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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-06-07
COY, CALVIN COOLIDGE.

If any of the4recOgniZed leaders in
the republican rice for the nomination
Tor president is not nominated the
chances of Gov. Coolidge appear tt
|bc better than those of any other dark
horse. The governor has a remarkable
record of achievements in public Office,
He is a man of strong convictions and
EQUALLY strong courage. He is quick
ito see the necessities of the hDlr and
lunhesitating in adopting methods neces-
lsary to meet those necessities. He
would make an ideal candidate to
lead the republican party to victory
and would make, me verify believe, :,
safe and sane executive OF the nation.
He started upon his public career,
which is a most creditable one, some
twenty years ago, being elected city
solicitor of Northampton, Mass. Since
he has been major, state senator. pres!-
dent of the state senate, lieutenant
governor and governor. Twelve times
he has been nominated for office and at
each succeeding election his majority
was larger than at any previous cleo
ton. He could unite the republican
party anu WIFI tuC lSpuplASdh pti'S
is united it invariably wins victories.
The governor of Massachusetts at
tracted the attention Of the entire coun-
try during the policeman strike in
Boston by his firm stand for the rights
OF the public. He didn't count the
votes it would cost, but did his duty
uni1inchingly and effectively. That is
the kind of a man needed in the white
house tjday.
The people Of Massachusetts, that is
the republican contingent of the peo-
pie, are back of their goyrrnor almost
to Il man and the Old Rav State vii
roll up Il Il cmendous majority for him
If ht * me nominee Of TIE Chicago
convention. He is right upon the main
Issues Of tie day and the republican
i,arty ,'u'i go into the campaign will
viGi and !. crgy and confidence with
MIN the c:,oScn leader.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-06-07
INJUSTICE.

The Associated Press carried two
news items the other day that reveal
the unfairness of capital and organized
labor. They are as follows:
.'The American Wooden company
made dividends last year Of 400 per
cent" 5000 bricklayers of Pittsburs
arc ont on IA strike demanding S12 for
an eight hour day"
1t is Il real hardship upon the aver
age man to pay a price for wooden
goods that yield such enormous profits
and how tan the ordinary citizen
build himself a home in which TO live
if he must pay bricklayers at the rate
of SD per day? The wooden industries
of the country are organized anu so
are the bricklayers and both are taking
advantage OF their power to squeeze
the Consumer, but the bricklaycrs, even
ut the prices demanded, are not doing
as mcrciIcss Il job Of squeezing as is
the WOODEN trust. Some remedy Will
yet be discovered that viii treat orga-
nized capital and labor fairly and at the
same time protect the great consuming
public.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-06-07
"PaSSING Tue c

The National Republican: The adj
ministration organs have attained Il
high degree of efficiency in the gentle
art of passing the buck" in some
years activity rs a camoutlagc corps.
The latest evidence of capacity in cum
ming is a campaign now being carried
on by Il national magazine committed
to the task of fOoling the people in be-
half Of wisconsin. This publicity
stunt is supposedly in the interests of
the postal employees who have had such
Il raw deal at the hands of Il Postmas-
ter General who is VIGOROUSLY the
chief political manager of the present
national administrHtio The people
are urged 10 appeal to congress for re-
lief of the postal employees; to write
letters and send kilograms demanding
that Il square deal be given the men
who handle. the mail. The impression
is left that ii is congress that is re
spOnsible, purpOScly or through negli-
gence. for the underpayment of the
postal employees. The truth is that for
this situation the pOStOiiice department
of the Wilson administration is direct
ly and personally responsible. as every
postal employe i'll the country knows.
The department has the duty and re-
sponsibiiity OF recommending TO and
procuring from congress sufficient ;ip-
preparations TO adequately pay postal
clerks, carriers ana other employees of
the department. but ii has failed and
neglected and refused to do So. Con-
gress has passed II law providing bet
ter payment for certain classes OF pos
tai employees. and this was done over
the opposition OF the postmaster gen
eral. Another measure of relief for
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-06-07

