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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-22
Kenyon For Taft;
Opposes NeU Party
Iowa Senator to Continue the Progressive Fight
Within the Ranks Of the Republican Party.

the only test of progressiveness was
to follow the third party? Are such
men as LaFollette, who has given his
very life to the progressive move
ment, to be rated as reactionary be-
cause. forsooth. they will not support
the third party? think not. 1t Is
better to be good loser than even a
good winner, and sincerely wish
that Roosevelt had remained in the
party and fought there for the good
things of government. AS President
Iof the United States, elected as a se-
publican, he accomplished great good.
awakening the American conscience
to the wrong in government. and he
certainly could have accomplished
moro along this line by remaining
with that party.
do not want to embarrass the good
men who are candidates on the Re
publican ticket for the legislature in
Iowa by the petition take. If they
find my position embarrassing to them.
h will Withdraw as a candidate for the
senate. Public life is not attractive
enough to give up ones Independence
of judgment In order to hold any office,
and for one will not give up one part
icle of such independence. Whether
q candidate or not shall carry the
banner OF Republicanism into every
part of the state, workins hard for
lRepublicanism as understand it.
My support of the entire ticket does
not mean that agree with everything
| that has been done by President
Taft's administration. Any candid
man must certainly indorse his record
OF law enforcement, and especially his
trust prosecutions. His administra-
ton has done more to enforce the
criminal features OF the Sherman
/ law than all the administrations up
| to this time.
My course in the senate is known to
| the people of Iowa I have tried to
serve the state faithfully without re
gard to any factor or without regard
| to party have not hesitated to vote
for the measures that came from the
Democratic side when believed they
iwere right, and should do so in the
future My only rule OF conduct has
been to do that which se-nied to me
lfor the best interests OF the people. Il
the people of Iowa desire me to con
tinue such service they will elect q
Republican legislature. If they do not
they will elect a Democratic legisla
Iture, and IL portion of the party de
lsires to punish me for exercising my
rights as an American citizen, fol
voting as ! please, It will not hurt my
Feelings, and shall return to private
life with fixed determination t
fight there for the same things that
have fought for in public life, and sucf
retirement would be absolutely witt
malice toward none, but with a mos
i happy and contented disposition.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-22

Professor Holden, defeated in the
primaries for governor, is supporting
Clarke and the entire state ticket. Il
am believer in the primary" said
he. ~ took my chances along with
two others and we fought it out. l
got whipped am supporting Mr..
Clarke and those associated with him
on the Republican ticket Mr.. Clarke
was the choice of the people who
voted. l am studying the national sit
uation. have been attending con.
ventions learning what l could before
deciding how to vote in November. ]
am naturally Roosevelt man. Roose
welt seemed to have the people with
him wherever primary election was
held. l may decide to vote for him
In the state ] am for the choice made
at the primary election.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-22
Life Among the Shakers
Not Now Often Recruited From the Ranks Of the World
A Personal Glimpse Of Their Community Life.

their friends, and they have as much
interest in the happy marriage or
young people whom they know, as
have others who have never adopted
their peculiar creed One dear sis
ter said to me, with shining eyes, al
luding to a young girl who had been
brought up In their community, but
who Is now happy wife: II wish
you could see her babies She is
the dearest little mother you can
imagine" One sister with singularly
spiritual face and manner OF quiet
dignity has gift for writing, and ex-
presses her thoughts in the choicest
style OF composition. A book of hers
is on shelf near my desk
Only little while ago at an advan-
ced age Eldress Anna passed away.
She entered the Shaker community
by her own desire In her girlhood,
bringing to 1t her fortune Of $4,000.
She was beyond so when she closed
her eyes in the last sleep. One Of the
brothers with whom have long had
a pleasant friendship came to Mount
Lebanon as little lad OF eight, and is
now confidently marching toward 80.
Life goes on so quietly with these
good people that they seem to live as
the trees do. having few maladies to
interrupt the progress Of health. and
finally falling quietly to sleep. Their
community life is an anarchronism in
our period. and as they are not now
often recruited from the ranks OF the
world, day is coming when their
fields and farms must be titled by
other hands Margaret e. Sangster in
/ the Christian Herald.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-22

