Evening star., 1900-10-04
AN UNBROkEN DELEGATION
TWO CLOSE IOWA DISTRICTS WILL
RESIST DEMOCRATIC ASSAULTS.
Representative Ha-xen Speaks as O
cIared to BE Safe for Mckinley.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

centers mainly on the congressional contest,
| as 1t is generally conceded that the majority
for the republican national ticket will be
from 70,o00 to 100000.
In this, the fourth district, Representative
| Gilbert n. Haugen received about 5000 plu-
| rality in 1885, and in all of the eleven dis
! tricts the republican majorities were so
| substantial that it is believed they cannot
| be overcome this fall The two districts,
however where the democrats have hopes
| of putting up real contest are the second.
| represented by Mr.. Lane of Davenport, who
| was elected to the present House by 1,2s2
| plurality, and the sixth, represented by Mr..
Lacey of Oskaloosa, who was elected by
1,471 plurality over his democratic opponent.
| The total vote In the second district is about
| 81 900, and in the sixth about 30, 600.
No Doubt of a Solid Delegation.
! Representative Haugen, who is a business
man and banker, and largely interested in
| various enterprises in the state, stated to a
! Star correspondent today that he had no
| doubt that these two districts would return
| their republican nominees by increased ma
! jorities, and that the delegation would be
! solidly republican.
| THE democrats well know" he sad
| that they cannot elect single congress-
man from this state, but they will con-
/ centrate their efforts on these two districts
| because the republican pluralities were not
| as large in the other districts but both
!! are safely republican. Their claims simply
make the campaign little livelier.
| 'Iowans are strongly for expansion and
| the support of the Presidents policies and
| we think that he has acted wisely. patriot
| ically and courageously. We fought out
| the expansion issue last year, and we won
| by 45.62T majority. l believe, and my peo-
/ pie of the same mind, that the United
! States should hold every foot of territory it
| possesses that can with honor and justice
| be retained and that will be of advantage
! and glory to the country. Our people feel
/ that the President should be supported by
| the entire American people, and will do
| what they can with their big majority for
| him next month to emphasize this senti-
| ment in the eyes of the country.
From n Bankers Standpoint.
zone reason why Iowas majority for
| Mckinley will be SO heavy is because the
state has come in for its full share of the
wonderful growth and prosperity. of the
country and we credit it mainly to the
wise and conservative legislation on the
part of the republican party The enact
| ment into law Of the Dingley tariff has
| redounded to the profit of the hundreds of
thousands of operatives in factories and
workingmen in all callings anG trades.
| They are the consumers of our western
products. and this act has resulted in
| enormous augmented demand for labor,
| increasing the countrys pay roll from
| 5000 ,o00,O0o under Cleveland to So 600 00O,-
! 900 under Mckinley.
Our manufactured products have in
| creased from $9000,000,600 under C1eve-
| land to So, ,OoO. .OO0, 600 under Mckinley, the
| balance of trade in our favor for the three
| years of the Dingley tariff law amounting
to the enormous sum of 81 .692 600 900.
| Bank clearings are also a trustworthy
| index of our prosperity. The clearing
| house returns in the United States for
l Inn nILn
1896 it was less than $52 900 100000 Amer
| lean credit has been fully restored, our
| money circulation increased from 81 1.5O6-
ooo0o to S2CG2,o o00,oO0 and our stock Of
gold has increased over S400 00O, 900.
How democratic rule in 1899 nearly
| ruined the country is brought out in sharp
! and convincing contrast by these facts,
showing the magnificent results of republ-
| can legislation as administered by Presi-
| dent Mckinley In that disastrous year
1922 firms and individuals became bank
rupt, with total liabilities of over S346-
| 000000 In 1899 the total was only 9337,
with liabilities of less than sol 100000.
Bryan Must Again he beaten.
"As a banker the financial ISSUES of the
campaign naturally appeal strongly to me,
and | believe that the question OF a sound
currency should be the foremost issue. 1t
will not do for the people at large to over
| look its Importance now that times, thanks
1
man may go TO bank and borrow all the
money he wishes upon his collateral 1t
was but few years ago when he couldn't.
II Bryan is elected confidence will be de-
stroyed and the borrower will be met with
different treatment than now.
Bryan must be defeated if for no other
reason than this. The menace of free sill
yer Is only slumbering, far as he is con-
cerned and he and it must be effectually
wiped out. A change in our international
exchange Is as dangerous now as it would
have been in 1896 It's mere threat, coupled
with some possibility of it being carried
| out, brought us face to face with the great
| est financial calamity in the history of the
nation. Now is the time to bury it, and in
| the interment Iowa will nobly do her part
of the obsequieS
If the issue of imperialism is met In the
eastern states with the same Indifference
| as in Iowa it will have no influence and
VIII have 10 be retired by the democrats
Our people laugh at it.
In my own district, and I can speak for
several OF the other congressional districts
| In Iowa, / believe that the ma iority of the
gold democrats will vote for Mckinley /
have talked with many Germans In my dis
trict and | am unable to discern any dis
satisfaction on their part with the republi-
can party. They are strong believers In the
advantages of a gold standard of currency
and they know that democratic success
means the repeal of the gold standard law
and this they do not want. Iowa Germans
are thrifty, industrious and intelligent
class of people. l believe that the effort
being made by the democratic. party to
scare them into its ranks by the cry of i'm
perialism will prove futile. The early de-
velopment of this subject will give them an
opportunity to study what the actual con-
ditions are as to military forces as
compared to those in the old country. When
1t is considered that the United States has
less than one soldier to every thousand of
population as compared to eleven and one
! half to every thou sand In Germany they
will readily see that imperialism and mill
tarsm are utterly impossible here.
While will not speak positively for any
state but Iowa, will say that have re-
ceived advices from South Dakota which
lead me to believe that it will go for Nc
Kinley by good. solid majority. Agricul-
tural and business conditions In South Da-
kota are in line with those in Iowa, and
from sources l deem reliable believe the
state will go for sound money undoubtedly.
In fact the sentiment out here Is that Nc
Kinley will carry, in addition, Wyoming,
Kansas, Idaho and Washington. If the
sentiment in Iowa reflects the feeling in
these states, and l believe it does. we are
| right on the ground here and know the feel
! ing of their people, these states must be
| lifted from the democratic column into the
republican. This is the feeling of the busi-