Although elected in 1912 upon Il
pledge to reduce the cost of living, not
/. single act of Wilson'S administration
has tended to produce that result.
From the day of his Inauguration the
cost of living steadily advanced. TX
.travagancc in the government necessi-
tated increase of taxes, which taxes
were added to the cost OF transacting
business. and collected from the con-
sumner through an advance in the prices
of commodities. BY the adoption of
its coSt-plus policy in letting war con-
tracts and by the encouragement of
Sinking Oh government jobs and waste
OF government materials, the admins
tration created an unnecessary scarcity
of labor and an unnatural advance i'll
market values Of commodities. BY its
inaction in the matter of purchasing
the Cuban sugar crop, and its agree
ment with the. Louisiana sugar pro
duccrS regarding the price Of their
product the administration aided in
advancing the price OF sugar-the one
commodity which the administration
singled out in 1912 as Il necessary OF
life for which the consumer should not
be unduiy taxed.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-06-07
4 FAIR QUESTION.

Recently a notable debate occurred il
Kew York between Samuel Gompers
lilead of the American Federation OF
Labor. and Governor Allen of Kansas
Mr.. Gompers is Il strong debatcr and
defended his side Of the controversy
with consumate skill. The discussion
was over the right of me- to strike
under any and all circumstances, and
Mr.. Allen asked this question:
When a dispute between capital and
labor brings ON Il strike affecting the
production or distribution OF the nee
Icssaries of life. thus threatening the
public peace and impairing the public
health, has the public any rights in
such II controversy. Or is it Il private
war between capital and labor: If you
answer this question in the affirmative,
Mr.. GonipcrS, how would you protect
these right OF the public:'
Mr.. Gompers cvaded although Mr..
Allen repeated the interrOgatOry. No
fair man will deny that the public has
some rights in the premises and the
fact that Mr.. Gompers declined to an
.swcr indicates defeat. If the trans
.portation facilities of the country are
tied up by disputes between employer
and employee the public suffers the
consequences and must pay all costs.
The farmers perhaps pay more than
any other class, as they cannot dispose
Of the things they have to sell and must
pay the increased cost of transportation
made necessary by the prOstration of
the arteries of IN Even. Mr..
Gompcrs. being an honest man, must
concede thai fiie public has some rights
ia such matters that ought TO be re-
Spectcd. but he evidently has no plans
through which such rights might be
protected.
Referring TO the OverwOrkcd charge
that efforts to displace strikes in such
essential industries as railroads and
coal mines by arbitration through legal
enactmcnts in Kansas is'a form of in
dusirial slavery. Mr.. Allen declared /:
The law does not take away from
the individual workman the divine
right to quit work. 1t takes away
from Mr.. Go,npers the divine right to
order him to quit work
Under present systems ii is proper
for labor 10 organize. Capital was the
to organize and labor followed
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-06-07

The record of this administration
presents numerous issues. First mo
these is that OF class government. II
will be remembered that in 1916 When
four railroad brothcrhoOds presented
demands for certain large increases il
wages, accompanied by the threat thai
unless those demands were granted by
Il certain hour they would call Il strike
which would tie up all the tr%ansporta,
ton systems of the United States,
bring ruin to American industry, and
starvation to the people, the Wilson
administration surrendered to the de
mandS made under threat and ordered
the increase OF wages. BY that action
the administration instituted Il policy
Of surrender TO class. The passage of
the AdnmSon law was not dictated by
reason. but by fear. The merits of the
demands were not ven discussed, but
rntheT than have the sovereign United
States government question the de-
mands of Il few hundred thousand of
its citizens. the administration meckly
enacted the legislation.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-06-07

Liberty bonds went up all the way
from 1 to 6 per cent during the past
ten days. Those who bought when the
market was lowest will realize about
six per cent on the investment if they
hold the bonds until maturity, and
many of them will do that. If they so
|above par, as United States bonds al
ways have in the past, the holders will
realize more than six per cent if they
sell when they are at the top. Taken
all in all. these securities at present
market values are the best substantial
securities that can be held.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-06-07
DISSATISFIED WITH OUTLOOK.

