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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-16

| The Searchlight: Because there Is
much more to La Toilette than ap
pears upon the surface there is mulch
more to the situation in which he has
| involved us than is obvious. The oD
ject La Toilette desires to attain Is
| the key to the situation, and before
he can be handled as he should be-
that must be reasonably determined
In the past he has never had but
one ambition; POLITICAL power. From
his earliest campaign in Wisconsin
he has sacrificed anything and every
thing for votes. To those who be-
lieve in honor as basis for popular
preferment, his career has been a
REPUTATION of all fundamental prin.
ciples. And yet, his story Is as old
as the printed word. But, as the
psalmist explained, when the wicked
spring as the grass, and when all
the workers Of iniquity do flourish,
it is that they shall be destroyed for
ever" Or, as he said in another
place, Il have seen the wicked in
great power. and spreading himself
like a green bay tree; yea, have
sought him, but he could not be
found" So far as political success is
concerned, La Toilette has flourished
like green bay tree if any man ever
has in American politics.
That he has accomplished much
good in this long and active career,
is inevitable. That it would have
been accomplished without him, and
that without him much more would
have been accomplished, is not i'm
probable. Men in Wisconsin politics
who have made much less noise
hax nt 1yy n n
more than he, but have done much
for which he claims credit. That is
interesting, but not now important
The greatest ability he has. his
really distinguishing ability, is his
capacity for getting votes. The rea-
son for it is that he offers every
man what he thinks that man wants,
knowing that the man will vote for
him on the promise, and that he can
always excuse the failure to fulfill
it by charging someone else with the
responsibility. This has been his
tactics in Wisconsin for the past
twenty-five years, and, dishonest
though it is, it always won. 1t has
lost him the leaders" as prominent
politicians like to call themselves,
but La Toilette has never cared much
for leaders" What he has always
wanted, and has always had is the
votes.
Nor has he ever wanted for the
sinews of war The railways, the in.
surance companies, the cigarette
trust, the brewers, rich friends and
the state treasury have all been law
ishly drawn upon to finance his cam
paigns-never any one more than
once, however, for he has been as
conspicuous in failing to deliver
the goods to his financial hackers
as he has to the mere voters. But al
ways he has gone on in the realiza-
ton of his ambitions.
Now he has entered upon his SUI
preme fight: To those who know him
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-16
THE CASE OF LA FOLLETT
Dangerous Man. Who win Never Attain His Point OF


we'll it is, for the welfare of the
Icountry, the most dangerous. La
Toilette is, besides being unscrupul
Gus and unprincipled, extremely
adroit. He has not gone into this
campaign without carefully consider
ing all it's angles.
He will camapign against the war
,, He will promise the farmer higher
prices for his products and the labor
err lower prices for his living; he
will promise the laborer higher wages
for his labor and the farmer lower
prices for what he buys. Beyond all
this he will promise the mothers and
wives the return of their sons and
husbands from the trenches He viii
agree to take all Rockefeller's money
away from him-and if Rockefeller
experience is anything like Uncle
Ike's he will come pretty near doing
it. Such campaign as this, in and
of itself will attract many votes. So
far as money for his campaign Is
enough German residents in, and in
deed citizens of this country, with
wealth enough to give ample support
to any campaign that will weaken
the support of the war in this coun-
try, and plenty of them with the dis
position to do So
The real question of the hour is
what to do with La Toilette. Of
course he ought to be expelled from
the senate. The senate owes that
courtesy to it's own self respect And
yet that very act will give a tremend-
Gus impetus to his campaign. 1t will
turn thousands of wavering votes in
his direction If he is not expelled,
now that the matter is before the SEN
nate, that will be taken as an en-.
dorsement of his position, not only
here, but in Europe, and will equally
serve his purpose in getting votes.
So far as the expulsion from the SEN
ate Is concerned, he is in the very
comfortable position of the hog UNI
der the gate; either way it goes is
bound to help him.
1t is not possible that he could be
elected president To fear that, would
be to deny the destiny of liberty and
freedom which is being worked out
at such fearful cost to the whole
world, for the whole world. And it is
not possible that the menace he is to
the government and society should be
without its purpose and its value.
Nothing can more certainly insure
his defeat than the appearance Of a
possibility of his success Just as his
candidacy will solidify all the anti
American forces and sentiments Of
his country, it will also solidify the
AmericanisIn which needs concentra.
ton. 1t is not improbable that in
the campaign of dishonor upon which
he has already entered, and upon
which we have every assurance he
will continue, La Toilette will fin
ally serve our country in becoming
the impetus for the wave of patriot
ism we need, and which we can safe
ly trust to finally engulf him. We
will yet seek him, and he cannot be
found.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-16

