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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-11-07
THn DENIsoN. WAY.

The people OF Dentson nave founu
new way to overcome the evils OF
Halloween. In years past "Old
Nick has played havoc in the lit
tie town, only last year doing dam
age varicusly estimated at from ST.
600 to $4,000. Outbuildings were
overturned, sidewalks torn up, wag-
ons spirited away and other depre-
dations done that the average sma
boys knows so well how to do. This
year the wise heads of Denison
thought out scheme to make Dom
ison a sane town on the night when
all sorts of ghosts and COLLINS are
supposed to be abroad in the land
bent on all sorts OF mischief. The
mayor and council and public-mind-
ed citizens arranged for big gath
ering of young men in the assemo-
" room Of the city hall. 1t was pro-
vided with orchestra music, enter
tanning speakers, cigars. and tables
for cards.
The boys entered into the spirit
OF the occasion and helped provide
the coffee, and supper generally. So
with music. singing. speeches, gtory
telling, dancing and games some
were so interested they did not go
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-11-07

may take the form Of qualified
privilege, which pertains to matters
Of general public concern like cam
didacies for Office, sermons. editor
ials, etc. It may take the form Of
the truth for justifable purposes.
which means that the, slanderer
must be telling the truth and doing
It because good ends are to be at
tanned. Repeating SANDER makes
the repeater just as liable as the
original slanderer.
II every man and woman In Hardin
county who has uttered q single
word or sentence inimical to some
body's standing within the past
twenty four hours were hailed into
court tomorrow morning. Just how
big court house would it take to
hold them? The sublimity Of the
matter becomes ridiculous at this
point. It is well not to take SLAM
dering too seriously. The man with
a correct character has little to
fear from the gossipers, slanderers,
and traducers. They can not hurt
him. Their stuff will not stick,
Character withstands every storm
and is not hurt by falsehood. There
is no lie that will continually stick.
Every lie requires another lie to
bolster 1t up and at last somebody
forgets to lie in proper form and
right there miracle is needed to
bridge the chasm.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-11-07
BRO. PAYNEs vERBosITY.

Story City Herald: Ever. since
Bro. Payne Of the Nevada Represen-
tative backed us into corner three
years ago and proved by figures.
that Fairbanks would be nominal
ed for president, we have sort Of
doubted his ability as political for
caster. He undoubtedly writes in
terestingly on political subjects, but
on the whole we fear he Is apt to be
carried away by the exuberance Of
his own verbosity."
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-11-07

s 4 ! : ( y
to those which are untried and
which have new theories Of action
that we do not believe in and that
we don't believe the people believe
in.
However, If so be it that they
desire to make a change, We shall
Loyalty support the new government
under any conditions, with the hope
it will insure to the benefit Of the
country, but with the consolation
that If after one trial the people
think they ought to go back to the
old party. that has served them SO
we'll in the progressive days of the
nation, they will do so we can bear
that, my friends; that is all.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-11-07
uNJusT DISCRIMINATION.

