The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15


IOWA PRESS COMMENT.
The Charter Oak Times says the
time Is not yet ripe to discuss the get
ting together of the republican fac
lions.
.The democratic tariff Will hardly
hold down the price OF corn In the
face OF the drought" concludes the
Iowa Falls Citizen
The Dunlap Reporter says the man
who said, "All signs fail In dry
time" was wiser than he knew.
who pays him for all OF his time
and trouble?" asks the Emmetsburg
Reporter, referring to Judge Wade's
frequent trips to Washington. He
certainly is a great lover of the faith
full II he is doing all Of the gadding
about and paying hotel and other
bills Just for the satisfaction OF see
ing a hungry democrat enjoying his
gOiitiCdi PIC,
.Ts Satan quiet during the vacation
period?r inquiries the Mitchelville In
dex.
1.-THE handwriting is on the wall
says the Charles City Press, speaking
of the court proceedings which leave
Waterloo without saloons. "A new
sentiment Is developing, slowly but
surely, but It is growing. The saloon
habit is getting out OF date, The
average man who is a moderate drink
er does not want his son to patronize
the saloons and the AVERAGE man in
business does not want to employ a
drinking man, the tendency being
against the open saloon"
Neither the high cost nor the high
tariff cut any figure when you have
the price" says the Hopkinton Lead
er.
The Knoxville Journal says the poll
ticians can't fool Claude Porter with
the idea that it will be trifling al.
fair to beat Senator Cummins at the
polls next November.
THE last legislature WIFI live In
history because of It's fool laws" says
the Winterset Reporter.
The Webster City Journal says that
AZ the progressives are to have can
didate for senator certain 1t is they
would have a hard time finding a
stronger man than Harvey Ingham.
iowa Is a pretty good dry farming
community, too says the Iowa City
Republican.
Why all this furore about won
ans wearing apparel" inquiries the
Rolfe Arrow. Most of the fair dam
sells look good IN anything. They will
eventually wear the pants, SO WHY
not let EN- come as near to 1t as Dos
sfble right now?"
Senator Cummins Is once NOR,
becoming the center OF political dis
cussion, always good sign for Cum
bins" says the Iowa City Citizen.
BY the way, what is the salary O
q national committeeman. ANYHOW ,
asks the Story City Herald. common
ing on Judge Wade's numerous visit
in Washington. III It isn't a big ON,
the Judge will have to take the lie,
ture platform to help pay expenses
Judge Stevens is quoted as say;n
that the bull moost party in Iowa W,
not support Senator Cummlns ma,
year This, on top of the fact tn
the Register and Leader is seeming
against him." comments the Sic,
Rapids Republican-Press, must lo
to the senator like his star is wanir
However, the senator has way
turning seeming defeat into glorio
victory"
First thing the administered
knows Claude Porter will refuse to
considered candidate for any ofic
says the Waterloo TImes-Tribune.
Most people are gradually gett
rested up from their vacations"
serves the Des Moines Capital
The editor OF the Sutherland Co
Ter asserts that he would rather bt
half fed newspaper man, if necessa
than to be tied down TO postmas
loo again, after trying it once. g
pap the Courier man adds.