The Shaker people, following, /
suppose the example OF the early
Christians. have no single possessions
of their own Everything goes into
the common fund They live in cell
bacy and are called brothers and
sisters. They unite on the Sabbath
In their morning worship and they
have an agreeable family life. The
men and women alike work, and work
hard, the tasks being subdivided. The
sister who was talking with me had
charge of large dairy, cared for the
milk, cream and butter, and rose
the year round as early as 5 o'clock
in the morning l knew the immac-
ulate cleanliness Of her dairy and the
scrupulous nicely with which every
detail of her work was carried out,
and / also know how severe and as
celtic was her entire life. had been
entertained In her room and had there
seen the austerity softened by her
books and plants and the reading mat
ter which she enjoyed.
There are other sisters In the lit
tie Shaker community where my
friends live. They address one always
by her Christian name. and use as a
matter of course the form yea" and
may" instead of yes" and mo.
The simple language falls pleasantly
from their lips. There are womer
here Of gentle birth and breeding
and among them are women of liber
al education who have chosen for one
or another reason their life Of partia
withdrawal from the world. On occa
sion they go away and pay visits t
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-22

FORT DODGE, Iowa, Aug. 22.-Sen-
ator Kenyon, progressive, has come
out fatty against the Bull Moose
party. In a letter to Frederick Lar
rabee of this city, the senator de-
clares he will continue his fight for
progressive principles within the Re-
publican party and will support the
Republican ticket.
Senator Kenyon Is a candidate for
reelection, and in this connection he
says:
IF portion Of the party desires
to punish me for exercising my right
as an American citizen and voting as
/ please | shall return to private life
with most happy and contented dis
position 2
Senator Kenyon's letter follows:
I am Republican and supporting
the entire Republican ticket. That
ought to be clear enough. The methods
at the Chicago convention relating to
contesting delegates we're most dis
tasteful to me. The fault is In the
system The national committee
selected four years ago ought not to
be permitted to pass on contests now.
Republicans have stood by and seen
the system grow up the same as the
unfair system of representation from
the southern states. / am in favor OF
striking at the system.
despise the self-assumptive bosses
In the Republican party, such as
Barnes, Penrose and others. | do not
believe they have any ideals in poll
tics that make for the public good, and
i propose to fight them at every op-
portunity. There is no choice be-
tween them and such bosses in the
Democratic party as Sullivan, Murphy
and Taggart, or such bosses in the
new party as Perkins and Finn. / do
not propose to be driven out of the
Republican party by these bosses, but
I do propose to remain in this party
and fight there for the things | be
lieye to be right and for the progress
sive policies Of that party.
The Republican party came forth te
fight battles for human rights. That
is its mission. 1t has accomplished
much along that line, and il the day
shall ever come when those who be
Ilieye in legislation for special privil
ege and not for the interests of the
whole people are in control of the Re
publican party, shall not hesitate te
leave 1t. That day is not here. The
Republican party has been and can BIZ
made to continue as the instrument
| atty to bring about the great reform!
which are demanded by the people.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-22

There seems to be favorable com
ment all over the state on the silence
of both parties in their platform re-
garding the liquor question. There
seems to be feeling that at last this
Issue has been taken out of politics,
as 1t rightfully should be. Now the
question as to what is best to be done
can be decided without jeopardizing
any political interest. People through
out the state in general are favoring
the application of the secret ballot to
this question, and when it comes up
there is no longer any excuse for max
ing 1t a political football
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-22

Miss Emily Dinwiddie of New York
is probably the only woman in the
country who is employed by corpor-
alton to look after its houses, not as
a rent collector, but to look after the
interests Of the estate. She is en-
ployed by Trinity parish OF New
York, and has 366 dwellings, with $40
families to care for. She is a south
ern girl and comes from a family OF
university professors.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-22
SPECIAL ORDINANCE NO. 4os.