Cedar Falls Record: The mani-,
testify unjust discrimination In
freight rates against Iowa manufac-
turers is one OF the things that Ills
Iowa. The transportation compan-
les have built up the big centers OF
industry at the expense of the small
er cities and also at the expense OF
the consumers. The freight tariff OIL
lumber furnishes local illustration
that should appeal to every man
who has the interest of Iowa at
heart and who wishes to see Iowa
manufacturing prosper. This con-
dition was called to the attention
OF The Record recently by Mr.. Eli
mer Harris, of the Harris & Cole
Bros. factory. A study Of the tarin
on lumber reveals the fact that the
Illinois Central accepts yellow pine
shipments in Louisiana and Missis-
slppi and hauls the same to Cedar
Falls for 81 cents per hundred
pounds. The manufacturer in ON
aha can get the same shipment car
ried the extra two hundred miles
and needs to pay but 251s cents per
hundred pounds. thereby getting an
advantage Of the added mileage as
well as $50 to s33 per car. Like
wise the Chicago Great Western
Railway accepts shipments OF ye.-
low pine in Arkansas and Texas and
hauls the same through Cedar Falls
to Chicago for 26 cents per hundred
pounds. II a Cedar Falls factory
wishes the shipment put out here he
must pay 81 cents per hundred
pounds, giving the Chicago factory
the advantage OF from $40 to $s3
per car. This is situation that NO
Iowa manufacturer can meet sue
cessfully IL he wishes and needs to
enter into competition with manu-
facturers in Omaha and Chicago.
This one factory could double
and quadruple their output II gwen
square deal by the railroad COM
panies. That the Chicago manu-
facturer should be given q big adj.
vantage over his Iowa competitor Is
manifestly unjust and should not be
tolerated. Mr.. Harris took the mat
ter UP with G. A. Wrightman, sec
rotary of the Iowa Manufacturers
Association, more than q year ago.
The matter was again taken up with
the above named official some time
ago but so far he has failed to re-
spond to letters. Senator Kenyon
has his active support in seeing that
the evil Is corrected and 50 has Ben
stor DeWolf Of this district.
The freight rate question is mat
ter OF vital interest to Iowa and no
effort should be spared to get jus
tice.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-11-07
BLUE SKY ARTISTS.

Kansas has one good law at least.
In Kansas man cannot go out and
sell certificates Of stock in just any
old blue sky enterprise. Before he
goes out he must have permission
OF the department OF banking. II
he goes out without such a permis-
sion he is arrested as criminal.
The result has been that only forty
men representing forty different
concerns were permitted to go out
and sell certificates of stock. Over
five hundred applications were re-
jected. This law working SO we'll in
Kansas should be enacted in Iowa
ct the first opportunity. Will some
man who expects to run for the leg
islature kindly cut this out and pre-
pare for business? If there were a
law in Iowa prohibiting the selling
Of worthless stock in worthless com
panies it would save the people of
Iowa probably $25.000.000 annual
ly.-Des Moines Capital.
The Kansas way is certainly a
good one. II such law were in OPP
Grafton in Iowa quite number Of
Hamilton county people would be
several thousand dollars to the
good. It quite often happens that
the prospective investor who will
refuse to invest in sure thing bites
readily and even voraciously al
some blue sky proposition that has
absolutely no possibility of success.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-11-07
Two Killed & Fire.

New York, Nov. Two mem
hers Of the Shapiro family, father
and mother, were killed. and three
Of their four children were badly In
jured yesterday when they jumped
from windows on the second moor
to escape the flames that destroyeA
a Brooklyn tenement house.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-11-07

It is to be hoped that Senator La
toilette, Senator Cummins and 9TH
er leaders in the progressive move
ment will get behind Senator
Bourne's proposition to reform the
method of apportioning representa-
ton to republican national conven-
lions. The Freeman-Tribune would
also like TO see the democratic party
make a similar change.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-11-07
Although the work of Ding" t

Although the work Of Ding" the
cartoonist. is to be part of the
Des Moines Capitals service, Iowa
people will probably miss the fine
portraits of Col. Young drawn here
tofore by MI. Darling. Those strik-
ing portraits of the colonel might
properly be classed as "Ding's' mas
terpieces.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-11-07

!, John T. Adams Of Dubuque has
been suggested as the Iowa member
Of the national republican commit
tee. While the Freeman-Tribune is
not in favor Of the selection OF Mr..
Adams, it thinks he would be .a'
preferable to Committeeman Har;
Any change would be an improve
ment.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-11-07

home until after one in the morn
Ing. SO the morning Of Nov. i ar
rived and the community awoke to
find a sane halloween, no damage
and the boys declaring they like the
new way much better"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-11-07
STILL HUNT EXPERT

Sioux City Journal: Frank P.
Woods, representative in congress
from the Tenth Iowa district. is mo
toring around looking for 9 third
term. So far in his political life
Mr.. Woods has been successful on
his still hunts.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-11-07
NEEDS THE PRIMARY.

