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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17

advocated presidential primaries,
but thus far the president and his
party in congress have done moth
ing to redeem that pledge and it is
unlikely that they will. The demo-
cratic platform, you know, was
made to get in Oh and not to stand
upon after victory had been achiev-
ed.
California, where the women vote,
defeated statewide prohibition at
the recent election by majority OF
10000 and an amendment was
adopted making it impossible to sub
nit the question to a vote inside Of
eight years. 1t has been generally
believed that the women, when they
had a chance to vote, would go al
most solidly against the saloon, but
it did not seem to work out that
way in California.
When he goes to congress Meyer
London, socialist representative
elect, will try to have a law passed
by which no workman will be al
lowed to marry working girl un-
less she has q union card.-NeW
York Dispatch.
What nonsense. London will new
err get to first base with such prop
osition. Such a suggestion is about
as sensible as one proposing that no
trust magnate shall marry a girl
who is not also a trust magnate.
The Muscatine Journal has al
ready suggested the name OF Sena-
tor Chase OF this city as the repub-
ilican candidate for governor IN
1916. The senator, no doubt, appre-
ciates the honor, but it is under
stood by his friends here that he is
going to be candidate for congress
two years hence to succeed the Hon.
Frank P. Woods. Good material for
the governorship is plentiful, but
there seems to be dearth OF it for
member of congress from this dis
trict.
WASHINGTON states famous rule
against the press discussing any
court case until it was decided in
the higher courts and the decision
recorded has been overruled by a
decision of the supreme court OF the
state. The freedom Of the press is
one of the fundamental principles OF
free people and nobody expected
the supreme court Of Washington to
take any other view than the one it
did take. In this country men must
be allowed to think and talk as they
like so long as they do not inter
fere with the rights Of others.
Maurice Connolly lost little by
resigning a seat in the low er house
of congress to go chimering after
one in the upper house. The re-
suits in his old congressional dis
trict indicate that he would have
been retired had he not resigned.
Mr.. Connolly had a very brilliant
ascension for a few months, but
when he came down he hit the
ground awfully hard. How in the
world the administration can get
along without him cannot now be
imagined, but probably President
Wilson will manage it in some way.
A few days ago Maurice Connolly,
defeated democratic candidate for
United States senator, was in Des
Moines. While there he met Sena-
tor owen of Oklahoma. The two
lunched together and then went out
to the golf links. There they met
Senator Cummins and the meeting
between the vanquished and the sue
cessful candidate for senator is said
to have been most cordial. That is
just as it should be. There is no
reason why opposing candidates
should not remain personal friends
and campaigns should be so con-
Quoted that friends could oppose
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17

Uncle Joe Cannon now carries his
cigar at an angle that threatens to
scorch the end of his nose.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17
ROCKEFELLER RELIEF.


Omaha World-Herald: Mr.. John
D. Rockefeller is improving in his
choice of ways of disposing of his
money. A great many people sup
pose that heretofore he has laid up
little treasure in heaven, but they
will concede that he must be doing
something at that now as shlploads
of foodstuffs for the starving Bel
gians, bought with Rockefeller foun-
dation money, follow one another
across the ocean.
There is no neutrality regarding
the homeless and the destitute. Ihey
have the sympathy OF all nations.
No one knows how many more MIL
lions there will be of them, or in
what belligerent countries, before
the war is over, and perhaps, in
spite of all the world can do, the
casualties among women and chill
dren will be greater than among the
troops in the field. While the COM
passion and generosity of the world
are manifest in the presence OF the
calamity to the little nation, caught
in the fiery maelstrom, it is FORUM
ate that a reservoir of millions mas
been directly opened for their rellet.
There La5 never been more press
ing need caused by flood or famine
Il is one to which ordinary agencies
of relief are inadequate.
The foundation was established to
promote human welfare. The first
conditions of human welfare are
food and shelter, and that charity IS
best applied which is for the RELIEF
of the hungry, the naked and the
sick mentioned by Jesus himself as
the first objects of Christian SYM
pathy and succor.
ron,For+ tho feahle-mi nded. SUD-
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17

