Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-07-18

passenger trains must sWelter with
their coats on. Legislation cannot
force sense into the craniums of the
"high officials" but time may do 1t.
It would not be surprising to the
Freeman-Trbune to see Iowa for La
Toilette for president provided
there is any show for his nomina-
ton. He is the tried and true friend
of the people and were he in the
white house no legislation of ques-
tionable nature would receive his
sanction and the people would know
what was going on in congress. 1t
is useless to say that man who can
carry his own state after having a
public record of twenty years, by
more than 100000 majority, and
that, too, when opposed by power
full political machine, having unlim-
tied means at it's disposal, is not ac-
corded the confidence of the masses.
Senator LaFollette is worthy of any
honor within the gift Of the people
of the United States.
| eff Mr.. Tobin is not worthy to
hold the Office he should be removed.
but if he has given the right kind
of service he is entitled to serve out
the usual term in that Office. His
place does not belong to the spo!ls
of a lot of men who have been elect
cd to congress. The sooner the con-
gressmen get the idea OF spoils out
of their noodles the better it will
be for the real uphft of politics. -
Cedar Rapids Republican.
"Mr. E. D. Chassell is good mar,
but we believe that such good young
men should be discouraged from
making state Office holding perpet-
ual business. He is still filling the
Office of state binder. He wants to
Jump from one lucrative Office to an
other. It is better for man to have
his own business and to hold Office
merely NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Rapids
Republican.
These two editorials appeared in
the same issue of the Cedar Rapids
paper and convicts the paper of par
tisan and factional prejudice. Mr..
Tobin is a standpatter, hence should
be reelected. Mr.. Chassell is pro-
g1essive, therefore it is better for
him to retire and look after his own
| business.
More than thirty years ago, Sam
ue! ]. Randall, member of the na
tional house of representatives from
PENNSYLVANIA and at one time its
4 presiding officer, declared that a
caucus could not coerce his action
uron economic questions. Mr.. Ran
dali conceded that in minor things
the party caucus was essential and
desirable, but when it came to the
consideration of questions vital to
the business interests of the country
it was the duty of the representative
of the people to exercise his judg-
ment regardless of the judgment of
caucus. The position of Mr.. Ran
dali was sound and it is~sound to-
day. Mr. Randall was democrat,
but a protectionist. He believed in
the american system" and would
not permit the democratic caucus 10
saw that he must vote for a thing
in which he did not believe. The
| IIduudIl tlCW hdo 6AOW II IL POPN
larity since that day and may it
continue to grow until all represen-
tstives in Legislatures bodies consult
public interests before consulting
party expediency.
Representative Good is preparing
speech in which he will go deeply
IL to the workings Of the law in the
southern states whereby negroes are
deprived of the ballot. He is max
ing a special study on the operation
OF the grandfather" laws of the
various states. He will urge the in
justice Of the operation OF these laws
and that as negroes are deprived of
the right to vote. representation be
reduced Observation-Disclosures
ton Special.
The constitution now provides for
the cutting down of the representa-
%,op ~ OF foc uyhora ri n zenS ara de-