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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-11-14

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there was not pair for little boy
all girls shoes and too large. And
Furthermore, there were no stock
ings. What was to be done?
But the thing which so often has
happened before, happened again. A
Good Fellow, and one who has chanc-
ed to be around so often before,
started up the steps into the Free
man-Tribune Office when his atten-
tion was attracted by the child with
in, sitting with his wet worn shoes
and stockings. What did he do? He
did just what you would have done,
if you have an eye to other peoples
sufferings, he walked in and said:
"Let me get that little fellow some
shoes and stockings"
That child went home with warm,
dry feet, encased in brand new shoes
and stockings, but his was not the
only gain; might there not have been
some great benefit to the one who
was privileged this morning to be a
Good Fellow?
/ Winter is almost upon US, and
from the schools and churches al
ready has begun the call for help.
The poor seem always to be on hand
when cold weather begins and high
prices Of food stuffs and other COM
modities make bare existence prob
lem for so many. Families where
an able bodied man is included should
find some way of clothing their chill
dren if they are thrifty, but there
are other families where the mother
is the only bread winner; how are
these going to buy shoes for their
children if there are several in the
family?
AS indicated above, some second
hand shoes for small boys, would be
acceptable for the Good Fellows shoe
department.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-11-14

the number of permanently disabled
men grows day by day. The United
States was confronted with similar
problems after the civil war, but con-
ditions were different. The United
States was not thickly populated. It
had vast ares of undeveloped land
and resources, and it was a young
nation with tremendous recuperative
powers. The disabled soldiers were
cared for in splendid shape, better
than any soldiers of any nation in
the worlds history were ever before
cared for.
But the European nations are old,
crowded with population, and will
be financially exhausted when the
war is over. What will they do with
their helpless dependents?
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-11-14

an admirable temper and manifested
an excellent spirit in the face Of Sc
we're criticism and much uncalled for
personal abuse" INDUCED. in by such
narrow minded preachers as Herbert
A. Keck. Rev. Keck knew the sort
of man Harding is and # Harding is
now worthy of sincere congratula-
lions at the hands of his pastor he
was at least worthy of respectful
consideration from the same source
before he was elected, and when it
was supposed that he needed friends
and votes.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-11-14
CONGRATULATIONS"

If w. l.. Harding, who is to be the
next governor of Iowa, didn't possess
more grace than the most of us he
would give his "beloved pastor" a
"piece of his mind" The Rev. Her
bert A. Keck is the minister of
Grace Methodist Episcopal church at
Sioux City, of which Mr.. Harding is
a member in good standing. Rev.
Keck is one of the preachers who
tried to drag his church into politics,
was a leader in the movement among
the Sioux City preachers to discredit
Mr.. Harding and signed the resolu-
ton denouncing Harding and prais-
ing Meredith. Now Rev. Keck comes
forward with the following congrat-
ulatory letter to the governor-elect:
Dear Lloyd: I want to con-
graduate you on your election to
the governorship. You have won
a very notable victory. I wish
you a most successful admins
tration. You maintained an adj
mirable temper and manifested
an excellent spirit in the face
of severe criticism and much I'M
called for personal abuse. Mrs
Keck joins me in this.
Your pastor,
Herbert A. Keck."
Yes, Mr.. Harding did maintain
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-11-14
Fred L. Day, Defendant.
To Fred L. Day, Defendant.

Fred L. Day, Defendant.
To Fred L. Day, Defendant.
You are hereby notified that there
is now the petition of plaintiff in
the above entitled cause filed in the
Office of the Clerk of the District
Court of the State of Iowa. in and
for Hamilton. County, claiming of
you divorce from the bonds of mat
rimony and other relief, reference
being had to said petition for other
and further particulars.
And that unless you appear there
to and defend before noon of the
second day of the next term, being
the December term of said Court,
which will commence at Webster
City, Iowa, on the 4th day of Decem-
Der, 1916, default will be entered
against you and judgment and de-
cree rendered thereon as provided
by law.
Dated this 31st day of October, A.
d. 1916.
Wesley MARTINI
29F3 Attorney for Plaintiff.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-11-14

1t is a mystery to some people how
the Register and Leader secured SO
many straw votes before the cleo
ton showing that Meredith was lead
ing Harding by large majorities, but
it is no mystery at all to those who
understand the methods used. 1t
will be remembered than an ire
sponsible authority sent the Free
man-Tribune straw vote from Lyon
township, which we refused to pub
lish. He had it that out of about
80, Harding had a lead of only three.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-11-14

Ed. Meredith says the dry vote de-
feated him. The vets, he says, vot-
ed their sentiments, but the drys
stuck by their party. Well, the drys
found out that Meredith was sailing
under false pretenses and the aver
age voter has no use for a pretender.
When a man starts out under false
colors he is counting exposure and
humiliation.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-11-14
AN IN,IUsTICE.