october s, at her home at Minneap-
oils, Minnesota.
Members of the Congregational
church are having a get together
meeting" and enjoy their annual
church dinner today, October 10.
Mrs. Rachel Cough entertained Mrs.
Josephine Hobson, Of Salem, Mis-
souri, Mrs. Anna Il. Gibson and
daughter, Edith, of Abba. several
days of last week.
Mrs. Bart Grew arrived from
Creighton. Nebraska, and is visiting
at the home of her mother, Mrs. Re-
becca Mathews.
Misses Iona Turner and Goldie
Thompson were Sunday guests at the
home of the latter's brother at Des
Moines.
Earl Stringer, Trell Jones, Roy Car
penter and Charles Cough have en-
ployment at Moline, Illinois.
Mrs. j. It. Ingrim went to Danvilie
Thursday to spend a few days with
her daughter. Mrs. T. B. Safer and
family
Mrs. c. D. Rawhouser was a dele
gate at the Federation of Women's
clubs at Washington last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Art Lyon, Mr. and
old settlers reunion at Fairfield.
Mr.. Lyon and family spent Sunday
with relatives at Camp Dodge, Des
Monies.
r. w. Foss and HI. G. Stevens trans
acted business at Burlington Wednes-
day.
After an extended stay with their
son al. Danville, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Noble are at home
Rev, T. r. Gray Of the Congrega-
tional church, took for his theme Sun
day morning, The Church Heroes"
T. M. johnson came from Dexter
and is visiting relatives at Salem and
Hillsboro.
Miss Iona Turner spent last week
with relatives at Mason City.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. e. Becker were
Des Moines visitors last week.
Fred Mckee and bride OF Sanford,
Alabama, are guests Of the formers
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-16
In the religion Of the future there will be
no orthodoxy and no heresy.-M. j. Savage
THE LABOR SITUATION.

The labor situation is disqleting in all parts
" the country, and but for the good crop yield,
which gives promise that foodstuffs will not
generally go above present levels it would be
alarming. 1t is not surprising that with high
prices prevalent on all sides wage-earners
should claim more pay, but the disquieting
thing is that higher wages means still higher
prices, thus furnishing argument for still
more pay. The explanation comes that the coun-
try is trying to do more work than there is la
Dor to do it with A vast amount of work is
being done under rush conditions for the govern
ment, and the contractors have offered wages
that would bring labor out Of the regular in
dustries. Sixteen environments have been built
in different parts of the country at cost of one
hundred and fifty million dollars, in three
months, and about eight thousand to ten thou
sand workmen have been employed on each
The influence of this upon the labor situation
has been widespread Numerous shipyards are
under construction, steel works and munition
plants are crowded with orders and hundreds
OF new coal mines are struggling to get share
of the labor supply. The point has been
reached where it is a serious question whether
any further construction work should be done
unless directly required by the war emergency
Where, it is asked, is the use in charging ca
pacity when the present capacity of the indus
tries cannot be manned? 1t may seem to an in
dividual that he can enlarge his business profit
ably, but if he can only operate the new ca
pacity by hiring labor away from other equally
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-16

important works there is no gain, and the en-
tire level of costs is being constantly raised by
this process.
The effect Of this situation in the manufac-
turing industries is to constantly attract labor
from the farms, thus curtailing the food supply,
enhancing the cost Of living in the cities and
seemingly furnishing a reasonable basis for
further demands by the wage-earners. An in
fluence should develop for the return Of work
ers to the farms Raising wages in the cities
will never compensate for declining supplies of
foodstuffs, if the higher wages continue to draw
labor from the farms.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-16
TODAY'S BIT OF VERSE
THE FIRST FROST,


