Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-01-14
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market comes humping along close
20 the ties. This optimist can always
see a boom just around the corner.
However, the distinguished Cabinet
officer admits there has been a nor
NAL hesitation" in business, which
he says was only due to desire to
find out what the final form of the
currency bill would be. In the same
way there has been natural hesita-
ton until something was known of
the policy of the Administration
toward the so-called trust problem. +"
The railroad problem has also been
a factor in the hesitation" according
to the Secretary. Likewise he con-
cedes that New England has been
hard hit by financial troubles of the
Boston and Maine and New Haven
railroads. There has been some
thing of a monetary debaugh up there
he explains, and this is the cold, gray
dawn Of the morning after. Few
know, however, that the problem is
being treated in the strong thorough
way its compleXity demands, that in
the passing of time a normal result
for all interested shall emerge" The
Secretary after reviewing the results
of the Investigations of his great
branch of the government, declares
that uneXampled prosperity is in
store for the country, and hints that
the man who does not get in on it
deserves to be blamed for his lack
of perspicacity and acumen.
Every Party Wants to Win.
The Congressional committees of
the Democratic, Republican, and
Progressive parties have opened sep
arate headquarters in Office build
ings in Washington, and each declare
that they propose to prosecute vigor-
Gus compaigns throughout the coun-
try to secure members of their par
ties for representation in the next
Congress. Hot air artists are busily
engaged in each of the three estab-
lishments in devising ways and
means to convince the voters of their
duty.
Keeping Up With Bryan.
Statisticians regarding Chautauqui
circuits and the shortcomings of Mr..
Bryan have figured it out that since
he took office as Secretary of State he
has travelled more than 81, 500 miles,
and has been absent from his office
'seventy-two days. He has jumped
from Washington to California, from
Washington to Florida, and from
Washington to Maine These are his
big tryeling stunts, but lesser ones
include many short trips of a few
hundred to a thousand miles or more.
Notwithstanding the criticism of
Bryan, it is plainly apparent to dis
interested observer that he is strong
er in the Administration at the pres
ent time than at any other period
since the Fourth of March.
In One of The Iowa Districts.
Representative Prouty of Iowa
will retire from Congress. His ac-
tivities on the District of Columbia
Committee have made him prominent
among the people of the National
Capital, and it's citizens will kiss
him goodby" with little reluctance.
Mr.. w. o. Payne, whose newspaper
carries one of the strongest editorial
pages in Iowa, is a candidate, and
those who know his writings-as all
public men CT Iowa do, realize that
in Payne the voters have an oppor-
tunity TO elect one of the ablest men
in the middle west
Penalties of Not Being Trust.
1t will be remembered that the
tobacco trust was smashed CD The
dividends of the segregated units are
still coming into the same pockets
that jingled the profits from tobacco
in past years; and these dividends
amount to fifteen million dollars for
the year 1913.
Uncle Sans Radium Trust.
In order to carry out the recon-
mendations of Secretary Lane of the
Interior Department, Representative
Ferris of Oklahoma has prepared a
Joint resolution providing for the
withdrawal, settlement, sale or entry,
Of public lands in the United States
which might possibly contribute to
the supply of radium.
There is promise of large turpen-
tine industry in the west and south
west, the raw product being supplied
by the resinous gum of western yell
low pine.