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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1924
Page
1
The author notes that while advances in government science come from compromises between extremes, some subjects should not be treated as experimental. They warn against hovering near the border line in political inquiry, acknowledging that many advances arise from balancing opposing positions.
The discussion notes room to adjust forces in policies but warns against extending procedures to guiding principles. It suggests willingness to tolerate modest compromise in some cases, yet rejects substituting ideal standards with unsound options in any broader framework.
The excerpt argues that famous political compromises in history often seemed to compromise principle yet represented advances toward better government. It reflects on the tensions between concession and reform in shaping governance.
In the years before the Civil War the era saw many compromises on human slavery. Prominent abolitionists led by William Lloyd Garrison and Wendell Phillips argued these deals could not be justified by right and condemned them as a yeague with hell and a compromise with the devil.
History shows certain antebellum compromises did advance abolition by nudging slavery along toward its final destruction. The text argues that human bondage was embedded in the nation’s law, and compromises served to push the institution closer to extinction.
In Iowa a long standing prohibition era faced a challenge as local option reemerged via the mulci law. The system let rum sellers prepay annual fines, an arrangement temperance advocates denounced and fought as an evil in ongoing liquor traffic discussions.
In Illinois or Wisconsin where liquor was state licensed, temperance advocates backed local option as a weapon against traffic. Observers might see inconsistency as same groups oppose in one state and promote it across the border.
The difference between them was merely one of position. Illinois and Wisconsin were deep in the whiskey pit and were looking for a rope to pull themselves out. Iowa was already out and was objecting to the use of the same rope as a means of dragging our people in. Local option was never regarded as a solution by either side in the fight for and against the legalized liquor traffic. It was considered merely a step, by one side to ward unrestricted traffic and by the other toward prohibition.
The article notes no possible approach to agreement between temperance supporters and liquor advocates. It compares the current policy dispute to prior societal confrontations, stating the issue is less tangible than slavery or liquor traffic yet more clearly split with little room for compromise.
A historical commentary frames the present clash as a confrontation of two incompatible political economy principles. It argues there is no common ground for reconciliation between forces labeled as communism and individualism, underscoring a stark ideological divide in governance.
The text traces a lineage from a people who valued individual initiative and reward, through the federal constitution and early congressional laws, to a system of courts built to defend that principle. It emphasizes personal effort as core to the nation’s legal framework and rewards.
The passage argues that communism is more than a method shift it is a total redirection of national progress. It contends that claims of broadening brotherhood are misleading and that relief from distress should be governed by law rather than moral sympathy, without improving human nature to enforce it.
The passage argues that those who fare poorly under other systems are drawn to communism, while noting monopolies themselves function like communistic structures. It highlights that even proponents of state communism rely on collective agreement among monopoly operators, using terms like gentlemen's agreement to show shared exploitation.
The text argues that oppression by monopolists confuses the oppressed who blame individualism, not group power. It claims suffering stems from associations aiming to thwart justice, urging the oppressed not to fight with monopolists’ weapons. It notes labor unions were the first organized response, followed by others.
The piece argues that organized efforts of workers can exist without communism as their driving force. It cites Iowa schoolteacher associations as examples of cooperative groups that later developed class consciousness to push legislation and sanction nonconforming lawmakers. It notes women’s enfranchisement may have expanded their political reach after the Nineteenth Amendment.
The piece argues that unions, once meant to aid members, have become militant factions for their class. Both sides seek to steer law, the wealthy one succeeding via protective tariffs while labor groups push for direct benefits and their own protection schemes. The author warns of growing self-serving protections and fraud in later promises.
The piece argues farmers seek government price supports under McNary-Haugen to sell crops at monopoly prices while surpluses go to world markets. It warns of a drift toward state socialism and communism, opposing both old and new monopolies and condemning court subjugation and corruption across parties.
The excerpt argues that genuine liberty cannot coexist with monopolistic power whether from labor, land, or capital. It contends monopolists seek group advantage through state-directed policies serving their interests, leaving the common good behind. The author frames a clear choice between communism and individual freedom.
The piece argues for observing December 7 1924 as a Golden Rule Sunday to prevent the principle from remaining mere theory. It urges daily application by focusing on orphans and refugees in Bible lands, highlighting the urgency of using the rule to save lives of war and disaster orphans worldwide.
A playful poem invites a partner to move into a heart as a house to be kept neat. The speaker vows to scrub and sweep away old memories and habits while noting personal dislikes and the need to shed worn memories to start anew. It uses domestic imagery to express commitment and boundary setting.
The General Conferences of the Methodist Episcopal Church and the Methodist Episcopal Church South have voted to unite. Final approval hinges on annual conferences, with three fourths of Southern conferences needed. Five Southern bishops oppose, including Warren A. Candler and Collins Denny. North favors ratification. union seen as fostering peace and progress amid regional church closeness.
Observations editor Bill Young enjoys a week at the Legion convention in St Paul. He plans to return on the last train if the bum return ticket Rory sold him holds. The Chronicle issue was produced by remaining staff in his absence. Matt Hoeksma reports the Legion gathering was lively with Young directing traffic during a tour around a corner to sample Iowa corn.
A column recounts Bill’s roving schedule and family worries, notes Jake Van Zante and Paul Boertje starting a real estate partnership with rough lesson tales, and pokes fun at a Farmers Union parade mistaken for Ku Klux Klan activity. It also mentions Jake Plender's La Follette club idea and critiques defense Day and U S military policy consuming most government receipts.
A local editorial discusses reactions to Klan arguments heard at a recent meeting and criticizes fear of the white sheets. It lauds the Chamber of Commerce for resolving a detour dispute near Otley, then appeals for compensation for a grieving father whose child died at Death Corner. The piece urges officials to share responsibility, noting the man’s loss and lack of court remedy.
Frank Jackson of Kellerton Ringgold County former state and national horseshoe pitching champion broke the world record for ringers at the state fair tournament last week with 23 ringers out of 26 shoes for 88 percent. He had previously set an 80 percent record last year in Cleveland.
Olympic champion Morgan Taylor won the 440-yard hurdles at the AAU championships in West Orange New Jersey on September 6. He dominated the field with a time of :54.4 tens, breaking the previous record by three tenths of a second, the day’s sole championship mark aside from paddock’s sprint.
Retrospective notes show a park social raising about $100 for the band boys. In Eddyville on September 14 Herman Bauman and Grace Stonaker were wed. Local tidbits include L Popma shopping in Chicago for goods, a tall corn report, ring loss, barber apprenticeship, frost reports, and township assessor candidates Govert Hackert and L Vander Streek.
Dr. Fredericion R. Green cites Samuel Freundlich, age sixty, who lost both legs chasing a Chicago train and likely his life. The piece warns middle aged readers to avoid sudden exertion, noting the heart as rubber that can overgrow under stress and urging waiting for the next train to save years of life.
Simple glycerine buckthorn bark and Adlerika mix eases gas in ten minutes. Unlike many medicines, Adlerika acts on both upper and lower bowels, removing gases and poisons. Also helps obstinate constipation and guards against appendicitis. The Ideal Pharmacy.
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