The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-16

would have been more TO the point if
Lorimer had mailed resignation TO
the presiding officer of the United
States senate
The Marshalltown Times Republican
says it is now fully demonstrated that
the double barreled Holland rifle
isn't market for the big stick in
accuracy and shocking power.
State conservation is Dead says
the Waterloo Courier. IAN angel
came down and drew its gentle spirit
heavenward. 1t was too tender and
sanity to abide with us vile worms
upon this EARTH
The knights of Pythias can stand
whole lot of politics and still
thrive observes the Cedar Rapids
Republican. THE order in Iowa
seems to have as many fractional and
leadership fights on its hands as the
Republican. party
The Burlington. Gazette says that
seven out of ten of the good things
that are. advocated by Roosevelt on
his tour were uttered by Bryan ten
years ago. What he is preaching
now" the Gazette adds, lis nothing
more than BRYAN gospel"
The s-S hot
perhaps Senator Cummins could not
attend the Hamilton club banquet be-
cause he was 50 busily engaged in
drafting his bill for a nation wide
primary for the nomination of presi-
dental and vice presidential candi-
dates.
Colonel Harvey, editor of Harper's
Weekly. believes that if Roosevelt is
not crushed, an absolute monarch will
occupy the white house. IF Mr..
Harvey will put his feet in hot water
and bind chunk of ice on his head"
comments the Davenport Times, sit is
believed he will recover in a few
days.
The Iowa City Republican says it
does not believe that Mr.. Roosevelt
aspires to another term as President.
I'm all human probability continues
the Republican, Roosevelt will be
Taft's heartiest indorser for second
term. If he is not he will make the
first mistake of his political career.
The downfall of Taft is the downfall of
Roosevelt
The Ames Times says Roosevelt
Endorsed the Taft administration at
Sioux City. And he did the Web
ster City Freeman Tribune rejoins
The Endorsement was as hot and liz
cling as that contained in the Iowa
platform adopted at Des Moines on the
third of last month. The colonel and
the dominant faction of Iowa Repub
licanism seem united upon the Taft
question
IF the voters of the Eleventh dis
trict.' says the Waterloo Reporter
prefer an automaton in congress. Of
course they are entitled to have what
they want but the wonder is If they
desire to send some one to vote
against the Republican majority II
congress they don't come to the con
clusion that a rockribbed Democrat
could do as good job as an imita
ton Republican who does not know
how to vote until a big boss tells
him what to do
THE insurgent spirit is rampant
throughout the land" says the Dav
export Democrat It may be ridi
culed derided, minimized, belittled
or treated in any otter way by those
who do not want to see; but insurg
ency is movement full of signifi
canoe. 4 safe prediction is that it vii
grow by drawing to its support moi
only Republicans who see that the
original party of freedom has grown
totally away from its early principles
but also independent voters and manl
Democrats"
1T is the biggest thing of tn
country today. is the progressive
movement says the Council Bluff
Nonpareil 1T is sweeping in char
acter and is reaching and viii reacl
many spots that are in need of cleans
/ ing, but nowhere will it do bette
/ job than it is doing in the senate
! The senate has been the bulwark o
/ the whole system. To capture thi
/ bulwark and convert 1t into strong
hold for people will be to put tn
system to rout."
There ought to be a general f1gh
/ throughout the country against tn
/ political bosses, big apd little" say
tie Des Moines Capital. THE direc
primary is not always made use of b
the people. In this state the diree
/ primary has made the bosses NOR
powerful than before. In the count
of POLK 5000 Republicans might a