Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-12-31

dates and make the national plat
forms. These things must be con
coded before the party can win back
the millions who rebelled at the con-
duct of the Chicago convention last
June. This is only a reasonable de-
mand and if a minority Of the party
can succeed in preventing the con
Summation of these things the party
is a dangerous organization and
ought to be kept from power until
that element loses its prestige with
in the party.
The treatment accorded Helen
Gould by press and public proves
conclusively that there is no preju
dice against wealth in this country.
What appears to be prejudice
against wealth is only prejudice
against the way wealth is too often
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used. Miss Gould is one of the rich
est women in the United States. Her
father was a multi-millionaire and
she has many millions at her dispos-
al. In spite of all this money she
has kept herself clean and pure and
is respected and admired by every
body whose respect and admiration
is worth having. Miss Gould has
made success of life and it is likely
she has extracted more genuine
pleasure for herself from her great
wealth than ten thousands OF the
worthless rich who pose in society
and the divorce courts. Now that
Miss Gould is to be married the en-
tire nation is wishing her well and
hoping that her married life will be
what the married life Of a good
woman should. The sentiment OF the
American people toward this heiress
is a compliment to themselves. It
demonstrates conclusively that true
womanhood is appreciated wherever
found and that great wealth
does not rob real men and real wom-
en- of that which justly belongs to
them. If rich people generally
would use their money to a purpose
that benefited society rather than
injuring it prejudice against
wealthy people would disappear.
The legislature OF Georgia has
suddenly discovered that the con-
stitution of the United States has
not been fully complied with In the
passage of the resolution by con-
gress looking to an amendment pro-
viding for the direct election Of sem
ators. 1t was not supposed that
Georgia ever thought seriously OF
consi tutions, but it seems it does
when it doesn't like the way an inn
provement is proposed. Georgia at
each election violates the constitu-
ton of the United States without
batting an eye or moving muscle.
That is because she wants to, OF
course. But as she is opposed to the
direct election of United States SEN
ators she now comes forward with a
protest against the way congress
passed the resolution looking to that
reform. 1t would now be interest
ing to hear from Ben Tillman and
the governor of South Carolina up
on the matter of keeping inviolate
the constitution. The objections OF
the Georgia legislature, however.
are vital and may delay the adOp-
ton Of the amendment and may de-
feat it entirely. Two-thirds Of both
houses of congress are necessary to
ratify a resolution for a constitn-
tional amendment, but the house
failed in that. 23S members voted
for it, 10 against 1t and 80 did not
vote at all. The house declared the
resolution adopted because two
thirds of those voting, not two
thirds OF the membership, support
ed it. The Georgia legislature In
sists two-thirds of all the members
elected must vote yes or the prop
osition is defeated
EDITOR OFFICEHOLDERS.
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