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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08
urge progressivism as bar to sup.

urge progressivism as bar to sup
port of Mr.. Hughes.
Mr.. Roosevelt has rarely appeared
to better advantage than he does in
saying those words which-however
true and logical they may beer
tainly represent the final laying
aside of his just and unselfish hope
that the task of reconstructing pos
tive Americanism might be intrust-
ed to his hands. His endorsement of
Mr.. Hughes is detailed and complete.
He even goes SO far as to take from
Mr.. Hughes all blame for the Ger
man-American Endorsement and as
sumo the responsibility himself.
Mr.. Hughes in his kilograms sent
to the progressive national commit
tee after it had disbanded repeats
his platform statements, adding to
them specific Endorsement OF some
of the progressive principles. But
that part of his telegram that will
really touch the progressives is his
simple word of fellowship with them
and invitation/to common service.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08
A wit with ounces and Ounce
with wits.-Alexander Pope.
HUGHES AND PROGRESSIVEs

HUGHES AND PROGRESSIVES.
Chicago Evening Post (Progres-
sive): About four out of every five
progressives will approve the action
of the progressive national commit
tee in yielding to the fine and pa
triotic letter Of Theodore Roosevelt
and indorsing Charles Evans Hughes
for the presidency.
The act was absolutely logical. 1t
was inevitable. It but ratified q
movement that had already occur
red.
No one can question the clean
heart and settled mind with which
"a progressive can support Mr..
Hughes. AS Dean Lewis of Pennsyl-
vania said: HE is our kind OF a
man, and there is every prospect that
he will have some day as stern a
fight as we had with the very men
whom we fought in 1912"
Only the absurd letter from the
Idaho progressives attacked or criti-
cised Mr.. Hughes in any way, and
that was so foolish that the commit
teemen received it as simply huge
wild-western joke.
The truth is-and 1t is perfectly
evident now-that no progressive
can logically reject Mr.. Hughes as
unworthy of this support. He may
prefer Mr.. Wilson, but he cannot
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08

rocking and every possible expert
was needed to keep the craft off the
shoals the president discharged one
of the best men at his command to
make room for political appointee
IMMERSED in the art of diplomacy.
On tho subject of preparedness the
candidate takes a reasonable, but
certain stand. On this question he
declares Wilson has followed, not
led, and apparently has no definite
policy. AS part of the policy of
preparedness Mr.. Hughes would fos-
ter a more Observation-Disclosures.
He declares the; democratic party is
fundamentally wrong. on the tariff,
now as always. A protective tariff
designed to foster American indus
tries he says is essential to our ma
tional prosperity in times of peace
as well asawar. ,i.a 81 Esf vg
The candidate coins no new and
startling phrases, but in simple Ian
guage presents his conception Of the
issues. And he makes a strong state
ment of the case for the republicans.
To the voter who reads the declara-
ton it will appeal with the force of
conviction. Democrats who have
professed to be anxious for Hughes
to lead off now know what the is
sues are to be. They are on the de-
fensive and they have a big task to
hold their lines fortified as they are
with only an easily assailable rec
ord.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08
THE HUGHES SPEECH.

Council Bluffs Nonpareil: The
speech of acceptance of the republic
can nomination for president by
Candidate Hughes has the ring OF
sincerity and gives confidence in his
leadership. 1t is the speech of a
great lawyer and great leader in
which he marshals the evidence and
presents convincing plea to the
jury.
His democratic opponents will
have no room in which to say the
republican leader deals in glittering
generalities. Mr.. Hughes submits
the evidence with his brief, names
the time, the place, the circumstan-
ces and invites the verdict on the
facts in the case.
The diplomacy of the present ad-
ministration occupies the most con-
spicuous part of the candidates
speech of acceptance. Particularly
severe is Mr.. Hughes in his condem-
nation of the presidents course to-
ward Mexico. What has been done
in the past, he points out. now makes
our position extremely difficult. The
lack of continuity of policy is espec-
tally attacked. Then the candidate
suggests a rule of conduct that he
believes would bring about protec-
tion for our own rights and be OF
service to Mexico and at the same
time win the confidence and respect
of the Mexican republic.
The speech takes the president to
task for sacrificing trained men and
experts in diplomacy and other lines
of government to the demands OF
deserving democrats" He cites
Ambassador Herrick as an example.
Right at the beginning Of the great
war, when the ship of state was
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08

