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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-31
SAFETY FIRST..

THE Chicago & Northwestern rail
road company is doing an effective
work in reducing accidents upon its
lines and the directors ought to be
warmly commended for what they have
accomplished in that direction. 1t sis
not the directors or stockholders OF a
railroad that suffer most from acct
dents. 1t is the employees and the pub
lie and Il very large proportion of the
accidents are due to p%reventable causes,
mostly to careleSSnesS, more than 81
per cent of the total being attributed
tliereto./ 1t has now been almost ten
years since the Northwestern company
entered upon Il vigorous campaign for
safety first Many people might
think the movement has not secured
results, but it has, and it has cost the
company Il lot Of money. The North
western operates in nine states and has
lS,423 miles, and there are now over l.
800 men serving on the division, local,
SHOP, terminal and central safety com
imittee. During the period covered by
the safety first campaign compared
with the period of equal length Of time
Immediately proceeding it, the redNc-
ton in accidents has been marked.
The decrease in the number of employees
killed is SO per cent. decrease in num-
Der of employees injured % per cent,
in passengers killed S per cent, injur-
ed u per cent, outsiders killed % per
cent, injured 5 per cent. Most of the
outsiders killed and injured are track
walkers and others stealing rides. Dur
ling the past 30 years there has been
an average of about 1900 persons
killed per year who were walking on
the tracks Or jumping onto ears in the
United States. About One-fourth of
these were .tramps and three-fOurths
were persons walking to their homes
from their places of employment. most
lX working The railroad com
panies are asking for legislation prohib-
ting these careless practices, but it is
doubtful that laws could stop then.
People would probably continue walk
ing upon the railroad. However, ii
might help some.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-31
WHERE HE GETS HIS STRENGTH.

People VINO are surprised at the
strength of Senator Johnson as Il candi-
date for president have not given care
full study to his record nor to some
of his preachments. Regardless of the
fact that he is too explosive for the
conservatives and says MANY harsh
things thai should not be said in times
like these, the common people like the
following sentiment expressed by the
lighting Californian not long ago:
Not only would | employ the power
of the state against the extremist of
the soap box, preaching overthrow of
government by force and violence, but
with equal vigor | would endcavOr to
reach, suppress and punish the radi-
cal of great wealth and power, who
%endangers the republic by cunning and
dishonest practices, and insidiOusly
undermines society by illegitimate X
|ploitation."
People who doubt that Senator John
son viii make good this promise pro-
vided he is given power, do not APP
preciate the stamina Of the man and
are not familiar with his work as gov
ernor. If the radical of great wealth
and power were suppressed the eX-
tremiSt of the soap box would be
shOrn of influence and the red menace
would be removed.
The reasons for che surprising
strength of Senator Johnson in the pri-
maries are not hard to locate.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-31

the war and up to the present moment
have shamelessly abused their power.
They know that. the Republican, Party,
while courageously responding to the
demands of patriotism, gratitude and
development, will eliminate from the
public service the tens of thousands no
necessary and-sO reduce the
burdens of taxation which bear so
heavily upon the country. They know
that. the Republican Party will revise
the tariff and make it what it ought
to be, a protection for the fields and
factories of the United States. We
have had enough Of that Abstraction
imposed upon us by a democratic CON
gress which neither guards THE inter
ests Of the American people nor yields
an American revenue. 3,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-31
RAYs. GET RusY.

Now that the schools OF Iowa, gener-
ally speaking are having their long
summer vacation It would be a capital
idea for the boys who aress strong and
able to work to find some kind Of pro-
|ductive employment. The country is
in need Of the services OF every person
who can do anything to add to the sup
ply Of the necessities of life. Besides,
it is beneficial to the boy or girl, man or
Woman, to do something worth while.
The strenuous life, ais preached and
practicedl by the late Theodore RoOse-
welt, is the life really worth living.
MI. Roosevelt was a shining example
of what it is worth to the man himself
who does hard work. Roosevelt's faith
Ter was wealthy and Theodore might
Ihave fooled away his time, as many
thousands of sons Of rich men do, but
he took the other curse and during
his sixty years Of life probably lost
fewer moments than any man of his
time. He was a dynamo of activity
and enjoyed his working hours no less
than his hours of recreation. The young
man of today cannot afford to waste
his time, no matter if his father has
millions. He will be judged upon his
own merit. Besides. he has no right
to be a parasite upon society. He
should do something for the privilege Of
eating and wearing clothes and unless
Inc does he is not entitled to the food
he consumes lnor the covering. that
shelters his body. The n~ecessaries he
uses ought of right 60 to the mar who
tolls and who is really worth something
to the world. 1t is time enough to live
on Easy street after n reaches the
age past middle life, and has earned
1.-THE right by the application of industry
to shift the labor Of the world to other
and younger shoulders. Get busy, boys.
Don't be laggards and loafers. Make
Your own way in the world and have
the satisfaction of Knowing that you
have earned the right to stand erect
and look honest men squarely in the
face. You cannot do that unless you
do your full part-take your rightful
iplace in the industrial ranks OF the
nation.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-31

