Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-11-03

may be depended upon to do what tho
people want, not in the hands of men
who divert the legislation sought by
the people of the middle west into
blind channels that lead nowhere.
When this desire is realized, then it
follows that the legislation deemed
essential to the national welfare will
be secured.
Take up the situation in detail. In
Illinois an opportunity will be af-
forded next month to pass upon the
Cannon issue. A successor to Sen
ator William Lorimer in the lower
house of congress will be elcted in
the Sixth district, which lies in Chi
cago and Cook county. Both Speak
er Cannon and Senator Lorimer are
working, and will work, for the sue
cess Of the candidate the latter has
selected. w. ]. Moxley, primarily be-
cause he. may be depended upon to
back. up the speaker under all circum
stances.
Down the state there are half a
dozen congressman with insurgen'
tendencies, politically too cowardly
to come out in the open, but prepar-
ed to jump when the wind blows
strong enough to prove they have
nothing to lose by opposition to Mr..
Cannon.
Unrest in Missouri and Kansas.
In Missouri the manufacturing and
mining interests are entirely salts.
fled with the tariff concessions they
received. The people are not SO
complaisant. Time and time again
l heard working men ask what they
had gained through tariff revision
when their wages remained the same
or had been slightly increased, while
prices had gone much higher. 1t is
useless to talk economics to men in
this frame of mind.
In Kansas my ears were filled with
vigorous denunciation of every public
man who had anything whatever to
do with the tariff. The people feel
they have been "bunkoed" The old
line Republicans express satisfaction
but it is significant that the Repub-
lican congressman who were tariff
insurgents will be nominated with.
out oppoition, according to the stu
alton at present, while a vigorous
fight will be made upon the men who
were regular. 1t is asserted by the
stalwart Republicans that the tariff
is not responsible for this condition
They place the responsibility upon
Cannonism. But as stated above
Cannonisin, after all, comprises the
tariff as well as other issues.
Nebraska does not appear to be so
wrought up as Kansas. The senators
and representatives who voted fol
the tariff bill have not been seriously
criticised. The issue in this state,
however, also will be Cannonism.
intense Feeling IN iowa.
In Iowa, the home of Senator Cum
Minis and Senator Dolliver, there ex-
lists an intense feeling. So far as
the tariff is concerned, the leaders
are not seeking another revision un-
der the methods pursued during the
last session. They are urging, and
the people are supporting them to a
large extent, that another revision
shall be made but in accordance with
the Beveridge plan of an investiga-
ton by an expert tariff commission
and report for the guidance of the
president and congress.
In entering the congressional dis
trict of Representative Hull some
days ago and denouncing Senator
Cummins and the other insurgents,
Speaker Cannon concentrated the
issue upon himself. He drew line
of cleavage between the two fac
tons which could not be overlooked
even by a blind man. 1t is the pur-
pose of Senator Cummins to illumi.
nate this line still further by the
searchlight of his eloquence. Cum
Minis insists he still is a Republican,
and purposes to stand by the party
so long as it does what he considers
to be the right thing. But it is evil
dent the junior Iowa senator will not
stand the shackles of old time Re-