Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-06-16
Views Afoot
VOTING FOR PRINCIPLES

VOTING FOR PRINCIPLES
In politics, all the Nation is a stage,
and Iowa has just appeared upon it in
one of the early numbers on the pro-
gram.
1t seems that she was playing to
larger audience than she knew, and
that many friendly but distant eyes
We're fixed upon her, And in particu-
lar, the Ninth congressional district,
wherein we reside, was receiving al
most undivided attention.
Just what the spectators thought OF
Iowa's performance has not yet been
made clear, further than they were at
least a little disappointed This was
especially true in these neighboring
states. which have led off in the fight
against the minions of Wall Street, and
were looking to Iowa for substantial re-
endorsements after the contest was
over. The Minneapolis Tribune, which
is easily one of the most influential pa
pers of the Northwest, wherein insur-
gent sentiment is rife, has the follow
ing to say under the caption, 'Firing
the Little Cannons."
''The primaries indicate that the vo-
ters are giving particular attention to
the little Cannons, who carried out all
the bunco schemes of the speaker, and
his senatorial ally in the committee on
rules of the house of representatives.
Dalzell had a narrow squeak even in
boss and monopoly ridden Pennsylva-
MIA, and was apparently nominated
only by fraud.
'Mr Smith, far more useful and
respected representative from Iowa,
had a hard fight for denomination and
may lose his seat in the election The
fight on Smith was not personal; we
don't know about the more distant
member. They are attacked as the
most conspicuous Representatives of
system by which the people are gulled
and the pledges onwhich they trusted
the Republican party betrayed.
THE man who managed Dalzelps
campaign in Pennsylvania remarked
sadly after the primaries that, mo
congressman is safe.' 1t is true that
no such congressman as his candidate
is safe after the experience of the peo-
pie with this congress, and the sooner
they realize it the better If Dalzell
escapes loss of his nomination by proof
of fraud, he will probably be defeated
for election.
''The voters have way of personify-
| ing their vengeance. You cannot
punish whole legislative body with
out manifest injustice. The secret ma
chinery by which the will of the peo-
pie was thwarted and the promises
made to them broken is too impersonal
to reach. They who want to discipline
the Republican organization picked
their victims here and there, as Ro-
man legion was decimated.
They have gotten Aldrich and Hale,
are going to get Cannon and Lodge.
The little Cannons of the committee
on rules comes next. Among them are
Dalzell and Smith,"
The Tribune suggests a phase of the
political situation which is, we believe,
even now, troubling republican voters
of the Ninth district. Those, who vo-
ted against Mr.. Smith AS A MATTER OF
PRINCIPLE, will find it hard to- vote
for him at the general election. And
as a matter of fact nearly all who voted
against him at all, did so as matter of
principle, for personalities have played
no part in the campaign. Given time,
a righteous principle in the hands of
American voters is irresistible. The
trouble is that voters of the Ninth dis
trict of Iowa, who now have one in
their hands, haven't had time to decide
just what to do with it. Still it in
wolves the welfare and material com.
fort of many millions of honest hard
working people, who are cruelty op.
pressed by aSystem that is treacherous,
avaricious, and all but invisible, and
where humble servants and instru-
ments are our chosen representatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nancarrow enter
tanned his mother over Tuesday,