The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-07-31
WHAT SOME IOWA NEWSPAPERS
SAY,

Burlington Gazette: Heinie, meet
old man Retribution. He has come
to spend a few years with you.
Burlington Hawk-Eve: The new
parties are not coming to the fore
as rapidly as was expected some time
ago.
Keokuk Gate City: The question
agitating: the Turk these days is
(which Of the allies will get the
wishbone?"
Burlington Gazette: No doubt
YOU have noticed that nearly all Of
the league opponents are o OLD
for military service
Waterloo Times-Tribune: With
the bathing suit getting smaller each
year and costing more, where IS THIS
thing going to end?
Mason City .Globe;Gazette; Now
can continue to admire the soldier
when he swaps his uniform for
working o%veralls?
Waterloo Times-Tribqne; It is
Sherman to draw cuts to ascertain
which one will take the first bite at
Wilson's heels.
Bloomfield Democrat. 1t is rather
tiresOme to have republican neWspa-
pers belittle Americas efforts in the
war solely for the purpose OF partl-
san political advantage.
Vinton Eagle: For the benefit of
formed, we will say that the United
States senators are not really as
silly as they seem at times.
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somebody spring a wet candidate for
governor? 1t will seem kind of
strange to go through a state cam
paign with both parties endorsing
Bryan cocktails.
Logan Observer: People who
are reasonably we'll informed know
that the kaiser was responsible for
the wal and for most of the crimes
committed in that war, even IT ne
and his miserable sons were back
where it vas safe.
Sioux City Tribune: "The United
States has been offered the moral
leadership of the world. Dare we
reject it," This is the. gist of the
whole matter, the question our sen.
ators must answer each for himself
and all for the nation.
Storm Lake Register: We have
differences of opinion with our presi-
dent, but when it comes to undoing
all that has been accomplished by
the peace commission just to please
down with the great majority of our
citizens.
Storm Lake Register. Governor
Lowden, of Illinois, is winning
favor throughout the nation as n
Lowden has proven himself a big
man and the party might do much
worse than place him at the head OF
the ticket.
Waverly NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
modestly admits that he is sure to
be elected. What's the use OF hav-
ing an election in a case like this?
Why not proclaim Deems the next
governor of Iowa and save election.
expenses?
Council Bluffs Nonpareil: Beth
manufacturers request to be tried
by the allies in place of the former
kaiser Eliminates two pertinent
points. One is that there is after
other is that the kaiser still has
followers in Germany who believe in
his sacred rights as a ruler.
Rolfe Arrow: The speeches of
too many republicans have been of
the carping, fault-finding variety to
stand long. We hate to say it, but
it is unbiased judgment. When we
get ten years away from this a
we will wonder how big men could
be so small. What an opportunity
some people have missed.
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Regardless
of whatever else may be said OF
Woodrow Wilson, egardless Of the
bitter enmity he has bred among
his political opponents, regardless
of the criticisms that have been with
or without justice heaped upon him,
his country must recognize in him
a man who saw his way and staked
all to follow it. The time will come
when the world will do what not
one single country does today-ac-
claim Woodrow Wilson as the dom
inant figure in this great-all-inclusive
crisis. Whether he dominated for
good or bad, he dominated. His
was an influence comparable to-
none.