Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-29
leader" timidity that none suppos-
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ment with Canada was found to
contain provision for free wheat
Iowa democrats said it was in the
interest of the big millers of this
country and that wheat needed pro-
lection. Well, the democratic
measure now before congress admits
-four free. Then what is to prevent
the mills of Canada and other coun-
tries from grinding their wheat in
to -four and getting it into this coun-
try free of duty, and would that be
a good thing for the Iowa farmer?
1t looks now as though demo-
cratic senators who refused to per-
nit the confirmation of President
Taft's appointments in the closing
months of his administration are go
| ing to get a dose of their own med
licine. The republican senators have
decided to do a little holding up on
their own account Well, turn about
is fair play. President Taft was as
much entitled to the courtesy of
combinations two months ago as
President Wilson is today and the
democratic senators showed their
littleness and their greed for pelf in
| refusing to make combinations.
| The president is not always to
blame for making bad appointments,
but he is to blame if he fail to weed
out bad appointments when the
good of the service demands it. The
appointing power is often deceived
often imposed upon. Men will
recommend the appointment of can
didates to a position when they
know they are wholly unfit. This is
something which self-respecting and
patriotic citizens should not do.
They have a duty to perform to the
government and they are not per-
forming it when they impose infer
ior men upon the appointing power.
Roosevelt and Taft made some bad
appointments. All presidents do,
but the fault is largely with inf1u-
entail men who interest themselves
in behalf of candidates.
Stalking their political fortunes on
their loyalty to President Wilson
and his tariff measure, the democrats
in the senate were today prepared
- pass the Wilson underwood tariff
| BIZ as it comes from the house. No.
tice of this was given when the ma
jority in the finance committee yes
terday fatty refused hearings on the
sche misunderstanding Dispatch.
This indicates that democratic
sena tors who disagree with some Of
the provisions Of the tariff bill con-
slider loyalty to the president Of
more importance than loyalty to the
people and to their own conscience.
A representative of the people
should do that which he believes is
for the interest of the people, no
matter what the president does.
There is a strong band of republic
cans in congress who do that and if
democrats in congress fear to assert
their own independence they ought
to be kept at home next time. Party
solidarity is not patriotism and the
senator who Stakes his political
fortunes on his loyalty to the pres
ident" is not a safe legislator.
Waterloo is having trouble with
her asphalt paving and the Barber
Asphalt company which guaranteed
it for seven years refuses to make
the job good. Notice of the inten-
tion Of the city to bring suit against
the company has been forwarded to
the company in Des Moines by the
city attorney. 1t is claimed that a
mile and half of asphalt was laid
in 1905 and that the company has
been repeatedly notified to fulfill it's
guarantee. In order to make the
work right it will be necessary to
replace the entire binder course and
asphalt surfacing and it Is claimed
$500, 900 worth of paving is in