Editor Freeman-Journal: l am Il lit.
tie perplexed about the outcome of the
great convention this week. There is
Gen. Wood, who has made good in his
.|country's service. but as he stands fol-
the plan to make this a nation of sol.
Idiers at an annual cost exceeding the
whole expense of. the government a
few years ago and that at a time when
we should be working for a reduction
of military burdens instead of setting
Ian example of increase, l most earnest
ly wish that he may wear his shoulder
straps Il while longer. .
l admire the positive convictions OF
Hiram Johnson and the courage and
energy with which .he backs them up
as well as the great work which he
|"Leaguer," an .'Irreconcilable," and ]
regret that Hiram has turned his face
toward the past. Most fervently do ]
hope that he will be left in the senate
ana some day see the error of his ways
BY the way, has any senator evel
reached the presidency? (Yes, Benz
Harrison and Andrew Jackson.)
l fear there is little chance for Aller
Or Coolidge. both good men, and as my
favorite, Herbert Hoover, is not in
with the party chieftains, l fell back
on Lowden. Then a few days ago ]
read in the Freeman-JOurnal that tho
Illinois model governor had used
t~hrce-eighths of Il million dollars out
of his w pocket to advance his pc.
'litical prospects.
Borah of Idaho whose friend John.
son had only two hundred thousand to
use did not like the way money was
being spent for the other fellows, Wood
in particular. the half million promised
by Dan Hanna--how much paid in not
yet reported--and half a million adj
vanced by Col. Proctor. Inquiry
brought ont many thousands raised by
the hackers of other aspirants in botL
parties.
Ii these vast expenditures had beer
made in educating the voters of tho
country on the great questions be.
fore them and the principle involved il
the issue next November instead of be
ing used to push personal interests
there would have been some gain. Ii
seems now that only the millionaire OF
the man with millionaire hackers may
to first place in this democratic
republic. ,
II n Inn
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-06-07

+. The peasants Of France-the farm,
ers-are getting so tired of the strikes
that are lcsscning production of ant
featured goods and Interfering seri.
ously with distribution, that they arc
threatening to resort to similar
methods in protection. They
argue that they would get just as much
money for their crop if they produced
less, rs it would be worth more per
bushel or pound. They admit the colm-
try as a whole would suffer, but insist
that organized capital and labor seem
to have no interest in the general wei
fare, each working for its W ag.
grandizcment. The farmers of France
will probably not strike, but the fact
that they are discussing the desirable
ity of such a move is III itself signi-
1icant.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-06-07

There was a time in the history OF
the human race when practically all
controversies between individuals were
settled by resort to force. In those
days might made right. But the time
came when mel realized that might did
mot make right, and, moreover, that
Frequently the resort to force brought
loss and suffering to innocent persons.
Adjudication by duly authorized tribu-
mails gradually became the recognized
methods OF settling disputes concern
ing relative rights of individuals.
There was a time in American history
when. IA controversy between a rail
road company and shippers concerning
the reasonahleness of a freight rate
could not be settled by adjudication. In
the evolution of our transportation
system there came Il time when the
protection of the public required the
creation of an interstate commerce com
mission for the special purpose OF pro-
tecting the public from eXtOrtinate
rates. Likewise the time has come in
the evolution Of our industrial system
when that same public must be pro-
'tccted from both the railroad com
panies and the railroad employees
when controversies threaten to result
In the discontinuance of vitality import
ant railroad transportation. The rail
road operators must not be permitted
to stop operation of trains by discharg-
ing all their employees, nor must the
EMPLOYEES be permitted to interrupt
the service by quitting. Nevertheless,
justice requires that neither the en-
ployer nor the employee must be re-
.quired to continue service without ade-
.quate compensation.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-06-07
DOMINION SENSE.

