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

There seems to be much less In
terest in the congressional contest
In this district at present than at
any time during the past year. Pos
sbly the district has settled down
to the conclusion that Paul Still
man is an easy winner and Is en-
tirely satisfied with that prospect.
Aside from aspiring gentlemrn
themselves, and their immediate
friends, Mr.. stillman's election
would give universal satisfaction,
judging from district newspaper
comment and other sources of in
formation.
Hon. John p. Rowan, formerly
state senator from this district, re-
Gently took a poll Of the merchants
Of Clarion to ascertain their presi.
Dental preference. He found ten
who favored Taft, forty-four for
LaFollette, three who had no
choice and twenty who would not
commit themselves to choice. A
poll of the republicans Of Hamilton
county would probably disclose
that LaFollette is the fayorite here
as between him and the president.
But Senator Cummins Is the man
who could sweep the county clean.
The progressive movement has
accomplished more than some peo-
pie think. Didn't 1t force Aldrich
and Cannon from congressional
leadership? Didn't it retire Depcw
and Burrows and other reactionar.
les? Wasn't the resignation OF Bal
finger due to the disclosures made
by progressives? Wasn't the vital
| ity Of the rate bill saved by the
fight made by so-called insurgent
senators? And haven't many states
adopted the primary plan Of max
ling nominations and isn't the ques-
ton Of amending the constitution
permitting the election Of senators
]by direct vote now before the states
as a result Of progressive aggres-
siyeness? Really, progressive re
publicanism has accomplished moe
in the interest of the people dur
ing the past five years than was ey-
er accomplished In time OF peace IN
this country in a like period.
| General James B. Weaver. one Of
the leaders OF political thought In
this state for a quarter OF CEN
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fury and one OF the most gifted men
| In Iowa, jntimates that he will be
glad to accept the democratic nom
nation for congress from the Sixth
district next year. General Weav-
er is an orator who can entrance q
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crowd and has commanding PEI
sonality. His record as a soldier in
the union army is excellent, but he
Is mot accounted very good DEM
ocrat by old line democrats. First
republican. next greenbacker.
then populist and later demo-
crat. However, he is not without
popularity and should the nomina-
ton go to him the old Sixth district
will witness q campaign that will
arouse the natives, unless the
weight OF years has made serious
inroads upon the mental and physi-
cal vitality of the old general. He
must be nearly eighty years Of age.
A farmer who brought his tim
othy seed to market the other day
received 10 cents a pound for 1t, -r
$40 for load Of 1t. No one in
Iowa objected to that. It was at
tributed to scarcity. He used to be
glad to get 2 cents pound for his
seed. But when man buys sugar
for z cents a pound that he used
to pay 81 cents for, that is differ
ent. That Is the robbery of trust.
You see 1t does make difference
whether the thing that goes up in
price is the thing we have to buy
or to sell. Human nature Is
mighty selfish still.-Cedar Rapids
Republican.
This is a familiar argument"
with such papers as the Republi-