Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-09-13
I WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 10, 1911.

LEADING IOWA FARM PAPER
FAVoRs EITHER LAFoL-
LETrE or WILSON.
d Iowa homestead: President TAFT
has seen fit to open the presiden-
tia1 campaign thus early, taking ad-
vantage Of a visit to Hamilton,
Mass. to deliver a speech in which he
attacked members Of both great po.it.
zeal parties Tor their action in oppos-
ing the one-sided Canadian reciprocit,
recently foisted upon the country
The campaign Of 1912 being thus OPP
ened the Iowa Homestead believes il
IS time that certain issues now be
fore the public he presented to its
readers fairly and impartially, in or
der that all may be fully advised as
to where the hes. interests OF the
farmers lie.
In the first place, The Iowa Home
stead believes that now is the time
if ever there was one, when the
farmers Of the country should put
aside party prejudice and consider
men and measures in the light only
and solely Of the greatest good &c
the greatest number. The iowa
Homestead does not believe that il
is heedl essly or needlessly us:rp.ine
any of the rights of each ind1v1duai
to choose for himself when ITS con.
tends. that no man who does not con-
slider the welfare of 33,OOO,O0O Amerl'
can citizens any more than William
Fl. Taft did when he foisted one
sided Canadian reciprocity upon the
nationris deserving Of the support o.
those $4,000, 900 citizens Farmers
and residents Of farms) for the pres
idency. One-half Of the entire popu
lation of the United States resides
outside Of towns OF 5000 popu!a ton
One-third of the entire population re
sides upon farms. Is not The weifa re
of this proportion Of the whole ma.
tons people as much entitled to
consideration. as that Of the minority
which resides in the large cities!
President Taft in his Hamilton
speech, saw fit to attack his politi-
cal opponents because they voted for
the 100000 Amer can farmers: The
Iowa Homestead believes that now as
the time for these 33,OOO,O00 Ameri-
can citizens to decide once and for
all that the man who ignores their
existence, who pays no heed to- their
welfare, who betrays them to the
entrenched interests, is not des irving
Of their continued support, no matter
with what honeyed words he may at
tempt to explain and condone the
wrong already done. VII
Among the men who loom up big
in the republican party, none has
more persistently or consistently
fought the battles OF the people than.
Senator Robert NJ. La Toilette. From
the day he entered public Life, Soma
tor La Toilette has been in the thick
of the fray. Thrice elected governor
Of Wisconsin, he secured for that
state many needed reforms, the most
notably being primary election reform
an end to the unfair taxation system
by which the railroads escaped bear
ing their proper share of the taxation
burden, and the regulation OF railroad
rates. When Mr.. La Toilette entered
the United States senate seven years
ago every effort was made to sbelit'
tie his achievements. He was assign
ed to the most unimportant commit
teeship in the body, that of the i'm
provement Of the Potomac river.
When he first arose to speak the
old guard of republican senator's nois-
lily quit the chamber, leaving Senator
La Toilette to speak to empty seats.
He prophesied that the day would
come when the seats thus temporar-
lily vacated would be permanently va
Gated. Time has vindicated him. Tc-
day. La Follstte is she leader Of the |
senate. His personality is stampe;
upon the legislation enacted there
When the senate and the
house attempted to come to
gether on tariff matters, dur
ing the last session, the senate plac-
ed the bills in La Follette's hands to |
do with as de chose, pleaging. itself |
to accept whatever results he secured |
to accept whatever results he secur
ed. The chief speech in the senate
against one-sided Canadian reciprocit
was delivered by La Toilette. The
coalition by which the progressive
members of both the republican ant.
the democratic parties fought the old
guard, and whipped it, was led by
Senator La Toilette. His is the dom
mating personality of the senate.
The ranks of democracy likewis,
hold man whom the people have
trusted and can trust still farther.
Governor Woodrow Wilson is tn
pest example of the scholar in poll
les this nation has ever seen. His
ldvent into the political arena is the
oest sign of the publication and the
elevation of politics that the country
has witnessed in many decades: Gov
,rnor Wilson was educated for the
aw, but college work claimed him
or many years. He became presi-
dent of Princeton university and
made that splendid institution of I
higher learning place where the
'oor boy has the same opportunities
IS the rich. He stamped his inn
'rint on the minds of thousands and {
thousands of young folks, whom he