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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1911
Page
5
The Tribune’s claimed Iowa poll on reciprocity is challenged as biased and unrepresentative. Critics say the paper selected favorable papers and ignored others, overstating support and misrepresenting Iowa farmers and newspapers.
A nostalgic note on summer days for boys free from school. It praises outdoor exploration from daylight to dark, finds joy in woods, birds, and wildlife, and critiques daily garden chores as the price of holiday freedom. It contrasts independent play with parental labor and the urge to rest or roam.
In St Paul a Bryan aligned banquet saw backers cheer for anything advancing offices while in Congress the Democratic majority balked at free wool plans. Washington Democrats, responsible for policy, clash with the Bryan led wing over proposed free trade that would hurt the sheep and wool industries. Harmony in politics proves illusory as factions clash.
Christopher Columbus Wilson, president of the United Wireless Telegraph Co., and associates who defrauded hundreds via mail fraud received substantial prison sentences. The stock sold for cash was worthless as an investment, likened to moonbeams.
Judge W H Greene the Republican candidate won election to Congress to fill the vacancy from Judge Walter I Smith’s resignation. The Ninth district contest was decided decisively with Greene carrying rural Iowa where farmers opposed a reciprocity treaty with Canada, while Cleveland gained urban votes.
Roosevelt argues for universal arbitration but supports armed strength and professional fighters. He favors force if necessary and sees the big stick as more potent than the olive branch, urging accountability to temperament and policy.
The excerpt asserts difficulty in convicting legislators amid bribe takers and blackmailers. It notes the Lorimer investigation may hinge on the Hines episode and on money allegedly raised to aid Lorimer, with key evidence centered on a man who sold his story for $3,000. The critique mentions starting the investigative focus at the wrong end.
The Mt. Vernon Record notes Bill Loftus operates contrary to public expectations and predicts he could carry Linn County against Good. It cites his wins in Marion and Cedar Rapids during past primaries, but warns such margins do not prove suitability for congressional timber.
The essay reflects on Lorimer and the past influence of Rockefeller as symbols of success. It questions who will be elevated in ten years, warning that greed for wealth and political power often trumps character. It argues that conspicuous display of dishonest success exposes a moral failing in society.
The article notes Senator Cummins warning of a looming crisis in a decade if law and industrial policy are not reformed. It questions his stance on reciprocity, suggesting his Chicago interview left his positions open to multiple interpretations and actions.
The article notes no interviews are forthcoming from Woodrow Wilson and Governors Marshall and Harmon regarding the Bryan proposal of free wool. This summary highlights the official stance and anticipated media absence in relation to the policy discussion.
The Sioux City Journal analyzes the house passage of a farmers free list bill as a political ploy. It argues the measure abandons protection and shifts revenue concerns, aiming to placate farmers while courting Democratic gains next year.
The Minneapolis Journal notes that while border tensions are serious the current surge in dandelion activity poses a greater concern for local readers, highlighting a lighter but persistent menace to lawns and gardens.
Washington Post notes a playful remark by Uncle Joe about happiness likening it to a schoolboy's mood, then questions whether any schoolboy could be happy before June seventeenth. The item uses a humorous contemporary reference to a public figure.
Monticello high school toasted a class of seventeen across two graduation evenings May 31 and June 1. Each student presented either an oration or essay on stage at the opera house with class colors and ferns, featuring music, choirs, and a sequence of speakers covering topics from Riis to Jane Addams and public health to national resources.
Cedar Rapids will increase the saloon license from 1600 to 2000 dollars after July 1. The city commission voted 3 to 2 to reduce the number of saloons to 32, one for every 1000 inhabitants.
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