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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-06-18
"sTANDPATIsM."

Several of our Iowa exchanges,
following the recent example OF
LATE Young, are declaring that
"standpatism is dead" In one sense
it is. Much depends upon what is
meant. Several years ago The Hawk
Eye said the word is misnomer
and advised its disuse. 1t suggested
that republican" is an all-sufficient
baptismal name for all republicans.
1t favored party unity and in con-
sonance with that policy it has sup
ported both progressive and stand
pat nominees Burlington Hawk
Eye.
The Hawk-Eye says the plain
word republican is enough to desig-
nate all republicans. In view OF this
1t is to be hoped the Bur-
lington paper will cut out the usual
reference to insurgents. "popu-
lists" assistant democrats" free
etc., ETC., when referring
to republicans who do not favor
some OF the Taft policies and who
do not approve Of the tariff legisla-
ton under his administration. II the
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-06-18

Hawk-Eye will concede that plain
Republican" is good enough des-
ignation for this large army Of re-
publicans. really embracing a ma
jority Of the party, as the presiden-
tial preference primaries in the re-
publican states have clearly demon
strated, possibly the use Of the
word ''standpat," "reactionary, :
ETC., will be discarded in due time.
In the very issue Of the Hawk-Eye
from which the foregoing quotation
is taken is reference to the Dayen-
port Times as an insurgent.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-06-18
PATRONAGE BROKERAGE.

OF course all the newspaper boys
of the district were sorry to see
zone of the profesh'' shunted to the
cleaners via. the political slaughter
house, and they therefore sympa-
thize with Bro. Paul stillman of the
Jefferson Bee in his defeat in the
race for congressional honors. Pauls
candidacy was i'll advised and his
overwhelming defeat by the voters
Of the tenth district was not because
they disliked or distrusted him, but
because the most disreputable ele-
ment of the old Conner gang of
office seekers and patronage brokers
boldly assumed leadership and
championship of his candidacy, and
that would damn and defeat any
man. -Herald.
1t sounds queer to the people of
Webster City who know the politi-
cal methods OF Editor Chase to hear
him soliloquize thusly. If ever an
adept as a patronage broker figured
in local politics one need not look
beyond the Herald sanctum to find
him. When an editor turns against
a candidate for congress merely be-
cause that candidate would not de-
liver the postmastership OF an adj
joining town in accordance with the
demand Of the aforesaid editor,
modesty would suggest silence upon
matters pertaining to patronage
brokerage"
Editor Chase had been in favor
of Conner up to the time Of the rec
concentration Of F.. N. Taylor as
postmaster at Jewell. He had Civ
en- the friends OF Mr.. Conner to UNI
derstand that he would not stand
for such a proceeding and when the
news came that Taylor was to get
the Office haste was made toward the
camp Of candidate who would do
the bidding Of Mr.. Chase and ask no
gu .stions.
He tried the same game on Sena-
tor Kenyon, but failed utterly, as In
the case Of Conner. He likewise OPP
posed Kenyon. but Kenyon carried
Hamilton county by better than
three to one, in spite of the efforts
OF the little coterie who get their
inspiration from association with
the champion ofiice-seeker and pat
ronage broker of Hamilton county.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-06-18

One Of the most pathetic things
to see is that of confiding old man
or woman who had little money
to live on, but who was Influenced
to invest it in some hazardous un-
dertaking on the advice of some
supposed friend, in the hope of get
ting big interest,"" and lost. After
one has reached old age it is i'm
possible to get into the game again
and at that time of life the only
safe thing to do is to make invest
ments that are sure, at small rates
of interest. The fellow who is
promising you Is, 20 or 25 per cent
interest is, ninety-nine times out Of
a hundred, a shark, swindler and
a scoundrel. The wants of the ay-
erage aged man or woman are few
and it doesn't require much money
to satisfy them. Then why try any
Of the get-rich-quick schemes after
having journeyed well down the
path of the evening of life?
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-06-18

