The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-21


unusual severity may bring
HIS MASTERS VOICE.
j Governor Cox remarks that Senator Harding
cannot hear the world s heart beat from his front
perch; that it is old-fashioned to give the pub
/ lie what he has to say In the comparatively IN
conspicuous fashion known as the front porch
campaign. He even speaks of this as gong
back to thirty years ago." 1t might be sug-
eested to Governor Cox that swinging round
the Circle which is what he seems to intend,
goes back even farther; back to the time OF
Andy Johnson But along with his courteous
warning to his adversary Governor Cox pro-
claims that he is to stand for peace with honor
and is to be the leader to new day for the
world Somehow this sounds bit like an echo.
lit is apparent that Governor Cox, as candl-
date will listen to ''his masters voice. ard will
ape it's accents. This is something in the ma
ture of revelation to the public, as the COVER
nor has a record for independence not in accord
with his statement, made after the recent con-
ference with Mr.. Wilson at Washington, show
ing that the Ohio executive now has a mind that
will 'run along with that Of the president.
Governor Cox's latest pronouncement reminds
strongly of days of indefinite promise, unful-
Ifllable
On June twenty-frst, 1917, The Gate City
/ said: "Granulated sugar is selling at retail at
eleven cents per pound Every buyer knows
/ that, but no one who is willing to tell appears
| to know who is to blame for the enormous adj
vance" It's different now, and in much great
er degree. Sugar this day is selling at around
thirty cents. On the other hand, there is some
satisfaction that the people are now possessed
CT information that enables them to accurately
place the blame on the Individual responsible
for the advance. His name? O, well; never
mind. But he homes in the white house, at
Washington.
A millionaire cattleman of Illinois by the
name of Dorsey was recently sentenced to eight
years in the penitentiary for using the mails to
defraud. By advertising through the mail he
sold twelve thousand head of CATTLE as pure
bred Holsteins which, in fact, were ordinary
common stock and many of them diseased. But
somebody got the ear of President Wilson and
the sentence has been committed to four years
II suppose Dorsey's pardon is about ready
said Judge Lands, of Chicago, in commenting
upon the case 81 wonder what frame Of mind
the president must have been in to cut such
sentence.
The everlasting ramifcations of the paternal
idea in the regulation of every moral and re-
ligious phase of life are enough to make the
ordinary everyday man shudder with fright at
what the future may withhold from him. The
Lords Day Alliance, of Canada, is now in &C
| ton to stop Sunday band concerts because musi-
clans are paid for their services, forgetting that
the organists and soloists in the churches are
also paid performers.
Those people with surplus funds who did not
take advantage of the recent record low prices
of Liberty bonds are beginning to feel mighty
sorry. But although the market is steadily ris-
ing the bonds still present rare bargain that
thrifty investors should take advantage of be-
fore it is too late.
Another instance where actions speak louder
than words: On the day Candidate Cox was
making promises that he would appoint g dirt
farmer to his cabinet as secretary of agricul-