w. c. Ramsey, secretary of state by
appointment, succeeding w. s.. Allen,
resigned, has held the office about Il
year and is asking the people OF Iowa
to give him an elective term. He is Il
resident Of BelmOnd, located in our
~neighbo:ing county, and the voters of
this vicinity should give him good sup
port. He has demonstrated his capac-
city TO fill the position in satisfactory
manner. During the past year the bust
ness of the corporation department has
been increased from $4,000 per month
TO $4,000 a month and the work is all
being accomplished with the same siz-
ed force as formerly handled the small
|er business. Mr.. Ramsey is credited
with making a marked Improvement in
the conduct of the business OF the Of
fee, the largest business office in the
state government. producing a revenue
exceeding that of all other offices com
[bined.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-31

Theodore n. Vail, who died recently
began life as u telegraph operator at q
small weekly wage. Alexander Fl. Bel
invented the telephone, and Vail had
the Imagination, the energy and the
thrift to make it Il business success
He put his own savings into the de
velopment of telephone service. Ht
encouraged others to invest savings
and from their profits they extended
the system. Not all the. money thai
went into telephone development was
the savings from telephone business
but it was the savings from some kint
of, enterprise. and it matters not what
so long as the savings were honestly
acquired.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-31

There is not nearly so much cruelty
TO animals in this country as there
used TO be, but there is more than there
should be. The person who is dehb
erately cruel to dumb brutes w0ult
ibe cruel to people We're it not fol-
lcowardice. The brutal person is nlnt
times out of ten Il coward. He vii
beat a helpless horse, kick an inoffens
live dog, shoot d harmless bird, or abuse
la pig or a cow, but be very careful no
to offend a person who might resen'
it by physical force.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-31

We believe the talk of Senator John
IsOn running as an independent in the
levent of his failure to get the repub'
Ilican nomination for president is 10
well founded. The Californian prob
ably has no snch ideas. If he should
be an independent candidate he would
not materially injure either old party.
las it is likely he would draw support
from the one in about the same ratio
as from the other. He could not take
such Il following from the republican
iparty as Roosevelt took in 1872. The
man doesn't live who could do that.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-31
.THE NEXT PRESIDENT"

The Des MOines campaign commit.
tee, having in charge the candidacy OF
y. T. Meredith for president, certainly
a%ppreciates what requirements are
needed in the next president and IN eN'
pressing it's views it comes mighty zeal
having itself open to the charge OF
questioning the infallibility OF WOOD
row Wilson-by implication n sar'
casm. just hear it tell what reqnire
ments the next occupant OF the white
house should possess:
1t is reasonable. : to hope that inc
next President of the. United States
will possess, among many quallhca'
tons, the patient, kindly chaiactel
which shall enable him to eunite III
friendly, loyal and sympathetic rela,
tionship, his own fireside with ever!
other Preside i'll this rather ~heighboriy
nation of ours. 1t is desirable, 100
that his ambition be less keen to re-
make the world than to bring Dol In
America that REIMBURSEMENT OF view
point which shall convince average
workers on farm or in city that their
toll is related in purpose II not ldehti-
cal in nature to the efforts put 1orth
Oh Capitol Hill. Likewise is 1t I'M
perative that lie assume the attitude
and act upon it, that the direct route
TO a settlement of u relationship
with the rest of the world is by the
seemingly roundabout method OF re-
establishing the entente cordial among
ourselves. .
.The next President Of the United
States must be endowed above all with
intelligent human Kindness. he must
have more than a mere speaking ac-
quaintance with constructive business
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-31

and economic science; he must have
been closely linked up with our every
day life; he must know mems minds
as they ares-not as he should like to
have them; he must think with them,
not for them; he must cooperate for
their best interests and recognize that
every day of domestic 'msettlement is
working against the interest not alone
Of America but of the entire world.
He must be a man among men-not a
theoretical %bystander. The next presi-
dent Of the United States must be en-
dowed with the faculty for UNDER
standing the people who are America.
There can be little disagreement with
the statement that Edwin L. Meredith
as nearly approaches these specitica-
lions as any other man in the country.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-31