The people of Brussels, Belgium,
have finally rebelled against the de-
mands of their conquerors. When
the German army captured Brussels
nearly two years ago, the Kaiser de-
manded tribute of 100000 and
held a number Of its people hostages
until the sum was secured. Since
that time the Germans have levied
many fines upon the city and few
days ago demanded g5,000,O0O
marks because the people of the city
had INDUCED in some patriotic
demonstrations. Just what the out
come will be is problematical. 1t
remains to be seen whether the Bel
gianh will be lined up against a wall
and ,rdered, or whether they will
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08

trail at once, the old domination of
the seas is over. ra
And yet such is the temper of the
times, our chief interest is a sport
ing interest in the war chances of
this remarkable boat.
Just how big a gap lies between
hailing a great new discovery for
what it promises to the commerce
of the world, and watching hopeful
ly to see it sunk it is not worth while
to measure. But it is gap of sew
eral centuries.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08
Prescription has no part or lot il

Prescription has no part or lot in
the modern government of the world.
The stake, the gibbet, and the rack,
thumbscrews, swords, and pillory,
have no place among the machinery
Of civilization. Nature is diversified.
So are human faculties, beliefs, and
practices. Essential freedom is the
right to differ, and that right must
be sacredly respected.-John Clark
Ridpath.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08

People who think Bryan cannot
see far into the future must give him
credit for seeing the disaster that is
to befall his party next November
and of having the foresight of get
ting out from under before the crash
comes. The peerless one has had all
the avalanches hit him that he cares
to encounter.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08

England has done remarkably well
in raising an army of from 100000
to 100000 men, as England relies
upon volunteers. The United States
would not find it an easy task to du-
plicate England's feat in this respect.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08

Even il the government is paying
a long price for the Danish West In
dies 1t is better to give s25, 600
for the property than to give Colon
bia that amount for the canal right
of-way through Panama, which was
bought of Panama during the Roose-
welt administration. The Wilson
Bryan proposition to make Colombia
a present of $25,OO0,0O0 was about
as foolish a proposition as was ever
conceived in the craniums of presi-
dent and a secretary OF state.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08

To Theodore Roosevelt more than
to any other single man is credit
due for the sentiment for prepared
ness in this country. He took up the
fight for preparedness eighteen
months ago when President Wilson
was against it and when it was very
unpopular.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08

President Wilson is favoring ire
mendous appropriation for prepared
ness for a man who comparatively
short time ago intimated that we
were too proud to fight and who re-
ferred to the preparedness advocates
as nervous people who had worked
themselves into a frenzy"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08

Master Howard Dragoo, three year
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. George Ora
goo, underwent an operation Friday
at Mercy hospital for an infection Of
his foot which has been in serious
condition since he ran a nail in the
member about two weeks ago. The
little fellow in the winter had In
succession, chicken poX, measles and
pneumonia, from which he. was only
recovering when he ran the nail In
his foot. His system was in no con-
Gition to stand serious drain upon
it, but he is doing very we'll since
the operation. .sss
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08

On election day the people ought
to take steps toward re-regulating
the regulations of the war depart
ment. A regulation that will not
permit the government to pay the
fare Of honorably discharged soldiers
to their home ought to be dumped
into the scrap heap and department
officers who hesitate about the dump
ing ought to be dumped themselves.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08
IOWA PREss CoMMENT.

$50 far neither the conference
edicts nor the hot weather has affect
ed the Harding smile, observes the
Mason City Globe Gazette.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08

And now they are saying that the
only motive power of the Deutsch-
land submarine is Ford engine
taken from Ford car that was used
five or six years in Germany. With
little Ford engine rambling right
along of course the Deutschland will
arrive safely at German port
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08

The Kaiser is now less exercised
about getting his Christmas dinner
in Paris than he is about being sure
OF getting 1t somewhere.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08

"'The red nose of rum and ruin, !"
remarks the Manson Democrat, "has
been twisted off the face of Iowa de-
mocracy and around its lean, lengthy
neck, atrophied from long stretching
and hunger for Office, there appears
the white necktie of purity and pro-
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08

There will be no objections among
prospective buyers of Fords if Henry
reduces the price to three dollars and
ninety cents.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08

The Des Moines Register says Mr..
Hughes is to be congratulated that
in dealing with the incidental issue
of suffrage for women he has not fol-
lowed the evasive suggestion Of the
platform. but has said with frank
ness and directness' what he had to
say.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08
OPPOSITION To
MILITARY TRAINING
Labor Union at Fort Dodge Against
1t-Ask That it be Submitted
% Il ,x7
to a Vote.

