The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-11-14
! HOW IT'WAs DONE.

- HOW 1T WAS DONE.
1t will now be in order for the demo.
cratic papers of the state to tell how it
was done, and hoy. the overwhelming
defeat of the democratic party in Iowa
and the nation was accomplished on last
Tuesday. Those papers of the class of
the Davenport Democrat, the Burlington
Gazette, the Chicago Chronicle, the Des
Moines Leader and Souix City Tribune
will hold that it is Organism, and the
fact thst the Kansas City platform was
lnSany way referred to or endorsed in
the democratic platform, is responsible
for the republican victory.
Others will make excuses of various
kinds for the overwhelming defeat of the
democratic ticket. The Democrat has
its own ideas as to the causes which
have contributed to the overwhelming
defeat of democracy in Iowa and the
nation. ;.
Readers of The Democrat will remem-
Der that last June this paper predicted
that there was no show of Iowa going
democratic SO long as the good crops the
stateshad been growing continued, and
the good prices continued for every
thing the farmer grew. we said that it
was hard matter to interest the farmer
of Iowa in politics, so long as he
continued to raise bounteous crops
and get good prices for what he
raised, no matter the causes might be
which contributed to such result.
We did mot believe the democrats Of
Iowa had any possible show to win this
year, no matter what platform they
adopted at the state convention, and
we felt aure they had no opportunity to
win by dropping all differences which
exists between the democratic and.
republican parties, and competing with
the republican party for the offices.
While times are as they are no matter
that the treasury of the United States is
buying bonds, in order to put money in
circulation, farmers will not give con.
sideration to political matters. The
knowledge of fair crops and good prices
is sufficient for them, no matter what the
cause, and they will not give ear to the
man who suggests a change in the
present conduct of the government.
They argue that it is we'll enough for
them that they are raising good crops
and getting good prices for them, and
they do not care what the case, whether
war, famine abroad, etc., it is enough
for them to know that they are doing
we'll. Such is The Democrats idea of
the causes for the defeat of the Demo.
Gratis at the polls.
But such conditlonsIwilI not exist for.
ever. There is bound to come change.
There will be poor crops in this country,
and good crops abroad. There will
come money stringency, and when the
good farmer has nothing to sell. and
when the prices drop to the old-time
normal level, and the prices of every.
thing the farmer has to buy remains
high because of the. trust combin-
ations permitted:kby the republican
party, then he will begin to look around
him to see what is the matter. Then. he
will be ready to give ear to the warnings
OF democracy against the headlong
policy of imperialism and trustism of
the republican , party. Against the
policy Of taxation Of the many for the
benefit of the few; against the republican
policy of special privileges to the favor.
ed few at the expense of the many.
Until that time democrats can only
stand firmly by democratic principles,
educate the people and wait.-Ottumwa
Democrat.