Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-12-29
man-Tribune thinks the method it

cause none could possibly ne worse,
as the "denouement" in the Chase
case proves, and to still claim that
the league is not primarily to blame
for it's misleading rating seems
puerile, to say the least. AS long as
the league persists in this method
we fear the "quibbling" and "agi-
tation" Bro. Kamphoefner complains
of will continue. One thing is sure.
If the league in the future should
charge candidates as being wet
who are we'll known to be dry"
the Freeman-Tribune expects to ex-
ercise the right of a public journal
in criticising the league and refut-
ing the false charge, and it will not
feel that it is called upon to make
any apology for so doing.
The list of questions the league
submitted to Mr.. Chase was accom-
panied by a communication which
contained a yelled threat that it
(the league) would do so and so II
he did not answer to the leagues
liking, and time limit within
which he must do this was even set.
Under these conditions it seems to
us that any man with spirit or a
mind of his own would have done
as Mr., Chase did-consign it to the
waste basket.
The Freeman-Tribune believes
that any further discussion of
whether Senator Chase and Judge
Lee are for the liquor interests IS
not worth while, Notwithstanding
the "faw" Rev. Kamphoefner thinks
he has discovered in the formers
record and the ruling of the latter
in the Webster county case. Both
incidents are questions OF law and
the gentlemen concerned probably
know more about their positions in
those matters than any of their
critics. We might say in passing,
however, that if Rev. Kamphoefner
knew all the particulars in the
Sammis case, we believe he would
commend Senator Chases position
in that fight instead of calling 1t
"fiaw."
The law providing for attorney
fees in LIQUOR cases had been pros
tituted in many cities by shyster
LAWYERS who would bring suit
against druggists and others when
there was little evidence to sustain
the action. All that such attorneys
were looking for was the fee and OF
course they got that. In some cases
they got more. 1t was even shown
to the satisfaction of some senators
! that blackmail had been pract1ced.
Suit would be commenced, then the
defendant would be approached anu
informed that if he would come
across" with $25 or $50 the prose-
cution would be dropped. In such
cases as that, where the victim sue
cumbed to blackmail, the shyster got
| his fee from the taxpayers in addl-
ton to the blood money he had suck
| ed from his victim. The Sammls
bill sought to cure that evil, and it
would have succeeded. The bill as
finally passed by the senate al
lows fees to the county attor-
ney and any attorney the court
might appoint, but to no others I'M
less they secure convictions. Under
the Sammis bill shyster lawyer
could not commence a suit and get
his fee He must carry it to success
full issue. Hon. John T. Clarkson,
whom the anti-saloon league repre-
sentatives asked Lieut.. Gov. Hard
ling to make chairman of the COM
mittee on constitutional amend
ments, voted on this measure just
as Senator Chase did. In fact, near
lily all of the anti-saloon senators
voted that way, the vote standing
80 to IA against.
The following, contained in lit
tile circular sent out over this sena-
torial district during the recent pri-
mary campaign shows more of the
unfair and unjust campaign meth
DDS of the anti-saloon league, meth
DDS which to the Freeman-Tribune
are reprehensible and unworthy OF
an organization seeking only to ben
eft mankind:
"ATTENTION!
l wish to very strongly commend
to the republican voters, William
Weldon, who is candidate for the
state senate on the republican tick
ct at the June primary. He ought
to receive the vote of every good
man in his district. He stands four
square on the temperance cause. His
opponent, Mr.. Chase, is with the