Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-10-10

one with heated vehemence just at
this time to settle the presidential
contest in this state within their
own party. The average democrat
is a great party reformer when the
reform is proposed to affect only
the republican party.
Tacitly admitting that Taft is
without horns, the Webster City
Freeman Tribune asserts that neith-
er Taft nor Carroll has wings. The
admission that the president has
not been caught going up in the
air is of some importance.Stoux
City Journal.
Possibly. It is noticeable. howev-
er, that the president has more OF
penchant for getting into holes
than he has for aerial stunts
"The president INDUCES in no
Light reading except what he reads
in daily newspapers" was the COM
ment of member Of the presfden-
tial party when the president was
leaving Des Moines. And to think,
the president had just laid aside a
copy of the Des Moines Capital. Ev-
identity when Mr.. Taft does read q
newspaper he wants the highest"
he can find.
Major Rathbun has been editor
and proprietor Of the Marion Regis
ter for forty-seven years. Surely q
record in point of time to be proud
Of. Moreover. the major is good
editor. He has the courage Of his
convictions and is not afraid to take
q stand even If he has to stand
alone. Long may the major live te
preside over one of, the best coun-
try newspapers in the state.
The Freeman-Tribune would like
to see a member of the national re-
publican committee from Iowa who
would work to correct the evils OF
the unfair method OF apportioning
representation in national conven-
lions. One member of the commit
4 tee might not be able to accomplish
much, but il he had perseverance
he might set in motion a movement
that would bring results some day
State Auditor Bleakley is a can
didate for reelection and will prob.
ably be re-nominated without op'
position. Mr.. Bleakley is a good Of
ficer. He is a man Of convictions
and has courage to maintain them.
An incorporating standpatter, he
has retained the respect Of progress
siye republicans by standing firm
for the things in which he believes.
Mr.. Bleakley is no trimmer.
One objection to LaFollette as a
republican candidate for president
| is that all the democrats are for
him-exclusively, however, for the
purpose OF the nomination. Sioux
City Journal.
The Journal may be deceiving IT.
self, but 1t Is deceiving no one else.
The democrats are very well pleas
ed with the prospects Of Taft's
nomination and they are getting
ready to make the most of the OPP
portunities his nomination will
bring them in the next campaign.
When you get deep into politics
and succeed in securing a n6mina-
ttion for an ONCE nine to one you
will find that a majority of the fell
lows for whom you have fought.
bled and died will inform you on
the quiet that they will vote for
you, on the quiet also, but that they
cannot take active part In the cam
paign. This is one OF the thistles
picked from the political BRUSH
heap.
Nate Kendall, of the Sixth Iowa
district. representative in congress
from Major Lacey's old bailiwick, IS
a strong progressive republican;
was elected as such and has long
record In accord with progressive
republication. Yet there may be
those in Iowa who will say Nate IS
not good progressive because he