The DEBORAH Journal. democratic, is
tired of some of the literature being
sent out by the democratic national
committee and observes in "A recent is
that: I'VE should be very CRATE
full TO the democratic national commlt-
tee if it would quit sending us a lot
of drivel in favor of woman suffrage
and a lot of hypocrisy about the sol
dicrs' bonus. We are trying TO Il a
1G0 per cent democratic newspaper and
don't like to be discouraged from ma!
ItiOnal l~eadUuarterS.'
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-31
Prohibition, when enforced, caus

Prohibition, when enforced, causes
the old topper to swear, disgusts the
booze vendor, saddens the distiller and
loses some money to the national
treasury, but think Of the smiles ii
brings to the cheeks of millions OF wO-
men and children who have drunken
husbands and fathers. The vets are
now trying to control the republican
and democratic national conventions.
They have no hope of capturing the
republican organization, but have
some expectations of securing the
necessary majority in the democratic
party. w. j.. Bryan is the hope of the
prolIibitiOnists against the democratic
vets. and prOhibitionists all over the
country ought to give Mr.. Bryan all the
encouragement and help they possibly
can. He is making the fight of his
life and the chances are he will win.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-31
There is a new Richmond in the dem

There is a new Richmond in the dem
ocratic field, the New York Times hay
ing drought out John w. Davis of
| West Virginia, as u candidate for the
presidential nomination. Mr.. Davis is
one of the ablest lawyers III the
try and has had wide experience in
public affairs. 5 The name OF Davis
would inspire the south as no other
name could. as the patron saint of that
section is and will be for years the
late president of the Confederate
States of America. Jefferson Davis.
However, his ,naine SHOULD not prcju-
dice the people aAinst John w. Davis.
He is one of the really big men OF the
country and would be such an i'm
.prOrement over the idealistic dreamer
we have had in the office during the
past seven years that level headed peo-
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-31

1t was not many years ago that Or
ganized labor was in favor of legalized
arbitration, now some OF II labor
unions are threatening to defeat Sena-
tor Cummins for reelection for favor
ing such IA policy. We believe it would
be a good thing for the country, and
especially for labor, to have some i'm
partial governmental tribunal to adj
lust differences between employer and
employee. The strike is expensive to
everybody.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-31

Gov. COllidge is not making much
noise but he stands some chance OF
being the next republican nominee for
president. He will have. his state at
his back and when it is developed that
none of the leading candidates can
win, the convention may turn to him.
He would make; "a good president. too,
and is a man whom every republican
could Loyalty and enthusiastically sup
mort. & -. ,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-31

The new counterfeits of war savings
stamps have been reported by Repre-.
sentative James w. Good, chairman OF
the committee on appropriations. On
his recommendation the house OF repre-
sentatives adopted an amendment to
the sundry civil appropriation bill pro
viding for the expenditure Of S5O,OOO
to build up an organization to prevent
cashing Of spurious stamps. Experts
would be placed in all large cities to
protect postmasters from redeeming
counterfeit stamps.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-31

Without profits--accumnlated profits
there clearly could not be any accu-
mutation of funds with which to carry
on large undertakings. "A penny saw
ed is Il penny earned" was one'Of the
aphorisms with Which Benjamin Frank
lin used tt encourage thrift among his
.neighbors. But no penny could be
more useless than the idle penny. Re
investing the saved pennies is what
makes the world of industry and trade
move on and up in its development.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-31

The democrats seemed to lose all
interest in the nomination OF a bust
ness man for president as soon as
Herbert Hoover announced himself Il
republican. 1t is not Il republican
business man they want. All there
was 20 it. the democrats thought they
saw a chance to nominate and elect Mr..
Hoover as IA democrat, but he spilled
the beans.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-31

OF course, if all the farmers and
laboring men Of the state vote FOL
Brookhart for senator he will be nomi-
mated by a large majority. But there
are many labOring man who are oppos-
ed to labor unions and these will be
inclined to vote against Brookhart,
and it is unlikely that he can get ten
per cent OF the farmer support. I'm
questionably he will have the support
of the l. w. VS., the non-partisan lea
Iguers, the socialists and agitators gen
orally. but there are not enough of that
class in this state TO win.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-31
HOPE OF THE PEOPLE.