1t is necessary for the good or
the country that the republic
can party continue to exist.
There are many issues which
the republican party, if brave
enough, can take a hand in
settling. If there had been free
voting even among the white
men of the south, President Will
son would not have been re-
elected. No law prevents a
white from voting the republic
can ticket in the south, but pub
lie opinion restraints him. The
old rebel cause has considerable
to do with the south as voting
proposition. But under present
conditions, there is no more
freedom of ballot in the south
than there was in Poland.
President Wilson started in the
present campaign with the solid
south assured. He had one hum
dred and twenty electoral votes.
1t was scarcely necessary to
count the ballots from the south.
Nobody has been reading the re-
turns from the solid south. In
the face of this, supporters of
the president have been glorify-
ing him as a new discovery in
high power manhood.
This country has continued
this injustice for over fifty
years.
You can make campaign in
Dakota or Nebraska or in Mon
tana or Kansas but you cannot
make campaign in the old
south; in the confederate states
as they were. One of two things
ought to be done. These south
ern states ought to be deprived
of a large number of electoral
votes. They have disfranchised
the negro by one process or an
other; yet the negro is counted
as voter and man in the dis
tribution of members of congress
and members Of the electoral
college. The south ought not
to have the Benefit Of the negro
in making up their representa-
ton in congress or else they
ought not to have power to dis,
franchise him.
The entire civilized world
knows of these conditions and
knows that the American peo-
pie have not had the courage to
straighten the matter out by do
ing justice.
Il the south DISTINGUISHES the
negro, the south ought to bear
the consequences Of his loss in
representation.
Every injustice which is toll,
Grated and not settled as soon
as it is discovered becomes a
danger to the republic.-Des
Moines Capital.
The constitution of the Unite
'tates specifically provides that
ny number of the citizens of tt
United States are disfranchised
ny state the number of represent;
ives from such states in congre
nd the electoral college shall be C,
own in proportion that the either
O disfranchised shall bear to tt
Whole number of citizens of sa
tate. If that provision of the COZ
titution were enforced, and Pres
.ent Wilson has taken an oath to el
orce it, Charles e. Hughes would
he president-elect today.
The Freeman-Tribune is glad
ee the Des Moines Capital take i
nd discuss this question. The fral
hise situation in the south is
anker upon the country, blot upc
ur history, and the nation ought
ave the courage to approach it ar
ett1e II for all time
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-11-14

Harding carried every county in
the state save one, Fremont, which
is in extreme southwestern point of
Iowa. Fremont is democratic
stronghold and seems to have alb
sorbed some of the Missouri and Kan
sas political ideas this year.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-11-14

The fellow who won money on the
election is now Dragging of his good
Judgment. However, there was no
judgment about it. 1t was simply
blind luck.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-11-14

Without considering the political
side, the outstanding and gratifying
fact is that President Wilson has
been reelected by the great vest
Fort Dodge Chronicle.
That is punk. The real strength
of Wilson lies in the solid south and
had single state of the late Confed-
eracy wavered in it's allegiance to the
democratic party he would not have
been reelected. California had no
more to do with Wilson's election
than Georgia did or any other state
having as many votes as California
has. The democratic candidate start
ed out with the solid vote of the
south, knowing that if he could Sc
cure few votes in the north or west
the south would elect him. The
states of Alabama, Arizona, Arkan-
sas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi,
MISSOURI, North Carolina, Oklahoma,
South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas
and Virginia gave Mr. Wilson 17S
electoral votes. They were absolute
ly certain for him from the day of
his nomination and it wasn't neces-
sary for the democratic national
committee to eXpend cent in any of
them. These are the states that as
sured his election and had there been
a break of any comparative conse-
quence in this entire groupe, Charles
E. Hughes would have been elected
president. And what is more, but
for the strength given the south in
the electoral college by the negro
population, Wilson would today be
defeated by at least 100 majority.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-11-14
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

The Boone News-Republican hopes
that the dirty politics of the Iowa
campaign in 1916 will be forgotten
as quickly as possible.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-11-14

The Mason City Times says that
Mr.. Harding has received an unpre-
cedented vote not especially because
he deserved this vote, but because
the fair minded voters of the state
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-11-14

The verdict seems to be that Jack
Dalton told the truth-and he's a
newspaper man, too.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-11-14