Fort Dodge, Aug. 1.-THE first or
ganized opposition to the movement
for the installation of military
training in the high school arose
Saturday, when the Fort Dodge
Trades and Labor Assembly passed a
resolution condemning the PROPOSE
ton and asking that the matter be
placed before the taxpayers before
any action takes place.
This resolution is in line with the
action of practically all labor unions,
state and national, in opposing any
extension of military training in the
schools of the country and resisting
any movement which they believe
tends toward the establishing of q
stronger feeling of militarism in the
United States.
The resolution passed by the Fort
Dodge union is as follows:
BE it resolved by the Fort Dodge
Trades Assembly that in relation to
the agitation to introduce military
training in the. Fort Dodge public
schools it is the sense of the Fort
Dodge Trades Assembly that the
public schools were established to
provide a means of education for the
rising generation. That it is un-
American and dangerous to let mill
tants try to invade our public
schools and fill the hearts of our
children with blood lust and their
minds with sensuality That is an
injustice to the taxpayers to intro
duce this vicious and un-American
policy in our schools without putting
it to vote of the taxpayers. That
this body believes that each man
has right to choose for himself
whether or not he desires military
training and that the members Of
this body object to having the VIC
ious doctrines of war, murder, and
waste drilled into the minds Of the
young people going to school.
J. f. Nelson, chairman of the COM
mittee on rules and course of study,
which committee has power to in
stall military training in the high
school as granted by the board at It's
last meeting, said today that he had
not heard of the opposition to mill
tary training.
Il am in favor of high school miiI-
tary training" said Mr.. Nelson. Il
would rather have my boy engage in
this than in football. The commit
tee will have a meeting soon and at
this time some action will be taken,
SO that we can submit definite re-
port to the school board"
l.. H. Minkel, superintendent of
schools, had the following to say
this morning:
THE question of the installation
of military training in the public
committee of rules and course of
study. We welcome any expression
of opinion from our citizens, for we
desire to please them all. have
written to the United States Com
missioner of Education concerning
the matter, asking his opinion of the
proposition and requesting any data
which he may have concerning sim
liar movements. No definite action
has been taken by the committee and
will not be taken until We know
what the people want and determine
the wisest course of action to pur-
sue"
Master Howard Dragoo, three year
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. George ORA
goo. underwent an operation Friday
at Mercy hospital for an infection Of
his foot which has been in a serious
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08

Candidate Wilson doesn't appear
to like the acceptance speech of Can
didate Hughes. Possibly Candidate
Hughes will not like the acceptance
speech of Candidate Wilson. That
is simply another kind Of reciproc-
ity.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08

Perhaps the administration figur-
ed that it was worth $4,OQ0.O0O or
$5,0O0,OOO to get rid of "our inter-
est in Greenland" That would
bring the price of the Danish West
Indies down to about $2O,00O,000. /
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08

Considering the tenor of the re-
publican and democratic platforms
this year, there is less use for a pro-
hibition ticket than ever in Iowa."
says the Boone News-Republican.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08

The Manson Democrat says 1t is
not going to leave the democratic
party even if it does oppose the cleo
tion of Meredith.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08

Perhaps, it was next Christmas
Henry Ford had in mind when he de-
clared the battle trenches of Europe
would be forsaken by Christmas.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08

The Hon. Frank P. Woods is al
ways good feeler and can always
see success for the republican par
ty, and especially for the republican
congressional ticket. He is now in
sisting that Hughes is going to be
elected and that he will carry a re-
publican congress with him. The
Freeman Tribune believes Mr..
Woods is right, but it does not be-
lieve the republican party is going
to get an easy victory. President
Wilson will have the solid south at
his back The south is always at
the back of the democratic candi-
date, no matter whom or what he
may be. Texas is roaring at Presi-
dent Wilson because of his Mexican
policy and is threatening to vote the
republican ticket But the president
knows that Texas and every other
southern state is swayed at the bal
lot box by prejudice and he knows
that Texas will vote for him because
his name will appear upon the dem
ocratic ticket. He need not concern
himself about the vote of Texas or
any other southern state. He mere
ly has to lay the wires to get New
York and Indiana, or New Jersey,
Connecticut and a few other eastern
and northern states. No doubt Mr..
Woods has figured this all out and
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08
bL,hp MANS Duff,
o. Jusr Berooe TIE
ASceN SION