That young John D. Rockefeller is
a man OF great good sense was again
illustrated a few days ago. Mr. Rookie.
teller will some day in all probability
be the richest man in the world and Is
one of the wealthiest in this country
now. Yet that fact has not turned
his head, to his credit ii can be said
He realizes that money doesn't make
the man.. the opinion OF. many
sycOphants and snobs to the contrary
Notwithstanding. Mr.. Rockefeller lives
plainly and makes no display of his
wealth. He is very anxious that his
children shall grow up to be sensible
men and women and is trying to pre-
vent them becoming proud and hauty
to keep the notion out of their heads
that they are better than ordinary
children.
Recently Mr.. Rockefeller vas going
west and while at Omaha some camera
men tried to take pictures of the chill
dren. Let the Associated Press tell the
story:
John d. Rockefeller, jr.. on his way
to the coast with his wife and foul
of their children for a two months
vacation, is not finding it an easy mat,
ter to keep the children from being
spoiled"
Please don't photograph the chill
dren," he pleaded with a camera man
It's hard enough, sometimes. to keel
them modest and democratic.
IF you newspaper men are men OF Il
family you may realize how easy it
would be for children to think they are
better than other children if they are
photographed and made much OF
wherever they go. l try to avoid this
as a father
Miss Abby Rockefeller, 16 years old
the only daughter, wore an outfit the
total value Of which was about $75
Many Omaha shopgirls would have
scorned it. Her blue serge dress was
appraised at $25; her shoes at IS and
her hat ut So. Her mother a
tricotine dress which could have been
bought for $40 at II of the 20 pei
cent off sales last week.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-06-07

.IeAEF# ~ nEHLEEE
ing value, measured purely from u
money-making standpoint.
Labor incomes from 400 selected
farms, studied by the lows State col
|lege, in a striking manner, reflect the
higher prices for farm products that
have obtained in recent years and
which have made farming more profit
able. For example in one Tama county
district 200 farms averaged an income:
of $3.50 i'll 1913 as compared with
2,6O7 for 60 farms in the same dis
trict in 1913. In Il Warren county, dis
|trict 1873 farms yielded an average in
come of 5000 in 1918, while an income
of only $1,454 vas received from
$50 similar farms in 1915. In other
words the report shows that after de-
Quoting five per cent on the capital
invested in these farms from the gross
Income 4, the net labor income was
nearly five times rs great in the Tama.
district in 1918 as in 1913, and in the:
Warren district the labor income was.
twice as great in 1918 as in 1915. II
these figures are assumed to be fair
ly representative of the state as a
whole, they furnish Il substantial rea-
son for the advance in land values that
took place last year.
One result OF last years boom may
be somewhat astonishing to a good.
many persons and that is the fact that
the change in ownership last year in
creased the proportion of farms owned
and operated by farmers and de
creased the proportion operated by
tenants. This appears rather extraor-
binary but it only shows that there
was a sound underlying reason for the
advance that took place and that rea-
son is confidence in the future and in
the intrinsic worth of good land and
its home value.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-06-07

democratic administrations they have
multiplied like flies in hot weather and
in comparison with conditions today
they were really as nothing then.
And proceeding. the democratic plat
form of 1912 got off the following bit OF
Righteousness:
"A private monopoly is ~indefensihle
and intolerable. We therefore favor
the vigorous (mark that word vigol'-
ous) enforcement of the criminal as
well as the civil law against trusts and
trust officials, and demand the enact
ment of such additional legislation as
may be necessary to make it impos-
.sible for a private monopoly to exist
in the United States"
Wouldn't that jar you?
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-06-07

People who fear that Senator John
son would not be elected if nominated
for president by the republican party
have not carefully studied the returns
of the presidential primaries. The
.seantor would probably lose many re-
publican votes, but he would get more
votes from the opposition, ten times
over, than any other candidate who
could be named, and he would get
more from that source than he would
lose from republicans who regard him
as too radical.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-06-07

Prohibition is now the constitutions!
law of the land and if there is 10 de-
sire to repeal the constitution there is
really no reason why political plat
forms should be encountered with
planks favOring prohibition. If any
party wants to declare itself wet il
can do so and take the consequences,
but there is really no occasion for The
republican party to declare itself III
favor Of u%pholding the constitution on
this question. That is taken for grant
ed.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-06-07

