The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-02
SCOTS WORK
ON WAR BOARD
Lee County Paper Comes Back a
Some people Who are Using
1t Against Him as a
Candidate.

The DOnnetlSOn HeVie", oic VI 49,
best weekly papers in Iowa, Is appal-
entity peeved at some WORK Deins
done up the county against Jonn Y.
Scott, because he has been ieariess
and without favor in his work on the
exemption board. 1t is said that ocoll
win lose some votes In certain parts
Of lee county. because he refused
to exempt certain young men. whose
fathers are carrying on an fnsiduous
propaganda against Scott. 1t Is dim
cuIt to appreciate this in keokuK
where people are OF one mind, put
the Review thinks it well to print
the following:
n there is a man in the state OF
Iowa, or for that matter IN any STATE
| In the union, who has served as cnalI-
man Of the exemption board OF ms
community and has not made some
enemies. we would like awful well
Ito meet him. 1t is a physical impos-
sibility for any man to occupy that
Ipositfon. no matter how eonsclen-
Itious and painstal1ing he may be IN
Ibis work. and not incur the enmity OF
come one. Jesus Christ couldn't please
everyone when he was on eartn anu
LIE He was to come back now tnere
are plenty of old knockers" who
| would find fault with Him.
The work done by John G. scott
as chairman of the exemption boaro,
ranks Al, as the official records OF
the state will show. The board mas
probably made mistakes, they are
human, but more mistakes have been
made in filling out questlonnalres'
and they are all the board had 10
go by, as they were not individually
acquainted with the conditions sur.
rounding the various registrants, but
they have always been not only will
ing but anxious to correct any his
takes brought to their attention.
We have heard parties say: Now
there's Jin's boy that had to go ana
lacks boy didn't-their cases are
ideutically the same. SO there must
be something crooked
IL You know OF anything wrong,
why don't you make 1t known to the
proper authorities and have 1t right
ed? You owe that to the boy VINO
has been wronged-you owe 1t to the
public in general. If you know OF
ANYTHING crooked and don't report 1t.
you are equally guilty, for the la"
makes it a crime to conceNl a crime
But the gist of the whole matter
when sifted down is that you don't
know anything that you are willing
to hack ND. and it's mighty small bust
ness to insinuate against the honesty
and integrity of man when you
can't come across" with tho proof
OF your assertion.
OF course John G. Scott will be
elected sheriff OF Lee county on next
Tuesday, and this Is not written aS
campaign advertising, az ne knows
nothing about It, but we hate 10 see
men making statements behlnd
mans back that he is not willing TO
substantiate.
We are not supporting Mr.. Scout
because he is republican, but De-
cause he has made a good oHciai.
we actually expect to vote for some
democrats on the county ticket next
MISUNDERSTANDING as ii may seem
because we believe they are good
men.
During the years that John c.
Scott has been sheriff OF Lee county,
we have never heard complaint
about the manner In which he adj
rn,ntstered the duties of that office,
and he was elected two years ago by
fhe largest vote ever given repup-
Iican candidate IN Lee county.
He did not seek the job az chair
man of the exemption board-he was
drafted by the government, and he
failed to get exemption; and he has
administered the duties of the once
in a manner that has brought com.
mendation from those WAC fmposed
the trust upon him. II r. hard Of
fee to fl, for It is natural FOR one
to feel that his boy ought In some
manner to be exempted. But the
board has no voic< in tbs matter ex-
cept to adhere to the rules laid down
by the government and no distinction
has been made between rich or poor.
but the beard has tried, IN spirit
Of Fairness to all 70 perform conscien-
fio;IaIv THAR aworn duty