The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-26

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through too much money and too
much newspaper notoriety has con-
ceived the erroneous notion that he is
some pumpkins.
Marshalltown Times-Republican
The return of the progressiyes is not
to be illustrated by references to the
/ prodigal son. The boys just went
away on a trip and are setting back
home And everybody's glad to see
them in their old accustomed places.
| Mason City Times: We have been
/ shipping war equipment TO the Car
rama governm ent in almost unlimited
! quantities. When our boys go into
Mexico they will face bullets made in
America. A news note from the bor-
der states that one Ell Paso flltbuster
| who is in position to know. declares
that Mexico has bought between two
and three times as much ammunition
I every year as that purchased by the
United States army and all of 1t was
made in the United States.
| Waterloo Times-Tribune: Now that
they are informed that Joe Alien
campaign doubtless there are fellows
wondering why they didn't get more
of it.
| Cedar Rapids Gazette: II will be
noted as the campaign progresses,
that candidates whose defeat is al
ready declared to be certain, will be
the cause of considerable uneasiness
on the part Of the opponents, and that
some money will be spent to make
the certainty reasonable probability.
Sioux City Journal: The Cedar
Rapids Republican demands that Cliff
ford Thorne return that seven-passen-
ger car to the donors. Tut, tut! II
the Republican really wants to get
even with Mr.. Thorne why not make
him retain the car and keep 1t IN
gasoline on rising market?
Council Bluffs Nonpareil: Looks AS
though the democrats might find 1t
necessary to meet and revise their
platform. They started out to win
reelection for Wilson or the first
premise that he had kept the country
out of war. Before they have made
the first turn on the first lap of the
race the soldiers are being assembled
TO open war on Mexico.
Muscatine Journal: Mr. Roosevelt is
out of politics, but just the same he
seems to be consulted by an awful
lot of politicians.
Dubuque Telegraph-Herald: It's ten
thousand chances to one that all this
talk about the Mexican government
having the sympathy and expecting
assistance from Japan is mere bunk.
Let US hope there is just as little
basis for the suggestion that any
other power is interested in any
manner.
Waterloo Courier: A Kansas City
young man has been arrested for
speeding his automobile while cours-
ing his sweetheart This is quite
change from the old-fashioned court
ship when old Dobbin was allowed to
have the reins and plod along at mis-
own sweet will.
Ottumwa Courier: The sooner
Americans get over the idea that one
American soldier is good for about
three Of any other kind and at least
five Mexicans, the better 1t will be
for this nation. There is nothing
wrong with American soldiers, but
the organization is anything but up
to requirements.
Dubuque Telegraph Herald: Though
| he is possessed OF good education
and is holding responsible position.
is society man" and holds himself
little above the average Of his age
is no reason why any young man
should feel it not his duty to respond
| to his country's call. There is more
l l1, -
| is no class which owes greater al
| legiance than another, whose duty is
more pressing than another.
| Dubuque Times-Journal: The
easiest thing in the world is to get
people to sign a petition, judging
! from a report from Kansas. In one
| town there over four thousand sign
ers were secured in few days to a
petition asking that the Road to Tip
perary," be shortened, said road be-
ing VIGOROUSLY long.
Marshalltown TimesRepublican
After having used the Nag Of truce to
decov Americans within range once
or twice. the Mexicans will learn that
| they needn't use it and that the
| Americans will come without calling.
| Council Bluffs Nonparei1 The
| men who are assembling in all the
states in this country In preparation
for service in Mexico are in truth
mere boys. It was just such fellows
as these that preserved the govern
ment under which we live from 1861
to '65.
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Victor
Murdoch is responsible for the &C
cusation that Roosevelt stabbed the
progressive party in the back. Let
victor produce the party and its back
and show the stab. Such serious
charges should be supported by in
oisputable evidence.
Davenport Times: There has been
too much trusting to luck and not