The Freeman-Tribune believes the
people of Iowa are very well salts
fed with the present liquor laws of
the state. The mulct law has proven
successful. When the people are
ready for state wide prohibition
that will be the better way to deal
with the liquor problem. But until
that time the mulct should be re-
tanned. 1t has not added saloon
to any city, but on the contrary has
banished many from the smaller
towns where they fourished under
prohibition.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-06-18

that Will 1nHuence MS acJlOn is pO-
litical rexpediency. This is not rep
resentative government. It is gov
eminent by the bosses and cannot
long prevail. It may win this time
but it will never record another vic
tory. Verify, the Roosevelt candid
acy will do more in the interest of
real representative government than
his most sanguine friends had hoped
at the beginning Of the contest for
the presidential nomination.
The Sioux City Journal defends,
of course, the action Of the Taft
committee in stealing two delegates
from California. Under the law of
that state the delegates are elected
at large, as they should be in every
state, and the unseated delegates re-
ceived some 1900 majority. The
scheme of. the national committee to
override the right of states to select
their delegates as the legislatures
may determine will probably result
in mischief from quarter not now
looked for. The committee is fur
nishing the democratic party some
mighty good material to use in en-
acting law that shall provide for
the election Of presidents, not by
states, as at present, but by con-
gressional districts, which will be Of
great advantage to the democratic
party, as 1t will enable them to Sc
cure electoral votes from number
of the sure republican states. The
Sioux City papers declares that "the
committee would be doing an abso-
lutte injustice to President Taft and
to the national republican party in
denying the Fourth California dis
trict the right to determine its own
preference for president regardless
of the wishes OF voters in other dis
tricts and in the state at large"
That is just the way the democrats
talked when they proposed to en-
force that plan in Michigan a few
years ago at the presidential cleo
ton. AS matter of fact, the Fourth
California district has no such right
under the law when it comes to the
election and a rule OF the national
committee, promulgated by men
elected four years ago and repudiat-
ed by the people of their states
since, have no moral or any other
kind of right to make such a ruiz
ing. The Sioux City paper calls It
republican law, but the plain name
for it is theft.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-06-18
CON pRoBATIoN."

As it has been announced on pro-
gressive authority that LATE Young
has been received in that organiza-
ton ION probation and the sug-
gestion is made that the Burlington
Hawk-Eye ought to come in. we
rise to inquire, in subdued whisp-
er, how long will The Hawk-Eye.
with all its political sins of the past
clinging to its memory, have to be
on probation before 1t can walk
tremblingly and penitently to the
chancel rail and be received into
full membership? Burlington
Hawk-Eys.
The Hawk-Eye and all other re-
pentant sinners will be received
with open hands any moment they
file confession. But before they
will be permitted at the helm they
will have to serve season of pro-
baton and prove their sincerity. It
is not wise policy to place the COM
mand of the army in the hands OF
a recent deserter from the camp Of
the enemy. no matter how able he
may be. He must serve in the ranks
spell and prove his good faith be-
fore handed the shoulder straps.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-06-18

The discussion up for debate
among standpat papers in Iowa is,
t'1s Standpatism Dead" The Des
Moines Capital is leading on the af-
firmative side and is producing am
pie evidence from experience to
prove its arguments. The Sioux
City Journal and the Burlington
Hawk-Eye are leaders on the mega
tive side.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-06-18

The cool heads in Chicago are
for the nomination Of some candi-
date other than Taft or Roosevelt.
But. the trouble is there are only a
few cool heads in the windy city.
Delegates who are thinking of next
November seem to be in a hopeless
minority.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-06-18

