The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-02
[From the Donnellson Reyiew.]

have no hesftancy in saying that II
Mr.. Sanders is correctly quoted in
this regard, he is suffering from
severe attack of exaggerated misrep
resentation.
We heard him at keOkuk once say
that in this reform movement he
had no special corporation in mind,
but there is no question in our mind
that the Keokuk dam looms up in
HE vision like sore toe on ragged
urchin. About one year ago we do
mated $1,000 worth of space in the
Review, at regular outside advertls,
ing rates, in setting forth the
peoples side of the controversy in
the dam taxation matter, and we
defy anyone to 90 over our files and
show us where we have ever re-
ceded from the position that they
should pay reasonable tax. Some
wonder why we don't give them a
page every week. Possibly for the
same reason that the merchant don't
give away $500 worth of goods
every week-he don't feel that he
can afford to. What little money a
newspaper makes it on advertising.
Subscribers are necessary to make
| the advertising effective, but the
financial returns from that source is
small.
, The whole thing in nutshell is
that Rev Sanders wants to break
into the newspaper business in Keo
kuk. He is willing to furnish the
brains. but wants others to assist in
financing the operation. And right
here weswant to admi. that he evil
IDENTIFY has the brains, also the erudi-
ton, to conduct the editorial side of
a newspaper that would create as
much comment as The Menace or
YelIowiacket, but God pity the man
who is honored with the position of
business manager, and whose dutyait
will be to see that the "ghost walks"
regularly every Saturday night.
especially after the original appro-
priation is exhausted. ~ ~ 81
He would of course. II he carried
cut the object for which the paper
was established, jump on to the cor
porations and business houses, prin-
cipally of Keokuk, whom he claims
are not paying their just and equit-
able share of taxes. 1t is from this
same source that a newspaper in
that town must secure it's revenue,
not necessarily by UNFOLDING their
methods, If they are wrong, but in
large extent in seeing their good
qualities and casting the mantle of
charity over their shortcomings. We
have mental photograph of these
business concerns that are being,
lambasted every week, or day, as
the case may be, rushing over to
secure advertising space in paper,
that is denouncing them. II Mr.. San
ders succeeds in starting a news
paper in Keokuk he can count on us
for cash subscription, but SO far
as buying any stock" in an enter
prise of that nature, we would con-
slider it a safer and more remunera-
tive proposition to invest our surplus
funds in town lots in Lomax.
Brother Duty of the Journal. thinks
we have enough papers in this
county, and If Mr.. Sanders carries
out his project he will sell him the
Journal. or half interest in It. We
wish to kindly inform him right here
that there is nothing doing" along
that line. Montrose is located too
far from the scene of conflict. He
evidently wants the newspaper
located in Keokuk, where he can
beard the lion in it's den.
In the fifty odd years that we
have fingered in the lap of nature
on this old world. we cannot reco!-
lect of newspaper that was fourd-
ed for the express purpose of fight
ing someone, to succeed. OF course
the financial end is what causes it's
editor to become gray haired and
hump-backed before his time. but