Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 276, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 November 1916 — “What Did the Democrats Do With the Flags?” [ARTICLE]

“What Did the Democrats Do With the Flags?”

Shortly after noon Thursday our telephone bell rang and a voice asked us: “What did the democrats do with the American flags today?” The voice was that of a leading Rensselaer citizen. We hardly knew what answer .o make to the above query. The voice went on -to explain that since the democrats were celebrating the victory of President Wilson, it seemed to them as if the American flag should have been displayed more promiscuously than it was. But a very, very few were in evidence. Although this showing of the flag on so small a scale yesterday was not an intentional oversight of the democrats, it would seem as if they should not forget a thing like this, and they can answer the question better than we can.