Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-06-10
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Europe as in the United States, that
there is a good deal more profanity
over there because of the inefficient
service.
Roosevelt, PenrOce, Cannon, Et AL.
Dlring the rast seven months Sen
ator Boise Penrose has been having
a delightful time in the state of
Pennsylvania, and the news of his
progress has been joyfully received
by standpat Republicans and has
brought woe and CONSERVATION toI
the Progressives. Penrose has de-
veloped into a good deal of Pro-
gressive Republican himself during
the past two or three years, and
being a very adaptable politician, he
early declared in favor of the direct
election of the United States Sena-I
tors. But now Colonel Roosevelt is
back from the wilds Of South Amer
lea, and he is regarded as great
big buzzing fly in the Penrose ONT
ment. The Colonel has alwas been
very loyal to his friend Pinchot, and
he promises a fight to finish in the
keystone State in behalf of the for
mer forester. Perhaps in due time
the case of Senator Gallinger, who
is a candidate for reelection in New
Hampshire, and Uncle Joe Cannon,
who aspires to his old seat in Con-
gress as a Representative from the
Danville, Illinois, district, will come
up for the especial attention of the
chief of the Bull Moose party. In
any event, there has been no intima-
ton that Penrose, Gallinger, or Can
non have been showing any DISPOSE
ton to join the welcome home to the
gentleman from oyster Bay.
Washington's Relation to Things.
The National Capital has been
enjoying the delights of early sum-
mer, and the breezes have wicked
through the Exclusive tent" in the
rear of the White House, where the
President of 100,O0D,000 people
transacts the affairs of government,
just as though there was nothing
unusual about this habit, which for
the most Fart has been heretofore
INDUCED in by only the military
branch of our government. Washing
ton politicians are beginning to think
good deal about the elections that
are rcoming along in a few months,
and the proud gentlemen who whisk
about in their automobiles and live
in swell lotels where the high cost
of living figures out about as much
for a single dinner as a weeks board
in a local hotel in the interior of
the country, are contemplating lay
ing aside the silk hats and dress
suits, preparatory to going into
store clothes and fedora hats, which
are more in favor among the dear
people, as election day approaches.
There is something very pleasant
about this job of being Congress
man, and while it may not return
as much revenue as the more wealthy
men get out of private life, yet being
Congressman is about as near hea-
ven as a great many politicians ever
expect to get, and therefore re-elec-
ton is very much desired by the
gentlemen now in the saddle.
The Antitrust Bills.
The House of Representatives has
of late years been able to keep the
Senate hopper we'll filled, and now
it is passing on to an unwilling Sen
ate an Interstate Trade Commission
bill along with the other two trust
bills that have the approval of the
Administration. The main Clayton
trust bill prohibits interlocking di
rectorates, regulates holding com
panies, and restricts immense mon
opolistic commercial practices. The
Interstate Trade Commission bill Is
in effect an enlargement Of the al
ready established Bureau of Corpor
!, atoms, which is part Of the De-
partment of Commerce. With the
| enlargement of this bureau it will
Y become one of the greatest invest
eating branches of government thai
|, we have, and matters of tariff, in
GLIDING cause and effect, as well as
4 business practices throughout the
entire country, are to be comprehen'
i sively investigated. III
Panama Tolls And Colombia.
d Perhaps the public may know, az
: ter having digested all these debates
concerning the Panama Canal tolls
| whether or not it is fact that tbs
e United States is trucking to Eng
land. They may also have discover
ed the condition of JINGLE, Sans ma
t tional honor, and learned whether il