he is probably justified in the belief
that Mr.. Wilson cannot capture
enough states outside the solid
south to win reelection. At any
rate, the republican party must not
become luck-warm or lax. 1t has a
hard fight before it and must contest
every inch of northern territory. 1t
is useless for the party to waste any
effort to carry any of the southern
states. They have no political con-
victions down that way that are
strong enough to overcome their
prejudice against the republican
party.
Woodrow Wilson is an author as
we'll as statesman, and finds time to
write much for publication.-Regis-
ter and Leader.
And Woodrow is something of an
acrobat, too. There was never a
man in the white house who could
change his mind so sudden, so COM
pletely and so bunglingly as Wood
row Wilson. He is now favoring a
bill restricting the employment of
child labor by making it illegal for
railroads to carry child labor pro-
ducts in interstate traffic. But here
is what Woodrow Wilson. author,
says of the scheme Woodrow Wilson,
president, is now backing in con-
gress:
"If the power to regulate COM
merce between the states can he
stretched to include the regulation
of labor in mills and factories it can
be made to embrace every particle
Of the industrial organization anG
action of the country. The only lin
itations Congress would observe
should the Supreme Court assent to
such obviously absurd extravagances
of Interpretation would be the limi-
tations of opinion and Of circumstan-
ces.'
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08

The Dubuque Times-Journal says
that Mr.. Hughes in his, acceptance
speech talked like a president who
could attract the support of all Amer
leans If their support was asked.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08

The United States as a nation Is
not a religious nation, il is not
Christian nation, it is not Catholic
nation, it is not a Protestant ma
ton; it is secular nation. With
clear eye and deliberate purpose, it
refused to have anything to do with
the establishment of anybody's re-
Minot J. Savage.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08

Republican protests against all "slan-
ders" on Garst. "But how about
Harding, is he the only man whom
it is permissible to slander?" the Re-
publican inquiries. "And has not the
Marshalltown paper led off in the "
ing?"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08
finally submit to the unprecedented
demands of their present masters.


The discharged guardsmen in Tex
as have the satisfaction of knowing
that the walking is good and that
they can take advantage of the rail-
roads and walk upon the ties, even if
the government that asked them to
go to Texas is too stingy to pay their
fare back home. Possibly the gov
eminent will allow them their army
shoes to walk in, but there may be
some question about that. The reg
ulations of the. war department will
have to be looked into before this
point is settled.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08

cat the same time King Corn
might content himself with a little
less of it, just to be sociable," says
the Waterloo Times-Tribune.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08
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CHARLIEl CHAPLIN.


Fort Dodge Messenger: The
Charles Chaplin "Burlesque on Car
men" that is appearing at the Ma
gic Theatre today has been the cause
of great deal of comment in the
moving picture theatrical world.
Shortly after the picture was pro-
duced Chaplin sued the Essanany
company by whom he was employed
and Wise distributing company
to obtain permanent injunction
against the further distribution of
the picture, alleging that it was
padded" to make four reel pict-
ure when it should have been limit
ed to two reels, and that thereby his
reputation as an actor has been in
jured.
1t may be true that Chaplin's rep
utation has been dealt a severe blow,
but it is certain that four reels Of his
coarse clownish antics comprises a
greater crime against the public
than usual. To those who revel in
the so-called Chaplinesque comedy
his present vehicle may be product
i've of few feeble smiles or at the
most sardonic laugh. but to the
normal person who delights in high
class pictures and clean comic situa-
tions, it is merely an exaggerated,
vulgar caricature of justly famous
opera degenerating in it's influence,
stupidity produced, and more stupidity
acted, which drags on and on inter-
minably and ad nauseam.
SOME BENEFITS OF THE WAR.
Charles City Press: Big munition
orders will not be the only benefit
America will derive from the world
war, although this has been great;
but the number of new industries
developed because the war has shut
off shipments of goods from the old
country will become of permanent
Importance, the conditions being
forced upon us. The manufacture Of
dye stuffs is one of the important in
dustries, the progress made exceed
ing our expectations, which is only
one of the prominent items in this
class of imports. Carbolic acid is
another production which will be-
come permanent fixture in this
country, while dolls and toys. hith-
erto almost an exclusive German in
dustry, has now secured permanent
foothold in this country. The Unit
ed States is the largest producer of
raw seal skins in the world, as well
as the largest consumer of seal furs,
but we have in the past sent our raw
seal skins to London for dressing
and dyeing, and brought them back,
paying double duty and double trans
portation, but the situation has been
changed and America secures new
industry. But this is not all, for the
progress of ship building has receiv-
ed great stimulus and during the
first three months of this year Amer
lean ship yards took lead over
British yards for the first time in
many years. During this period we
launched 173 merchant vessels of
96,464 gross tons against 60 YES
sells and S0,561 gross tons of British
yards, and with proper encourage
ment in the future this industry will
assume wonderful proportions.