Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-10-11

| in our land. 1t would be nation
al calamity if he were not rc-clcct-
ed. We are passing through the
most critical period in the nations
/ history and such men as Senator
Cummins are needed in the nation
al councilS.'
SO said Senator Irvine J.. Lcnroot.
who delivered one of the finest poll
teal addresses in Webster City Friday
night heard here in many day.
The court room was well filled and the
senator's address was frequently inter
ruptrd by long and loud applause. w.
+. Cole presided at the meeting and
the speakers We're Miss Bcss Lyon, of
this city. and Senator Lcnroot
Miss Lyon spoke first. limiting her
remarks to two things-an urgent call
| to women to exercise the right of fran
chiSc. and discussion of the League
of Nations.
| Senator LenrOot. at the outset. spoke
of his personal friendship for Senator
CumminS and characterized him as one
of the leading men in the senate today
"a true friend of the people and a man
ever active in protecting their interests.
He also discussed the high cost Of liv
Il tl,.,,
League of Nations.
Presidential Nominees.
Speaking personally Of Governor Cox
and Senator Harding, he spoke Of the
former as man who has publicly
descended to low levels of campaign
ing-doing and saying anything and
everything that might help to win.
Senator Harding. on the other hand,
has risen to higher levels since the
responsibility Of the presidential nomi
nation has been placed on his should
crs. AS between a nomination at the
hands of the senate oligarchy," and
one at the hands of Tammany Hall. he
preferred that made by men elected by
and responsible to the people. rather
than one made by politicians interest
ed only in their own welfare and the
saving of their own political hides
High Cost OF Living.
As to the high cost of living. part
of this is due to natural causcs-a
shortage of raw materials and OF labor.
a large part of the blame, however, he
laid at the door OF the Democratic
party There has been little pros@cu-
ton of criminal prolitccrs. Some OF !:
the small fry" have been prosecuted. :
but no one has ever heard of Il prose
cution Of coal barons or other large :
offenders. The high price of sugar, for
instance. is traccablc directly to the :
party. President Wilson
had an opportunity to buy the Cuban :
output ut Gh cents and refused. With :
in three months after this, Louisiana
producers were permitted to charge II :
and IS cents Last year, when Amcrl-
cans were paying from % to - cents Il
pound. the United States had 22.OOO,O00 :
pounds of sugar in France, which 1t
sold to the French government for :
.wo cents Il pound President Wilson
also sold $4,000 army automobiles III
stead of putting them on the American
market and giving Americans Il chance :
o buy cars ut lower prices. Other
llmy extravaganza was also exposed
he buying of 10000 saddles for $4,000 :
.avalry horses. 100000 brides for a
otal of 100000 army horses, 10000 :
copper branding irons, etc.
Cummins- Esch Bill.
Taking up the Cummins- Esch rail :
Dad bill. he said ii was the most mis-
piece Of legislation ever
.nacted. The law does not forbid :
trikcS it protects both the railroad :
and the public. The first :
learing under it secured raise OF
wages TO IL class Of employees who had :
ever been boosted by the government. s
I does not guarantee the railroads E
dividend. 1t has but Two guarantees i'll 8
t: +.
1t guaranteed that the wages of :
railroad men would not be lowered 8
prior to Sept. !. 1920. :
1t guaranteed that the income OF 8
the roads would not be reduced
prior to the same date. =
II fixes rates 50 that certain group s.
t roads. as group. will make 52 s.
D per cent on the value of their prop
rty-nOt on their watcrcd stock. And s.
ny road that makes above q per cent =
lust turn one half its earnings over 8
hat amount to the government. If this s.
i'll had been Il grant to the roads, their =