Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-30
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 80, 1914.
OUR SENIOR SENATOR'S SORRY
CONDITION.

In a recent address to the Des
Moines Chamber of Commerce, Sena-
tor Cummins said that it was a sor-
ry sight I to see the vast majority
of the democrats in congress bowling
ito the will of the President, driven
byr the goad of the master instead of
being lead by the intelligence of a
leader.
While Iowa is normally a republi-
can state, it is not likely to re-elect
its sorry sight Senator. The mar
who attributes the success of Presi-
dent Wilson'S administration to the
goad Of a master instead Of to in
telligeent leadership is himself a sad
spectacle. He is out Of line with the
trend of the age in which he lives;he
is making statements at variance
with generally believed facts.
John De Mar, Congressman Con-
nolly's campaign manager, has. ans
wered Senator Cummins' Chamber Of
Commerce speech, and has shown most
zconvincingly that Senator Cummins
has misrepresented the people of
Iowa, by his carping criticisms of
the President and by his attempts
to obstruct and defeat the splendid
reforms which have been accomplish
ed by the Wilson administration.
The following paragraphs from Mr..
De Mars reply state generally recog-
nized facts:
1--WE have witnessed in woodrow
Wilson'S administration one after an
other Of great achievements, ny one
of which would be enough to dlstin-
guish it. We have seen the tariff
revised without serious disturbance
to business, we have seen the cur
rency reformed after generations of
discussion of the need OF it, and with.
out financial panic; we have seen
the burden of supporting the govern
ment shifted from poverty and put on
wealth in the income, tax; we have
seen the Shipping Trust shorn OF its
special privilege and the treaty honor
of the nation redeemed in canal tolls
exemption repeal; we have seen in
Mexico the great reward of watchful
waiting and we see in Europe the
wonderful blessing to US in having
a president Of Woodrow Wilson's
temperament; we have seen practical
1y a new code OF antitrust laws writ
ten and the evil practices OF great
combinations of capital forever made
impossible in future.
The Shame Of Iowa.
What part has Senator Cummins
had in this legislation? He has had
the part of a destructive critic, of an
%intolerant obstructionist. He a
stood in the way, Of these greatest re-
forms of our times, resisting them
with all his might and heaping abuse
upon President Wilson. What single
amendment has he proposed deemed
worthy Of adoption? There is none.
It has been said his amendment to
the trade commission bill was adopt
ed, but this is not true. It was voted
down. Iowa never presented a sor-
rier sight than in its%humiliating con-
fession that, so far as Senator Cum
Minis is concerned, it has a no
part in this great constructive work,
but has occupied a position of host1l-
ity to it, and has badgered, baited
and annoyed the author OF these
greatest reforms of our times"
The men who believe that their
country has been benefited by Pres
ident wilson's splendid legislative
program will not be apt to vote for
Mr.. Cummins' reelection. They will
vote for Mr.. Connolly, who has help
ed in every way possible to uphold
the Presidents. hands and enable him
to accomplish all that has been &C
complished since the commencement
of his term of office.