Rae Freeman and Tribune, both
papers, per year ......... $l.50
The Daily Freeman-Tribune by
mail, per year .......... 81. 90
Delivered in city, per year.. $500
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17

whenever you imagine that you
are too old, remember Joseph Can
non," says the Marshalltown Times
Republican. "Cocky, impudent, pro-
zane and old, Joe has at least one
admirable attribute. He never says
die
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17

In round numbers the bull moose
vote in Iowa this year cast for gov
ernor averaged about 200 to the
county, the republican vote averag-
ed 1000 and the democratic vote
100. The republicans made a bet
ter showing on senator and the bull
moosers a poorer one. Two years
ago Judge Stevens, candidate for
governor polled about $4,000. This
year the total bull moose vote is not
in, but it is evident that it will be
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17

Whose little body lodged a mighty
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17

able leader. Moreover, MI. Cannon,
Mr.. Mckinley and Mr.. Penrose do
not return to congress as leaders of
their party. The leadership is now
in other hands and it is likely to
remain there. Out here in Iowa,
during the recent campaign, the
democratic press and democratic
speakers glorined such rcaltionaries
as Col. Hepburn, R. G. Cousins,
Benz. Birdsall and others, insisting
that but for Senator Cummins they
would still be representing Iowa in
congress and doing a much better
lob of it than is being done by pres
ent representatives Hence it may
be presumed that the democratic
party as a whole and of Iowa in
particular, is more favorable to re-
dictionary leaders than to republican
leaders. The people have evidently
tired of the false professions and
demagoguery of the democratic par
ty and prefer such men as Cannon,
Mckinley and Penrose to hypocrites
who preach economy to get into
power and then eXpend the peoples
money with reckless abandon new
err before witnessed in the history OF
tho pONernm Gnt.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17

THE democratic majority OF
twenty-five in the lower house is
very comfortable, provided the boys
behave" says the Waterloo Times
Tribune.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17

THE Iowa governorship this year
was decided on national issues. as
serts the Cedar Rapids Republican.
IF GOV. Clarke had had nothing ex-
cent the issues he discussed primar-
lily in his speeches he might not
have won the victory. The victory
was won in the name of republican,
ISM
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17

The Denison Bulletin says there
is nothing in the records OF other
states to show that women themsel-
YES generally care for the voting
privilege after they have it.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17


ever held the house after revising
the tariff is a mistake. The Ding
ley law was enacted in 1897 when
the republicans had 2O6 members of
the house and 46 members of the
senate. In The following election
the republicans lost p in the house,
but retained a majority Of %. In
the senate they gained six members,
giving them a majority of 27 in
that body. The democrats now have
majority of lat in the lower
house, but in the next they will
have only a margin Of about twenty
five. Had it not been for the pro-
gressive vote in some of the close
congressional districts the demo-
cratic majority in the house would
have been wiped out entirely by the
recent elections.
A recent fatal accident in Ohio
calls attention to a danger to farm
ers which cannot be too widely cir
culated. Since 1875, when the first
American silo was built by Dr..
Manley Miles, this method of pre-
serving forage for livestock has been
generally adopted. Although the
Department of Agriculture has fire.
quently called attention to the dam
ger of carbon dioxide gas accumulat-
ing in silos under certain conditions,
no fatalities have been reported
heretofore. One morning recently,
four workmen on the farm OF the
Athens (Ohio) State Hospital, as
cended the ladder on the outside OF
a silo to an open door about twelve
feet from the top and jumped down
one after another onto the silage,
the top of which was about six feet
below the door. About five minu-
ties after, two other Workmen fol-
lowing them found them uncon-
scious. Although a large force OF
workmen were Immediately sum-
moned and the bodies Of the four
men removed at once through a
lower door, the physicians OF the
hospital who were at once on the
ground were unable to resuscltate
any of the four men. Evidently the
carbon dioXide gas had accumulated
during the night, filling the silo up
TO the level of the door and forming
a LAYER of carbon dioXide gas six feet
deep. Such accidents, says The
Journal of the American Medical AS
ISOLATION, might easily be repeated
on any modern farm.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17

In strong democratic states there
is no non-partisan judiciary non
sense. Oh no. Democrats in demo-
cratic states want democratic judges.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17
DEMOCRATIC REACTIONARIES.


