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

The governor is not leduei, put
is a man of fair ability and his veto
of the Oregon plan monstrosicy
shows that he Is not afraid to act
when he deems it necessary.
Woodrow Wilson seems to be
growing in strength among the bet
ter class of democrats and his NOM
ination for the presidency is not
among the improbabilities. If the
New Jersey governor receives the
democratic nomination the republic
can party will have the hardest
fight on it's hands it has had since
Cleveland defeated Harrison in
1892. The party should therefore
nominate it's strongest man, regard
less of custom or the claims" OF
any individual, section Of country
or any interest, except the public
interest. The republican party is
coming down to the wire heavily
handicapped and it ought to throw
out all the ballast it possibly can.
The republicans of Iowa can re-
sort to a primary to determine the
presidential preference in this state
without costing the tax payers any
thing except the small addition that
it might cost to have the names
printed upon the regular primary
ballot. Or, if that cannot be legal
ly done, separate ballot could be
provided merely to ascertain the
Judgment of republicans. If it would
come to a showdown between Mr..
Taft and some reliable progressive
Republican like LaFollette or Cum
Minis there can be little doubt of
the result. At any rate, there can
be no just objection to leaving 1t to
the people when it can be done at
practically no expense or inconven-
fence.
E. D. Chassell has looked over the
ground quite thoroughly and has de-
cided to become a candidate for sec
rotary of state before the republi-
can primaries of next June. MT.
Chassell is one of the best known
men in Iowa and is one of the states
most deserving citizens He has
"been in politics for years, but no
man can truthfully accuse him OF
resorting to questionable methods to
carry his point. He has held public
Office and has always rendered good
service and given proper accounting
of his stewardship. Mr.. CHASED IS
capable, clean, honest and upright
man and the Freeman-Tribune b.
lieves the republicans of Iowa will
give him strong support at the pri-
maries. He is in every way worthy
of public confidence and respect.
The amendments offered TO the
Canadian pact by Senator Cummins
would make the agreement more adj
vantageous to the farmers of the
west and would overcome in a
measure the unfainness of the prop-
osition. To say that the amend
ments, if adopted by congress, would
necessarily defeat the agreement is
misleading. Senator Cummins pro-
poses to admit free of duty from
Canada certain manufactured arti-
cles. denoument that Canada
would most assuredly not object to-.
Then how could the amendments
defeat the agreement? The fact OF
the matter is, Senator Cummins po-
sition is absolutely right and the
people of Iowa will so regard 1t
when the atmosphere is cleared aud
there is better understanding of
the amendments. No country ever
yet objected to the removal of i'm
post duties by another country and
instead of weakening the agreement
in Canada and in parliament, the
amendments would strengthen it
and render it's ratification more GER
tain.
Probably no man who ever occu-
pied seat in the United States