Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-09-20

ences Of nationality or descendenc,
were wiped out.
"The instrument was created by III
best minds and the bravest. hearts @
1.-THE time, and above all, with an unset
4 fish devotion to the cause Of freedom
1.-THE proceedings OF that convention
were presided over by Washington. ant
Benjamin Franklin was the Oldest ant
Alexander Hamilton was tie youngesI
Emember.
"This devotion to the people they
were representing was characterized by
the fac. that the constitution they were
Icreating, was not to be operative until
1.-THE sane had been ratified by coaven
lions selected by the people.
"HOw different this is from the way
I've were to accept the League uf Ma
lions. The world war, Xix" the revo!u
ton, brought the nation engaged iE ii
into closer union and it is proposed IL
pass a L,-TtLant for their guidance. =
There is no objection to this. 1t is
proper, but the form and substance Of
this becomes important. Shal! VIC sur.
render our constitution or shall we adj
here to it? That is the question
At Randall.
j. d. Porter of this city spoke at
Randall in the town hall A fair sized
land representative audience was pres
ent. NJ l.. Henderson, committeeman,
presided and made brief Republican
speech in introducing the speaker of
the evening.
Mr.. Porter devoted his time to brief
history Of the adoption Of the consul
tuition, interpreting it as document
setting forth the liberties and rights Ct
the people of the United States, the
prOdigiOus waste of the Democratic adj
ministration and an attack on the Viii
son League of Nations.
He showed the relation Of the consti-
tuition to our form of government, its
development and the need for preserv-
ing it to posterity. He indicated the
tendencies to stray from the constitu-
ton and to violate and annul it. He
also spoke of the relations of the Re
nj, o,.tv tn Al
their efforts to preserve its every tenet.
He also disclosed the fearful waste and
ton in the conduct of the war and off
ordinary business, illustrated by the
eminent employees. There are now 1OC,-
coo government employees in the Dis
trict Of Columbia, whereas eight years
ago there were but 10000. And nve:
the country at large there are 100000
more government employees now tian
eight years ago. He held this, Together
with the governments inability to con
tAoA sugar anu Sodi iAiNcS, ~ cS, AaI 81
ly responsible for the present high cost
of living and he called upon the farmers
of the nation to rise up and, by their
votes, demand q more efficient and bust
neSslike administration, one which will
stabilize prices and drive the protitcer
out of business.
At Stanhope.
The meeting at Stanhope was held
in the motion picture theatre and was
presided over by Hans Fardal, commit
teeman. y fair sized audience, includ-
ing a goodly number of women, heard
+. p. Prince and w. f. Cole, speakers
of the evening.
Mr.. Prince devoted his whole time to
the Cummins- Esch bill He character
lied it as an honest effort to give the
country an adequate transpOrta ton
system-a need that has cost the farm
erS Of the nation untold thousands of
dollars. This bill leaves rate making
entirely to the interstate commerce
commission. whose rates are to furnish
Il return of J1a per cent to the various
railroad groups on a fair valuation Of
their property-not its capitalization.
Half of any profits in excess of & per
cent to any one line are to be placed in
a reserve fund and the other half into
n contingent fund to be loaned to other
roads for reconstruction and new equip
ment. Labor disputes are to be left
to Il labor adjustment board made up
of equal representation to employees.
employers and the public.
Mr.. Prince felt that Iowa ought to
he proud of the part that Senator Cum
Minis had in the enactment Of this bill
and the applause given him would indi-
cate that the farmers in and about
Stanhope agreed with his sentiment.
Cole Talks.
Mr.. Cole held the present campaign
to be the most important since the civil
war. He paid a high tribute to women
as voters and devoted the first part of
his address to discussion of Ameri-
canism.
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