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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-03-25

Woodrow is not entirely free from
diplomacy when diplomacy is need
ed to extricate himself from posi-
ton that is embarrassing because of
it's possibility of losing votes to the
head of the democratic ticket four
years hence A few days ago Wood
row was waited upon by commit
tee of female suffragists who wanted
to know whether or not the presi-
dent would enlist in their cause.
Report has it that the president re-
ceived the women courteously and
treated them with respect, but he
informed them that he had not yet
made up his mind on that moment
GUS question:, Tut, tut, Woodrow
Do you mean to tell the women and
the country that you do not know
where you are at upon a question
that has been discussed with more
or less persistency for half CEN
fury? ...,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-03-25

The trusts and greedy combina-
tions do not appear to be afraid of
what the democratic party is going
to do to the tariff. Is it possible
that democracy can satisfy the
trusts and the people too? Time
will tell and it will be short time
at that.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-03-25

Rockwell has made a failure of
the municipal gas plant and the
property has been sold to w. F. Nc
Clellan for only $4,000. Not every
town makes a success of municipal
ownership. Even Webster City made
fiat failure of her heating bust
ness.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-03-25

The Pennsylvania railroad COM
pany has issued orders to all its pas
senger conductors that when delays
occur in the running of trains they
shall pass through the cars and tell
the passengers the cause and the
probable extent of the delay. A good
idea, surely.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-03-25

Franklin D. Roosevelt, recently
appointed to the position Of assist
ant secretary of the navy, a place
once held by the redoubtable Theo-
dore, is a democrat and cousin to
the former president. Theodore made
one of the best assistants the navy
department ever had. If Franklin
can do as well he may be called
higher.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-03-25

The Freeman-Tribune is opposed
to the direct election of presidents
until the right of every citizen to
vote and have that vote fairly count
ed is guaranteed in every state in
the union. The suppression of a
million votes in the south would
help democracy more under the di-
rect plan than it does under present
methods. "
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-03-25

Sentiment among republicans for
a national convention for the re-or-
ganization of the party is growing
rapidly and indications are that
such a convention will be held some
time during the present year. 1t
is the only hope the party has OF
ever winning another victory, at
least it looks that way now. "
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-03-25

1t is the duty of every automobile
driver to know that train is not
coming which endangers the life of
himself and associates before he un-
dertakes to drive over a railroad
crossing. The train has the right
of way.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-03-25

will probably acquire in few years
as many broad acres as are now
owned by the retiring cons. It is
hard to see where the railroad will
gain anything by the changes.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-03-25

Mr.. Secretary Bryan has not yet
crowded to the head of the table,
but he is nudging up bit.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-03-25
SOME CROP VALUES.

Iowa is third in the value of
crops raised. Texas leads, but Texas
has 265,7S0 square miles of terri
tory, while Iowa has only 56,025.
hence Iowa raises much more to the
acre than Texas. Illinois stands
second, but Illinois is little larger
than Iowa and leads us by only a
small margin. Here is the record:
Texas $4O7,160,OOO; Illinois $685.
$4,000; Iowa s2s4,Ss5,0Oo; Mis-
souri, 319C,c6S,c00; Ohio $190,71S,-
900. illinois produces crops to the
value of $5,1O6 to every square
mile of land in her territory and
Iowa produces $5,O75 worth to the
mile Texas produces only 1851
to the square mile. Thus Illinois
stands first, but there is so little diff.
ference between Illinois and Iowa
that the production is practically
the same to the square mile. How
can the great difference in the price
of land between Iowa and Illinois
be accounted for in the face of these
facts, where there is really no diff
ference in the actual value? 1T is
because Illinois is older and has
more wealth. The farmers there
have more money and are willing
to pay higher prices. The question
Of money has much to do with the
increase in the price of land. Az
communities become richer real es.
tate is bound to go up in price, be.
cause there is no investment so Ger.
tain. According to these figures
only twenty cents more in crops is
raised on an acre of Illinois lant
than is produced on an acre of Iowa
land, yet the difference in the sci.
ling price of this land is from $50
to 500 per acre. Probably not sc
many bushels are produced on the
Illinois acre as on the Iowa acre
but Illinois can get a little better
price because of her closer proxi-
nifty TO the Chicago market.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-03-25

Americans who are seeking get
rich-quick investments are looking
toward Mexico for the cessation of
hositilities. That country, it is pre-
dicted, will show a remarkable in
crease in real estate values if peace
is eyer guaranteed.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-03-25