love to see it shine upon the roof
The white frost!-dainty lace spun by a fay
with many fancies in its warp and woof),
Then knitted by blithe October day.
Did you see the days knit? Well, they do!
Their knitting needles the nosturecros
Tempered by mornings chi--a touch of devil
Then lo-a spirits captured by the Frosti
know that spirit! Sweetheart of Jack,
1--we named him once!) He greets her with smile
When she's around he's looking black
ooh, winters first born" cries he, stay awhie!"
And when the sun releases her he runs
Off with her to the woods where silent shade
Defes the slanting rays-the rising suns
New effort to etheraiZe the maid.
And then Jack Frost antic caper cutsi
He crackels in the merrirnent of speech:
"See how adept am he cries, lin cracking nuts!-
The chestnut, walnut, butteEnut and beech"
Anon the patient that still ascends
Looks on the maid, and she. without a sound
Dissolves in air; and Jacks small byplay ends
The nuts he cracks he drops upon the ground
The chatering squirrels find them in the soil
And garner them with method but fuss.
They're saying to each other they toll:
See what the Lord has given unto us,"
-Griff Alexander
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-16
BREAKS A COIN !
IN A FEW KOUR||
FIRST DOSE OF "PApE,s =.
COMPOUND" RELIEVES 1ol\
ALL GRIPPE MISERY
Don't stay stuffed.upr

Quit blowing and snufflinv,
dose of "Pape's Cold Connon.
taken every two hours until th.a
doses are taken will end vrias
misery and break up a seyere ~, ~
either in the head, chest, BODY W \
limbs.
IT promptly opens clogged.up M.
trils and air passages: stops nss. NV
discharge or nose running: relisv.
sick headache, dullness, feverishna''
sore throat, sneezing, soreness an
stiffness. ~
"Pape's Cold Compound il N
quickest, surest relief known ~
costs only few cents at drug stors,
1t acts without assistance, tasts
nice, and causes no inconveniene,
Don't accept substitute.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-16
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

| Marshalltown Times-Republican: 1t
| is natural that some of our boys at
Camp Dodge should say they could
eat more than the camp mess sup
plies Appetites are accelerated in
the outdoors life many of them are
| in for the first time. There is no
proof so far forthcoming that they
are being fed less than sufficient for
their duties.
Des Moines Register: The United
States is so confident that Pershing
will make good that it didn't wait
for him to win victory in France
before making him a full general.
| Sioux City Journal: And it should
] also be made plain that no man who
| fails to acquire at least one Liberty
bond can any longer be permitted to
cuss Senator La Toilette. That being
understood, the banks will now put
on an extra force of clerks to handle
! the rush.
Cedar Rapids Republican: The city
of Des Moines is boas1ng that it
bought it's official coal for $685. laid
down in Des Moines-they bought at
| the mouth of the mine with the
freight added. The coal came from
Moberly.
| Webster City Freeman-Tribune: A
professor in the State Agricultural
college of Kansas declares that the
| fixed price of 1920 a bushel for
wheat assures to the farmer a profit
| of S141. The professor estimates the
| - ,cvI,
| the country at $48 an acre, the aver
age crop at IA bushels an acre and
the average cost of production at 1877
cents a bushel. Iowa land this year
produced in many instances 80
bushels to the acre, and some went
| as high as 49, Thirty bushels to the
| acre means a profit of S42.30, which
will pay per cent. on land worth
s7o0 per acre OF course wheat is
not going to stay at 1920 per bushel,
because that is too high, but even at
$3.50 per bushel it will be profit
able crop to the farmer who has soil
that will produce it successfully.
Mason City Globe-Gazette: Mr..
Hearst's propaganda has an effect
which can not be denied among GER
tain shallow thinkers who adopt
ready made opinions on important
questions as their own. 1t is the
very fact that makes it vitality neces-
sary that four-minute men and other
public speakers urging loyalty con-
tinue their activities. Their exposi-
ton of fact counteracts the evil in
fiuence of such men as Hearst, La
Toilette and lesser obstructionists,
but their work must be carried on
indefinitely.
Davenport Democrat: The prompt
conviction of Daniel Fl. Wallace for
his reasonable utterances in Daven-
port July 25 will be matter of graft
fication for most of the people of
this community 1t helps to clear up
the good name of the city. which he
had besmirched 1t promises to place
him where he can do no further
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-16
SALE M.
) ><~~>~>~>>>>>>

Following two weeks visit with
relatives here, d. P. Grim returned to
his home at Marshalltown, Saturday.
Mrs. Grim remained for a longer visit.
Relatives here received message
Of the death of Mrs. Flora Frazier
Gordon, wife of Leroy A. Gordon,
former residents Of Salem. She de-
parted this life Tuesday morning,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-16
BROUGHT HOME TO THEM.