Uure0 permanently rne casos - un94sq
nd sends the incura BILE homo without tak1A49
10 from them. This Is Why no centnuee ID
yaslts year after year, while other doctor! ea1O
aade ! few visits and stopped. d. shalien6er
hronic diseases, proven BY the many cures
,Mccted In chronic cases which have banned the
iii Of al other physicians. His hosp. tai e1,
,arience and extensive practice Nayt race him
IL proficient that he can naiae n I lo> 40 dis.
Treats all cursbio cases Of Catarrh, Nose.
throat and Lung diseases. Eye and lar.
stomach, Liver and Kidneys. Gravel, Rheuma.
diseases. Blood and Skin diseases, Epilepsy.
rights Disease and Consumption in early
tage; diseases Of theBladder and Female Organs,
aquor and Tobacco habit. Stammering cured
md sure methods to prevent Its recurrence given
A neveH-failing remedy for Big Neck.
PILES, FISTULAE and RUPTURE guaran.
sed cured without detention from business.
special attention givcn TO all Surgical
,ases, and all diseases Of the Eye, kArs
Nose and Throat
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-06-18

If the moving picture shows
could get few snapshots of the Oys-
ter Bay colonel as he reads of the
progress of the steam roller at Chi
cago they would make big hit.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-06-18

Col. Hepburn has denied his flop
to the progressive side in the Iowa
political mix-up. The colonel is go
ing to wait to see how LATE Young
makes it with his new found
friends.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-06-18

Yes, the national committee has
power" to disfranchise voters, as IN
California and Arizona, but that
power can be exercised only temper
arily. The voters will have an in
ming bye and bye.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-06-18

The contest between Taft and
Roosevelt will result in ultimate
good to the republican party and
the American people. 1t has called
the attention OF the country to
many things in political procedure
that need fixing. 1t has demon
strated that altogether too much
power is in the hands of the nation
al committee and when the commit
tee is composed Of designing men,
as at present, it enables them to ov-
erthrow popular majorities and
thwart the popular will. It has al
so focused attention upon the in
justice Of the basis Of representa-
ton to national conventions. The
people will not endorse a plan that
gives one republican in one state as
much power in the nominating con-
vention as is welded by ten republi-
cans in another state, but that is
just what the present plan does. The
need Of a Encouragement in the
method of selecting national COM
mittees has also been made appar-
ent. A committee four years old 10
not responsive to popular sentiment.
The committee should be selected at
the primary, each state choosing its
member, and he should take his seat
after his election. The essential
thing is to give the people absolute
power, which they do not now pos
sess. BY what right in justice and
fairness do such men as Boise PEN
rose. repudiated by his own state,
sit in judgment at Chicago upon the
meTlLS OF the Claims OF delegates TO
occupy seats in the national conven-
tion2 Senator Penrose today has
more power in naming the republi-
can candidate for president than is
possessed by the half million voters
of his native state who handed him
such singing rebuke in the Penn
sylvania primaries. He is in posi-
ton to assist in overturning the pop
ular will in every state from whence
contests come and those who know
the character of the man will have
no doubt but that the only thing
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-06-18

Prior to the primary, w. w. Lo-
ban, candidate for representative
against Hon. F. J. Lund, declared
he would be a candidate at the gen
eral election regardless of the result
OF the primary. Possibly he will
change his mind before election day
rolls around.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-06-18
Your Kinona Can
Be Nicely Dry
Cleaned

Without any danger of fading the
delicate colors or injuring the fab
ric or dainty trimmings.
Kimonas, dressing sacques, bath
robes, etc.; of any material are BY
our process restored to a new like
condition. Spots and soil are re-
moved, colors frightened and the
garment pressed out so it really
looks new, for an Insignificant
charge.
Send your kimona we'll call
promptly, any time you request.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-06-18

Did you notice with what neat
ness and dispatch the Taft national
committee stole two delegates from
California who were elected and in
strlcted for Roosevelt by more than
1900 majority?
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-06-18

The republican national conven-
ton ought to give special attention
to the vice presidential candidate
this year. He should be a man who
will add strength to the party in
the states where republican votes
will be needed. In the event of
Taft's nomination the party will
have the hardest fight to win it has
had since the defeat of Harrison in
1892 and it ought to have a vice
presidential candidate who will
make up in popularity something
for the unpopularity OF the head of
the ticket. When a president who
is candidate for reelection, cannot
carry but one state out of ten In
the primaries he needs good rum
ming mate to insure even a chance
of success at the polls.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-06-18