Although it was predicted that
the Webb-Kenyon liquor bill would
have no effect upon the shipment of
liquor for illegal purposes, the rail-
roads and the express companies are
refusing shipments that appear to
come under the prohibition of that
statute. This shows that the roads
and express people have some re-
spect for law.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-03-25

Senator Kenyon might start an
Investigation to inquire into why
the city of Washington maintains a
police department. According to
reports the department is only a
joke. ~
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-03-25

Mexico must be very productive
country so far as natives are con-
cerned. The way they are killing
each other down there would de-
populate almost any land within a
few years.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-03-25

The Newton Journal is authority
for the statement that some of the
progressives of Iowa are soon to
meet in Des Moines and go through
the record of the present legislature
In order to show up it's failures, for
campaign purposes.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-03-25

The ground hog may be figuring
on staying in his hole for seven
weeks this time.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-03-25

"A big bridge contractor in Des
Moines swears before the bridge
trust investigation committee that
he has been unable to secure con-
tracts because of the Vaccinations
of the trust and contractors. He
says there is no competition.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-03-25

1t will be worth the price of adj
mission to witness the democratic
party perform the wonderful feat of
reducing the cost of living and at
the same time increase the cost of
farm products and other things up
on which the people subsist. But
democracy has promised to do it.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-03-25

What has become of the bill in
the Iowa legislature to prevent the
intermarriage of whites and blacks
1t seems to have been effectually
strangled.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-03-25
BOYS ON THE FARM.

sioux ClLy 1TlUuue. ndPAO
growth of our population as ma
ton, marked by a decrease in rural
population as compared with the
growth Of cities and towns, has pre-
sented a problem that must be solv-
ed if the United States is to evade
condition of extreme gravity in
the not distant future. 1t is prob.
lem to which economists and public
lists are giving considerable thought,
and as a result the public is being
interested in plans of conservation
of resources, the back-to-the-farm
movement, scientific farming, induc-
ing the farm boy to remain on the
farm and similar propaganda.
Not the least important of these
phases of the great problem is that
of keeping farm boys and girls on
the farm. This is more important,
more logical as associated with the
idea of securing best results, than
the back-to-the-farm movement that
would direct to the farm persons
who are in every way unsuited to
farm life and are unacquainted with
it.
An Illinois man who became a
good grocer, but who would have
made better farmer, quit the farm
when a lad with the declaration:'
am tired of blowing to raise corn to
feed horses to raise more corn, with
and getting nothing out of it but
my board and clothes and having
very little fun" The expression was
homely and simple, but in it may be
found the reason why boys quit the
farm. 1t appears to them a mo-
notonous life of drudgery and, with
occasional exceptions going to prove
the rule, they are not given coop
erative interest in the profits of
their labor-until death comes to
cause partition of the farm.
The same idea appears in an in
stance referred to by President w.
w. Finley of the Southern railway
in a recent address at Warrenton,
Va. A friend related to him how
he came to leave the farm. His faith
er presented him with the runt of q
litter of pigs. 1t was the first thing
that he had ever owned He cared
for that pig and fed it until, when
he made it the finest hog on the
farm. his father sold it and put the
money in his pocket. He resolved
then and there that he would leave
the farm at the first opportunity,
and he did so.
Such boys hear of the success 9TH
er boys have made on leaving the
farm. They do not know what the
expense of living is in cities and the
salaries spoken of look very large.
Neither do they hear of the farm
boys who do not make a success and
drift into dire poverty. AS in gamb-
ling, one seldom hears about the
losses.
Agricultural colleges are doing
much to change this, and the COLA
borative work of such institutions
with government agents to interest
farm boys and girls in scientific, Sc
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-03-25

President Wilson has issued a
proclamation converting congress in
special session on the 18th of April.
The tariff will be the paramount is
sue OF the session. Then the troubles
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-03-25

Colonies Watterson and Harvey
might drop into the white house
Just to show the country that solid
democracy is back of President Will
son. -
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-03-25

Sixteen passenger conductors on
the Chicago Great Western road
were recently 'let out of jobs and
en- their places. The cause of this
wholesale removal of trained men is
that they owned too much Iowa real
estate. Farms looked awful good to
the conductors and they made it a
point to get hold of as many as they
could. Now, of course, Iowa real
estate will begin to look fine to the
freight conductors who have been
promoted and IL they have good luck
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-03-25

Keep Webster City growing.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-03-25

