The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-21

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cut out the nights.
Burlington Hawk-Eye: We have ali
heard about the safe and sane Fourth
We should have progressed since tina,
movement was begun. and we should
make every day of the year safe and
Isane. For instance, We should moi
fall for" all sorts of foolish reports.
| Sioux City Journal: Senator Cum.
minis would prohibit the use of any
grain in the manufacture of alcohol for
u beverage. while Senator Kenyon
would allow it to be manufactured by
ANYBODY willing TO pay a tax of SIC
a gallon for the privilege. If you want
TO see wry face ask some distiller
OF your acquaintance which of these
Iowa ideas he would choose as the les.
ser evil.
Marshalltown Times-Republican:
AS Showing the difference between
peace and war we set aside $1,000
100000 without batting an eye II we
had appropriated anything like that
sum for Internal improvements the
Ineighbors would have supposed we
We're being skinned without an ana
esthetic.
Knoxville Express: Among other
,curious and Sout-of-the-way facts to be
recorded by the historian of the pres
| ent legislature will be the fact that
Polk county had the only representa-
tive who could not find words to ex-
press his thoughts until the ladies
were excluded from the room.
Cedar Falls Record: Factionalism
in its worst form dominated the ses-
sion Of the legislature just ended.
Every important bill was handicapped
by the necessity of having lined up
behind 1t one faction or the other in
order to gain recognition Thus prac-
t1cally every law enacted has felt the
influence of the worst forms of re-
action as well as the most loyal en-
thusiasm.
Sioux City Tribune: The world is
cycling John Barleycorn these days
with steadily growing disapproval.
Where he is not barred by law he Is
being taxed to death. He is following
other absolute" rulers.
Knoxville Journal: Universal COM
pulsory military service is the only
fair and Just method of raising an
army. Congress should at once enact
such a law and let 1t apply to rich and
poor, nigh or low. Take the slackers
along with the loyal and patriotic.
rake the munition makers son with
the day laborer. Let the burden of
war rest equally upon all classes and
let no one who is competent escape
military duty because of riches. polit-
ical pull or congressional influence.
Do this and then let the government
compel the producers Of the country to
sell to the government their produce
for reasonable profit and we shall
see the people respond as a unit to the
demands of the hour.
ottumwa Courier: Every man would
like to live few days after his death
just to hear what his kin say about
him
Sioux City Tribune: There is some
thing radically wrong with our trans
portatfon facilities when man in
Montana writes to Sioux City friends
that he is feeding 300 bushels of DO
tatoes to his hogs because he can't get
q fair price for them
Waterloo TimesTribune: Only a |
little while ago a fellow who made a
garden was considered cheap" and he |
was kept busy explaining to his friends |
tina the liked 10 do it.
Mason City Globe-Democrat A few
hills of potatoes and few rows of |
beans carefully cultivated will beat /
any Of the talk of the curbstone strate-
sist. If you can't carry gun, get a
hoe.
Monticello Express: The three |
Iowa congressman, who voted against |
he war measure, are reputed to have |
the courage of their convictions" t
However, they probably did not lose |
sight of the balance of power in their
respective districts.