The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-13
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

IOWA PRESS COMMENT.
Here's hoping Sam Riniker gets
the nomination for congress in the
eleventh district" says the Perry
Chief.
The Burlington Hawk-Eye recalls
that General Grant once said the
quickest way to repeal a fool law was
to enforce it and suggests: Follow
ing his advice, let our authorities get
after the Upper and the tippee."
Major Rathbun is determined to-
have harmony in the republican party
in Iowa." notes the Waterloo Times
Tribune. Doesn't the major intend to
pay any attention to RcoseTelt's adj
vice? Surely he isn't going 70 throw
Teddy
Before we get too much excited
about the enforcement of the anti
Tipping law, the cigaret law should
have attention" suggests the Iowa
City Republican.
IF every man in Iowa who owns an
automobile could be transported to
the Pacific coast for one day, the su-
ture of Iowa roads would be assured
declares the Des Moines Capital. "The
public would be SO dissatisfied with
the common dirt highway that a
movement for paved roads would
spread like wildfire"
! IF Mr. Marsh. of Waterloo, is
nominated for governor, the voters
will not forget that trip he made to
Vo n I'M 70 no 70 ri
j on cream separators and taking it off
Everything else,'' declares the Du.
bugue Times-J Journal
The Des Moines Register notes
/! that Sin these good democratic times"
! a democratic editor at Osceola who IS
also postmaster has fled bankruptcy
petition. The Register says. The
administration can't use any advertis-
ing of that kind"
TT is surprising the Cosson sleutns
have not run to the ground that Cedar
Rapids bank robJer and convicted him
ere this remarks the Burlington
Gazette.
Those in political offices are more
apt to be concerned about the en-
forcement of laws that bring them
votes than about the enforcement Of
other laws, observes the Cedar Rapids
Republican.
The Des Moines News is hoping
that Maurice Connolly soon will land
some sort of job so that there NAV
he an end to this constant talk OF
what he is to get for being whipped
Ihy Cummins.''
There is no fairer garden spot on
earth than Iowa today" declares the
Cedar Rapids Gazette.
THE rea! progressive farmer is one
who builds two silos where there va ;
but one BEFORE" says the Mason city
Times.
WITHOUT rejecting in any way up
on the patriotism and the motives OF
the Sons of Veterans the Creston
Advertiser argues that the name OF
the Grand Army Of the Republic DE
longs to the men who fought to pre-
serve the union and that other pat
rio.ic organizations should do their
work under other names"
The Britt Tribune suggests ina:
the fellow who was six months get
ting I'D two pages of the index to inc
code of Iowa ought to have been lei
alone" It declares there are laws
enough in the state already without
any new ones.
Senator Allen will get the farmers
vote on a basis of actual record ane
not nm noise.- declares the Storm Lake
PiIot-Tribune. HE has led out fol
more measures for agricultural de
ivelopment than any other candidate
for governor"
The Hopkinton Leader announce!
sat I. twill choose its candidate TO
governor in due time, but not by tn
free plate route"
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