Nature knows no pause in prog
ress and development, and attaches
her curse on all inaction.-Goethe.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-03-25

Webster City keeps right on grow
ing. Make 1918 the best year yet.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-03-25

Possibly the Register and Leader
has gone too far in its fight for good
roads legislation, in that it has irri-
tated the legislature, but that is no
excuse for the legislature to fail in
it's duty to the people. Something
in the way of better road legisla ton
is demanded and the legislature
ought to do it's full duty in this re-
spect as we'll as in every other.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-03-25

To rejoice in the prosperity of an
other is TO partake of it.--William
Austin.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-03-25

Secretary w. J. Bryan went to
Springfield a few days ago, at the
suggestion of President Wilson, so
Washington advices state, to see if
he could not bring about the cleo
ton of democratic United States
senator from the Sucker state. This
looks like interference with "home
rule" The people of Illinois ought
to know whom they want to elect
without dictation from the president
or any member of his cabinet. Then
what is Mr.. Bryan to do to inf1u-
ence members of the Legislature?
Horrors of horrors, he is not going
to promise anybody job, is he?
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-03-25

AS an illustration of the, consum-
ing democratic appetite for Office the
Des Moines postoffice might be cit,
ed. The present postmaster's term
does not expire for more than two
years, yet candidates are already in
the field for the place. 1t has been
said that wolves are hungry, but II
is not of record that these animals
ever pursue a single feast. at least
in the open, for a period of two
years. 1t cannot be claimed, ho~ev-
er, that every democrat wants Office.
There is Richard Olney of Boston,
who recently refused the ambassa-
dorship to the court of st. James.
But Mr.. Olney is n years of age and
it is said his wife is in very poor
health.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-03-25

Senator Benjamin R. Tillman is
destined to go down in history
alongside of such great discoveries
as Christopher Columbus. Ben has
Just discovered that the members
of triumphant democracy are greedy
for Jobs" Wonder where Ben found
such mysterious and unexpected
truth?
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-03-25

of the president and of the demo-
cratic party will begin. 1t is hoped
the trouble will not extend beyond
the confines of the national capital.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-03-25

1t is more than likely that Attor.
ney General Cosson will be a candi'
date to succeed himself rather than
a candidate to succeed Senator Cum
minis, the statements of some of his
"fool friends to the contrary not.
withstanding. Mr.. Cosson is MAX
ing good in his present position. He
could not hope to fill Senator Cum.
Minis place though he were elected
to occupy the senator's position
There are not many men in Iowa
with the training and ability OF Sen.
ator Cummins.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-03-25

Now that democracy is in the
saddle in every branch of the ma
tional government it is hoped demo
cratic opposition to currency reform
will disappear. Democratic leaders
have in the past opposed nearly ev-
erything the republicans suggested
in this connection and as the repub-
licans were never solidly united the
democratic minority in congress has
been able to defeat all measures of
that kind. They did not want the
republican party to get the credit.
Now, however, it is up to them to
do something and it is reasonably
certain that the republicans will
any good bill that may be
presented.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-03-25

Men ought to spend at least as
much time saving their money as
they do spending it," says the Coun-
Gil Bluffs Nonpareil. why not cut
the saloons down to savings bank
hours for business purposes?"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-03-25
Mr.. Bryan seems to be giving

Mr.. Bryan seems to be giving
more attention to partisan politics
than to the duties of his position.
To make No. l secretary of state
the peerless orator will find it nee
essary to devote his time to the job.
His trip to Springfield to interfere
with the election of United States
senator was in bad taste, to say the
least. Possibly the country will find
out before long that Mr.. Bryan is
not nearly so big a man as he has
been credited with being.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-03-25

