Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-08-21

Issued on Friday Of Each Week.
Our Washington Letter.
IT sc who have gone out of thei
way to make Woodrow Wilson, and hi
program of legislation for the people
the issue may have very substantial
reasons to regret it next November
This is the conviction expressed by
Congressman Maurice Connolly, Demo
cratic candidate for United States
Senator, based on sentiment he founc
in trip about the state after the re
cent state convention.
I'm my short preliminary survey o.
the state,'' said Congressman Con.
molly, II found an appreciable drift
toward the president and his policies.
Even while newspapers were deridine
and ridiculing his policy of 'watchful
waiting, the rank and file Of the PEG.
pie seemed to feel he had handled the
Mexican situation with great sagacity
and patience. And they now feel that
bis policy had been amply indicated
by recent events. I took occasion to
talk with commercial travellers on
trains, with merchants of the smaller
towns and with farmers through the
country, and they seemed unanimous
n spirit of thankfnlness that the
government was guided by genuine
lover Of peace whose policy contrasted
90 favorably with the direful and dis
tressing condition brought about by the
policies Of European powers.
Those who had previously been urg.
ing the government into war for the
benefit of those owning big conces-
sions and vast tracts in Mexico seemed
to have lost their power OF speech as
the great majority of Iowa people look.
ed with disapproval upon an effort to
embroil America in Mexican war
with it's accompanying loss of our
young manhood, with the enormous f.
nancial burden that would be placed
upon the tax payer, and tremendous
addition to our pension lists that would
prove substantial strain on the gov
eminent.
The temper of the people Of Iowa,
/ do not believe will tolerate any fur.
ther criticism Of Mr.. Wilson and his
policy of 'watchful waiting His
course in avoiding international diff.
culties stamps him as one Of the most
genuine and sincere workers for the
cause Of peace that has ever held high
ohice.
MI. Connolly said that he found the
prospects for hountiful crop in Iowa
very impressive and the Iowa farmers,
he said, are looking at market quota.
tions that mean great wealth and pros
perity of Iowa.
1T is hard to see just at.this time, !"
Mr.. Connolly continued ''opon what 10
sues the republican party expects to-
defeat the present administration in
November. Under present conditions
it should prove rather difficult for the
to bear very heavily on the
tariff as an issue, az in all likelihood
there will be little or no Importation
and consequently no revenue could ac-
crue to the government by high pro.
tective tariff, but the high protection
would simply be an added burden to
the people without any appreciable
bene fit to the government.
One Of the most striking features Of
the Iowa situation, Mr.. Connolly de-
clares, was the spirit of harmony he
found at the convention and in his trip
about the state. Il was very well
pleased with the tone and spirit of the
state convention" he said. ''Some of
the old party war horses who have
been attending state conventions for
years declared it was probably the
most enthusiastic they had ever at
tended. And when the great body
broke up and the crowd surged into
the street the very air seemed charged
with 4 fighting and confident spirit
that this will be a year Of democratic
victory"
Some of the most sincere supporters
he found, the congressman said, were
in the ranks of men who had supported
Mr.. Meredith but who had taken their
coats off to work for democratic VIC
tory. He found that Mr.. Meredith is
displaying a broad and encouraging
spirit that to him is one Of the most
gratifying features of the campaign.
Since bis return Congressman Con.
molly has faced an unusual pressure of
work, the duty of looking after the
welfare of scores of Iowans lnarooned
in Europe whose relatives had request
ed him to place their cases before the
state department. He had also had
several important meetings with adj
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