The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-02
ACCUSING BAsENEss.


/ One Miss Talbot. who is said to be con
/ ectea in some capacity with Chicago unlvers-
Iity. declares that "a drum arouses all that Is
base in Young people, Undoubtedly she mas
heard drums often and was young once upon
time. if she be not now. It would be interesting
therefore TO know what special brand OF hase-
ness drum aroused IN her.
This is really a matter of more Importance
than might appear at a hasty glance. Nearly
all normal boys at certain age develop pass
sionate longing for aodrum and beat II Win eA
iuberent delight. Is this intense desire LOT 1hal
narticular musical instrument due to some inner
urge which drives them to arouse their DOR
INFANT baseness? If Miss Talbot can throw hghI
on this by a narration of personal experiences
she surely Oh ght to do SO, and might open thus
a most productive field for psychological re-
search
OF course it is conceivable that this woman
may have been, and not yet realize 1t, very gu
ferent from the normal child. She may recall
some sinister. frightful impulse the drumbeat
Weakened within her. It may have brought
Quick pictures to her of some life in which she
seemed to sack city or wade through slaugh-
ter to a throne To some of us that first drum
still rises. red and vivid, high light in the
shadowy past, and yet no memories OF blood
Ilustings come The holidays near at hand,
and there is boy who has dreamed drum for
several weeks and knows that he really must
have one or lose all faith and interest in the st.
Nicholas story Yet who would willingly
arouse latent baseness In so sweet soul7 In
the interest of science, therefore, we must ask
that university woman to give us all the facts in
her possession and enlighten us as to which IS
worse, snare rum or base drum and to do go
right away, for Christmas time is drawing near.
The electors of Iowa showed appreciation of
personal and official qualities when at the re-
cent election they voted in such numbers for the
reelection of William S. Allen as Secretary of
state as to put that candidate in position as
leader on the republican ticket. The executive
council has not canvassed the vote on governor
and lieutenant governor, the returns on these
two officers being sent by the county auditors
to the speaker of the house of representatives,
and the general assembly will canvass the vote
on January eighth. But the result OF the count
bv the council indicates that Mr.. Allen leads his
ticket with plurality of 126, al, showing him
to be the premier vote getter of the state.
Eighty pages of news print and advertising
announcements is what the La Crosse Tribune
has issued in an edition designed to emphasize
the beginning of the new era into which La
Crosse is entering Indications of prosperity re-
Elected in a newspaper are certain guide
whereby the condition Of the city in which it is
published may be judged, and a glance at
this special output Of the Tribune, and also its
regular editions, is sufficient answer to all
queries La Crosse is to be congratulated on
it's Tribune and the Tribune is to be congratu-
lated for its good fortune in catering to bunch
Of live businessmen and on its choice Of birth
place.
It is ND to the head Of the house to come in
whistling from now on so as not to surprise
members of the family at Kris Kringle tasks.
The fact that man buys new fur coat for
his wife does not prove that he will think to
blanket his horse in cold weather.
Perhaps the time will come when Villa will
be compelled to make a meal of the mean
things he is saying about Americans.
Great Britain now has food dictator That IS |