The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-30
Prominent keokuklan Told the Eftete
Fasteners Some Things About
Hawk-Eye State at Ro-
chester Convention.
WE ARE SOME PUMPKINS
In Corn, Money, Soil, Metals, and
Everything Making Material
Wealth, as Well as Edu-
cation, We Excel.

John II. Cole, 1t developes, is one Oh
the eloquent boosters Of Iowa
The Year Book Of the National Sons
of the American Revolution mas just
been received by members here, con-
tanning the proceedings OF the last
convention at Rochester, New YORK.
last summer
It fir the first time, gives opportu-
nifty for Keokuk people to learn what
John H. Cole, delegate from the Iowa
society, said on the floor in furthertng
the project of the Keokuk chapter that
the United States forgive the debt
France borrowed OF US to finance
part OF the world war.
It turns out that the speech OF MT.
Cole was an eloquent panygeric OF
Iowa, which more Iowans should read.
1t was as follows:
The Greatness Of Iowa.
l was Just a little fearful that our
president had not impressed upon you
the greatness of Iowa We feel out
there that we are some pumpkins, to
use common expression.
Last year we went over the top with
125 million more bushels OF corn than
they raised in Illinois. and | suppose
you people down east, every time you
eat a piece Of corn bread, think some
one In Illinois raised it. We produce
more wheat than Illinois.
When the great Liberty loan was
launched, we went over the Top with
IA great big margin.
The soil of Iowa is as rich as that
valley of the Nile, and we have al.
most as much population as the en-
to-. low nj
the revolution. We have great fields
of zinc and lead ore and everything
that goes to make up material wealth.
South Of us is the great state of Mis-
souri,, that this year premises to give
to the United States forty-five million
bushels Of winter wheat as their part
of the great yield to supply the allies.
Wealth and Education.
Now, all this marks country Of
great material wealth. 1 need not go
/; further to picture the other states of
! the west, because am sure that every
man here representing any state will
claim for his state equally great things
in every respect to those have named
for my home state and adjoining
states.
/ know very well II you were to ask
DR.. Foster, of Washington, he would
claim more than double that, because
those fellows out on the Pacific
coast are the greatest boosters on
earth.
You will find every evidence Of cul-
ture and refinement in the little red
school house, and our universities are
m aintained at public expense. Our
people are as high above those OF the
old world as the Rocky mountains are
| above the plain.
Now, turn back the pages Of history
for few years, and what do you find?
The Changes Of Time.
A little remnant OF people skirtins
along the Atlantic ocean, fighting for
their very existance, opposing the law
/ of might and fighting against the con-
ditions that sought to impose on them
! that rule.
Now look again, and we see Wash
| ington's army hungry and cold, leav-
| ing the marks of their footsteps in
blood on the frozen ground, while our
4 people prayed to the Almighty for re.
| lief-and across the water there came
a great nation BRINGING to us guns and
| soldiers; and at the battle of Yorks-
town there were more French soldiers
and sailors than there were those OF
the revolution.
/ Today. across the same water
CONS an appeal. and the great nation
that helped US then is saying to the
Hun; Thou shalt not pass"
j And they stand there defending CIV
.ilization against that barbarous horde
of whom Billy Sunday has said, "If