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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-07-19

"Our Democratic opponents have no
chance whatever to complain OF the
Republicans because of high taxes anu
vast expenditures, states Representa-
tive William +. Andrews, OF Nebraska.
"All the federal taxes now resting upon
the people of the country were levied
by Democratic congresses. All the tfe-
mendOus debts weighing with unmeas-
ured power upon the national treasury
were incurred by Democratic admin
istration. The Republican congress
has reduced the Democratic demands
for public expenditures by more than
50, 600, 100000. At the close of the
world war the Republican party is call
ed upon again to take charge OF the
financial affairs Of the nation, llqul-
date the debt of the Democratic party
us it did at the close of the civil war
and at the close of the period OF the
dark ages, 1S93-1S97. in the financial
and industrial affairs of the country.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-07-19
SHKENDLY PLANNED.

II believe the country as whole
is largely in favor of strict enforce
ment Of the prohibition amendment,
but unless the women more than Off
set the vote of the men Governor Cox
will have the advantage over Senator
Harding in this respect for the follow
ing reasons:
prohibition sentiment. outside Cali
fornia, is stronger in the south and
west than it is in the middle west and
east, but the south will probably vote
the Democratic ticket. In any event,
if il goes solidly for Governor Cox he
will have about ninety less than ma
jOrity of the electoral college to start
with, and it is not eaSonable for
him to hope that he can get the ninety
votes out of the north aud west. =
London interview with Col. Edward NJ
House
Des Moines Register: Here we have
without question the argument that
controlled the delegates at San Fran
CISCO Governor Cox will receive the
electoral votes of the south on the race
issue, and the wet issue can be relied
upon in pivotal northern states to
make up the ninety needed electoral
votes.
No Republican will deceive himself
as to the strategy of the Cox campaign
1t is shrewdly planned TO win. we
are in the midst Of Il tremendous re-
action against all Of the high enthusi-
asms of the war period, and this re-
action is nowhere more marked than
against the prohibition amendment.
No matter what the general appeal
of the Democratic campaign may be-
specifically it will be directed at New
York and number of other states
readily named, where the ninety need
ed electoral votes are looked for. The
only undetermined factor i'll the sltua'
ton. as Colonel House observes, is how
the women in these eastern states Will
vote.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-07-19
CAMPAIGN CORRUPTION.

Sioux City journal: w. q. McAdoo,
hate secretary of the treasury ana later
candidate for the Democratic nominal
ton for president, adds his voice TO
that of the Kenyon senate committee
In protest against the corruption or
the electorate by presidential candl-
dates. Patriotic citizens do not
believe in political corruption. That
is the political policy of Tammany,
Tom Taggart and men Of his stripe. NO
honest American wants to see any man
reach the presidency by the corrupt
use of money. Mr.. McAdoO proposes to
eliminate that danger by having the
campaign expenses of the candidate
paid out of the treasury of the United
States. He does not say whether lie
would apply his methods before or at
ter the nominations. This shows that
his declaration was half baked ana
uttered on the spur Of the moment. III
lit were applied before the nominations,
there would be an army of cheap, shall
low and corrupt men drawing on the
peoples treasury for funds to conduct
calnpaignS when not one in 4 hundred
or them fOuld have the ability or
brains or honesty to fill the position
if nominated and elected. II his policy
M nt tnV thn nnnlinH-
lions, then the evils which the Kenyon
committee is trying to ferret out would
90 unchecked That committee is in
vestigating pre-convention expenditures
by candidates.
In connection with Mr.. McAdoo's
statement and the Kenyon investlga-
ton it Is opportune to point ont that
money is not the only corrupting thing
that can be used in the interests OF a
candidate. 1t is notorious fact that
one of the arguments in favor OF the
nomination of Mr. McAdOO at San
Francisco was that railroad employees
would support him because he had in
creased their wages when he was
director general Of the roads. There
was nothing said about them support
ing him because he had removed an
injustice or granted them justice. The
argument was that he had increased
their wages and they would repay the
favor with their votes. That is as
much corruption as the money expend-
ed by Gen. Wood was corruption. Again
il is well known that the backing Mr..
McAdoO received in the convention was
organized by federal employees who
were not only taking the time for
which the taxpayers pay them for
transacting the pubic business to Sc
care political advantage for candi-
date but neglected their official duties
for almost a month. Cabinet members
receive $4,000 year salary. Five
members of the present cabinet were
active workers, some of them floor
for democratic candidates,
chief among whom was Mr.. McAdoO.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-07-19

