Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-11-04

! Wonder what has become of the
Hon. Richmond P. Hobson's bill to
pension Confederate soldiers. A few
months ago Mr.. Hobson introduced
such bill in the national house, but
for some reason seems to have lost
interest in it, Mr.. Hobson wants
to be elected to the United States
senate from Alabama and no doubt
he thought such measure would be
popular in his state, regardless of
the fact that it stands no show of
ever becoming a law.
Martin Glynn, the new governor
of New York, has opportunity to
make himself famous and of extra
ordinary service to the people of his
state All he will have to do is to
Icarry out in good faith the policies
|inaugurated by Gov. Sulzer. But 1t
lis not expected that he will do it.
He is a creature of Tammany and
nobody is looking for him to father
any reforms or to ferret out any
grafters. 1t is admitted that Sulzer
is guilty of some wrongs, but it
must also be admitted that he start
ed something that would have re-
suited in much good to the state had
he been permitted to serve to the
end of his term. He had exposed
much of the rottenness of Tammany
and seemed happy in the good work.
This, of course, is what started Boss
Murphy upon his trail and resulted
in the impeachment proceedings.
Will Martin Glynn dare take up the
work where Sulzer left off or will he
continue the plant tool of the demo-
cratic boss? 1t takes courage to OPP
pose Tammany in New York. 1t Is
much easier to drift with the politi-
cal current and keep close to the life
| line, one end of which is always in
the hands of the Tammanyites.
If Senator Cummins made as
strong republican speeches in Iowa
last year as he is making in Massa-
chusetts this year, Iowa might not
have cast it's vote for democrats in
the electoral college.-Sioux City
Journal.
That may be true, but no man
having regard for truth could make
a strong republican speech last year.
The work Of the Chicago convention
was before the country for ratifica
ton or rejection and how was a
conscientious man to handle such a |
proposition in the interest of the re- !
publican party? Senator Cummins !
and all other republicans in Iowa |
would have been glad to have had ,
the opportunity Of making good re-
publican speeches, but that oppor-
I'D = 4,
old war horses as NJ. D. O'Connell
undertook to defend the repub lican |
position in public addresses the eff
forts were really pitiful and con-
sisted largely in apologizing for the !.
work Of the national convention and /
the Payne-Aldrich tariff. About all |
any republican could do who was
bound to be regular was to support :
the ticket under protests, for the .
sake of the party. Taft, Cannon,
Penrose, Barnes ct al had to be ig-
nored.
Judge Stevens, progressive candi- i
date for governor of Iowa last year,
declares he will not again be can
didate for any office. His friends,
Or rather his professed friends, were
Urging him to enter the contest for {
United States against Cummins, but
he judge declines with thanks. The t
Tribune is not among the {
that believe the progress t
ives will cut no figure if they put E
andidate in the field. The organi-
alton in this state is quite strong +
nd it contains some strong mel. r
But the only effect the candidacy of Z
progressive for United States sena- O