Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-05-27
OUR WEATHER EYE
A Leaky Project

Last week the attention of Jour-
nal readers was called to adver-
tlsements appearing in various pa
pers of our senatorial district,
which seem clearly meant to make
voters believe that Mr.. Hoogenak-
ker is the ONLY candidate for the
senatorship from Audubon county.
One OF these ads is given below:
III. j. Hoogenakker, of Audu-
bon, Is the republican candidate for
State Senator in this district. He
is a gentleman deserving of the
considering of every republican vo-
ter at the primary to be held June
9TH. Look for his name on the bal
lot and put cross in the square
opposite his name. He will APP
preclate your vote.--Adv.n
Another one, somewhat different
ly Worded, but amounting to the
same thing, is as follows:
The attention OF the republicans
OF Audubon county is called to the
name of HI. j. Hoogenakker, Of
Audubon, who is the republican
candidate for state senator in this
district. He is a gentleman who
merits the support of the republi-
cans of Audubon county. His
name, though little difficult to
remember, is easily found On the
ballot. Put a cross in the square
opposite his name, and be assured
that he will be grateful to the vo-
tiers for that kind consideration
Adv"
The fact that these are marked
ADV" indicates of course that
they come from Mr.. Hoogenakker' 5
i own pen; his reference to himself
as 'sthe republican candidate" for
state senator in this district means
to people of average intelligence
that he has the field all to himself.
Moreover, since the ads are APP
peallng IN so many papers, we may
infer that he is making a systema-
tic effort to spread this propaganda
throughout the district.
While the above is going on out
side the county, an interesting
little tilt is taking place at home.
Two weeks ago, Mr. Hoogenakker
sent to the Journal a clipping from
an outside paper favorable to him
self. The Journal published it, for
it is more than willing that its
readers should have both sides.
! However, this is a rule that should
work both ways; and in return the
Journal sent to Mr.. Hoogenakker a
paid advertisement to be run in the
Republican, setting Mr.. Mantz's
case properly before the readers of
that paper, which is something
that has not yet been done, and
also stating its own position in the
/ present contest.
The ad should have run in the
Republican last week. Instead.
however, the Journal received a
letter from Mr. Hoogenakker stat
ing that the ad would not be ac-
cepted unless certain changes were
made in it. In justice to him, it
should be said that the statements
were rather strong, though they
were, as the Journal believes.
strictly true; and it would have
been the fair thing for him to run
them to the end that his readers
might get both sides. With his
letter demanding changes in the
ad, he sent another eulogy Of him
self clipped from an outside paper
The Journal accepted the altera-
tlons In the ad which he required,
returned the same, and it should
appear in the Republican this
week; and it is holding MIR. Hoo
genakker's ad until it finds its own
In the Republican, which seems to
be about fair:
The conclusion from the fore
going is that while MIR. Hoogenak-
ker is spreading misleading propa-
ganda away from home, he is
pretty carefully censoring the ma
terlal that his own readers are al
lowed to see at home. Thus he
hopes to win over Mr.. Mantz, who
has no newspaper. 1t is an illus
] tratlon. as perfect as il II hadl lhaan