Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-12-01

when they are enemies Of the mem
bers of their own family.
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.
1T is folly to think that any man
west of the Mississippi will be con-
sidered for the republican presiden-
tial nomination" declares the
Charles City Press.
The Colfax Clipper understands
that Senator Cummins wears a
continual smile and sounds perpet-
ual smoker as he thinks how repub-
lican Iowa has again elected, on a
protective tariff platform, one of the
most vehement free trade apostles
in the United States for United
States senator"
1.-The thing for progressives to do
now is to jump in and control the
republican party and see that some
such man as Kenyon or La Toilette
is nominated for president" says
the Washta Journal.
The Logan Observer thinks Gov.
Clarke's vote would have been as
large as that of Senator Cummins'
had it not been for the capitol ex-
tension issue.
1.-THE fortunes of war vary great
ly," observes the Marshalltown
Times-Republican. "There's Mere
dith, who was frisked of his democ-
racy during the primary campaign,
counting up his gains, while Con-
molly is busy checking up what 1t
cost him in cold cash and credit"
The Cherokee Times says the
state of Iowa never will indorse the
recommendation of the reform and
retrenchment committeeman the
plan to abolish the state executive
council and substitute commission
consisting of the governor and three
commissioners appointed by the
governor would virtually put the
control of state business in the
hands of one man-the governor,
and that this would be "a step back
ward toward the old monarch1al
form Of government"
Noting that the new Lamont high
school building, which was erected
at cost of 100000, and completed
only a few months ago, has been de-
stroyed by fire, the Burlington
Hawkeye asks, "If the authorities
do not set the rest of the commun-
ity a good example along the line
of fireproof construction, what shall
it profit us to have state fire mar
shals with numerous deputies ana
fire prevention days?"
"Though the campaign Is ov-
err" remarks the Waterloo Times
Tribune, 1.-The mental picture cannot
be suppressed of how this Greater
Iowa movement would have looked
with John T. Hamilton elected gov
ernor on a Lesser Iowa platform
The Cedar Rapids Gazette regrets
that the committee on retrenchment
and reform in Iowa "is unable to
summon enough courage to recon-
mend the abolition of the Offices OF
state printer and state binder"
Iowa is doing a great deal OF
talking and very little work on the
Lincoln highway" observes the
Clinton Herald.
1.-THE trouble with legislative az
fairs is the secrecy of the proceed
ings. not the number of laws de-
clares the Des Moines Tribune.
Some day legislatures will stop
making laws in secret. When COM
mittees hold open sessions and mem
bers of the legislature can no longer
trade votes the contamination de-
youtly wished will have been achleV-
ed"
The Colfax Clipper says the pro-
gressive party was "only a demo-
cratic aid society,""
1--WE will have to give Congress
man Woods credit for being some
what of a campaign manager, or
else a big lot of voters in the Ienth
district are not one bit particular,
remarks the Pocahontas Democrat.
Iowa Endorsed the Des Molnes
capitol extension grab, so there Is