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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1916
Page
1
A crowded excerpt mocks Wilson and Harding, attacks Des Moines Register, and argues against Meredith with claims of 365 day roads and political brokering. It denounces independent papers and warns farmers about bonds, trusts, and the 365 day road scheme amid a Republican national tilt.
The piece argues Republican nominees for Iowa Governor deserve support for ability while contrasting Democratic positions on temperance. It questions Bishop Stuntz’s twenty year acquaintance with Harding, hints at Prohibition debates, and critiques Meredith’s stance versus party alignment.
A hostile critique questions a single-minded preacher and a dry Republican Att'y General candidate Havner in Iowa politics. It notes talk of supporting Harding for Governor and mentions rumors about Candidate Meredith playing poker for money and drinking whiskey.
The speaker argues that the Meredith campaign supports a single tax policy favoring farm owners while exempting nonfarmers. He questions Iowa Democratic platform history on prohibition and urges preachers and churchgoers to speak honestly and openly.
The piece argues that drinking champagne and serving liquors at home would grant entry into Method ist circles and church endorsement for public office. It claims the Methodist Discipline has been improperly revised and that the primary offers equal political chances, stressing that the people’s decision should be supreme and Republicans should honor their nominees.
The piece argues against prohibition as a campaign distraction and urges voting straight across the ballot. It questions Democratic majority outcomes in Cass county and previews battles over church and political activity, the liquor issue, and Meredith’s gubernatorial prospects amidst legislature clashes.
A critic notes that some Iowa temperance advocates remain rigid and unreceptive to established facts, suggesting they are “asleep” or in a nightmare and cannot be awakened by evidence or authentication. The piece mocks the difficulty of persuading entrenched views.
The excerpt argues that a Democratic majority in the next General Assembly could restore the outlawed saloon in Iowa and that Meredith as governor would back his party’s prohibition stance, reflecting long standing party policy.
The piece argues that various trusts and bonding firms back Meredith for a 365 day roads policy while opposing prohibition. It claims local farmers will not be banked by such schemes and suggests road bonds would pave a perpetual system aided by bonding companies.
The piece argues Mr. Harding may gain wet support for governor due to the prohibition issue pushed by Des Moines Register Marshalltown Times-Republican and Council Bluffs Nonpareil. It claims these papers mislead the public to detract from the real issue of paved roads.
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