Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-07-25

Geo. D. Perkins will please act as
referee.
If you want to get good and tired
Just take two weeks vacation at
some summer resort. 1t beats saving
wood, according to report.
Perhaps DR.. Wiley would rather
be right than hold his job. But turn
on the light and let the people know
what is going on, regardless of what
may be revealed.
The Sioux City Journal is of the
opinion that the paramount issue IN
Iowa next year will be Cummins VS..
Taft. In that event the Journal will
find itself, as usual, in disagree
ment with the majority sentiment
of it's party in this state.
Dr.. Wiley is much more popular
with the masses than with the
classes. He has been especially Sc
we're in pursuit of law violators who
adulterated food stuffs and for this
reason does not stand we'll in "high
society,"" The doctor has been mark
ed for the slaughter.
If it be true, as stated by the Du-
buque Telegraph-Herald, that j..
Pierpont Morgan is the controlling
owner of Harper's Weekly, the
Weekly's support of Woodrow Will
son for president needs an explana-
ton. Harpers has not been con-
sidered by democrats as safe guide
and now that it has espoused the
cause of Mr.. Wilson some of the
faithful are seeking the reasons,
It is suggested by the Sioux City
Journal that when statesman can
be set debating with himself it isn't
necessary for his opponent to say
much. The "walue o. this obserwa-
ton lies in the application ont.
Keokuk Gate City.
Uncle George "orter" know.
Hasn't he during the past five years
been writing editorials to refu.e
what he said in his paper during tue
previous five years?
The Nevada Representative gives
some of it's reasons for its admira
ton for LaFollette. "The fact is, :
it says, chat LaFollette is man
with real capacity for doing things.
and when he decides to do some
thing he can give for his decision
reasons that will hold together
LaFollette is a man with
whom it is very possible to disa-
gree, but who has convictions and
the courage and ability to state
them, and more of a record for con-
servatism than is generally apprc-
ciated. Incidentally, he is a man in
whom the mass of the people have
faith
The reactionary press may abuse
and misrepresent Senator LaFol-
lette every day in the week, but
how are they to overcome the i'll
fluence of the fact that Wisconsin,
state that knows the senator
thoroughly, gave him more than one
hundred thousand majority at the
primary last fall when he was OPP
posed by one of the strongest men
anu IuOSL ISSOuICelul polAllSoi Ano
chimes in Wisconsin? The people
of the Badger state know LaFol-
lette thoroughly and we'll. They
have confidence in his sincerity and
his ability and are ready and anx-
ious to honor him with their sup
port. Where lis another man who
can carry his native state by as
large a percentage of the vote as
can Fighting Bob?"
Were he (CarrolD to come out
for third term he would not live
long enough, We're it thousand
years, to forget the awful drubbinS
that he would get. Many voted for
him for the simple reason that they
believed in the second term notion.
whether the man be competent or
not, and that is the only reason that
Carroll ever succeeded in his second
tarm yanture Iowa voters have