After all, is it any worse to use
money to influence electiOns--primary
or generator to secure support OF
delegates in conventions than it is to
use other valuable considerations?
Candidates will promise this or that
voter "A Job if he is elected. Isn't such
II promise just as corrupting as the
tender of n money consideration? After
the successful candidate is installed
in office he proceeds to make good
his promises and pays his political
debts in the form of salaries taken
from the state or national treasury, as
the case may be- This form of "brib-
cry" or the buying of support, is so
common and of such long standing that
nobody thinks anything about it. 1t
is regarded as legitimate. But is it:
1t is practicel by the occupant OF the
highest Office in the land as we'll as the
occupant of subordinate positions.
Getting down to brass lacks. is there
really any difference between handing
out Offices as rewards and in handing
out dollars as compensation for serv-
ices rendered:
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-07-19

The Democratic party cannot he
without hope when Mr.. Bryan'S heart
is in the grave" along with his cause.
New York World.
But the heart OF the old cOmm0ner
is not going to stay in the grave. The
man who met three defeats as Il presi-
dental nominee and saw his pet theory
of the free and unlimited coinage OF
both gold and silver at the ratio of III
to buried beneath an avalanche or
votes is not going to pine away be-
cause wet candidate was nominated
by his party this year. Mr.. Bryan
viii recover his heart and with If his
tongue and we may expect to hear from
him before the campaign is much older.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-07-19
NOMINEE ROOSEVELT.

Chicago Tribune: In nominating
Franklin d. Roosevelt for vice presi-
dent the Democrats swiped a great
name, but did not nominate a great
candidate. Neither in war nor in
peace could Theodore Roosevelt have
been an assistant secretary OF the navy
under Josephus Daniels. Theodore
would have blown Josephus off the job
or himself into Il thousand pieces.
Franklin Roosevelt had the patience to
put up with his superior, which is
enough to indicate that he was either
indifferent or uninfOrmed Admirers
iof Theodore Roosevelt and Of the
Roosevelt family cannot be fooled by
name. 1t sounds well, but it is an
empty sound. The characters OF the
two Roosevelts are about hundred
| times further removed than their re-
llatiOnship, which is about fifth in
IcOusinship. The name is inspiring, the
candidate is not. 1t may pain few
blown in the bottle ROOSeveltianS to
| vote against any man OF the name, but
by the time Franklin ID. has swung
around the circle campaigning he'll
have about as much Of the Roosevelt
tradition attached to him as China
| man named SINCE Khat would have.
| II may have seemed good politics to get
! the name Of Roosevelt on the Demo-
cratic ticket, but the pretender ought
to have more Of front II he gets q
puncture he'll leak sawdust.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-07-19

In connection with the highscQst of
living, it is interesting to note press
reports which inform us that retail
prices of meat have gone up 60 to %
per cent in certain cities because the
supply was cut off by the railroad
strike which interfered with. tranSpor-
tation The packers. against whom SO
much criticism has been voiced, have
never made more than very small
percentage of profit on their products.
A GO to % per cent increase in price
is charged directly to those strikers
who prevented the regular transp0rta.
ton of meat, and yet there are some
people who oppose the Republican plan
as set forth in the CumminS railroad
bill, of prohibiting railroad strikes and
providing an impartial tribunal for the
settlement of wage disputes, yet re
serving to every individual his right tt
quit for any reason. The only thing
the Cummins bill proposed to prohibit
was a conspiracy to interfere with III
terstate commerce. Only by a con
spiracy could interstate commerce be
interrupted.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-07-19

When Mr.. Taft spoke in Webster
City few months ago he expressed the
hope that the next president of the
United States would not be in love
with the League of Nations covenant
to the extent that Woodrow Wilson is.
He wanted the document ratified with
such reservations rs were necessary
to secure ratification. Indications are
that Mr.. Taft's expressed wish is 10 be
realized Mr.. Cox. the Democratic
nominee. no doubt stands upon the
Democratic platform declaration that
1--WE do not oppose reservation, ana
Mr.. Harding. the Republican nominee,
voted for ratification with the senate
reservations. There is certainly rea-
son to hope that the next senate and
president will he able to come to some
satisfactory agreement over the treaty
and the League of Nations covenant
and this country will become member
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-07-19

