The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-22


authorize the trust to absorb a com
petitor: that it was good politics later
to accept the political and financial
supper of the big men back of the
trust.
Explanation that the holder OF the
Nobel peace prize was promoting
world peace by fighting the Taft ar
filtration treaties.
Explanation that the so-called
Roosevelt panic should have been
called something else.
Explanation that it was square
deal to induce the United States gov.
eminent to prosecute criminally for
libel number of newspaper men who
had offended member of the Presi.
dents family; that the cause of JUS
tice would be conserved by hauling
these newspaper men to Washington
TO stand trial; that the United States
supreme court was wrong when it
threw out these silly prosecutions.
Explanation that no insult to the
pope was intended in declining to call
upon him in Rome under conditions
dictated by Roman custom; that Cath.
ollcs have no reason to feel offended
over the incident; that the Methodists
have no ground for offense that kick
was taken at one of their representa-.
tiyes by way of squaring matters with
the Catholics.
Explanation that the cause OF JUS
tice was conserved by discharging sew
eral hundred negro soldiers in order
TO make sure that half dozen guilty
ones be punished; that the negro vot.
tiers have no justification for nursing
grievance against man who inspir-
ed these wholesale discharges with
out honor"
Explanation that it was simple
political shrewdness to solicit cam.
paign contributions from a man like
Hartman, invite him to come and talk
over railway matters before an execu-
tive message was written, and shortly
thereafter brand him as an "undesir.
able citizen
Explanation that it is good diplo-
macy to NEEDLE in church politics and
then call the lady ambassador liar
for disclosing the facts under pres.
sure.
Explanation that a gold coin is no
place for the motto, In God We
Trust;' that congress was mistaken
In insisting that the time-honored mot
to should stay on the coins.
Explanation that simplified spelling
ought to have been and still ought to
be brought into official use by execu-
tive enactment.
Explanation that a solemn pledge
under no circumstances to be a can
didate for or accept another nom1na-
ton means perfect freedom to be a
candidate for and accept another nom.
nation.
Explanation tfor circulation in the
south) that the prejudice against So
cial equality between white and black
is wholly unwarranted.
Explanation of a record of seven
and half years of profound silence
on the tariff question after Mckinley
had begun the term that Roosevelt fin
ished by inaugurating movement for
intelligent tariff revision.
Explanation of an incident in which
lady was carried from the White
House grounds, kicking and scream
ing, i'll the arms Of two able bodied
guards.
Explanation OF attempts to-negotiate
treaties without consulting the senate,
and of divers and sundry executive
proclamations having no warrant of
law back of them.
Explanation of large assortment
Of harsh criticisms of courts and
judges.
Explanation of enough controversies
to fill a dreadnought.
Explanation of the overlooking An
anias club
Explanation of encouragement to
another progressive to become can
didste
The birdseye view is halted not for
lack of high spots, but for lack of
space.
Is Roosevelt the most available can.
didate for the Republican nomination?
Is not the answer found in the bare
suggestion of the quantity and quality
of ammunition that could and would
be used in the campaign against him?