The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-21
IOWA PRESS COMMENT

new way of muzzling the press.
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.
The Cedar Rapids Republican sug-
gests merging the hunters license
with the automobile taxes for the pur-
pose of making good roads.
The farmer says the Eldora Her
aid. has never opposed real reci-
procity. 1t is the imitation article
he has objected to-
"of course says the Scranton
Journal, nobody believes that the
Chicago Tribune misrepresented the
returns. but this should not hinder
LATE from playing the great game"
Mr- Sammis is conspicuous ex-
ample of the kind of men who should
never be sent to congress, says the
Sac Sun. commenting on the report
that the LeMars man will be an aspir-
ant for the congressional nomination.
Canadian reciprocity is not caus-
ing the farmers half as much worry
as the rain question: says the Alta
Advertiser. Give the Iowa farmers
plenty of moisture and it makes little
difference whether the reciprocity
agreement Is adopted or not
When you are looking for things
to be offended about, you don't have
to advertise" observes the Waterloo
Times Tribune.
The Hopkinton Leader says there is
apparently not much sentiment in IA
vor of perpetuating the idea of third
term governors in Iowa
THE disposition. more and more, is
to try it on and take Taft's word for
it that the treaty is easily repealed if
it does not prove to be satisfactory to
the United States" says the Burling-
ton Hawk-Eye, referring to the Canad-
ian treaty.
llC SthdJoiS llO lllouSnl lie
galleries would be crowded during
their speeches on reciprocity have an
other large bunch of disappointment
to get rid Of says the Des Moines
Tribune
when the returns are in LATE is
going to be disappointed, for he will
find that he is in the minority" says
the Aurelia Sentinel, referring to the
Des Moines Capitals reciprocity poll
Iowa is in favor of reciprocity"
The Hampton Chronicle says that
the United States senate will help
eliminate the need of the Oregon
plan" if it keeps up its present gait
of progressive legislation
1T is still a far cry to direct cleo
ton of United States senator's" says
the Knoxville Journal, THE power
which could block the game for eighty
years in the senate will be able to do
some business with state legislators"
The Republican members of con-
gress who favor the Canadian pact"
says the Marion Register, ought to
come out in the open as free traders.
The pact means ultimate free trade"
The Dubuque Telegraph-He sug-
gests that if the state department
doesn't hurry along that recognition
of the Portuguese republic there may
be no republic there to recognize.
The Des Moines Capital says It is
rapidly reaching that pass that about
the only proposition upon which in
surgents can present united front is
that they want the offices.
President Taft has been married
twenty-five years, so you see that this
reciprocity deal isn't the greatest trial
of his life" says the Marshalltown
Times-Republican
Stranger things might happen, !"
4 says the Waterloo Courier, than that
the next congress would be Demo
cratic in both branches with Taft the
next President. But Taft could work
nationally even with a Democratic con
4 gress His scruples are conscientious,
not political"
The Cedar Rapids Gazette says that
just little encouragement would
bring Republican party candidates, for
next years contest, out by the doz-
ems. IF the people are wise" the
Gazette continues, mo encouragement
will be offered until the hot weather
is over and the harvests garnered.',
Why is This?
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