Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-12-15

ADMIT tnaC ne Is uOluS d 6ieo WIN
and the fact that he does not hes
itate to pray for LATE and Harvey
demonstrates that he believes the
day of miracles has not yet passed.
Billy Sunday says he has heard a
report that the whisky business is
responsible for the foot and mouth
disease and he adds, 'If this report
is verified, watch me-" Surely Billy
does not expect to treat the whisky
interests any worse in the future
than he has in the past. The way
the whisky business has spread the
foot and mouth disease, according to
report, is through the feeding OF
cattle at the big distilleries.
Now that Colonel Bryan is in a
position of public authority he is
maintaining remarkable silence
about the free coinage of both gold
and silver at the ratio of sixteen to
one. Mr.. Bryan used to say that
question would never be settled un-
til it was settled right and that it
would never be settled right until
silver was made the equal to gold
in our monetary system. However,
by his silence Mr.. Bryan now admits
the question is settled. This is sim
ply another proof that great men
sometimes change their views.
A few words by William Jennings
Bryan upon what he thinks of gov
eminent ownership of railroads
might be of interest to the country.
You will recall that before Mr.. Bry-
an became a member of a presidents
cabinet he advocated the taking ov-
err of railroads by the government.
At that time his suggestions receiv-
ed little consideration, as he was
not in position to make his demands
count. Now, however, he has the
ear of the president and the presi-
dent dominates congress. Doesn't
Mr.. Bryan now see that he in posi-
ton to do something for this policy ?
The Marshalltown Times-Repub-
lican doesn't want Taft; the Boone
News-Republican doesn't want him;
, neither does the Webster City Free
man-Tribune. Well then, how about
Roosev elt?-Waterloo TimeSTriE'
une.
For itself, the Freeman-Tribune
can say that it does not want to see
Roosevelt nominated by the republi-
can party in 1916. This paper has
no objections to Roosevelt as presi-
dent, but it does not believe he
could be elected in 1916 on the re-
publican or any other ticket. He
has made too many enemies the past
two years. The party ought to nom
mate some man upon whom the vot-
ers can unite. If that is done vic
tory is assured.
Treaties are respected only as
long as the countries parties to them
find it to their advantage to respect
them. This fact has been made ap-
parent during hostilities in Europe
1t is held by eminent European writ
ers that one generation cannot and
should not bind a future generation
: each having the undisputed right to
work out it's own status. What as
surance, then, has the United States
: that the treaties already promulgat-
! ed and those yet to be made will
) amount to anything when the final
) test comes? If your Uncle Samuels
: good right arm is strong enough tc
demand observance, we'll and good
otherwise the treaties, in many in
, stances, will be only as scraps OF
/ paper"
. People who object to the election
of ex-Speaker Cannon to congress
and Mr.. Penrose to the senate
ought to go to Cannon's district OF
7 Mr.. Penrose's state to live and vote
The residents of those sections seem
to have an idea they have the right
tn vote for whom they please.-Bur-