons WHY
they should feel that way"
"Garst's candidacy says the Cedar
Falls Record, simply means a bitter
factional fight within the party. 1t
VIII Jeopardize the success of a num-
Der OF Iowa congressman who seek re-
election and viii make the election
of the state ticket this fall a matter
OF extreme doubt and uncertainty.
The Glidden Graphic says it is the
simple thuth that Senator DolI;ver
and Cummins are right in their con.
tentions. They are better repubIi-
cans than President Taft" the Crap
hic continues. They stand on more
tenahie ground. They cannot be beat
en- before any intelligent constituency
on the merits of the case
The Shenandoah sentinel-Post says
the Garst candidacy is the biggest
piece of folly yet perpretated in Iowa.
TT contends that Mr.. Carroll has made
a good governor and has not been a
strong partisan, but has been fair.
His defeat for denomination the Sen
tinel-Post believes, would be reason
ably certain TO result in republican de.
feat in November.
The Ames Times says that when the
4 insurgents with the aid of the demo-
i cfats) dehorned Uncle Joe Cannon. as
speaker Of the house, they killed the
goose that laid the golden egg. eThev
are now without issue continues the
Times. Even Prouty don't know
what to talk about. and when that
windmill stops there's something ont
OF killer with the machine sure,
There is no likelihood that Mr..
Garst can defeat Gov Carroll at the
primary says the Iowa City Republi.
can He had a much more favor.
able opportunity two years ago and
; tailed. Now the element Of fair nlay
VIII enter largely into consideration
t and 1t would be anything but fair play
to defeat Carroll now when he is sery
ing first term, with record as
! eiean anu businesslike as Iowa has
> had"
: The Des Moines Capital suggest,
a mat the people of Iowa will make :
q mistake If they devote this entir.
year to politics. 1t includes. howeve
y mat 1t is useless to think there viii
i De any less pol ties on that account
Talking about s1lnnressin, ~. -.