SPECIAL ORDINANCE NO. 4o6.
An ordinance requiring that Water
street and the ends of streets inter-
secting Herewith be brought to the
established city grade
WHEREAS, it is necessary that
Water Street be brought to the es-
tablished grade, now therefore
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KEO-
KUK AS FOLLOWS:
Section i. That part of Water street
and the ends of streets in srsecting
herewith extending rom tho south
line of Blondeau street to The north
line of High street be brought to the
established grade in accordance with
Section 203 of the Revised Ordinances
OF 1899 of the City OF Keokuk.
Section Q. That the City Engineer
be and he is hereby authorized and
empowered to prepare plans and speci-
fications in accordance with which
said streets shall be brought to the
established city grade.
Section 3. That all ordinances and
parts OF ordinances in conflict here
with are hereby repealed.
Section 4. That this ordinance shall
be published in The Daily Gate CITY,
and THE Constitution Democrat
both being newspapers of general cir.
culation in the said City of Keokuk
and the same shall take effect from
and after its publication and ten (10)
! days after it's final passage.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 14th
day of August, A. D., 1912.
Roll call:
Ayes, Elder, Gray, Hickey
Total, three.
Nays, none.
j. F. ELDER.
Mayor
/ Attest:
o. w. SANDBERG,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-22

A vast amount of Ill health is due 70
impaired digestion. When the stom'
ach fails to perform It's functions
properly the whole system becomes
deranged. A few doses OF Champer
lain's Tablets is all you need. Ihes
will strengthen yo'lr digestion. inVis.
crate your liver, and regulate YOU.
bowels, entirely doing away with tha'
miserable feeling due to faulty dises
ton. Try It. Many others have oeen
permanently cured-why nj you! fo'
sale by wilkinson & Co. Pharmac''
and j. F. Kiedaisch * Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-22

John Stonesifer of Wormleysburg,
Cumberland county Pennsylvania.
serves in the following capacities;
Borough health officer, borough high
constable, borough chief of police,
borough tax collector, school tax col
lector, delinquent tax collector, delin-
quent county tax collector, truant Oh
ficer and cutodian of public build
ings. Still he finds opportunity to go
fishing several times a week.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-22

Water street which is not appropriat.
ed to road and sidewalk purposes in
this ordinance and has not been here.
tofore by ordinance appropriated to
some other purposes. Is hereby reserv-
ed by the City Of Keokuk 10 be used
by said City Of Keokuk for such pur.
poses az its city council may from
time to time determine is for the pub
lie interest.
section s. That all ordinances and
parts Of ordinances in conflict here
with are hereby repealed.
Section 8. That this ordinance shall
be published in 1.-The Daily Gate City
and The Constitution-De Democrat"
both being newspapers Of general cir.
culation in the said City OF Keokuk.
and the same shall take effect from
and after it's publication and ten t1o)
days after its final passage.
Passed and adopted this fourteenth
day of August. A. D. 1912.
Roll call:
ElderAye.
Gray-Aye.
Hickey-Aye.
Total Three.
Nays-None.
IF. ELDER,
Attest: Mayor.
10. w. SANDBERG,
City Clerk.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-22

Mrs. George d. Widener. who was
a passenger on the illfated Titanic
her husband and son losing their lives
with 1t, will give $4,000 to Harvard
for library in memory of her son,
Henry E. Widener. He was gradual
ed from Harvard in 1907. and his col
lection Of books will be housed within
~
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-22

The wife of the mayor of Trenton,
n, j., puts veto on the mayors plan
OF running for the state senate by in
sisting on a home contribution equal
to the levy Of the campaign commit
tee. Both requisitions oyerlan the
mayors pile. and promises are out
lawed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-22

More good news for the bull moos-
ers-the La Toilette supporters in the
senate have agreed to support Presi-
dent Taft.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-22
THE DOWNWARD SLOPE OF