/ News dispatches tell of threatening unrest
in cities upon which French airmen have been
making raids of late. It has long been a be-
| lief held by many observers of the German war
spirit that its courage would soon break if an
offensive were carried into German territory.
Germany has attempted to deceive the world by
a great lie and by many lesser ones. It does
not seem illogical that the German government
has been deceiving its people. This has been
made easier because the war has been fought
outside Germany. When the German people, en-
during privations sending the man power of
the nation to fight in the hope that victory to
compensate for the sacrifice is being won, see
and feel the power Of the foe at their DOORS
any false courage will be replaced by resent
ment lie may seem a very present help in
trouble but the present passes into future
where the lie is disproved and the bitter truth
becomes boomerang to the deceivers.
| This is time for our people to show good
Judgment in buying supplies of all sorts Indi-
vidual economy must to certain extent yield
to corporate economy. Where there is a tenn
porary shortage in any commodity only what
is needed for comfort should be bought until
that shortage is relieved. This has been said
many times but it is not yet practiced as widely
as would be helpful. The trouble is that there
lis counter influence at work. The man who
is disposed to buy carefully according to his
needs runs suddenly into rise in prices and is
tempted to envy his neighbor who has bought
more than he needed and has reserve stock.
This sort of experience has been general and its
effect has been to make the public skeptical of
needing advice to buy for daily needs. But it
will be necessary for the good of the great ma
jority that heed be paid to the government
suggestion in regard to buying, for if sugges-
tons are not needed there will be recourse to
regulation in stricter sense than is now in
Vogue
A writer in one of the magazines announces
that 'swhat Ireland needs is money ireland
has never, SO far as we know, set up the claim
of being peculiar.
It would be unfortunate if, in the last analy
sis, garabed the new free energy, should show
an affinity to hot air.
Tirpitz and Hindenburg whistling man
fully but the nights are getting darker and
the woods more dense.
Senatorial courtesy is like charity in one re-
spect. 1t covers.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-16

My theory Of life Incidence theory worked
hard and mean to work hard things which have
worthy end and What protest against is acetcisn
blindness to what is beautiful and peasurabe prefer
enee for the dsasreeable above ALL the parting of life in
20 this element that and contempt of half the life
have to live if hndered from living the other half
John Richard Green.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-16

harm, during the remainder OF the
war period and for some time there
after 1t will serve as a warning for
others who hinder instead of help
their country in it's present crisis.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-16

sisters, Mrs. w, o. Hoggalt and M,
Charles Fem.
Miss Cora Goldsmith is clerkipg
the Swartz store.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-16

The number Of British workers g,
gagged in war industries has nearl
doubled during the first two years !
war. In 1914 there were 1,9S6,O0,
today there are 100000.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-16
Worthless.

Worthless.
New York World: Provost Ma,
shall General Crowder offers \
ward of $50 each for draft dodser,
which is $50 more than draft dodge
is worth.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-16

Tirpitz and Hindenburg are whistling man
fully, but the nights are getting darker and
the woods more dense.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-16

Senatorial courtesy is like charity in one re-
spect 1t covers.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-16

It would be unfortunate if, in the last analy-
sis, garabed, the new free energy, should show
an affinity to hot air.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-16

A writer in one of the magazines announces
that 'swhat Ireland needs is money ireland
has never, SO far as we know, set up the claim
of being peculiar.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-16

Des Moines Register: The United
States is SO confident that Pershing
will make good that it didn't wait
for him to win victory in France
before making him full general.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-15

