Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-15
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

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A railway strike at this time
would be disastrous. OF that the
Waterloo Times-Tribune is certain.
There should be way out" the
Times-Tribune continues. "There
must be way out. Reason and JUS
tice must step in.
"This always did seem to us sort
of formal foolishness," says the En-
metsburg Reporter, commenting on
the long delay in the official notifica-
ton of presidential nominees. ''It
seems to us that If such a ceremony
had to take place it should be done
Immediately after the convention"
the Reporter concludes.
"The moosers who have arrived
home seem to be delighted with the
new furniture delivered while they
were away" says the Marshalltown
Times Republican.
The Dubuque Times-Journal says
that when the voters get into the
habit of calling candidate BILL"
and the candidate likes it, the ia
miliarity doesn't mean an absence of
the dignity expected Of an aspirant
for a high Office, but rather 1t typi-
fies his broadness. "That is one Of
the reasons" the Times-J Journal
adds, "why the press of Iowa is fore
casting the election Of w. L. Hard
ing for governor by an overwhelm-
ing vote"
The Iowa City Republican COM
ments on the claim that many years
ago Fred Lehman, then demo-
cratic leader in Iowa, laid the egg
that has brought forth the demo-
cratic prohibition fowl in the demo-
cratic hen yard. From biological
standpoint" says the Republican.
dates would be Of interest, just to
show how long it takes to incubate
a prohibition egg in a democratic
hens nest.'
Iowa certainly has it's place in
the sum-" says the Waterloo Times
Tribune. "Iowa's billion dollar out
put from the farm alone is just about
as sure each year as the appearance
of the sum-"
The Marion Register says that
Justice Hughes is an ideal candidate
and will make an ideal president.
"What would you have done?" the
democrats are asking Candidate
Hughes. 1T is very evident" the
Boone News-Republican rejoins.
"that he would have done just what
Woodrow Wilson didn't"
The Algona Upper Des Moines-
Republican wonders why Mr.. Mere
dith, who now is radical temper
ance crank, stood by the democrats
when they were known as the saloon
party. did you ever know sa-
loonkeeper or bartender who voted
the republican ticket?" inquiries the
Algona paper.
'Mr. Hughes blossoms out as a
first rate stump speaker" says the
Times-Republican CHG
has things to say and says them SO
everyone understands.
The Dubuque Times-Journal says
that Mr.. Garst's pious declaration
against Mr.. Harding on the ground
that the latter is politician would
be better received if he (Mr. Garst)
hadn't held nearly every big office in
The state.
The Creston Advertiser says that
no one is paying much attention to
what the remnants of the progress
sive party may do, adding: "The lit
lie band of leaders that now consti-
tute the progressive party cuts less
figure than either the prohibitionists
Or the socialists"
"ln one respect this years politi-
al speeches will resemble those of
previous presidential years." says the
Dcs Moines Register. "The toiling
passes will be kindly remembered
herein"
The Cedar Rapids Republican OBJ
serves that even clear thinker like
Hughes catches the tanglefoot when
he tries to dispose of the suffrage