Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-07-01

the blame rest for this crime? Many
will say upon the mother who rob-
bed her girls of all their earnings.
There are many such cases. OF
course the mother was Mortified to
hear of the wrong doing Of her chill
dren, but the authorities succeeded
in making her realize her own re-
sponsibility in the matter.
The rich have much more respect
for law in England than in the United
States, because money there will not
| buy immunity as it too often does
here. Recently a young American
whose father counts his wealth by
the million was arrested for reck-
less automobile driving in the streets
of London. When taken before the
Judge he sought to show his indif-
ference to the amount of the fine,
asking the judge how much the fun
was going to cost. Here in the Unit
ed States the fine of the brainless
rich is a part of the pleasure, as it
adds something new to the days
sport, and what does fine Of $40
Tor $40 amount to to a man whose
income may be 5000 or $500 per
day? But the English Judge prompt
ly informed the young man that his
offense could not be paid for in dol
lars and cents, hence he was remand
ed to Jail. While in jail the young
man could find time to do a little
thinking, probably an exercise which
he had not INDUCED in for many
months, and that season of thinking
might convince him that 1t was very
foolish and mean of him to
jeopardize the lives of other people
that he might have what he called
a little fun" In extreme cases of
speed violations the jail penalty is
one that should be imposed.
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How dangerously easy it must be
to reach grave senator through
his stomach, and thus warp his
opinion -Monticello Express.
That is just the kind of "argu-
ment" that used to be put forward
in the interest Of the free pass. 1t
was held by lightweight critics
that a legislator, judge or other
officer who would be Influenced by a
free pass was mighty small pota-
toes, but now everybody comedies
the practice was wrong one.
The railroads believed it paid them
to give free transportation and if it
paid them the public suffered. One
OF the lobbyists before the investi-
eating committee swore that he was
allowed $4,000 per year expense
money, besides salary of $1,000
per month, to lobby for the sugar
trust. II grave senators and grave
members Of the lower house are not
Influenced by these social functions
paid for by the sugar trust why does
the sugar trust furnish the money
so lavishly? The sugar trust has
never been accused Of operating a
philanthropic propaganda, nor is it
generally supposed that 1t would
pay salary of $1,000 per month
and grant a monthly allowance of
$3.50 just to give the representa-
tives of the people at the national
capital good time. These free
yacht rides, frequent automobile ex-
cursions, theater parties, expensive
banquets, etc., ETC., are not paid
for by the trust company through
any charitable sentiments. No. It
is cold-blooded business PROPOSE
tion and the sugar trust is satisfied
it pays or it wouldn't do it. When
the people have a champion to bat
tie these insidious influences, like
Senator Kenyon is doing, they ought
TO hold up his hands instead of hurl
ing cheap ridicule at him.
ROOSEVELT'S COURAGE.
Christian Herald: One of the
ancient writers tells of the temple
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