Vice President Marshall pretends
to see in the return to congress of
Penrose. Cannon and Mckinley a
grave barrier to the success of the re-
publican party in 1916. 1t may be
conceded that republican success
would be easier of achievement had
these well known reactionaries
been retired, but they are preferable
to some of the men in leadership in
the democratic party and now that
that party is in power its undesir-
able class of leaders will get as
much attention as the undesirable
leaders of the republican party.
There is William F. Murphy for in
stance. He is the Tammany chief
tain and the real democratic boss of
the state of New York. Presi-
dent Wilson defers to him in
making appointments in the Empire
state and it was not many years ago
that Secretary Bryan appologized
for Tammany and said some good
things about Murphy. Murphy is
more powerful in the democratic
party than Cannon, PenrOse and Nc
Kinley combined are in the republic
can party. Then there is Senator
OGorman of New York. Nobody
will seriously deny that he is a reac-
tionary and that he is just as OBJ
jectionable as Penrose. The Sena-
tor and Mr.. Murphy are the demo-
cratic party of New York and the
people can expect little from either
of them. Then there is Roger Sui
NV du VI lilluOlo, dbothCl iSpN'tSAh
airy. True, he was defeated for the
but the democratic party did
it's best to elect him. According to
Mr.. Bryan, Mr.. Sullivan is just as
as Mr.. Penrose. He is
a power in the democratic party.
Then there is Tom Taggart, of Vice
President Marshall's own state. He
is more powerful in Indiana than
the vice president himself. Mr..
Marshall says nothing about him,
but hollers at Joe Cannon, who is
a thousand times a better man and
a better citizen and a more honor
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17

The Mason City Globe-Gazette
SAYS that if there is piece of wood
handy to rap on, it might not be
amiss to ask when before November
has excelled this kind of weather.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17

The Perry Chief says the progress
sive party is daily proSressing-to-
ward oblivion.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17

course, many years may pass away
before this happens, and again the
change may be wrought with kaleid-
oscopic swiftness.
Sins go not alone, but follow one
another as do the links of a chain.
John Bunyan.
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.
THE progressive party ought to
change it's name" suggests the Bur-
lington Hawkeye; chow would ret
70 sressive do?''
The Council Bluffs Nonpareil says
the nonpartisan judiciary law has
already accomplished the purpose
for which it's author designed it,
and very likely he will not seriously
object to it's repeal.
Inc Dubuque Telegraph-Herald
says the figures on the Iowa election
show emphatically that the progress
sive party in Iowa rapidly is becom-
ing a memory.
The Clinton Herald points out
that all that is necessary in order
to have prohibition in Iowa is to re-
peal the mulct law, but it asserts
that there isn't a prohibitionist in
the state who seems to have nerve
enough to come right out and ad-
yocate such repeal.
whenever you imagine that you
are too old, remember Joseph Can
nom" Gays the MarshalltoWn Times
Republican. "Cocky, impudent, pro-
zane and old, Joe has at least one
admirable attribute. He never says
die"
The Perry Chief says the progress
sive party is daily progressing-to-
ward oblivion.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette says it
was campaign Of education"
Sure" assents the Vinton Eagle.
at gave an excellent chance to
spot the liars"
THE Iowa governorship this year
was decided on national issues" as
serts the Cedar Rapids Republican.
IF GOV. Clarke had had nothing eX-
cept the issues he discussed primar-
lily in his speeches he might not
have won the victory. The victory
was won in the name of republican,
ISM
The Mason City Globe-Gazette
SAYS that if there is a piece OF wood
handy to rap on, it might not be
amiss to ask when before November
has excelled this kind of weather.
The Marion Register contends
that Gov. Clarke was reelected as
the republican candidate-not as
the capitol extension candidate.
The Boone NewsRepublican sus-
poets that ito requires a stepladder
to light Uncle Joe Cannon's cigar
now.
The Burlington Gazette says that
Col. Roosevelts criticism of the neu-
trality policy of the administration
makes it that much more pleased
hat Mr.. Wilson is president at this
time and not Mr.. Roosevelt.
The Denison Bulletin says there
is nothing in the records of other
states to show that women themsel-
YES generally care for the voting
privilege after they have it.
"The democratic majority OF
twenty-five in the lower house is
very comfortable, provided the boys
behave" says the Waterloo Times
Tribune.
I believe in the reality of the
world into which l am born and in
which | live, as firmly as | know I
was born. ] believe the material
world is as real as the eternal world
while it lasts. I don't believe that
God gave me eyes just to play joke
on a poor finite creature, taking in
finite pleasure in watching me see
things wrong all my life.-Robert
]. Burdette.
Whose little body lodged a mighty
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17

