Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-03-05
let the people rule"

The Freeman Tribune has been
told that Col. Young called the pres
ident's attention to the waving Of
the Roosevelt banner in the state
convention when the friends of the
president were trying to get up q
demonstration for Taft and that the
waver was none other than Fred
Cash. The president was not allow
ed to be in ignorance of the fact
that Mr.. Cash is strong progress
sive and that he has no use for the
present titular head of the repubM-
can party. Col. Young was very ac-
tive in impressing these things up
on the president and evidently the
president considered them of some
Importance, hence the holding up Of
the appointment. Now we are told
by the Journal that Young with
drew his objections" and then sit
was expected that the appointment
Of Mr.. Cash would soon be forthcom-
ing" So 1T was expected that the
president would be led around like
a little poodle dog by Col. Young,
was it? Possibly the president
thought the objections to Mr.. Cash
were just as vital after Col. Young
tried to smooth them over as they
were when the colonel paraded them
before. the president in Washington.
However that may be, the truth
about the hold-up Of the local post
mastership seems to be getting out
at last and the responsibility lies
Just where the Freeman-Tribune had
suspected. After telling what It'll
really knows of the matter, the
Journal INDUCES in some romano
ing, as follows:
But meantime new senator had
been elected. w. S. Kenyon was in
the saddle. All winter w. S. Wes-
ton and r. G.. Clark of this city had
been persistent workers in Des
Moines in behalf of the Fort Dodg-
err. And so when the smoke of bat
tie cleared away Weston was made
private secretary to Senator Kenyon
and r. G. Clark was perpetuated in
the latest political birth in Hamil-
ton county.
It was not Senator Young who did
1t was not Congressman Woods.
It was not RUDE McFerren or his
It was-well it was the ONE man
who owed it to Mr.. Clark.
If the people Of Webster City re-
ally want Mr.. Clark pried loose
from his political sinecure, they will
have to assist in the election of a
new senator.
The Journal, which is so sensitive
Of fair-play for Senator Young. evil
IDENTIFY has different rule for Sem
ator Kenyon.
The Freeman-Tribune now makes
The statement open and above board
hat Senator Kenyon has had moth
ng to do with the holding up Of the
Of Fred Cash. 1t chal-
enges the Journal. which seems to
,e the authorized spokesman In this
natter for the Herald, to present
me scintilla OF proof to the con-
.rary. 1t challenges Congressman
Woods for proofs. 1t challenges B.
,. Keltz. who has been more or less
,usy in circulating the canard. to
,ome forward with some evidence.
dr. Woods is In Washington. He
,ught to know what is going on
here. He is in frequent communi-
alton with his campaign manager,
ar. Keltz. and can furnish the
roofs II any he has.
The Journal, the Freeman-Trib-
me guesses, is not interested in the
Of Fred Cash. 1t pref {
ends to be. but 1t hopes for the
olding up OF the appointment un-
II the election OF new senator,
hen 1t hopes lightning may strike
cry near home when the successor {
+ postmaster Clark Is selected. The {
does not pretend I
. have any information on this {
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