Jury.
The "Stay in old Iowa" refrain is
getting louder and louder, except for
those who leave for health improve
ment, and it is often better for that
class to remain here. A woman who
formerly resided at Bloomfield, this
state, but who has been in Oregon
the past three years, writes letter
to her home friends to the effect
that southern Iowa is just as good
If not better for fruit than Oregon.
She admonishes them not to sell
good old Iowa soil for $3.50 or 5000
per acre, but to keep it. 1t is worth
more acre for acre than any land in
the west. In closing she says: 81
am not a knocker; the Oregon fruit
Is wondrous fine and fair, and the
growers of the. state are entitled to
the reputation, and the rewards of
their industry, for which they have
arduously labored. am only say
ing that Iowa might just as we'll be
reaping like harvest if she would
realize her possibilities in that line. -
If the basis of representation in
republican national conventions is
changed and the number of republi-
can votes in the various sta ties is to
govern, what will become of the
scheme of making the congressional
district the unit? In some states
where there are ten or twelve con-
gressional districts there would be
only three or four delegates to the
convention. How, then, could the
district be the unit? The better
plan is to make the state the unit
and then elect the delegates by the
primary plan, making provision for
the placing of the names of presi-
Dental candidates upon the ballot
and giving the one who gets the
majority or a plurality the right to
all the delegates. That is the way
the election of president is determ-
ined and the nomination ought to
be determined in the same manner.
The district delegate plan ought to
go, together with other discredited
plans of the present unsatisfactory
and inequitable method.
1t is said that Warden Sanders Of
the prison at Fort Madison, always
explains the confinement of Haley
in a solitary and unhealthy dungeon
by saying that the orders come from
higher up.-Des Moines Tribune.
From what the Freeman-Tribune
has been able to gather from this
case it appears that Haley is kept
in the dungeon because he is a mean
cuss who will not obey the reason
able rules of the prison which other
prisoners are expected to obey. Pos
sibly the Des Moines paper can sug-
gest way to deal with such fellows.
There must be discipline in these
institutions and somebody must
have authority to enforce the rules.
Haley can get out of the dungeon
Just as soon as he shows DISPOSE
ton to do as other prisoners are re-
CURED to do. There has been alto
gether too much sympathy express
ed for this man. He invites the
treatment he is getting and he
ought to be kept in solitary eonfine-
ment to the end of his days If that
is the only way which the fair rules
OF the prison can be upheld. Let this
obstreperous man override author
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-03-25

Woodrow Wilson," says the Watt
erloo Courier, "has probably receiv-
ed more nonpartisan praise from
newspapers not of his political faith
than any new president in recent
years. This fact is testimony both
to him and to the growing nonpar-
tisan spirit of the country. If the
new president lives up to the ex-
pectations he will leave behind him
an enviable place in history"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-03-25

Uncle Joe Cannon says to the re-
porters: "Tell the American peo-
pie l think it great to be a plain
American citizen again" 1t is
strange Uncle Joe did not discover
how great" it was until he was fir
ed from congress by the main
strength of the people of his dis
trict. Had the firing taken place ten
years ago and had a hundred or two
of the other reactionaries been fired
at the same time the republican par
ty would have remained the party
of the people and would now be in
power at Washington. However, the
people are just as glad as Uncle Joe
possibly can be that he has finally
joined the ranks of the great major
ity.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-03-25

eff the present legislature" says
the Cedar Rapids Republican, could
get all the Iowa dirt roads drained.
graded, crowned and dragged, with
out using any concrete except in
culverts, during the next two years,
it would be accomplishing work
that would be OF permanent value
and that would receive the blessings
of all the travelling public"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-03-25

"Some papers are disposed to
speak fiippantly of the strictly Pres
byterian air about the White House.
but it will not contribute to a lack
of confidence among the people,
says the Boone News-Republican.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-03-25

Waterloo Courier: The house OF
representatives is fooling itself. A
crow eats other things than corn. 1t
does get away with some corn, there
is no denying, but it also gets away
with destructive pests. Did you ev-
er notice a family or neighborhood
of crows following the pillow in the
field and pulling out grub worms? A
crow has marvelously elastic
stomach for delicacies which would
not tempt the human biped But
thereby It achieves benefit. The
legislature OF the great state of
Iowa might indeed put in its time
better than voting rewards upon the
heads of creatures which do as much
or more good to the crops of the
farmers than harm.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-03-25

Cherokee Democrat: 1T is easy
to make a living" said woman
who never earned a cent in her life.
"Why, the newspapers are full OF
advertisements offering from $75 to
500 a week to agents.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-03-25

There is talk of dividing Kossuth
county, the largest in the state,
making two counties of it. That
would give the state an even hun
dred counties. The matter is one
that should be settled by the people
Of Kossuth, without the interior
ence or dictation of any outsiders.
If the people want to divide their
county it will be time for the leg
islature to act after that fact is es-
tablished at an election.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-03-25

eff the Chicago mercantile estab-
lishments ever go broke it will not
be on account of the exorbitant
wages paid to their list Of working
girls says the Des Moines Capital.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-03-25

"Candidly, we believe that there
is multitude of women who care
not continental whether they are
or are not given the right of suff-
rage" says the Cedar Rapids Ga
zette.