LIT takes approximately six days to
make the trip from Washington to San
Francisco and like time for the re-
turn. The convention was in session
EIGHT days exclusive of Sunday. Allow
ing day for preparation for. the trip
and day in getting away from the
convention city, the entire time consum-
ed by the cabinet members would be
twenty-five days. Counting twenty
six working days to the month, the sal
airy Of each cabinet member for the
thine he devoted to the nomination of
a candidate was $S47, and for the five
members who were engaged in. that
business it was $4,235. This is not a
large item. 1t is only illustrative of
the vicious principle and the corrupt
/ ing policies. If the salaries of the
federal employees who We're playing
politics at San Francisco, including
Mr. Roosevelt, the vice presidential
candidate, were totaled It would likely
be found to rival the expenditures OF
some of the candidates who have been
pilloried for corruption, and it is just
as corrupting to the public. mOrals as
the money expended by Gen. Wood OF
Gov Lowden in paying publicity ex,
lpenSeS.
|
Senator KenyOn's committee threat
ems to pry the lid off some of this I'M
sayory corruption.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-07-19

If the Democratic party should win
the election this fall the Freeman
Journal hopes it will make a clean
sweep, as it did in 1916. securing the
presidency and congress. And if the
Republicans elect Harding and Cool
idge it is to be hoped they secure a
good working majority in both houses
of congress. The party that has the
executive of the government should
also have the congress then the country
can judge of its policies by the actual
conditions that follow their adoption.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-07-19

No matter what the issue or who the
candidates the Dem0cra tic party Is as
sured in advance OF the election the
electoral votes of the south. This will
make il necessary for them to secure
only about ninety votes in the east or
west. 1t is not likely that the western
Republican states will go Democratic
this year as they did in 1916, when the
women vote went largely to Wilson be-
cause he had kept us out OF war. Hence
the battle ground will be in the east
and the middle west. This explains
why the Democrats nominated wet
candidate for president. man strong
in Ohio and satisfactory to Tammany
Hall, to Gov Edwards of New Jersey
and Tom Taggert CT Indiana. New
York has a. electoral votes, Ohio has
"a, and New Jersey II. These three
states, with the south, would almost
put Cox across, lacking only about Z
votes of the required number. There
is Indiana, always doubtful state.
and Wisconsin, which must be consid-
cred very doubtful with til" beer ques-
ton an issue Connecticut. too. will be
fighting ground, as will California, ON
account of the wine industry OF the
Golden state.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-07-19

1t is to be hoped that every voter
who is. in sympathy with the move
ment of the Committee of As and
kindred spirits will vote that ticket
this year, to the end that the country
may know just how strong public senti-
nent favOrs their theories. Let there
be counting of noses. II the third
party can win at the polls they will
have the opportunity of putting their
ideas into actual practice, thus demon
strating their value or llselessness.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-07-19

Both Senator Harding and Gov. Cox.
Republican and Democratic nominees
for the presidency, are impressinS the
country as men of great common sense,
clean characters and good abilities.
There is really hope for much improve
ment with either of them in the white
is cheering and encouraging. 1t is UNI
fortunate that the Democratic cOnven-
ton didn't measure up with the Re
publican in the matter of nominating
candidate for vice president as we
never know what might happen tC the
president.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-07-19
NOT A RADICAL CAMPAIGN.

Fort Dodge Messenger: Those who
watch such things more closely than
we do say there is evidence Of improve
ment in business conditions because
of the absence Of radicalism in the
democratic platform and the belief that
the presidential candidate is not in
clined toward rndicalism either. The
republican party, as the alleged bust.
ness mems party, is not suspected OF
such inclinatiOns. Senator Harding's
nomination is considered a safe one
But the following behind MGAdOo's
candidacy seemed to indicate q red
hot campaign with probability that
many extremely radical plans would be
injected into the campaign.
What McAdoo would have done as
president would not give as much con-
Germ as what his supporters would stil
up during the campaign. 1t is not like
ly McAdoo would have satisfied the ex
tremists at all when it came to- carry
ing out their theories, if he were elect
ed, but the agitation would have been
bad for business while it lasted
! The New York Times sizes up the
matter in the following way:
Governor Cox is n business man.
Senator Harding is also business
man. Both are of high character,
unassailable, held in esteem and ;
confidence by their friends, their
neighbors, by all who know them.
! Neither of them has amy radical
| inclnatiOns 1t is Of best augrry
for the future OF this nation that
there is no faint of radicalism in
either platform. No American,
whether he be engaged in big
or in small business, whether he.
be Il toiler for wages or a man fol
lowing IL profession. need feel that
in the coming four years the foun-
dations of credit will be disturbed
by White House policies or that
men engaged in lawful pursuits
will he molestcd. That is comfort
| ing.
| 1t will be good thing if the above
prediction shall prove to be true. The
whole country needs a settling dose in
stead Of being stirred up some more.
The popular magazines show the
drift. Ten or fifteen years ago the
cheap magazines with the big curcula
lions were muck raking. They wore
that out and then exploited the sex
problem subject and were able to gel
the subscriptions renewed thereby
Now the leading feature OF most OF
them centers around business efficiency
It is constructive subject and holds a
fascination for the multitude, who
prove the sagacity of the editors III
finding the channel where the public
thought is. -
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-07-19