The Cedar Rapids Gazette says it
was campaign Of education"
Sure" assents the Vinton Eagle.
at gave an excellent chance to
spot the liars"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17

The Burlington Gazette says that
Col, Roosevelt's criticism of the neu-
trality policy of the administration
makes it that much more pleased
that Mr.. Wilson is president at this
time and not Mr.. Roosevelt.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17

The Marion Register CONTENDS
that Gov. Clarke was reelected as
the republican candidate--not as
the capitol extension candidate.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17
lash men into line for something in
which they do not believe.
The platform upon which Wood

The PLATFORM upon WHICH WOUu-
row Wilson was elected president
advocated presidential primaries,
but thus far the president and his
party in congress have done moth
ing to redeem that pledge and it is
unlikely that they will. The demo-
cratic platform, you know, was
made to get in Oh and not to stand
upon after victory had been achiev-
ed.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17

The Boone News-Republican sus-
poets that ito requires stepladder
to light Uncle Joe Cannon's cigar
now.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17

Since the third of November the
Dubuque Telegraph-Herald has not
said that vote against Connolly
for senator is a vote agains. the
president of the United States.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17

1t is quite evident that in 1916
the solid democratic party will be
confronted by solid republican par
ty and if democracy does not make a
better record during the next two
years than it has the past two years
there can be no doubt of the result
of the presidential election.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17

To paraphrase a certain historic
remark, Don't cheer boys, the poor
moose are dying. Eagle Grove
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-10-06
CHURCHILL WANTS
 ALL SETTLED FIRST


 ROME, Oct. G.-Winston Churchill, in an interview with London cor respondent of Giornale d'Italia, tele. graphed to the paper here, syaing:
 "We have made up our minds to win if 1t takes the last soyerign and last man in the British Empire.
 "Time is on our side. Personally l never expected to see the campaign go so well in hand in the first 2 or 3 months. l have always been looking to the seventh, eighth and ninth months of the war to produce the great decision. We are satisfied that Germany has done her worst, and is fully extended. Russia has only be. gun. We shall have 100000 soldiers in line, all volunteers, not one taken by compulsion.
 After all the blood that Is being shed, we want a natural and harmon ious settlement, which liberttes races, restores the integrity of nations, sub. jugates no one and permits a genuine and lasting relief from the waste and tension of armaments, under which we have suffered so long.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-10-06
NEWSPAPERMEN CENSURES
 BRITISH CENSORSHIP