A man named Dammit lives in
Alaska and according to reports he
has lot of relatives attending the
Chicago convention.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-06-18

He who loves God and his law
must hate the foes of Cod George
Eliot.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-06-18

The Cedar Rapids Repu blican and
a number of other papers are inclin-
ed to follow Col. Young into the
progressive camp. But Uncle Geo.
D. Perkins, Major Lacey, the Bur-
lington railroad and Charlie John
ston are still standing pat.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-06-18

Handed us by local poet:
LATE sung his song
But things went wrong,
AS you have probably noted;
The standpatters did pat
Him on the back
But left him when they voted.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-06-18

The Sioux City Journal says the
steam roller is making record for
leniency that is better than it's rec
ord made in 1908, when Col. Roose-
welt was running it. But the colon
ell was not then a candidate for any
thing. Mr.. Taft was the candidate
and unless the Journal wants to add
its testimony to the charge that Taft
is a man of straw it ought to give
him credit for having something to
say of the way the roller was oper-
ated four years ago. But compar-
ison of this sort amounts to moth
ing. Perhaps the contests Of four
years ago had no merit, like those
from California, Arizona and Wash
ington this year. The Taft contests
from those states are nothing but
fakes and the gausiest kind of
fakes at that. The national COM
mittee is trying to override the law
of sovereign state by simple rule
promulgated by lot Of discredited
politicians.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-06-18

The democratic donkey is getting
more genuine enjoyment out of the
Roosevelt-Taft fight than he has
gotten out of anything since the
war. He is whetting his appetite
and getting in mood to make fire.
quent and successful raids upon the
pie counter.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-06-18

The bed has become place Of
luxury to me. I would not exchange
It for all the thrones In the world.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-06-18

It has been suggested that Iowa
might permit the women to vote in
order to enable the women to in
struct their fathers and brothers
how to mark the ballot. A large
percentage of voters do not know
how to vote properly and there is no
way of giving them instructions be-
cause there is no way Of knowing
who they are. The ballot, however,
shows up in every county and it is
likely that the same voters mark 1t
wrong year in and year out. These
ballots are not counted, but the men
who cast them think they helped
nominate some candidate.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-06-18

Judge Carlond, of Sioux Falls, ap-
pointed to the interstate commerce
court, also is democrat. One of
these days a democratic president
may be looking for new supreme
court justice and may see the pro-
priety of appointing William How
ard Taft, republican, to fill the va
cancy.-Sioux City Journal, Decem-
Der, 1910.
Possibly Mr.. Taft has such con-
Summation in mind at this time. BY
insisting upon his own nomination
for president, in face of the over
whelming defeats he has received
in republican states where primaries
have been held, he is doing more
for the democratic party than all the
democratic leaders combined can do.
Disagree with Col. Young if you
will, but all will concede that he
publishes a rafting good newspaper.
Charles City Press
The Press is absolutely right. The
Des Moines Capital is one Of the
best newspapers in the state, but
when it comes to the political de-
partment it is the most unreliable
sheet in the country. 1t changes
front with every political breeze. 1t
stoops to any methods to win, not
even hestitating at forgery and when
defeated at the end of fair fight it
deserts its friends and trys to get a
welcome into the house of those it
has been abusing for years. AS a
newspaper, the Capital is all right.
AS 'molder of public opinion" it is
the worst ever.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-06-18

When the Chicago convention
convenes, If it is not satisfied with
the list of candidates and will not
accept Senator Cummins, Iowa has
another name which it can submit
as the unanimous choice Of Iowa
voters in the person of Senator Ken
yon, observes the Manson Journal.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-06-18