-
va Italy al Tne TINE thni thr --tf''"
was Most powerful.
Pagan Greece nor oniy was noi s'"'s, 0~
worshipped beaun IT. eu az is ioi'i@ aA' ''''
arr therefore. BIAS never been faFpA~se'
France, iaest mobile q nations 'l. '''''
% he an ~ Htne BE- iae Rome o' D'''' '
Whereas America has sonshi 70 'si 'N"'' -
from iife' 90 make % man a '-i''"s' '''
creature. part OF the esiahl'sA.1 '''' ', .',
side ana human pr'hs 'h @
failed dismaiy AZ 'ef expression
For arr sea oppression p '1'''i'' "~'' n'
cessiiy ana next 10 m id't.3'
ourselves ifss and more ihao'''of.'' '"'N "'
any people n nc whole c''A'f'
we '' -,. =, .e.,-.
eve" '..'s''' .a4 -
sg'''7 ''''' az ',,,-soI,-s.
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Let the People
Rule and Write
why OBJECT. Of Charity ?


why ODIcCts or marty
To the Editor % The Times
have just read your stor5 ~ lii
tie Joe Muna IN Thursdays Times
Doubtless there are many such Eases
within the city limits the details
differing OF course. but the essential
fact being the same in all cases
Sickness and other misfortune have
made Il impossible FOR the family.
without outside help. 20 defend it,
self against actual want. never
read ~ a case like this without ask
ing myself II the board OF poor com
missloners does not exist for the IL.
press purpose OF providing for me
wants ~ the helpless. what does IL
exist for Not that 7 would have
the individuals whose sympathy IS
stirred by these stories excuse them
selves from rendering what service
they may render under the circum-
stances. but spasmodlc charity is
equally apt 20 underdo and 70 over
do. - leaves many deserving cases
unattended TO. and pogrs out pro
tfsion o. sifts 10 the NEEDY who
get lli'ts space. by accident in fhe
newspapers Society IL essentially
organic. and the civic organ which
is daily and authoritstively charged
with the esponsibiiify % caring Tor
the helpless poor is the poor coia
mission II r. too common a thing
10 look upon municipal or county
aid az A dole. A condescension. and
upon the recipient as in some man
ner disgraced The recipient IS tax.
ed, directly or indirectly. 20 provide
funds FOR the commission. and Is as
much entitled 20 help IN time OF
need as the Ere sufferer is 10 the
insurance which ne has paid for
There ought 20 be no such cases
as that OF little Joe Muna and his
mother. father, brothers and sisters.
struggling against fate and against
nature, mortsayss tho health OF the
future FOR barf Subsistence today. An
entirely dirIrent aspect would be
given the case By a recognition Of
the humanness Of the poor relief
department" OF The city and county
government Too often Is The help
afforded BY the commission a mere
mitigation OF the worst extreme OF
poverty. instead OF being adequate
These charity" cases ara mostly
temporary. and tho help required il
prolonged b. the dole" system.
". A. TAYLOR.
Jan. II. 1917
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fully made their way. with their
scant household goods. They well
knew that priVations OF all sorts
awaited them. that death In mos.
horrid forms mensced them. Bu'
they did not 'alter
Think o, these pioneers, you who
today are troubled because some
emergency ,orces you into new
an untrted Ne path.
Think % these pioneers. and read
In detail the wonderful story OF how
they won and developed the west.
Contrast the handicaps under
which they struggled with the ad
vantages YOU pSssess in this pros
porous. marvellous twentieth century
OF ours
Then. perhaps you will appreciate
mara clearly than you have yet
done why YOU should look 70 the n.
ture with courage and confidence
not with anxiety and despair
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Is 20 stand erect. raise the shout
ders and breathe In deeply Their
lower the shoulders and breathe OCT
az much air 40 possible.
The best time 20 perform breath
ing exercises IL in the morning be
fore dressing
Tight clothing restricts freedom
~ motion. ~. however. your ches;
feels cramped during the day 20 10
an open window and take several
deep breaths. The refreshed feel.
inr hat follows will be a surprise
70 s. just a. important 10 gst
fresh air an u u 70 breathe deeply
This e. OF especial importance dur.
INK sleeping hours. Remember that
Tho only night air that ia injurious
Go ~ kind that Is found In a tightly
closed sleeping room.