Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-07-30

enth district favored the agreement
and was re-nominated in the prim-
aries by large majority.
The Mason City Times, which un-
der the guidance of Emery English
won a place in Iowa as a strong pro-
gressive republican newspaper, is
losing prestige among progressives.
The Times is a good newspaper, is
ably edited and is just as strong a
standpatter now as it was progress
sive in the recent past.
It is a noticeable fact that the real
leaders in the progressive conven-
ton at Des Moines have been pro-
gressive republican leaders in Iowa
for the past ten years. Such names
as Senator Smith, Judge Berry,
Carl FRANKIE, Judge Stevens, John
Macvicar and others figure promi-
nently in the proceedings.
Revise the tariff one schedule at
time" is mighty good slogan for
the republican party. The country
does not want another such exhibit
ton of log-rolling as we had few
years ago, when members of con-
gress were compelled to vote for an
injustice and for thing they did
not want in order to get something
they did want. Revise the method
of revising the tariff.
The progressive party in conven-
tion at Des Moines did well in re-
fusing to nominate state ticket.
The new party movement is pro-
test against dishonest convention
nominations and the state ticket of
Iowa was not nominated in that
way. Every republican who sup
ported one of the republican candi-
dates in the primaries ought to rati-
fy the choice Of the primaries on
election day.
The election Of postmasters by the
people is coming. The Freeman
Tribune has advocated the naming
OF postmasters by primary nomina-
lions for some time and an effort
was made to have Congressman
Woods follow that policy here in
Webster City, but he declined. How
ever, sentiment in favor of such a
contamination is growing and the
progressive party of Iowa declares
for it in its platform.
A young man in an Omaha thea
ire a few evenings ago, becoming
enraged at the enormous hat worn
by the girl OCCUPYING the seat in
front of him, gave the hat swipe
with his hand, sending it spinning
into the aisle. Then the, young lady
got mad and had the young man ar
rested. The judge-a most just and
upright man-discharged the pris-
oner, deciding that the offense Of
the young man was justifiable.
There is a Judge who could win any
elective office in Iowa, but he would
stand a poor show in Colorado,
where women vote.
This talk of the state convention
permitting every republican to be
his own Judge of the regularity OF
the nomination Of Taft" is the sheer
est nonsense. What has the repub-
lican state convention to do with it?
Every republican can this year as
every other year vote as he pleases.
He is not bound by any convention
declaration. OF course, the candi-
dates Of the party should support
the convention nominee, and no re-
publican voter ought to draw the
line there, but the individual repub-
lican ought to vote as his conscience
dictates, regardless Of the action of
the state convention.
Gov. Carroll declares that If
Taft's nomination was stolen he
(Gov. Carroll) is thief The Free
man Tribune would not call the gov
ernor of Iowa thief, nor is it going