The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-09
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Cedar Rapids Republican: Why
don't we keep our people all at home n
asks one viereck Well, there are
many reasons. but one Is that we do
not like to scrawl over all our docks
this legend: CLOSED by order OF the
kaiser" Isn't that reason enough for
Americans7
Marshalltown Times-R
Attorney Havener's suggestion to the
women that the legislature might
grant them the right to vote at pri-
mary elections didn't touch q respon-
sive chord. They replied that they
wanted the whole thing or none.
Burlington Hawk-Eye: Three years
ago. there were twenty consolidated
schools in the state of Iowa. Today
there are more than two hundred.
There are, people here and there who
are dissatisfied with the progress that
the consolidated school is making and
who would have the speed accelerat-
ed. It would appear, however, so far
as the average observer Is concerned,
that there Is very handsome growth.
And well-meaning friends should be
very careful and should restrain their
ardor. The rural districts are work
ing out the problem In splendid man
ner. and any outside interference, no
matter how good the intention, might
do much harm and could not possibly
do much good.
Cedar Rapids Gazette: II ever we
have had president who was man
of peace We have, one now in Woodrow
Wilson He has been 50 much man
of peace that he has been subjected
to the bitterest condemnation. He re-
mains a man OF peace. but IL ever he
was a peace at any price advocate he
Is not now. In fact, he never was.
Hating war as violently as any men
can hate it, guarding the best inter
ests Of the hundred millions of people
for whose welfare he is responsible in
Q period such as this, President Wilson
after studying Germany's outrageous
earthing of her plot against us with
in our very borders, took steps that
were absolutely necessary to the con-
tinued holding OF the position assnm-
ed when we cut relations with Ger.
many. And the senate of the United
States played politics against a prin-
ciple and won their rotten game. Cum
minis and Kenyon Of Iowa helped to
win. Iowa should be ashamed of its
senator's The Gazette is ashamed Of
them; the Gazette is through with
them.
Ottumwa Courier: The back yard
garden cranks have so much justifi-
cation this year for their hopes and
ambitions that their number will be
greatly augmented And they will get
benefit from back yard gardening, too.
both In health and wealth
Fairfield Leader: Net results Of the
leak hearing'-one poor newspaper
man lost his job.
Sioux City Journal: Governor Low
den, of whom YOU have read frequent
IIy as being identified with the inter
ests," has put through the most far
reaching and effective scheme Of gov
.ernmental economy and efficiency
ever offered by an Illinois executive.It
seems to be the interests Of the
public with which Governor Lowden is,
identified.
Charter Oak Times: Sioux City is
asked to, pay out some $4,000 to peo-
pie who bumped the backs OF their
heads on the icy sidewalks this win
ter We cannot see how these people
expect to make their claims stick,
for the city did not put the ice there,
but did everything it could to make
the walks safe. When man stepped
out upon an icy sidewalk he was
guilty of that safeguard of the city,
contributory negligence, and when
that enters the case there is little
hone for damages.