At the end of each succeeding
month, the Department of Commerce
adds it's testimony to the already
large accumulation of evidence of the
beneficial effect of the war upon
American business. Its latest state
ment is for the month of September,
which shows our exports to have
been $515, 100000, while imports
were only 100000, making a
balance in our favor of 1851, 100000
for that one month. In the summer
of 1914, after the Underwood tariff
law had gone into effect and before
the outbreak of the war, the Depart
ment of Commerce was issuing
monthly statements showing that the
balance of trade was against us. We
were then buying, more, than we were
selling. We were doing that because
the Underwood tariff law threw open
the gates and permitted the foreign
er to sell his goods here and encour-
aged the American to buy his goods
abroad. The war brought about a
radical change. Instead of buying
from other countries more than we
are selling to them, we are now sell
ling to them $35O,0O0,oOO per month
more than we are buying.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-11-14

No matter who is elected presi-
dent high prices are sure to prevail
in this country until the European
war comes to an end.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-11-14

Nobody will now care a rap
whether Ed. Meredith takes an oc-
casional nip or not.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-11-14

Our grand business is not to see
that lies dimly at distance, but to
do what lies clearly at hand
Carlyle.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-11-14

That Harding smile, now so IA
miliar all over Iowa, will continue
for at least two years.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-11-14

The republican national commit
tee of the future will pay more at
tention hereafter to the western
states. This section of country has
been so reliably republican that its
loyalty has never been questioned.
1t is likely that had the national
committee realized conditions in the
west the returns, from suehi states as
Washington, California, North Da-
kota, Idaho, Wyoming, Minnesota
and New Mexico would be very diff
ferent than they are.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-11-14

The Register and Leader is not
Dragging any these days about the
influence of the press.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-11-14
Original Notice.

In the district court of the State
of Iowa, in and for Hamilton coun-
ty, December term, A. D. 1916.
Blanche Day, Plaintiff
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-11-14

The non-partisan judiciary cleo
ton is a joke. Less than half the
voters of the state voted for the can
didates for members of the supreme
court. Many democratic papers told
their readers to vote only for Theo-
philus, as he is a democrat. This
shows that the democrats do not be-
lieve in non-partisan judiciary.
Moreover, this is substantiated by
the methods of democratic states. In
none of such states is there pro-
vision for non-partisan bench. The
Iowa legislature ought to repeal the
law and let the state conventions
nominate candidates for the judge
ship.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-11-14
WESLEY MARTIN,

MARY M. Observation-Disclosures,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Office and residence at GA Di-
vision street. Office hours 8 to II
a. M; 2 to S p. M. Calls answered.
Both phones.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-11-14

The result of the election in Web
ster county shows that the great
bolt against Harding failed to ma
terialize. It had been given out that
from 500 to 1000 republicans had
signed pledge to vote for Meredith.
They either went back on that
pledge or the report was false. The
result gives Hughes majority of
1877 in Webster county, while Hard
ing has lead of 1927. Hon. F. P.
Woods for congress gets majority
of 10S over J. R. Files, who lives in
Fort Dodge. These figures indicate
that the bolt of the Messenger made
no difference of any consequence. Of
course had the Messenger supported
Harding, Meredith would have had
one vote less, that of the editorial
writer.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-11-14

One of the boldest acts of Presi-
dent Wilson in the recent campaign
was the establishment of what was
designated as Wilson Day." October
2Sth. This was the first time in
American history when any living
man has had day set apart for ma
tional celebration in his honor. 1t is
general rule not only in this coun-
try but in other republics that no
public man shall be accorded such
honors during his life time. No pub
lie monuments have ever been erect
ed to living Presidents, and only one
President has had day set apart in
his honor after his death. In mon
arches it is the custom to observe
the birthdays of the rulers as spec
ial days for national celebration.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-11-14

Well, the republican party lost
nothing in the campaign, but gained
much. 1t didn't lose the president,
because it didn't have him to lose.
True, it failed to gain the presidency,
but it made large gains in the lower
house and may control that body. 1t
also cut down the democratic major
ity in the senate. 1t will not fbe SO
easy for the president just before the
election four years hence to pull off
such a disgraceful affair as the sur
render to the railroad trainmen who
had scared him half to death by
flashing dark lantern in his face
and holding aloof the highwayman's
bludgeon.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-11-14
G. F. TUCKER,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Webster City, Iowa.

Will practice in all the courts of
Iowa. Office over Kane's Variety
Store.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-11-14
decline to favor intolerance.