The Democratic press INDUCED in
considerable criticism of Senator Hard
ing when he announced that he would
not resign his seat in congress to make
the campaign for the presidency. Now.
however, Gov. Cox, the Democratic
nominee, has declared that he will
not resign the office of governor of
Ohio, and the aforesaid Democratic
press has only commentator for the
course of Mr.. Cox in this matter.
politics is great game"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-07-19

Arthur Brisbane says there are 200.
600 voters from the bacliwoOds of the
country who will vote the Democratic
ticket this year because ii will have
upon it the name Of Roosevelt. This
class of voters, he says, do not come
to town more than once or twice q
wear and many of them have not heard
that the great Roosevelt is dead.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-07-19

One of the most foolish things ever
advocated by W. j. Bryan was the es-
Establishment of government newsa
per to be edited by government Off
Gals. Mr.. Bryan insisted that the
Democratic platform should contain
plank pledging the party to this policy.
He said daily paper should be operat-
ed by the government in order that the
people could know the truth. The con-
vention. however. didn't look kindly
upon the suggestion. Everybody knows
that such Il newspaper would be biased
by political considerations. just as
other newspapers are. The Democratic
convention would probably favor the
plan if il were sure that Il Democratic
president would be elected this fall.
but they. fear that with Il Republican
installed in the white house Il govern
ment daily would furnish information
that would not be accepted by Demo
Gratis as gospel truth. The general
reader believes that the paper tina pub
fishes the truth is the one that publish
es his own views. Republicans would
not take much stock in the statements
of newspaper edited by such men as
George Creel or Sidney Burleson, and
Democrats wonld look with suspicion
upon the paper edited by some APP
pOintee who secured the position
the influence of such men as
Senator Lodge or Murray Crane.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-07-19

undertook to carry out: the principles
of popular government, but before he
could get fairly well established there
was another government set up. Not a
government of all the people. Not a
government by a majority, but gov
ernment by a class. The experiment
has cost Russia dearly and it is to be
hoped that nothing similar will ever
happen in this country. 1t is impos-
sible that Russia will continue the kind
of government it now has. Out of the
turmoil, disorder and death will come
la genuine democracy and all the peo-
pie will have voice in directing public
affairs.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-07-19
DODGlNG RUM ISSUE.

New York Times, dem: II would be
a degrade ton of our politics, a cause
for national shame and humiliation, If
the liquor issue were brought to a place
of prominence in this presidential cam
paign. Mr.. Dana once spoke OF the
noble strifes of politics. Can there
he noble strife over the ignoble issue
of rum? Can any decent person Imagine
without disgust that 30,OOO,OOO people
are to be asked to 20 to the polls and
vote upon that miserable issue when
questions of the greatest weight and
moment they could possibly be. called
upon to decide have been presented for
their Judgment? BY their platform
declarations, by their candidates, the
two parties have put before the people
the supreme issue of the treaty Of Yer
sailles and the League of Nations.
None could be graver or greater or
more worthy of the serious cOnsidera-
ton of an intelligent electorate. The
nations wait upon our decision: the
interests of civilization, the future Of
the world, are involved in. that mo-
mentous issue. Domestic questions of
Importance await settlement. The
costs of government must be reduced,
oppressive taxes that rob the people
Of their substance and Ohstruct the
channels Of trade must be repealed and
Il sounder system Of taxation establish
ed There are problems OF the rail
roads. Of labor, Of our foreign trade; ;
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-07-19

there are many subjects ,ofsvital inter-
est to the people concerning which the
two parties differ. These are issues
worth talking about, worth fighting for
There is and can be no use of liquor
in this presidential election. The Or
ganic law Of the land excludes it.