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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1924
Page
4
Political comments and social commentary from the Anita Record urging turnout in Cass County Iowa, criticizing La Follette and Brookhart, praising traditional republican values, and noting votes and tariffs. Mentions figures like Luther A. Brewer and Sockless Jerry Simpson in a dated 1924 context.
A reflective editorial questions how La Follette and his political allies can lower railroad rates raise railway wages reduce farm costs yet still ensure a stable market and higher farm prices. It invites readers to ponder the conflicting promises in a Populist context.
The piece argues that La Follette and Wisconsin lawmakers offered no real aid to farmers in Congress while portraying him as a liberator. It claims his faction talks big politically but produces few tangible results for farmers outside Wisconsin.
The cry of Wall Street is blamed on political pirates who use bogie men to frighten timid crowds into action. Irresponsible propagandists profit from this manipulation and push people to say and do surprising things.
The Avoca Journal-Herald argues the sole objection to Judge Wm. R. Green's retention is long tenure. it asks why long serving southern congressmen who do little beyond collecting salaries and stirring trouble are not similarly questioned.
A speaker denounces recent calls by a visiting statesman to recognize Russia, arguing such demands would meet strong opposition from real Americans who insist the United States must govern itself independently.
The Republican Service League, a nationwide former servicemember organization, aims to defeat La Follette and Wheeler in November. Col. C. B. Robbins reports 46 states organized with 700 Iowa precinct workers growing to 2,000 soon. Col. Hanford McNéider of Mason City is National Chairman. Theodore Roosevelt chairs the National Advisory Board.
The piece argues the La Follette party seeks to transfer federal and district court power to Congress, risking governance by anti constitutional theorists. It contrasts this with Coolidge and Dawes, who it says defend the Constitution and the courts, while accusing La Follette of seeking to destroy them.
A mocked scenario imagines a La Follette presidency with a cabinet of Debs Berger Hillquit O'Hare and other well known radical figures. The piece notes Emma Goldman’s absence and mocks the influence of alleged pro Bolshevik sympathizers on American government.
The piece argues government ownership of railroads would raise annual farm taxes in Iowa from 50.00 to 239.00, claiming La Follette’s presidential bid advocates such increases rather than tax cuts, and that success would trigger higher taxes for farmers.
President Coodge warns against government ownership of railroads in discussing the management of ships valued at 3.5 billion dollars. He argues the nation should hesitate before taking on ten times that value in utilities and opposes the La Polette proposal.
The article argues that the small importer’s duty on imported sugar is negligible next to the extra taxes the public would bear to support government without the sugar duty. It frames the duty as protection for American sugar producers and a financial tradeoff for consumers.
The author argues residents will pay for years for the government operation period of railroads, calling it an expensive legacy of the last Democratic administration. It urges voters to decide on government ownership before the November 4 election.
The piece argues that a congress elected in a downtrodden mood would rely on courts to judge its acts while La Follette and the Progressive party resist this, fearing unchecked radicalism without judicial review.
President Calvin Coolidge warns that railroads and electric utilities under political control would entrench a ruling group and reduce most citizens to paying taxes as the main privilege of citizenship. He argues government direction would suppress broader rights and popular participation.
The piece attacks the Progressive La Follette platform for proposing Congress may enact a statute to render unconstitutional measures effective. It argues this subverts the constitution and empowers Congress over courts. The author asserts the Constitution is worth preserving through long-standing American tradition.
Political parties and policies are debated with an appeal to the Socialist and Radical Red bloc. Endorsements by Eugene Debs Morris Hillquit Kate O’Hare and La Follette frame the question for American voters seeking clarity on election day.
Industrial News argues that American business men, through working out the Dawes plan and securing its adoption, have created markets for farmers and stabilized agricultural conditions worldwide, surpassing prior efforts in history. It frames this as progress driven by business, not politics.
The passage asserts that no communistic or socialist plan produced the first in candescent lamp, telephone, dynamo, or electric transportation. It credits American civilization with creating these, on American soil under American education and government.
The article argues that the Dee Moines and other bolting papers favor La Follette over their party nominees. It claims these papers should leave the party and align with where their true loyalties lie, alongside other bolting influences.
The piece attacks La Follette as a poor lost Indian and claims he has wandered into the influence of Socialists and radicals. It portrays his political ascent as tainted by association and urges scrutiny of his alliances.
The piece argues that Iowa and Cass county farmers would face tax increases if they back La Follette Brookhart’s railroad ownership policy. It claims taxes could rise by at least seven million dollars annually for farms in the state.
The article warns voters to consider consequences of experimentation in public affairs and notes the taxpayer bears costs. It cites Senator Moses and the Republican ticket Coolidge Dawes sweeping the Atlantic seaboard, with Maryland's politics mentioned. It ends with a note on matrimony and a report of rattlesnakes killed in northern Iowa, including a 62-snake den found by a hunter and paid fifty cents per snake.
Beets growers in Minnesota and Kansas City districts press against Senator La Follette and a proposed Cuban sugar tariff cut. They warn lower duties would reduce sugar prices briefly and crush domestic beet production, risking control by sugar importers and trusts. They compare to wheat tariffs and urge protection for local industries to sustain national prosperity.
The Michigan State Farm Bureau by its Board of Directors adopted resolutions opposing any tariff cut on sugar. A debate note mentions political labels while praising local business efforts to keep trade local as a civic duty.
Pure bred Pekin ducks and drakes offered for sale by Mrs Lucy J Johnson. Her daughter Miss Anna hosted a Sunday company of relatives and friends at their home. The notice notes contact by phone at 201 43 3.
The Palmer School of Chiropractic in Davenport will construct a $500000 theatre with seating for 10000. Local visitors include Supervisors D J Bode and C G Hansen from Griswold and Cumberland. Community members attend reunions and dinners at relatives’ homes across area.
Sherm F Myers swears as owner publisher editor and business manager of the Anita Record Anita Iowa. He states the owner and officers and that no bonds or mortgages above one percent exist. Notary A R Robinson attests with seal and dates.
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