Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-05-16

w. F. Hunter ............ Editor
D. l. Hunter ....... Business Mgr.
Let's learn to live together, for we
must die alone.-Crable.
It is better to be guided thro'
thorns than to sit idly with chatter
ers,-Landor.
What has become of the presiden-
tial primaries that President Wilson
and the democratic party were going
to enact? >.-..
The liquor men say that in states
where women vote, the liquor bust
ness is the best. That is probably
the reason the liquor interests are
against equal suffrage. They, do not
want a system that will help their
business. Oh, no.
When the Texas rangers get onto
the job along the border the Greas-
err who sneaks across the line to
commit depredations will be mighty
lucky if he ever gets back to Next
CO. The rangers know how to fight
andSthey really seem to enjoy 1t.
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The navy league has sued Henry
Ford for 100000 damages. One
thing is certain. Henry can pay the
bill If he has to, and it will take
the profit of his automobile plant
only few hours to do it. No man
in the country is making money cas-
Ter and, faster than Mr.. Ford.
Wouldn't it be funny if President
Wilson would write something like
this: Owing to the fact that the
platform upon which was elected
declared in substance that presi-
dent should serve but one term, and
as believe platforms are made to
be lived up to rather than as vehicles
to get into Office I decline to accept
another nomination for the presi-
dency.'''
While you are talking, about en-
forcing the constitution what is the
matter with giving the fifteenth
amendment a little attention. How
would it be to cut the representation
in congress and the electoral col
lege Of those statek that disfranchise
a large number Of citizens of the
United States? The constitution
says it shall be done. Then why not
do it? A word from President Will
son upon this subject would be alb
sorbingly interesting and edifying.
Z The Polk county supporters of W..
l.. Harding for governor have open
ed headquarters in Des Monies and
propose to push the campaign in his
behalf until the close of the polls on
primary day. Enlisted in the inter
est of Mr.. Harding are such well
known men as Judge Jesse Miller,
Judge Bradshaw, former Senator
John B. Sullivan and Capt. G. N.
Gadd. They are claiming that in
the city of Des Moines Mr.. Harding
will receive half Of the total vote.
England now sees the great mis-
takes she made in not outstanding
her agricultural resources in years
gone by. II her enemies could sue
coed in cutting off importations the
British government would be COM
PEELED to surrender in a few months.
Her out-of-doors has been preserved
for the sportsman. Her great land
ed estates have been allowed to re-
main as they were, so far as agri-
culture is concerned, thousands of
years ago. Now she is not prepared
to do much in the way of furnishing
food for her own people in England.
The Mexican government is not to
blame for the raids of Greasers in
to the United States. This ought to
be understood by everybody. d, The
bands of cutthroats and bandits who
cross the border do so in defiance of
their government. If gang of
thugs from the United States should
cross the Mexican border, or the Ca
madam border, and commit depreda-
tions the United States government
would not be blamable. The govern