THE DOWNWARD SLOPE OF
THE YEAR.
Treading the downward slope OF the
year,
with the waning days Of August here.
Watching the CLEAN OF the tpning
wheat
Like glist'ning gold In the summer
heat,
The waving corn and the laden trees
OF orchards, swaying In playful
breeze.
The melons are ripening on the vine,
The pumpkins in yellow beauty shine.
The peach and the plum, the luscious
pear
Maturing fast in the sun-kissed air.
Skirting the wildwood the wild grapes
grow,
The berries are fragrant Of sweetness
show.
Meadows are fragrant with new-mown
hay,
The cricket heard at close Of the day,
The katydids voice seeming sigh
That end Of the summertime is nigh;
But clouds still float in pillows of
gold,
Give birth to shadows DER grain fields
rolled.
Treading the downward slope of the
year,
Days Of the autumn win soon be
here,
Forests will change their NANTES of
green
For brown and purple and golden
sheen.
The voice of November shrill and
clear
A warning give of the dying year.
What have the months OF the passing
year
Brought to our hearts, have they
brought us cheer?
Or having lacked in effort have we
Yielded to gloom and dependency?
Treading the downward slope of the
year
Well win out yet if well cast out
fear
AUGUSTINE TREADwELL
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-22

Booker Washington and Jack John
son do not vote alike. DR.. Washing.
ton votes the republican ticket. Jack
hits 'em "middling hard" and knocks
'em through the ropes.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-22

The inventor of an armor plate
cover for auto tires has been persuad-
ed to keep the device out of the mar
ket. It Is figured that the present
resilient equipment does the tagging
pedestrian good and plenty
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-22

The Washington Post says Uncle
Joe Cannon kicked four feet, four
inches at party. The present
speaker Of the house kicked more
than that at recent Baltimore party.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-22

Until the great prophet OF the Buck
eyes, General Grosvenor. flips polit-
ical forecast into the presidential
ring. all other predictions should be
set down as amateur dope.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-22

Senator Gronna's idea is that II he
betrayed the republican party for the
third term league he should, to be con-
sistent and honest. resign his seat IN
the senate, to which he was elected
as republican and by republicans.
And no other course would be honor
able.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-22

1t is not surprising that former
President Eliot of Harvard objects to
the third term candidate, even though
he was at one time one of the young
men
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-22
Resolution No. 1877.

Resolution No. 1877.
BE 1T RESOLVED, By the City
Council OF the City of Keokuk, Iowa:
That it is necessary and advisable
to make the following improvements,
to-wit:
Three-foot cement cutters as fol.
lows. In front of lots 7, 8, 8, 10, II
and IL, block II; lots Z, s, 8, 10, II and
12, in block 70; lots /. 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6,
block rs; lots I, 8, 9, 10, II and u,
block Sc; lots 4, q 3, 4, 5 and 6, block
IS; lots I, 8, 8, 10, II and u, block 81;
lots j, 2, g, A, 5 and 6, block SIS; lots
Ia. 2, 3, 4. s and 6, block 70.
Alongside Of lots and I, block u;
lots 6 and Z. block III; lots s and I,
block 10, lots and II, block Sc; lots
- and 10, block 81; lots 6 and I, block
I69; lots / and IL, block IS; lots and
IL, block SO.
All in the original City of Keokuk,
Iowa.
And that the cost of the same be
assessed and levied as a special tax
upon the real property abutting upon
the alleys, or adjacent to the streets
in which said improvements are made,
I in proportion to the special benefits
conferred upon said property by saia
improvements, and not in excess
thereof.
And that this resolution will be con.
sidered for passage at a meeting OF
the City Council to be held on the
ninth day of September, 1912, at when
time objections may be made to the
passage OF this resolution and to the
making of said contemplated improve
ments.
Roll call:
| Elder-Aye.
Gray-Aye.
Hickey-Aye.
]. F. ELDER,
Attest: Mayor.
10. w. SANDBERG.
City Clerk.
Dated AuguTt II, 1912.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-22