1t begins to look like the sure de-
feat of Taft in the Chicago conven-
ton unless he can win on the first
ballot and he cannot do that with
out the wholesale theft Of contested
delegates. 1t will be interesting to
watch the steam roller when it
reaches the states of California and
Washington, where the Taft con-
tests have no merit whatever.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-06-18

The murder of eight persons in
the Moore home at Villisca, is
one of the most horrible crimes in
the history Of Iowa, but it appears
that Gov. Carroll, if reports are
true, is not taking the matter as
seriously as he should. For the
state to offer reward of only $500
for the apprehension Of criminal
capable Of such crime looks like
false economy. The guilty person
or persons ought to be hunted down
regardless of expense and the great
state of Iowa ought to be more lib
eral in offering a reward.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-12-10

Aid. John Toman, of the thirty
fourth ward, is a Jealous soul, and
a seeker after light.
AT last nights meeting of the
council, Toman introduced a reso-
luton providing that Chief Nc
Weeny, Captain of Detectives
Ha1pin and three police captains
should be asked to give their
opinion of Mayor Harrison's po-
lice reorganization plan before
the council considered it.
This resolution not only shows
the zeal of AID. Toman and his
desire for information, but also
the innate kindliness of his soul.
Therefore, we are tickled to
death to hand Aid. Toman the in
formation he so much desires, and
we can do it without even going
to the trouble Of having a reporter
go down and poster Chief Nc
Weeny, Halpln ana three ponce
captains.
We know the opinion of those
gentlemen on the police reorgan-
ization plan that was drawn up
by Harmon M. Campbell, bust
ness manager of the Hearst
OaDers and president of the civil
service commission, advanced by
the Hon. Major Miles and en-
dorsed by the equally Hon Mayor
Carter H. Harrison.
We know this opinion because
we have had Chief McWeeny and
other police officials explain it to
us at painful, and sometimes pro-
fame length.
The opinion is simply this:
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-12-10
.OTF'-AN ANSWER FOR TOMAN


lice force than hen has teeth.
We hope that this will satisfy
the Hon. John Toman's thirst for
information, even although we do
not think he need worry much
about that ordinance being passed
in any great hurry.
AS we understand the or
dinance, it was designed as a club
to hold over the head of Gov
elect Dunno and his friends,
should they have a desire to see
a real Democratic Chicago mayor
Outside of this resolution, the
council did not do much last
night. Summed up, the result Of
the meeting was:
Passage of the cold storage or
dinance by vote of 81 to 2.
Presentation of order for con-
solidation of smoke and boiler in
spection bureaus.
Order for investigation of coli
lapse Of Home theater.
Deferring for two weeks action
on order for removal of obstruc-
tions from loop sidewalks.
Presentation of ordinance
drawn by AID. Hazen for better
Identification of newspaper men.
Passage Of ordinance requiring
elevated roads to wholly inclose
platforms.
Appointment of Otto F. Warn
ing member of school board.
Passage of resolution protest.
ing commission control over Chi
cago public utilities.
Urging of plan to separate adj
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-09-06
and THEY ALL CAME BACK

During the parade Tuesday morn
ing and Immediately following it
twenty five anxious mothers put in
telephone calls to the Chief of Police.
Knowing the habits Of children when
It's circus day the chief advised the
women that when the show was
over, If they had not then
discovered their children to call again
and be would do all he could to find
them. He said this morning that he
did not get second call from any OF
of them. Evidently as soon as the
elephant was led back to the tent
they "all came back"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-09-06
POCKETS PICKED

Four ladies rushed madly to the
police headquarters Tuesday morn :
Ing saying that they bad been robbed
Of their pocket books, and VI course
all they contained and wanted the
thief arrested Immediately. The
police assured them they would do
their best but first suggested that
they go to John Carriers Grocery
store, and sure enough there were the
missing pocketbooks which had been
left behind Ia the rush to see the
parade, Mr.. Carter had taken charge
of them feeling sure that some one
would be in to claim them before
long.