The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-19
A BAD PRODUCT.

/ In our education IN our public utterances anC
our public prints we have encouraged tie habit
iof questioning everything as to its freedom
from bad motives hidden under a plausible
guise. We have subscribed, at least by acqui
lescence, to the spirit of the vernacular phrase
Is'I am from Missouri The motive has been
good and unquestionably arose from need OF
Equerying many of our public men and measures
many of our would be prophets and many o. our
de faeto managers of affairs. But we have
greatly overdone the business. Instead of tax
ing the fact of prominence as evidence OF fit
ness, the public has come to look for some MD
den and malign Influence to account for leader
ship. universal doubt spreads distrust in all
our institutions and Of their controlling influ-
fences. There is doubt of parties, doubt of prin-
ciples, doubt Of individuals doubt Of the very
foundations on which modern life stands. And
the worst of it is that this doubt does not seek
specific proofs; it engages in generalities A
man, party, principle is condemned simply
because it has influence. Leadership is harried
because it is leadership. People show them
selves irked by authority simply because it is
authority although they themselves have set it
up. In our highways and byways is heard
'.You've got to show me- but the spirit of
fair Judgment when the showing is attempted
is lacking. We have bred doubt everywhere
and it is bad product.
The treasury announces that it had retired
Liberty bonds to the total amount Of $780,
436,062 up to March thirty-hrst. The day fol
lowing the announcement notice was given OF
new issue of treasury short-term certificates
in the amount Of $25O,000,00O or any greater
sum that might be subscribed. The interest on
the Liberty bonds bought ranged from three
and one-haf per cent to four and one-quarter
per cent. The interest on the certificates sold
will be from five per cent to five and one-quar-
ter per cent What would real businessman
think of man who voluntarily contracted
mortgage on one piece of property at tive and
one-quarter per cent. In order to pay Oft three
and one-half per cent mortgage on another
piece of property not yet due? His relatives
would Immediately apply to the court for a
committee to guard his estate
The house committee on immig grafton in its
of the conduct Of the office of the
secretary of labor has brought to light the fact
that Louis f. Post, the assistant secretary, is
the man who has been negativing the deporta-
ton recommendations of the immigration bu-
raau This Post is socialist and formerly
edited an anti-everything paper in Chicago.
So far cancellation of deportation recommends
tions ordered by him have aggregated one thou
sand out of one thousand, six hundred examin
ed. There is resolution pending In the house
looking to the impeachment OF the assistant
of labor, and it would appear from
latest Developments that 1t has good chance
IF adoption Post should be made to walk the
plank.
According to a WesG Keokuk philosopher,
the older person gets the more aggressive he
is in the battle for the single-standaro of
morals
That Indiana man who died after fifty one
day fast chose slow way OF ending his life.