NEW YORK.-Roy w. Howard, the president of the United Press, return ed on the Mauretiania from Europe. He had visited England, France, Hol- land, Belgium and Germany. Until the British censorship is altered" he said, "it will be impossible for Ameri. cans to form an unbiased opinion of the war. Elimination of consideration on international questions involved, the fact remains the press censorship in London is at variance with British ideas of fair play and this fact is ap- parently appreciated and deplored by all Englishmen save few on the cen sorship desk. Every cablegram to the United States passes through the hands of the British or allied censors. The admiralty English censorship dom- mates the French and no one can question the right the British main- tain to the vigorous censorship, but the present organization does not cen sor news-it simply suppresses it.
 Exposition of any and all German news is now being extended in Lon- don to the mails. Learning that the United Press was sending German news from The Hague to London for resembling to New York, the British censors now open every letter before delivery to our London office. Some of the censored letters are delievered and some are not"
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-10-06
GERMAN LEAGUE IS
 AGAINST KAISER


 COPENHAGEN, Oct. 6.-The Ger. man Humanity League, which on Aug ust Il, issued statement that at the end of the war the deposition. of the Kaiser will be inevitable, has issued another statement saying
 We reiterate, as men passIonately loving the Fatherland, that 1t is the bounden duty of every person who cares for the welfare of mankind to join hands in checking the Kaiser and the men around him who are re- sponsible for these appalling crimes which have disgraced our nation in the eyes of the world. The true, last ing interests of the toilers and wage earners of Germany can be served on ly by the victory of the Allied armies. There can be no lasting peace or se- curity for the rights of man, no pro- tection of democracy from brlgandage and death, until the imperial dmina. ton of Prussia within Germany be crushed and swept away for ever"
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-10-06
GERMANS AFTER
 DANISH GOOD WILL

COPENHAGEN, Oct. 6.-Germany Is making vigorous efforts in this coun- try to gain favor toward her side of the war. One of her methods is by use of the cinematograph.
 Representatives of the German gov ornment have arrived here with q series of film pictures showing the German army on It's best side. The pictures are said to have been taken under the Kaiser's personal supervis- ion.
 They show the magnificence of the German marching and equipment. The Kaiser himself is shown in a num- Der of closeup views. One picture labelled "The Kaiser under fire" and shows him looking through field glass es, presumably at a distant battle. An other shows his war quarters at the front" of a series of asbestos huts, very comfortably furnished
 The films are to be supplied to nov ing picture theatres in Denmark, Nor way and Sweden and other neutral countries at very low price.
 There was also today a free distri- button of pamphlets in this city, writ ten in excellent Danish, telling of the splendid financial condition of Ger many and declaring she was forced into the war. The pamphlets deny reports of British, French and Rus sian victories.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-10-06
WALL STREET PRAISES
 WILSON AND BRYAN

Wall Street should pass a resolu' ton of thanks to President Wilson and Secretary Bryan for joining the ranks of speculation. When Mir. Will son and Mir. Bryan each buy a bale of cotton, although no more than $1OO is jointly involved, they have put their approval upon the true purpose of speculation which fundamentally is storing corn in Egypt Or buying in time of plenty against the time of famine.
 This is what Wall Street essential ly is from the right speculative stand point. It buys the bonds, the shares or the notes of a corporation when the price is low and holds them in store until the demand is greater.
 What Joseph did in Egypt for corn Brazil did for coffee in her valorized plan. True Wall Street speculation is nothing but Wall Street valOriza- ton for money, bonds, shares, notes, rights" and other securities of fluc- tuating values.
 Wall Street is the storehousc in time of abundance and reservoir in time of famine; and that is all there is to right speculation.
 We hope that every mill treasurer, every handler of cotton, every stor- age warehouse, and every man who has money to invest in merchandise, as we'll as every merchant with sur plus funds, will consider the wisdom the use and the duty at the present time, and, so far as his facilities per nit, of buying cotton for investment or speculative proposes. But only so far as he can pay for and take care of it in storage ana insurance.
 President Wilson and Secretary Bryan have set in the true light the use of speculation. Let Wall Street thank them and follow their exam ple.-Wall Street Journal.