Senator Cummins: We cannot ever
now fully realize the wreck Of the
world war. We are struggling through
the welter OF its aftermath in n sort
of daZed uncertain way, conscious only
that the one imperative demand is for
reconstruction, REIMBURSEMENT, revision.
While we cannot yet see clearly our
senses are clamoring for the rcstOra-
ton of normal conditions, the return
of normal times.
We want something familiar to deal
with in the old fashioned way. 1t is
this situation which inoiines the people
to the Republican Party as the safest
political agency to lead them through
the painless chaos into which we have
been plunged.
They know that the Republican
Party will not embrOil them in every
quarrel which may disturb the nations
Of Europe aud Asia. They know that
the Republican Party will not send our
men and our money to fight Over every
challenged boundary In these countries
across the sea. They know that under
a Republican administration America
viii attend to her own affairs and med
die with foreign questions only when
our interests are involved.
They know that the Republican
Party will do all that is humanity pos
sible gradually to debate the currency
and avoid d calamity which threatens
every hour to fall upon us. They know
that while the high cost Of living is a
problem which the government cannot
solve alone, that the Republican Party
will do all that legislation can do to
maintain a" just relation between
wages and fixed incomes and the COM
modities which wages and fixed in
comes must buy. They know. that u
Republican president will Mt least. en-
force the laws we now have against
the criminal profiteers who throughout
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-31

In the opinion of the Fheman-Journ-
al William Gibbs McAdoo Is the
strongest candidate for president
among the democratic aspirants. He is
quite a man and if we are to have a
democratic president he would be quite
acceptable to republicans. He has abil-
ity, industry and tact and would come
as near election as any man the demo
Gratis could nominate.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-31

1t will be fine campaign material to
repeat the things said about Senator
Cummins by the standpat papers OF
this county in his two primary con-
teSts.-AnamOsa Journal.
But it would be finer and more to
the point to quote what the l. W. WIS,
the socialists and agitat0rs generally
arc saying about the senator during the
present campaign.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-31

According to the view of the Council
Bluffs NOnpariel the number OF prof
iteers in this country c0mes very near
elualing the population. If we count
those who are not in the game simply
because of circumstances over which
they have no control there will be no
noticeable difference. in the figures. The
prevailing rule everywhere is to charge
about what the traffic will bear"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-31
Government bonds have deprecated

Government bonds have deprecated
on the average a little better than ten
per cent, hence the $4,000, 100000 now
held by the public is worth only $lS,-
OOO, 600, 600 on the market. However,
they will be worth par as the day OF
maturity approaches and the holder
will get just what the government
promised when they were issued. ii
is likely. too, that the bonds will go
above par. That is the. history OF all
bonds of the Unuited States. If you
can hold your bonds, by all means DO
4
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-31

1t is becoming more and more evil
dent every day that the democratic ma
tional convention at San Francisco is
not going to do everything that Presi-
dent Wilson wants it to. The rubber
stamps seem to be getting into new
hands.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-31

The Manufacturers Record says that
socialism, pure and simply. was
preached by President Wilson to the
people Of Italy and England, and the
world turmoil of the present is largely
due to the false doctrines thus pro.
claimed"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-31

Indications are that the two wings
of the republican party are going to do
some noisy Tapping at Chicago very
shortly.-Des Moines Register.
But they are going to flap together
and when they do that they always
take the party to victory.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-31

There may be Il lull in the land mar.
ket from time to time and it is unlike
w that such Il boom will e again
be experienced as was experienced last
year, but twenty years hence. II INT
country keeps its head, good Iowa land
will be worth $500 per acre exclusive OF
improvements. 1t is still the best in
yestment for investors who want some
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-31

The price of Injuries are coming
down in many of the big cities of the
country, due to the fact that the PEG
pie L refusing to buy at the high
prices asked. If Injuries fall ma
terially, necessaries will follow. The
public seems to be coming to its senses
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-31

The observation Of one of the pro-
prietors of a big retail store in Chi
cago to the effect that the cut in prices
in big cities s'.due to the hysterical
demand of the public for a reduction
indicates, if true, that the public is
coming to its senses There has been
entirely too much willingness on the
part of the public to buy at any price.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-31

Democracy has suggested worse men
than Meredith for the office of chief eX-
ecutive.-Monticello Express.
We should say democracy had and
the last one of that kind. suggested was
elected.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-31

The governor of New York did n
good thing when he vetoed the bill de
nying the right to socialists to hold
public office. If a socialist is elected
he should have the undisputed right to
the office if his politics is the only OBJ
lection The New York legislature has
made the biggest ass of itself OF any
state legislature in many years.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-31

About the best news that has come
out of Europe for some time is the
report that France is going to have u
bumper wheat crop this year. France
certainly needs it and the people. of
this country will rejoice if such good
fortune comes to the French.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-31

Now is a good time to hang to your
liberty bonds and buy more if you
can. They will be worth 100 cents on
the dollar when they become DIE, and
they will be paid, every One'of them.