Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-11-16

saloon keeper and his patrons is out
ragged. How about the personal lib
erty of the man who wants to live
in a community of law-abiding peo-
pie? Has he no rights which the law
violators are bound to respect? More
over, personal liberty cannot be sue
cessfully used as a pretext for the
violation of law, because personal
liberty cannot be stretched sufficient
ly to give anybody the legal or NOR
al right to inflict unnecessary dam
age upon his neighbour.
The postoffice department would
be more popular with the people it
it would curtail the Thanking priv
lodges in order to effect economy, in
stead of destroying the efficiency of
many of the rural routes. 1t is nom
sense to make the routes fifty miles
long in such states as Iowa and rely
upon automobile service. There is
four or five months out Of each year
when an automobile cannot be re-
lied upon and how are the patrons to
get mail during that time? The re-
of the rural routes, up
on plans now being adopted, is but
illustration of democratic
and many farmers who
have been disconnected by such
methods are disguised.
The total war strength of servia
at the outbreak of the war was CIV
en- as 100000 men. During the first
few months of hostilities the Aus
trians killed $4,000 to 100000; from
100, 900 to 10000 were taken pris-
oners: disease took off another 1907
600. The fighting between the Aus
trians and Servians has been going
on with more or less severity ever
since the opening of the war and
during the past month the Servians
have lost upwards of 100000 In
killed, wounded, missing and taken
prisoners. Hence the entire army
has been wiped out, yet they are
lighting with considerable persist
snce and effectiveness. While being
driven steadily back they are still
able to put up stiff defensive.
Republican politicians at Wash
ington conclude that the result of
the recent elections eliminate Sena-
tor Root from the presidential con-
test next year, pointing to the
defeat of the proposed new
New York constitution, which Mr..
Root drafted and supported vigorous
". This is q good omen for repub-
Iican success in 1916. The party
should not nominate any man who
was actively engaged in controlling
the national convention of 1912 for
Taft. The party can only hope to
win with candidate upon whom all
factions can unite and they cannot
10 that with one in any degree
olamable for the action OF the last
national convention. The talk of
Taft, Penrose, Root ct al as a prob
able nominee ought to be stopped.
There were in the United States
asst year 2,240,000 miles Of public
'oads only 10 per cent of which are
;lassed as improved roads" Last
rear the expenditures on account of
Dad construction, including the es-
,imated value of convict labor, made
BY states, counties, townships and
districts aggregated about $235,000,-
700. Ten years ago the expenditures
IN this account amounted to approx
mately s7s,ooo,ooo and the differ
,nce between these two sums shows
hat there has been a great advance
n the demand for improved public
highways. But with 80 per cent OF
he roads of the country over which
he people travel and do business,
is clear that so far the
surface has scarcely been scratch
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