Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-09-26

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w. F. Hunter ............ Editor
d. L. Hunter ...... Business mgr
We laugh heartily to see a whole
flock Of sheep jump because one did
SO. Might not one imagine that SUI
perior beings do the same, and for
exactly the same reason?-Greville.
The raging of peace in Mexico
seems to be continued performance.
The price of corn and oats have
nothing on the price of Iowa land in
the flight toward the clouds.
What could any man do, who was
not actually in favor of war with
some European power, that would
get us into war that President Will
son has not done?
The republicans who are fighting
Harding so industriously ought to
take little time to aid in the cleo
ton of a legislature pledged to re-
submission, if the temperance ques-
ton is really influencing them.
1t is to be hoped that the editor of
the Register and Leader will not for
get on election day that there is a
republican candidate for president in
the field, even though he seems to
have almost overlooked that matter
in the past few months.
Thank God for the Kaiser. He
kept us out of war with Germany by
taking the viewpoint of our govern
ment when we were holding Ger
many to ''strict accountability" for
the violation of our neutrality by
German submarines.
1t is real good of Germany to take
over 10000 or 10000 Greek soldiers
and feed them, especially when food
is SO scarce in Germany. Yet the
Greeks do not seem to appreciate the
kindness of the kaiser's country in
this matter and have demanded that
their soldiers be sent home.
The democratic national commit
tee is making preparations to send a
lot of the campaign speakers to
Iowa who spoke in Maine during the
recent campaign in that state. II
they meet with no better success
here than they did there, Iowa may
be expected to give the republican
ticket about, 100000 majority.
Gen. Funston, according to reports
from Washington, believes that VIII
la has a much larger force now than
he had a few months ago when he
raided Columbus, New Mexico. II
the general is right about it, 1T is a
long job to stop the peace that is now
raging so furiously in that country.
1t might be that little war would
make conditions more peaceable
down that way.
They are doing some rushing over
in Europe in the war zone. Rou-
mania first rushed to the aid of the
allies and then the allies rushed to
the aid of Roumania. The Germans
rushed the Russians back into Rus
STA and then Russians rushed the
Germans back into Austria. Berlin
rushes the news of Teutonic victor
les and London rushes the news of
allied successes
Who cares what Hughes would
have done during the past three
years? Those are dead issues. What
will he do the next four years to pro-
tect the industries of this country
from the competition that is going
to be fierce as soon as the war is ov-
er? What would Wilson do then if
president? These are the things that
should determine the vote of the
electorate on election day.
Quite few crooks are engaged in
Iowa selling liquor, or pretending ito
sell it, to consumers. They take Or
ders and demand a certain percent
age in cash with the order. They
pocket this cash and the buyer new
er hears from his order. Of course
the buyer is better off than he would
be if he got the goods, but he would
be better off still if he had kept his
change in his pockets.
AS a citizen E. T. Meredith has
voted for the saloon at every regular
election when that question has been
an issue in this state. In no respect
whatever is Mr.. Meredith a better
citizen than Mr.. Harding. He has