Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-09-14
BREAD CAST UPON THE WATERS
A Story of How Prof. DeyOe Won
the Nomination For State
Superintendent.

Some sixteen to twenty years ago
there was an Iowa boy working on
his fathers farm. He was q good
worker but had a desire to be some
thing besides a farmer. He attend
ed a school in a country town and
was an apt scholar, graduating in
due time with honor and the teach
er of the school stimulated his am
bition to be something more. 1t
was hard pull to get enough to
go to college, but later Iowa City
had a student who again applied
himself and with the encourage
ment of his teacher and the help
that he got from home, finally sent
him back a sheep skin, and an ad-
mission to the bar followed. The
teacher who had been his mentor
and helper was still his friend, and
putting up his single the student
began the practice of law and took
the knocks that came from the OIL
der members of the bar philosophic-
ally and good-naturedly. Success
came, financially and in a business
way. Politics caught him in course
of time and success again came, then
more politics and more success.
The teacher was a good school man
but paid little attention to politics
and then one day he wanted a state
Office in the line of his chosen life
work. The outlook was not prom
Using, life devoted to school work
brought but little state wide intro
duction or acquaintance, when he
went out to interview the people of
the state they asked who he was"
Old politicians told him he was not
well enough known to stand any
show of success, and then the boy
who went from the farm to attend
his school began to get busy. He
had an introduction and a reputa-
tation. He had character and force
He was known over the state as a
doer and the introduction the teach
er needed was given him among the
wisest and best of the state. The
primaries failed to nominate and
seven candidates went before the
republican convention, each struggl-
ling for the nomination. The school
boy who had become lawyer, af-
forwards a state senator, worked
for his old time mentor and bene-
factor, and had the pleasure of see
ing him nominated as candidate on
the republican ticket for the Office
of Superintendent of Public In
struction of the state of Iowa. He
is well fitted for the position, the
pupil has made good in his office,
the teacher will make good also.
Hancock county can congratulate
itself on the performance of both
teacher and pupil. 1t was a lucky
thing for Senator John Hammill
that he attended Prof. Deyoe's
school, it spoiled a good farmer
but made good lawyer and legisla-
tor, and Mr.. Deyoe can also felici-
tate himself that he had so good a
guide and conductor for his polite
al campaign. Mr.. Deyoe will honor
the Office and take a high position
among instructors. He is honest,
efficient, capable and has good ideas
along the lines that make for
progress and SUCCESS, and at the
same time had it not been for the
encouragement and help of John
Hammill he would have failed, for
John fought the hardest when 9TH
ers prophesied defeat. He got the
help of nearly all the senators and
men with whom he had been asso-
ciated in the last legislature to
work with him, and Mr.. Deyoe was
nominated on the second ballot by
such a majority as Is rarely accord
ed any man for state Office. The
bread cast on the waters returned
after many days.-Britt Tribune.