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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1914
Page
4
It argues against leaving town to see graft and praises W. R. Green’s candidacy for re election to Congress. It frames merit in his merit while implying local corruption.
A suntanned miscellany of campaign barbs and editorial quips crosses topics from the Democratic attacks on Joe Cannon to calls for a sturdier Iowa legislature. It notes wartime death counts, questions political strategies, and mocks politicians while urging reforms and restraint.
The piece argues railroads are the innocent by-standers in the war, suffering the most as private property is used for public service, government sets rates and mandates spending yet does not guarantee receipts.
A personal note from a candidate for State Senator explaining that a campaign visit is impractical given time. The writer states they are running on the Progressive ticket and asks readers to consider this context.
The editor argues that selling cigarettes and cigarette paper violates the law as much as selling whiskey, comparing bootleggers in Anita and noting such enforcement would last as long as a snow ball in hell.
The piece argues that electing Democrats to all levels of public office strengthens the party and makes it easier to promote them, while jarring an established Democrat becomes harder, even when circumstances require it.
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