The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-10
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.
"The crop Of politics never fails in
Iowa." says the Davenport Democrat.

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'.The crop Of politics never fails in
Iowa. says the Davenport Democrat.
The Burlington Hawk-Eye concludes
that a man so abominably careless
with his money as Uncle Ike Stephen
son appears to have been doesn't de-
serve to be rich. 8
There is considerable dolefulness
apparent in the Republican ranks, but
it isn't time yet to bet your money on
Democratic success" says the Boone
News-R Republican.
The Burlington Gazette says it
would be a good thing, when strike
vote is being taken on the brink OF
winter, to extent the ballot to the
wives and children
The Cedar Rapids Gazette says a
lot of Iowa people would like to see
Senator Kenyon on the supreme
bench, did they not prefer that he re-
tain his place in the senate.
The webster City Freeman-Trib-
une says that if the country is not
willing to stand for the enforcement OF
the laws enacted to control and regu-
late trusts OF various kinds and de-
grees the laws should be repealed.
The Nevada Representative reas-
ons that if Massachusetts goes Demo
cratic again the result will mean that
Massachusetts will not stand Tart,
while if the present Democratic gov
ernor shall be ousted the significance
will be that Massachusetts, can stand
Foss only once.
The Council Bluffs Nonpareil says
that George E. Roberts is more Opt.
mistic concerning the outcome of the
next presidential election than Presi-
dent Taft. There is some ground for
suspicion in this connection the
Nonpareil adds, chat Mr. Taft is more
lup to date thas his mint director
whats the matter with looking in
to the LaFollette campaign expense
account before it goes too far?' sug-
gests the Ames Times. Stephenson
was an old man with plenty OF money
and the bloodsuckers bled him. But
lLaFollette is comparatively young
man, and what money he spends will
go where it will bring votes
The Des Moines Register and Lead
er says that the inspiration of the
Holden gubernatorial movement is a
desire on the part of what may be
called the country life promoters OF
the state to direct the coming cam
paign towards tie purely Iowa prob
lem of better farming, better living
land better times-a movement to put
Iowa up and politics down for few
years.
| The Iowa City Citizen says tina
Colonel Roosevelt has the reaction
| ary'' side of the arbitration question
President Taft's name,' the CitizeI
continues, will go down in history a:
that of the first ruler of a great ma
ton who proposed to arbitrate al
questions which are arbitrable. TIL,
world moves and Taft is moving will
/ it, while Roosevelt in this case i!
pulling back
1.-THE calmer judgment is now bein.
passed on President Taft says tn.
Cedar Rapids Republican. And /
must be admitted that the calmer judg
ment is, on the whole much NOR,
favorable. The President has beel
greatly misrepresented. due to the fac
ttionalism that has existed in his owl
party. We all say he has made mis-
takes, but no Republican Presiden
has ever held office under more eS
acting and trying conditions, witt
lhysteria rampant and every POLITICAL
crying grief from the housetops."
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