Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-10-22

deal. I approach it with undisguis
ed concern, but with the utmost con
fdence. It is Of high importanc,
that the voters of the state. of low;
shall elect republican legislature
not only because it will care wisel,
\ for the affairs of the state, but be
cause it will return Mr.. Kenyon t.
the senate of the United States. !
My appeal is not based on per
sonal grounds, although that phase
of the matter is not entirely absen,
from my mind. Mr.. Kenyon is {
clean, high-minded, capable man. He
is thorough going progressive, anl
there is no one in public life who
can outrank him in deep desire tc
repair the injustice which the al
most miraculous developments of re-
cent years have created"
The 'help! help!" campaign OF
Senator Kenyon has reached the
stage where an attempt is made to
seduce the democratic nominees for
the general assembly from their
party allegiance. The only known
recruit so far is one B. Larson of
Webster county, who although run
ming on the democratic ticket says
he will vote for Kenyon if elected.
1t is said this sort of proselyting is
going on elsewhere in the 10th dis
trict.-Senator Chase.
Our distinguished state senator
appears to be undury exercised over
the announcement of Mr.. Larson
that he will support Kenyon If his
vote in the legislature is necessary
to re-elect the Fort Dodge man.
Webster county Is practically unani-
nous for Kenyon and Mr.. Larson,
having a desire to win a seat in
the legislature, pledged acquiesance
to the Webster county wish in order
to attract votes. There is no Sc
duction about it. It is coupe by
Mr.. Larson for self preservation. No
man in the state knows better than
Senator Chase himself that w. S.
Kenyon will not deal in questionable
methods to secure votes. Mr.. Chase
himself tried that on the senator
and received rebuke that would at
least suggest some modesty on his
part in referring to such matters.
Every vice presidential nomi-
nee is possible president. Think
of having Hiram johnson for presi-
dent of the United Statistics
Moines Capital.
Yes, it would be simply awful
for. the invisible government''-to
have Hiram w. Johnson in the white
house. Hiram w. Johnson, you
know, is the man who took up the
prosecution Of, the notorious San
Francisco gang of crooks, headed by
Abe Ruef. upon the murder of the
prosecuting attorney, Mr.. Henry. Hi
ram W. johnson put Reuf behind
the bars and when he did so he did
one of the best things for San Fran
cisco and good government general
ly ever done in the United Staes. It
would never do to have such a man
president. He might upset the work
of the land thieves, the power site
thieves and lot of other thieves
who have wormed themselves back
into the game since Roosevelt retir-
ed from the presidential chair. Then
again. when Hiram w. Johnson took
possession of the governors office in
California the political power of
that state was In the grip of the
Southern Pacific railroad, just as for
many years the politics of Iowa was
in the grasp of the Rock Island Rail-
road company with J. W. Blythe as
the dispenser of Offices and favors.
Well, Johnson turned the trick on
the Southern Pacific just as Cum
minis turned it on the Rock Island
and today the people of California
elect their own officers and the
Southern Pacific railroad is without
undue influence in the politics of
the Golden state. 1t would simply
be unbearable to have a man who
is such successful and courageous
opponent of special privilege and