Iowa City Republican,: The
friends of President Taft do not
need the primary to secure for him
the majority, il not the solid. Iowa
delegation. But he needs It in or
der to hold the party together 80
that he can be elected.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-11-07
A Fine Nep.

OF Hamilton county 10 selling well.
A careful examination OF the map
will show that It is up to date IN
every particular. All titles are cor
rect up to the first Of March, all
drainage bitches, rural routes and
highways in the county are inciud-
ed, and the map will be found M
valuable as a reference work for all
classes Of business men as we'll az
farmers. Cloth maps sell at s. each.
while the paper maps sell ut 50.
Orders for either should be sont to
the Freeman-Tribune. Webster City
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-11-07

The Freeman-Tribune has too
much regard for Hon. Frank F.
Woods to believe that he is satisti I'D
with the answer given by some of
his friends to the question OF where
he stands as between Taft and La
Toilette. In replying to that inter-
rogation Mr.. Woods supporters re-
spond by saying that Roosevelt has
not yet declared himself and the 81
lence OF Mr.. Woods is probably due
to his following the example "
Roosevelt. II our congressman wants
to be placed in that position by his
supporters his opponents will accept
IT for what It Is worth. However, 1t
appears to the Freeman-Tribune
that Mr.. Woods has opinions Of his
own and that he ought to express
them without equivocation.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-11-07

Judge Gary says the steel trust
has no thought of monopoly. Then
why not let that fact be established
by the courts?
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-11-07
THE ISSUE.

3
THE ISSUE.
Eastern leaders Of the republican
party are alarmed at the present at
titude Of President Taft toward the
steel and wool trusts and are throw
ing out insinuations calculated to
embarrass the presidents support
ers. The leading politicians Of the
east fear the enforcement Of the ar
thrust laws against the gigantic
combinations Of wealth may be fol-
lowed by stagnation in business. Ac-
cording to their view, these laws
were enacted for political effect and
not to be enforced. They were ac-
quiesced in by congress in Difference
to public demand and It was never
contemplated that they should be
effective. This Is at least the In
ference to be drawn from the atti-
tude Of such men as Senator PEN
rose. who are now expressing doubt
as to the advisability Of re-nominaf-
ing Mr.. Taft. II The country is not
willing to stand for the enforce
ment OF the laws enacted to control
and regulate trusts Of various kinds
and degrees the laws should be re-
pealed. The Freeman-Tribune be-
lieves the voters want the laws en-
forced and It believes that event.
uslly they Will be enforced and that
results will be satisfactory to all
concerned. It is time that the gov
eminent asserts It sovereignty and
insists upon the square deal all
around. Enough has been revealed
during the agitation Of the past ten
years to convince the unprecedented
mind that unless the big aggrega-
lions Of wealth be brought under the
law and compelled to treat sections
and individuals alike they will gain
absolute mastery and become tyran-
ical. Did anyone ever hear Of a
bigger business outrage than that
practiced by the Standard Oil COM
psny when 1t not only received re-
bates from the railroads on the oil
1t shipped, but received rebates al
70 on the oil its competitors ship
ped? It is not the price Of oil that
aroused public indignation, but the
methods of Standard Oil to put ev-
erybody out of business who did no.
bow before 1t. In pursuance Of his
policy. oil would be sold cheaper IN
one town than another. to crush
competition and as soon as COMPETE
ton was effectually crushed the
higher price Of oil would be restor-
eo. Merchants in Webster City have
felt the effect OF the heavy hand OF
Standard Oil and some Of them have
been forced to surrender to Its de-
mands. Are the people now ready
to stop the flght-to SURRENDERED
admit they hold temporary prosper
ity above the privilege Of liberty
and fair competition?
This is the issue that Is crowding
itself to the fore and It will have
to be met.
The methods OF Standard OIL are
not materially different from the
methods OF other big corporations.
The railroads practiced the same
sort Of Determinations until the
rate law was enacted under the lead
ership Of President Roosevelt.
Let the people falter now and the
hands on the dial will be turned
back many years.
or ArnIrr AND IIREI
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-11-07

1--WE have a weapon firmer set
and better than the bayonet-a
weapon that comes down as still as
snow-flakes fall upon the sod-yet
executes a freeman's will as light
ming does the will Of God. And from
ito force no bolts or locks can shield
vm,-,tis the ballot-box."
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-11-07

"The grandest Of heroic deeds are
those which are performed within
four walls and in domestic privacy"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-11-07
People WILL PRESS BUTTON.

