Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-16
BRYAN HIT BOOZE !
HARD BLOW HERE
Distinguished Nebraskan in Webster
City Saturday Delivered Telling
Blows for the Constitu.
tional, Amendment.
ALSO PLEADS FOR PATRIOTISM
Urges People to Buy Liberty Bonds
to Help Boys at Front
Win This War.
ALSO PLEADS FOR PATRIOTISM

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Win This War.
The dry campaign in Webster Cit!
was brought to close by William
Jennings Bryan Saturday afternoon in
one of the finest addresses ever heard
in the city. Mr.. Bryan delivered his
address from the rear seat of an auto
mobile in front of the Freeman-Jour-
nal office and was listened to with the
raptest attention by crowd various
ly estimated from 5000 to 5000 people.
He prefaced his address on the con-
stitutional amendment with short
talk on the duty of every citizen in
this time Of war. 1T is the duty of
every man." said he ito stand solidly
behind the president and congress and
support them in anything and every
thing while the war lasts" Hearty
applause greeted this statement.
Gave Three Addresses Saturday.
Mr.. Bryan spoke in Eagle Grove
early in the afternoon. He was met
there by ]. E. Burnstedt and J. L. and
John R. Kamrar in the latter's car.
Immediately following the Eagle
Grove meeting, Mr.. Bryan was brought
to this city in the Kamrar car, &C
companied by the men named. And
following his Webster City address, c.
A, Roberts, editor of the Fort Dodge
Messenger and Chronicle, met him
here with big car and took him to
Fort Dodge, where he addressed a
monster gathering in the evening.
Introduced by Judge Kamrar.
Judge ]. L. Kamrar introduced the
distinguished speaker at the meeting
held in Webster City. With pardon
able pride the Judge referred to the
fact that thirty-five years ago, while a
member of the Iowa senate, he had
cast his ballot for the prohibition law.
And he now favors putting up such a
-barbcd- wire entanglemest s-,aes'ld
Iowa as shall keep the saloon from
ever slipping back in. Judge Kamrar
introduced Mr.. Bryan as "a man who
needs no introduction anywhere in
America, If indeed, anywhere in the
civilized world"
Applause Greets Speaker.
A hearty round of applause greeted
William Jennings Bryan as he arose
in the rear seat Of the car and began
his address in a clear, slow CONVERSE
tional tone of voice that carried to the
outer edges of the crowd. He begged
the indulgence of his hearers for
speaking with his hat on and stated
that in every public address that he
now gives, he always prefaces it with
a plea to the citizenship of the coun-
try to make whatever of supreme
sacrifice is demanded by the war. APP
plause greeted this statement. "The
president has called from their homes
nearly million men," said he, "and
surely we, who cannot be on the firing
line, will do our part. 1t is the duty
of every man to stand so!idly behind
the president and congress and sup
port them in anything and everything
while the war lasts. Before we en-
tered the war, our course was a mat
ter of opinion. But after we were in,
the time for division ended. ZAP
plause.) We must support the gov
eminent. We must provide funds.
Give willingly and generously to the
Red Cross, the Y. NJ. c. A., the Knights
of Columbus and the Lutheran Broth
erhood funds for the relief Of suffer-
ing. We must sacrifice on food. We
must produce enough for ourselves
and accumulate a surplus for our
allies. We must cooperate with the
secretary of labor in his organization
of an Industrial army"
Bonds Good Investment.
Speaking of the Liberty Loan, Mr..
Bryan held that it would be unfortu-
nate if we allowed the bankers and
big business to take it all. ut will
give strength to the government" said
he, ''if the people in general buy. The
quickest way to peace is the road
straight a head A government bond
is mortgage on all that this country
owns. The rate of interest is always
the test of risk. Government bonds
draw the lowest rate of interest OF
any investment in this country and
are, therefore, the safest. If they were
unsafe, they would draw high rate
Of interest. To buy these bonds is to
stand by the boys at the front and
help them fight it through.
Taboo Both Whisky and Beer.
Turning then to the question OF
constitutional prohibition, Mr.. Bryan
made a strong and convincing argu-