Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-01-23
Messages and Papers e the
Presidents Compiled 10 a
Series Of Eleven
1 Volumes.
An Encyclopedia Index Sets Forth
important Questions Of Gov
eminent From the Foun-
dation Of the Re-
public.
INSTRUCTION FOR YOUNG
AMERICANS.
YOUNG

The fundamental element Of good cit
isenship In republic Is knowledge OF
the origin and development Of the gov
eminent. an understanding Of the du-
Hes which devclve upon the electors
ana their representatives and a knowi-
edge Of the relations Of the govern
mspt to our Industrial. financial and
civic life This Is true knowledge OF
the history Of the country in its best
ana most helpful phase.
such work is the Messages and
Papers Of the Presidents" series OF
eleven volumes. containing S.643 large
octave pages,
It il believed that our readers Will
welcome somewhat detailed review
Of this unusual American library. Such
4 review viii Of itself inspire greater
interest In our institutions and awaken
4 I renewed spirit Of patriotism.
The first ten volumes embrace the
messages and papers Of the presidents
arranged In chronological order. from
George Washington down to recent
date ii President Taft's administra.
don. In these messages every phase
! az the development of American prog
ress from the laying Of the foundation
u discussed by the respective presi,
dents. Each president in turn through
Iii various official addresses. procla.
nations and messages reviews the
4 past, depicts the present and forecasts
the future Of this country in way
that is most entertaining and most VI
hi to the prosperity Of the nation and
the success and welfare Of its individ.
uals.
II will thus be seen that this work
really constitutes a first hand authori-
q history OF the United States chrome.
logically written in relays. each Sec
! don BY the particular man most suited
to the task, to whom the information
public and secret, is most available and
Z upon whom rests for the time being
the most profound responsibility
namely, the president g. the United
States.
The presidents Of the United States,
IN other words. have elaborated In
writing the history OF the country.
The eleventh volume is historical
epcyclopedic treatise Of the, United
states. besides being a complete cross
reference index to the contents Of the
other ten volumes. We flnd on the
subtitls page preceding each admins,
sration statement which pretty well
describes the eleventh volume. which
We quote 40 follows:
SEE VOLUME Il
volume II u not only an index to tha
eeAsr volumes. not only key that I'm.
leciEs the treasures Of the entire puDnSa.
ten. but Il II IN itself IN alphabeticaIy
arranged brief history or story OF the
great controlling events constituting the
hastosy Of the United States.
Under It's proper alphabetical classfnca-
tYon the story 10 told OF every subject re-
fsrred to by any OF the presidents IN their
ofaciai Messages. and at the end OF eacn
story the ofiicial utterances OF the pres
dents themselves are cited upon the sub
3ect. no that you may readily turn to the
paEe In the body Of tho work itself Tor
TIM original information
Next to the possession OF knowledge Il
the ability to turn at Will 20 where knowi-
edge IL to be found,
The list Of subjects. treated In al.
phabetical order. Is much too large to
snumerate in this review. A few OF
the more important, however. are our
banking system. our judiciary system,
the tariff. Monroe doctrine, Panama
canal. postal savings banks. the pro-
posed parcels post. postofflce system In
general. Interstate commerce. the right
Of franchise. including woman sui.
lrage: digest Of all the treaties be-
tween the United States and foreign
countries. foreign relations, neutrality
intervention. important supreme court
decisions. establishment Of the Judi
cjary. origin and use Of various hu.
reaus and departments. every war
every battle. biographies OF statesmen,
aids Of various governmental depart,
) nenta In various pursuits, suAh - AZ