PEOPLE WILL PRESS BUTTON.
Waterloo Times-Tribune: A quar-
ter of a million LaFollette campaign
buttons have been issued. They
haven't asked the president to press
the button to start the campaign
off, however.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-11-07

The time for harmony is after the
nominations are made. Now is the
time for republicans to fight out
their differences.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-11-07

OF course woodrow Wilson thinks
his is the party Of the people. Ev-
cry man who has confidence in his
party thinks the same thing.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-11-07

In every part and corner of our
life, to lose ones self is to be q
gainer; to forget ones self is to be
happy. Robert Louis Stevenson.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-11-07

The Sioux City Journal confuses
the webster City Freeman-Tribune
and the Waterloo Times-Tribune.
The confusion is but natural There
Is not only similarity Of names,
but OF ideas.-Des Moines Capital.
We find the Capital at times ex-
ceedingly cruel.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-11-07

Even Sunny" Jim Sherman is
perturbed over the political outlook.
He evidently fears the defeat Of
Taft in the event Of Taft's renom-
nation. AS the time for the as
sembling of the national conven-
ton comes on apace the doubt Of
its following the course mapped out
by the reactionary element Of the
party is increasing. Vice President
Sherman is something of politician
and has been in the game for quar-
ter of a century. When he scents
danger it may be granted that dan
ger is not far away. In speaking Of
the result of the recent election In
California Mr.. Sherman said: eve
have felt and hoped that California
was solidly for President Taft, and
all Of his ideas, and this recent cleo
ton gives us a new light. President
Taft's message upon the recall will
be found to be one of the greatest
papers Of our time. It will stand as
a masterpiece in craftsmanship and
the principles enunciated therein
will be found, as time passes, to be
as sound as any ever given to the
people. That his ideas were not
accepted by the people Of Califor-
mia shows marked disaffectioE
which. / believe all regular Repub-
licans will deeply regret"
How do the republicans Of Iowa
like an arrangement that gives
Texas forty delegates to the reptlb-
lican national convention while
this state has only twenty-six?
Texas never yet helped elect a re-
publican president and Iowa never
failed in aiding such election. Iowa
and Texas are simply representa- .
tive states in this respect. Same con-
ditions obtain with regard to Indi-
ana and Georgia, Pennsylvania
and Mississippi. Massachusetts, and
North Carolina, etc. No blame can
attach to the republicans OF those
southern states for not being able
to give republican candidate for
president an electoral vote. They
do the best they can. But there is
no sense or justice in a policy that
gives a state having only twenty
i've thousand republicans votes as
much power in the national conven-
tion as is given state having thr %
hundred thousand such votes. What
would the republicans of Hamilton
county think OF an arrangement
that would give township in this
county having only twenty repul'-
lican voters as much authority and
power in the county convention as
is given township containing.
three or four hundred republican.
voters? Yet that is the very thing
that has been done in republican nd
tional conventions ever since the or
ganization of the republican party
nearly sixty years ago. 1t is time
the national convention and the ma
tional committee take up this qnes-
ton and settle it right.
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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-11-07

Old proverb says, that bird is not
honest that defieth its own nest
John Shelton.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-11-07

The fight inaugurated by the Des
Moines papers against the grocery
trust has been dropped, "all OF !
sudden" From this distance it looks
"A though the threat Of the grocers
% stop advertising in the papers OF
that town had the desired effect.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-11-07

He who can appreciate merit has
the germ Of 1t in his own soul
Goethe.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-11-07

There is demand all over the
Tenth district for Congressman
Woods to take stand for Taft OF
for LaFollette.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-11-07

