Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-10-08

tainly has right to use his private
personal vote as he pleases, but it
would be commendable if he chose
to display enough courage to take
the people into his confidence. How
ever, that objection to Mr.. Woods is
not sufficient to induce real progress
size republicans to desert him now.
1t is freely stated and reiterated
time and again that a man cannot
be republican and vote for Roose-2
welt and the entire republican state
and congressional tickets. II the.
gentlemen whoyare so sure Of this
will just watch, the proceedings on
election day they will discover that
nearly 100000 Iowa republicans will
do that very thing. Some republicans
will vote for Prot. Wilson and the
republican state ticket Some DEM,
oerats will support Roosevelt and
the, democratic state ticket and some
democrats will give Taft a vote
while voting all of the democratic
ticket except the head. A voter can
do almost as he pleases in this mat
| tier, regardless of the claim that
such a proceeding is impossible. 1
The Taft republicans are now
busy trying to read republicans who
will not support the head Of the
ticket out of the party. But they
lare frightening nobody. Most men
4 propose to vote as their consciences
/ dictate, regardless of what any one
else may say or without special ref
erence to party regularity. It was
/ the national republican convention
THAT made the defeat of the party
sure this year. Had Roosevelt not
been a candidate on the progressive
ticket Wilson's majority would have
been tremendous. Really, the
Roosevelt candidacy is the only
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lin the outcome. With Roosevelt out
of it at least half the republicans in
4 the country would support Wilson
as a rebuke to the methods used in
bringing about the nomination Of
i Taft.
/ The state senators elected thi:
year will not only vote for a success
sor to Senator Kenyon, but they vii
also vote for a successor to Senator
I, Cummins, whose term expires two
wears hence. Progressive republicans
who do not like Kenyon should con,
slider this proposition we'll before
casting ballot for a state senator
who will not be bound by the de
cision of the republican primary. L
a third party progressive is elected
Il he will be at liberty TO cast his bal
i lot for q. $. senator as he sees fit
so far as the successor Of Kenyon
! is concerned, and when Cummin:
i time comes this progressive will b.
bound by the primary vote Of hi
4 party at the primary in 1914 It i
. not likely, however, that any thirs
! party progressive will be elected t
}, the state senate, but the eandidac!
t of third partyites is apt TO he re
I spopsible for the election Of SOM
: democrats. who will of course Vot,
\ for Dan Hamilton as henyon's sue
: cessor and for some other democra
] as a successor to cammins. But TIL
: makes no difference TO such thirt
Iparty leaders as Carl FRANKIE and J
Il F. Keltz. They are 50 bitter ct Ken
I VIM far baviups stnad in their wa
when they wanted ptise thai the.
I Ehaye no hesitsncy In ieopafdtaini
rIthe success Of cdnnains TO get
wbaclt IL kenyon
Nor TtiE Only IsstfE..
n Prosperity IS not the only issu
d confronting an independent an
: seif-reliant people. Prosperity Is
S very desirable condition, bdt hnma