The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-05

this years corn crop will get past the
early frost. The mature corn even
from last year, is Of course a 1000
percent better than corn that Is caught
with the early frost, from this years
crop"
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.
Iowa is in the list of states whers
crops never fall" says the Waterloo
Courier.
IF any legislator with an unfortu-
nate habit voted to kick the saloon out
of Iowa he rose above his appetite 20
vote the right way" declares the
Marshalltown Tfmes-Republican
Iowa is agreed on the necessity for
better roadside question is one OF
means and material" explains the
Dubuque Telegraph-Herald-
The Waterloo Times-Tribune re-
marks that Charley Wilcox, one time
state code editor, at least has enough
sense TO keep his mouth shut" and
then adds: -Or maybe he is too tired
to talk"
TT is because he takes his ofics
seriously that Cosson lays hims elf
iopen to some criticism" says the
Cedar Rapids Gazette. Amy man who
does that always is the target for tho
cheap politicians jeers."
The trouble is that Mr.. rCosson's
fool friends are continually trying to
make him appear In the role Of
martyr" says the Dubuque Times
Journal
"One OF the best features Of the city
manager plan law is that 1t provides
for publicity, and publicity is one OF
the best known deterrents of wrong
doing by officials" asserts the Web
ster City Freeman-Tribune.
The Council Bluffs Nonpareil is for
establishing fish hatchery at Okoboji.
1t says dollar tax imposed upon the
people who nsh there would pay the
cost OF maintaining hatchery.
"Kuehnle is SO much the bigger
man there is small occasion to consid-
er what would be the effect OF his car-
didacy on Harding" insists the Ne
vaQa representative.
The Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune en-
joys no personal acquaintance with
Senator Foster or Fritz Norris, "bu.
It does know that there is world OF
good hard sense In the Irish head OF
Bernard Murphy, and his findings on
good roads will undoubtedly be worthy
OF careful consideration
"Cosson has not achieved his repu-
tation for law enforcement In anything
he has done with the road dragging
law or the anticigarette law and 9TH
ers we could mention" remarks the
Eagle Grove Eagle.
"OId King Corn is going to have a
good track in August and wen wager
dollars to doushnuts that he'll come
down the home stretch in September
with head and tail up" says the
Charles City Intelligencer.
with the Nevada Representative
and the Cedar Rapids Republican both
dissatisfied and Colonel Roosevelt
bowling because the president failed
to declare war, the country should fee.
easier and markets should take on a
stea der appearance" thinks the Ma
son City Times.
The Odebolt News claims that the
same editors who now are apologizfng
for the election OF Tom Steele on the
ground that George C. Scott was not
a popular candidate in 1914 in eacT
.fssue were telling their constituents
of the wonderful capabilities OF Mr..
Scott
THE democrat who enters the race
for governor starts with a heavy
handicap" says the Marcus News.
The fact that democratic members OF
the last general assembly were re-
gDopsibIe for the repeal of the muict
law will give him grief in all wet
counties, and there Is where the Old
bourbon party is supposed to get its
boost"
{ "Is the Journal also shying a brick
at the Iowa aspirant who is no spring
tcfickeu2r' asks the Fairfield Ledger.
upon noting that the Webster CRY
Journal thinks EIfhu Root is too old
to be the republican candidate for
PRESIDENT.
The Boone News-RepubIican is for
Permanent roads ar a matter of publ,
isafety ~ well as matter OF pubic
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