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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1920
Page
1
The piece rails at Wilson administration and Democratic leadership while praising Republican loyalty and readiness. It argues Des Moines prospects, party purity, and a call for limited government, claiming Republicans solved past issues and can handle future challenges. It mocks Wilson era policies and warns against Democratic control.
A dramatic Anita election produced a sweeping change with Dr. H. E. Campbell the only familiar name. New council members are H. L. Bell, W. E. Kellaway, G. A. Roe and A. M. Worthing, with Chas. Clardy elected mayor. Robert Scott becomes City Treasurer and S. W. Clark City Assessor. Abe Biggs re-elected Park Commissioner.
The Easter program features processions, anthems, and a short address by Pastor Boaz. Twenty two new members to join, adult baptism, and Holy Communion. Evening cantata The Risen King. Also notices on band support, concert plans, and Nate Kendall’s commencement address.
A timely editorial condemns trusts and profiteers born from World War I, laments rising prices, and urges U S citizens to attend to domestic needs while opposing powerful monopolies. It notes political candidacies Chas B E Studley and Nate Kendall and comments on Colby's Senate appointment in Wilson's era.
The Republican convention will meet in Des Moines on Thursday April 22 at 2 PM to choose four delegates at large and district delegates to the National convention. Township caucuses on Wednesday April 14 select county delegates who meet April 17 at Atlantic to pick state delegates. Cass county gets eleven. An Anita vaudeville troupe toured town Monday night delivering a chaotic barnstorming show with mixed acts and weak performance costing attendees 25 cents each.
The Des Moines Capital notes that many former governors and senators fail to bow out gracefully, labeling ex-secretary McAdoo as the top demagogue in a recent measuring of political demagogues.
A U S representative faced sharp rebuke for making promises to foreign nations beyond his mandate, claiming the United States bears no blame for the overreach and the risks to national policy.
A Yellow Jacket critique argues fifty thousand American deaths in France show German bullets and mainly administrative inefficiency caused the sacrifices. It accuses the Des Moines Capital of praising Senator Kenyon as weak in national affairs and criticizes appointing unqualified people to high offices.
Officials note last year 15.482 million was spent on Indians, a 6.012 million rise from 1913, and 17.4 million is requested for the current year despite a shrinking Native population. Critics say the American Indian is not a paying asset, yet some profit from continued government support.
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