The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-27
MAGICIAN CAT WORK"
for National Prohibition
and Suffrage-Praises Leaders
of U. S. in War
Work.
[By Winona Evans Reeves. I

Pats"
Whatever differences of opinion one
may have with Mr. Bryan, all must
agree that he is an orator of the first
rank His voice still has that wonder
full quality which brought him fame
nearly thirty years ago. His sentences
are well rounded with never a ragged
edge. He talked for two hours and
only the excessive heat of the day
caused even the slightest WEAKNESS
in the audience.
His speech was an analysis of mans
irelation to his government, to- society
and to his maker, with preface on
our duty as citizens to the immediate
task of the war.
What War Is About.
He said that the war is the great
combat between two forms Of gov
eminent, between the republican form
of government and the monarchist, be-
tween the greatest republics of his
tory and the greatest monarchy of
history. It is to decide whether
government in which every child has
a right to rise to the top and to real
ize his loftiest ambition, shall sur
vive or a land where the people re-
ceive their privileges through the con-
descension of their monarch.
We deny the absurd claim of the
monarch and say that our government
is just and right, and to vindicate our
claim we must win this war. We can
not have it recorded in history that
an emperor was better able to mobil-
lie his resources, or that free citizens
of a great republic were less respon-
sive to their country's need.
Finest Fighting Machine.
| II have no more doubt Of the tri-
umph of our arms than of the rise of
tomorrow's SUM- said Mr.. Bryan. He
said that the American army is the
finest fighting machine ever sent to
war. 1t is made UP Of men selected
from the average, they are the clean
est men who ever shouldered mus
ket-they are free men fighting for
the cause Of human freedom.
He spoke in highest praise Of the
work OF the president and of Secre-
tary Baker and Secretary Daniels.
In speaking of war measures he said
in no uncertain terms that national
prohibition must come not only for the
sake of national righteousness, but in
the interest OIL SdNlHS iuCi,
,, transportation and shipping that these
might be used for war purposes and
not in the interest of these private in
dividuals. He showed how the solid
south was leading in the matter of rat
LITIGATION of the national amendment.
For Woman Suffrage.
He gave five conclusive argume nts
that the voter should have two requi-
sites, intelligence and morality, ana
surely the women have these. At any
rate the vice element thinks she mas,
for thew organized to a man against
woman suffrage.
The afternoon program was prefac-
ed by De Jeu, a magician, who work
ed the usual marvels Of taking rabbits
and live birds out of a hat and the
other tricks which never fail to please
| well.
Accordionist Performs.
| De Vito gave a half dozen numbers
on the characterization which gave va
rjetv to the program. The instrument
he played has a hundred keys and is
said to have cost as much as con-
cert grand piano.
De Jeu and De Vito gave the pre-
Jude for the evenings program also.
| Applaud Canadian Soldier.
The lecture of the evening was
given by George e. Pearson, tall
handsome Canadian soldier, one OF
the few survivors of the famous regi-
ment known as the Princess Pats"
In response to the prolonged ap-
pIause which greeted him as he came
onto the stage, he said. Your ap-
pIause is not for me but for my dead
comrades and l take 1t like flowers IN
nv arms and reverently lay them on
their graves.
| He gave a brief history of the for
nation of the famous regiment mob1l'
i lied in Ottawa, Canada. and named
for the Princess Patricia.
| 1t was made up of every nationality,
some of them Americans and one on
Iowa man. For the greater part they
wore men who had seen active serV-
ice. The princess wove and presented
To them their colors and theirs is the
lonlv ENGLISH regiment which was al
lowed TO carry its colors as far as
regfmental headquarters back of the
lines. .
Regiments Record
This regiment it will be remember
cd in the battle before Gpres held
hack the German forces, the regimen
lheing almost annihiliated. He gave
| a vivid picture of those awful days
land nights of fighting when the men
stand in trenches filled with mud ano
water. some I'D to their knees. others