Hurry calls to come out and tell
how she did It are pouring in from
chautauqua circuits upon the Staten
Island woman who boasts OF having
ran her house for thirty-hye weeks at
an expense of SIS.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-22

Perhaps Secretary Knox, while he IS
over attending the late Japanese en-
peror's funeral, might step over and
recognize the new republic of China
for his government
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-22

They have damaged the battleship
Nebraska so 1t has had to lay up for
repairs, but there is nothing the mat
ter with the grand old state.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-22

OF course, the reason Mr.. Carnegie
favors the income tax so zealously IS
because 1t would aid him in getting rid
of his money.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-22

A returned missionary, after view
ing dress styles in the home land,
concludes that this country needs her
more than does the heather
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-22

Victor Berger. the only socialist
member OF congress. is an admirer OF
the men who have flocked to the
Roosevelt standard. He thinks they
are the greatest congregation of their
kind since the days OF Robin Hood,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-22

Perhaps Uncle Sam will recognize
the new Chinese republic now that he
has gone into the laundry business in
his treasury department.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-22

While what Uncle Sam proposes to
do on the Panama my not be all
right, yet 1t would hardly be worth
while trying to do anything that would
be "all'' right In Johnny BULBS estima-
ton
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-22
Attest.
o. w. SANDBERG,
City Clerk.
SPECIAL ORDINANCE NO. 4o7.

An ordinance establishing, laying
of. opening and locating a roadway
and sidewalk on Water street. extend
ing from the northerly line of Blon-
dean street to the southerlv line
OF Morgan street and turning
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-22

Another argument in favor of pub
LEFTY in public affairs is that it pro-
notes efficiency.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-22

Is 1t true that the reason the aver
age bachelor remains single is that he
finds it SO easy to get married?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-22

the light on this subject there is re-
yealed the further fact that congress
is llkewise deyilishly Indifferent about
pleasing him.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-22
SPECIAL ORDINANCES NO 4os

An ordinance forfeiting to the city
Of KeokuiS a portion of land he-e.o.
fore vacated and granted to the Keo-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-22

.'Mutes Quietly Married." says a
headline. How natural
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-22

The Webster City Freeman-Tribune
says that President Taft is showing a
remarkable degree OF courage for a
presidential candidate on the eve OF
election.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-22

ed in spite Of the pernicious provisions
of that act"
The congressman who tries to ride
the fence during this campaign IS
likely to get whacked with brickbats
and clods from both directions" says
the Monticello Express
Congressman who expect to escape
behind the folds of some law will find
the feat very difficult, says the
Iowa Falls Citizen.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-22

No Need for Third Party.
can see no need for third party.
If Senator Cummins had been nomin-
ated at Chicago, as sincerely hoped
he would be, would 1t be claimed that
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-22
y. F. ELDER,
hfnrnr
Notice 10 Property owners.

| Notice to Property OWners.
Notice Is hereby given that on
August II, 1912. the City Council
passed the following resolution:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-22

What's the matter with the com
mon people, we hear the politicians
prating so much about inquiries the
Ames Times. Its all hot air. There's
nothing to it. A quarter section farm
six or eight miles from Ames was sold
last week for an even 10000. Guess
the common people are not suffering
nearly so much as the politicians just
at this time"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-22

We'll bet 1t will be no easy task
TO raise Republican campaign funds
this year. says the Cedar Rapids Ga
zette. Few people like to contribute
to Jackpot with the cards stacked
against IT,"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-22

st is fallacy to claim that the
country has grown and continued pros.
porous under the Payne-A1drich tariff
schedule says the Waterloo Courier.
"The country ilas grown and prosper.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-22
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Give Senator Kenyon the benefit
of the doubt" says the Cedar Rapids
Republican He has never proclaimed
himself anything except as republl-
can"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-22

Senator La Toilette certainly takes
it hard" says the Marshalltown Times
Republican.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-22

Had it occurred to you that Presi-
dent Taft is devilish hard to please on
this tariff business. inquiries the
Council Bluffs Nonpareil. 1T has 10
us. And along with this dawning OF