Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-09-20
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Six Political Meetings Held
I at Various Points
Over Hamilton
County.
CONSTITUTION DAY
Speakers at all Places Ac-
corded a Good Hear
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DAY


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A series of six Republican, rallies
in Hamilton county Friday night opened
the political campaign here. Goot
crowds attended at each place and al
speakers were accorded the best o
attention. The people are beginning t.
show an unusual interest in politics
and are studying carefully the ques
tions of the day.
The rally held at the court house il
Webster City was marked by the pres
ence of both men and women, and thu
speakers, Judge J. L. Kamrar and thu
Rev. H. A. Okdale Of Jewell, appealed
equally to the men and women for til.
support Of the party which, Judge Kan
rar declared, has stood right on every
vital question which ever confronted
the nation"
Kamrar Talks.
Said Judge Kamrar in part:
Il think it is the duty Of young mer
and young women and the ladies who
have recently had the ballot conferred
upon them to look into the history OF
the two great parties. Find out where
the Democrats and the Republicans
have stood on the great national issues
and then decide, not from mere i'm
pulse, but from some foundation OF
some ground why you should align
yourself with the Republican party.
Il became Republican because that
party stood for the flag against the out.
rage of human slavery and against the
secession Of the southern states
Where did the Democrats stand? The
solid Democratic south stood for hu
man slavery and the Democratic party
at its national convention in 1864 call
ed upon President Lincoln to withdraw
the troops from the south and allow
the southern states to go their own
way.
after the war the Republican party
stood for an honest dollar. We had
u currency during the Democratic ad.
ministration that was such you could
not 90 into another township and know
whether it would be of the same value
The Democratic administration now
has demoralized the value of our cur
rency as the result of war time inefti
cheney.
THE Republican party stands for a
protective tariff-not robber tariff
and If Russia today were raising wheat
instead Of Bolsheviks, the agriculture
Of the United States could not com
pete with the prices at which Russian
products would be sold in this country
without a protective tariff.
''And what of the League Of Nations
We owe our very first duty to our own
country and our own people and after
that we ought to be good samaritan
and do everything we can for the down
trodden of the world. There are many
here in Webster City who can tell you
all about the League of Nations, just
what 1t means, and yet the greatest
statesmen and leaders Of our country
are unable to agree upon its real in
tention.
What Of Democratic election
methods? Senator Vardaman ut chau-
tauqua here this year confessed to
election crimes in the southern states
which would have sent him to the peni,
Tertiary in Iowa in thirty days. Sena,
tor Ben Tillman boosted of. the cleo
ton methods in the south, of the STUFF.
fling of ballot boxes, and declared that
his fellow Democrats did not hesitate
to commit murder if necessary to win
the election" d.
Rev. Okdale.
The Rev. H. A. Okdale, president OF
Jewell Lutheran college. gave an un.
usually fine address. In part he said
"Someway, am sorry for the Demo
cratic part. The nation is never salts
fed with a Democratic regime. If the
party can do anything, this administers
ton should have done something for
there was never time when nation
could he brought to such perfect
obedience to the will Of party. The
money, resources and brains of the
country were Mt the disposal Of that
party, and If President Wilson could
really do anything; he has certainly
had seven years of ideal opportunity
But the nation is not satisfied with the
results. l feel that we have had too
much Of one man power.
From the very first l feared the
trip Of Wilson to Europe. / feel that
this country is capable of padding its
own canG. of handling the affairs OF
the country and making its relation
ships with the other countries without
any undue entanglements. We are
asked to do too much when asked Il
subscribe to the peace treaty without
reservations. We are asked to vouch