Senator Kenyon, who has been
urged for the United States supreme
bench to succeed Harlan, is not a
candidate and has united with other
Iowa leaders in asking the appoint
ment OF Judge Deemer.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-11-07

II President Taft would issue a
manifesto refusing to stand for a
second term it would be the most
popular Estate paper" promulgated
nv the present administration.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-11-07

~ Il
TAs Daily Freeman-Tribune BY
mail, per year $A.OO
Delivered in city, per year. $500
D. Z. HUNTER. -. Business Agr.
". +. HUNTER ..........E Editor
Omcial Paper Of City and County.
In every part and corner of our
life, to lose ones self is to be a
xainer: to forget ones self is to be
happy. Robert Louis Stevenson.
."TAe grandest Of heroic deeds are
those which are performed within
four walls and in domestic privacy.
Judge Gary says the steel trust
has no thought Of monopoly. Then
why not let that fact be established
BY the courts?
The time for harmony is after the
nominations are made. Now is the
time for republicans to fight out
their differences.
OF course woodrow Wilson thinks
his is the party Of the people. Ev-
cry man who has confidence in his
party thinks the same thing.
There is demand all over the
Tenth district for Congressman
Woods to take stand for Taft or
for LaFollette.
If President Taft would issue a
manifesto refusing to stand for a
a second term it would be the most
popular Estate paper" promulgated
by the present administration.
William Randolph Hearst is not
the Freeman ribune's ideal polite
ian. but he deserves credit for fight
ing Tammany twelve months in the
year.
How would you like to be the CAL
ifornia editor who has to face jury
composed Of women, on the change
OF printing obscene matter? HIS nm
ish is not hard to divine.
It now transpires that the govern
ment,s suit against the steel trust
did not take all the stockholders by
surprise. Some OF them have been
unloading stock on the quiet TOT
several months.
Senator Kenyon, who has been
urged for the United States supreme
bench to succeed Harlan, is not a
candidate and has united with other
Iowa leaders in asking the appoint
ment Of Judge Deemer.
The fight inaugurated by the Des
Moines papers against the grocery
trust has been dropped, "all OF !
sudden" From this distance it looks
"A though the threat Of the grocers
% stop advertising in the papers Oh
that town had the desired effect.
The sioux City Journal confuses
the webster City Freeman-Tribune
and the Waterloo Times-Tribune.
The confusion is but natural There
a not only similarity OF Names
bnt OF ideas.-Des Moines Capital.
We find the Capital at times ex-
ceedingly cruel.
owe have a weapon firmer set
and better than the bayonet-a
weapon that comes down as still as
snow-flakes fall upon the sod-yet
executes freeman's will as light
ming does the will Of God. And from
ito force no bolts or locks can shield
you-'tis the ballot-box."
:, John T. Adams Of Dubuque has
been suggested as the Iowa member
Of the national republican commit
tee. While the Freeman-Tribune is
not In favor Of the selection OF Mr..
Adams, it thinks he would be .ar
preferable to Committeeman Hart.
Any change would be an improve
ment.
Although the work Of Ding, the
cartoonist, is to be part OF the
Des Moines Capitals service, Iowa
- EvHn
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-11-07

It now transpires that the govern
ment,s suit against the steel trust
did not take all the stockholders by
surprise. Some Of them have been
unloading stock on the quiet for
several months.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-11-07

How would you like to be the Cal
ifornia editor who has to face jury
composed Of women, on the change
OF printing obscene matter? His I'm
ish is not hard to divine.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-11-07

President Taft's Arm stand for the
enforcement of the law against III
legal trusts and combinations has
thrown a terrible scare into that
class of law violators and they are
already talking Of the hard times it
is sure to bring, in their opinion. Is
it to be conceded that laws enacted
for the public welfare cannot be en-
forced against big business Interests
that are conducting business illeg-
ally without precipitating panic?
If this be conceded what is the judy
ment Of the country? Should the
law be. enforced or may it be ignor-
ed by those who are influential
enough to demand and enforce re-
prisal?