"The vets are going to expect a
lot of Harding" says the Waterloo
Times Tribune, democratic paper
which supported Meredith for gov
ernor. "They were convinced that
he represented their interests. They
were for him, body, soul and breech-
es. If We were to make prediction
we would say that the vets may have
"a friend in the state house when
Harding gets there, but that they
will have a politician first. AS a
politician Harding is, in street par
lance, about the best best in the
state" r
Ellis election is not a surprise to
anyone" says the Marshalltown
Times-Republican, referring to Hard
ing. Ellis plurality is simply worse
than was expected and more of it. :"
Its remarkable how Vox Populi
can express his will and make it go
and yet make so little noise about
it" says the Waterloo Courier.
"The people of Iowa are strongly
in favor of paved political cam
paigns," says the Cedar Rapids Ga
zette. "They had not thought that
there was SO much mud in the whole
world
1.-THE silent voter did it," says the
Algona Upper Des Moines- Republi-
can. ut was not the fellow who
made the big noise"
The Nevada Representative hopes
that the sort of foolishness which
marked the late campaign in Iowa
may not soon happen again. eff it
does the republican party will get
beaten" the Representative contin-
ues: "for no party can stand pro-
longation of the sort of politics that
has been in vogue among the Iowa
republicans this year." -
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-11-14
DIR. R. W. Holman,

DIR. R. W. Holman,
Eye, Ear, Nose & Throat Specialist.
Spectacles accurately fitted. n
Hours 8 to IL a. ny; 2 to 5 p. m.
Office 712 Wilson Ave. DR.. brakes
former location. Martin phones, Of
fee 40, residence 1401a. 1
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-11-14

G. T. McCAUL1FF, M. D.
Office over Browns drug store,
corner of Des Moines and Second
streets. Calls attended day or night.
Both phones.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-11-14
FRANKLIN J. DRAKE.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.

Office No. us Wilson Ave. Mar.
tin phone rs. Ind. 1913. Martin
building.) Residence No.
613 First st. Martin phone lob.
Ind. 1881. Office hours, 100 to
400 p. m. 0then by appointment
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-11-14
HIDEOUSLY MEAN.

Chicago Tribune: The railroad
men are just beginning to realize
what the effect of the new law will
be. It will mean that they will all
be Obliged to work eight hours ev-
cry day in order to obtain the eight
hours pay.-A Soo- conductor.
Was there ever more damnable
outrage? To compel man to work
eight hours for eight hours pay is
hideously cruel and horribly unus-
ual.
PASSING OF PASTOR RUSSELL.
Chicago Evening Post: The sud-
den death of Pastor Russell the other
day removes quaint figure from the
religious life of America and be-
nevolent countenance from the col
umns of hundreds of newspapers in
which his weekly sermons were
printed. Pastor Russell hit upon the
idea of preaching a gospel in which
emphasis was laid on the teaching
that there is no hell other than the
hell some men suffer in this life.
That probably was the foundation Of
his popularity. He was shrewd adj
vertiser and one of the first to rec
ognize the value of the movies for
propaganda. His revenue came from
the sale of books and periodicals and
venture in miracle wheat at 81
pound.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-11-14
GERMAN U-B0AT
SANK AMERICAN

Paris, Nov. ia wireless dis
patch from Madrid says that it was
German submarine which sank the
American steamship Columbian.
The Columbian was sunk last
Wednesday near Cape Ortegal.
Her crew was picked up andl and
ed Saturday at Corunna, Sp4idf.
The newest in jewelry antt&alch-
es at Teed & Teed's. d-f<f
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-11-14

The election returns from Lyon gave
Harding 2S2 and Meredith 1O7. How
ever, number of ante-election
straw votes were taken that showed
Harding was getting large major
ity of the votes. These straws, it ap-
pears, were reliable.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-11-14

President Wilson pulls through by
the narrowest margin of any presi-
dent in forty years. Possibly the
near defeat will do him good and
brace him up. He was apparently
imbued with the idea that the vot-
ers were with him by an overwhelm-
ing majority. 1t is now apparent
that but for the fear that it might
be unwise to swap horses in the mid
die of the stream he would have
been defeated. That was one of the
things that influenced many republic
cans to vote for him. 1t was said
that he had our foreign relations so
well in hand that no change should
be made at this time. Had the Euro
pean war ended last spring or sum-
mer Wilson would have been buried
under an avalanche of votes.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-11-14

"The silent voter did it," says the
Algona Upper Des Moines- Republi-
can. 1T was not the fellow who
made the big noise.'"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-11-14

Its remarkable how Vox Populi
can express his will and make it go
and yet make so little noise about
it" says the Waterloo Courier.