The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-05

Davenport Times: Samuel Gompers'
statement to the labor of the country
makes it clear that he recognizes, as
the labor leader of the country, that
every effort must be made not only for
the good of the nation but for the
cause of legitimate labor organlza-
tons, to dif%ferentiate unionism from
such wild-eyed activiues as that spon-
sored by the I. w. w. When rightly
viewed the two movements are dia-
metrically opposed, the one being fun
damentally constructive, the other
fundamentally destructive. Mr.. Comp
ers realizes that when the world is
on fire it is no time for those who
must help fight the flames to quarrel
among themselves, but on the contrary
the fire must be put out and those who
would interfere with the work of the
firemen must be showed out of the way.
Marshalltown Times-Republican:
War always brings out heroes. Bold
Congressman Tinkham confesses h a
he knew the kaiser had a right to hang
him for firing that canon but confesses
that he shot 'er off just the same.
! Fearless man! And then he came home
and shos off his mouth about it just
as fearlessly. Honor the brave.
Sioux City Tribune: Now, accord
ing to news from wool circles, the
feeling that a scarcity Of wool is on
its way is not so strong as 1t formerly
Twas, And it is possible that next
winter one may be able to get WOODEN
"heavies' with enough wool in them
TO scratch.
Davenport Democrat. The NOR
,tuary record at Camp Dodge continues
to show that Iowa has virtues as a
health resort.
Iowa City Citizen: For the period
of the wal 1t might be advisable to
adopt the system of annual sessions OF
the general assembly, by calling a spe.
cial meeting in the alternate years.
Webster City Freeman-Tribune:
lThey (bootleggers and scarlet women)
should be regarded as enemies III
|time of war and treated accordingly.
Maso City Globe-Gazette: Will the
million Of worthless ours in the coun'
try be compelled to practice conserva,
tion also?
Burlington Gazette: The national
food administration has decided hash
is meat. Sure it is. What kind OF
meat?
Charles City Press: Wilcox, chair.
man of the republican national com
mittee. resigned. Too late, but
better late than never.
"Nonpartisan.'
u Webster City Freeman-Journal:
) "Nonpartisan' is a word hat Is very
popular in this country just now. 1t
should become more popular and will
become so if men, of all parties will
practice it. Yet the democrats in
congress insist upon controlling all
committees and the democratic ma.
tional committee is making prepare.
tons for a strenuous campaign mex
year. The white house has not call
ed any republican to the cabinet
and the democrats are trying to
elect a democrat to the United
States senate from Wisconsin, a state
that has been almost always repub
lican. Why do not the democrats OF
wisconsin say to the republicans OF
Wisconsin: Put up a good, clean
conscientious and able man, one
whose patriotism is unquestioned
and we will support him. to the end
that the state may be represented in
he United States senate by a man
who is right upon the essential
Isles of the war. and one who will
!, 10 what he can to help win" That
$ what the democrats ought to do