Senator Kenyon thinks Benedict
Arnold had nothing on present day
protitcers. Yet Benedict got what was
coming to him and the protitcerS will
fare likewise if the people put the
right kind of a man in the white house.
Not one full OF faDcieS and dreams. but
Il practical man of common sense. One
who knows the needs of his w coun-
try and I anxious to attend to those
needs before trying to reform the IN
tire world.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-06-07

The republican national convention
ought to devise some means this yeal
to mitigate the trouble that III
every four years aren't the contests
naming southern delegates. 1t is Il
menace TO party solidarity, as it al
ways leaves room for serious doubts
as to the Righteousness of the DISPOSE
tion of these contests That bob up every
time the convention meets. There are
always about half the seats to which
the south is entitled contested and the
cOnteSting delegatcS-fhat is Gnp side
or the other-have really 10 claims.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-06-07

AS the day for the meeting of the
republican national convention ap-
'proachcs the probable nominee of the
party is as much in doubt as ever. Gen.
Wood will probably have the most
votes on the first ballot, with Senator
johnson second and Gov. LOwden
third. However. Wood will not have a
third of the number Of votes necessary
to win and all the votes of the three
leading candidates-that is the plcdg-
cd yotcS-arc not enough to make II
majority of thc convention. II is very
likely that the strife among the lead
ing candidates will be so bitter that
the friends of one will not Join the
forces of either of the other two In
that event neither Wood nor Johnson
nor Lowden will be nominated. Gov.
Coolidge may loom up strong and Sen
ator Harding may develop unexpected
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-06-07

strength. Miles PoindeXtcr, too, might
surprise the country. He is Il strong
personality and is just the kind of Il
man needed at this time in the white
house. GOV. Allen. of Kansas, also has
|~clraentS of strength and stranger things
have happened in politics than his
nomination and election. At this time
nobody can predict with any certainty
the probable nominee. b.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-06-07
SOCIAL EVENTS.

One O'clock Luncheon

~. rrEf OKlc u CIOCN ALuIlCilCO11s
/ The WOmen's Home Missionary So
|cic.y of the Methodist church will
serve a. / o'clock luncheon for new
tmembers tomorrow afternoon at the J.
l.. Peterson home, S32 Water street.
The, fortietli anniversary Of the found
ing of the society will also be celebrat-
ed. Toasts will follow the luncheon.
Every member is urged to attend
Wedding Bells.
A wedding Of interest to many
friends in this vicinity was solemnized
Thursday afternoon, June 3, at Hamp-
ton, when Miss Mae Tysdahl and Mr.
Ray Bishop, both of Radcliffe, We're
united in the holy bonds Of matrimOny.
The nuDital ring service was read Mt
THE parsonage of the Methodist church
Iby Rev. Witzigman with Mr.. and Mrs.
e. NJ. Tysdahl of Iowa Falls, as attend
ants.
The bride is a daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. Il. Tysdahl and is an attrac-
tive young mi with many accom-
|plishments. She was beautifully at
tired in a gown of white satin and
Igcorgctte and carried an arm bouquet
lof sunburst roses. During the past
several years Mrs. Bishop has been
of the successful teachers OF Hamilton
county. Her work has brought her In
close, touch, with many people through
out the county and among them she has
made many friends. The groom is a
well known and capable young man.
who has worked his own way up in
If.
The worthy couple will receive con-
graduations from many friends.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-06-07

The republicans of the nation are in
mood to endorse the convention if it
goes outside the circle of leading can
didates and dominates a dark horse.
1t is reasonable to believe that a man
not now seriously regarded as Il can
didate could get more votes* next Nov
ember than any OF. the leaders.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-06-07

There is altogether too much reliance
upon legislation to cure the evils of the
hour. Unjust enaCtments might make II
hard for the average person to win
prosperity or ward off the day of reck-
oning. Under the wisest laws imagin-
able it requires work, economy. self
denial and prudence to get on in the
world in satisfactory fashion and I'M
less fhe people are willing to practice