Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-09-04
Our Washington Letter.

Inc democrats Will sweep IOWA SI'S
fall. This confident assertion was
made by Congressman Connolly on his
return few days ago from hurried
trip to Iowa, and by Congressman Voll-
mer, who also returned from a trip to
the state. The two congressman de-
clare there is sound basis for their
confident prediction. The popularity
of President Wilson and the success OF
the Legislative, snactmentsof the demo
cratic administration, they believe will
prove the most important factors IN
drawing support to the democratic
ticket. The able and patriotic course
pursued by the administration in its
foreign policy in avoiding entangle-
ments with foreign nations and main
tanning peace at time when practi-
cally all the other first class powers are
embroiled in war; and the masterfut
measures adopted to prevent financial
and indus trial panic when the war
overturned the worlds markets, are
pointed out by the Iowa Congressman
as the two most potent influences IN
popularizing the democratic admins.
tration. But they enumerate a long
list Of other achievements which have
given the people confidence in the de-
mocracy ard have brought about a
widespread feeling that the party has
done 30 well in the first year and ahalf
it has been in power that it has earned
continued SUPPORT and the aid that adj
ditional strength in the senate and
house will give. Results achieved by
the administration, which the Iowa
Congressman found have done most to
win popular support for the democ-
racy in Iowa, may be enumerated
briefysas follows: N.
Leg islative The tariff law. with its
income tax feature. and the currency
act, which are held to have established
the country's fiscal policies for the first
time on. farm and equitable basis;
the partially completed trust legisla-
ton, which viii place the big corpor-
ations Of the country as completely un
der government control as the inter-
state commerce law placed the rail-
roads under governmental SUPERVISION.
the ship registry Legislation, which has
already brought scores Of ships under
the AiHefican flag and will permit the
building up of IAN American merchant
marine without recourse to offensive
subsidy plans considered ty previous
administrations; the legislation now.
being considered for government con-
trolled steamship lines and war risk in.
surance to provide means for moving
American crops and manufactures the
markets for which were destroyed by
! the war; theGmillions appropriated for
farm demonstration, work, hog cholera
prevention ard for good road develop
ment.
Administrative The able measures
taken by President Wilson and Secre-
tary. Nc Adoo in calling in the financial
and business leaders of the country
when the sudden descent Of war
threatened panic, and the prompt
launching Of measures that quickly re-
stores normal conditions; the steps
taken to finance the cotton crop; the
funds sent to banks of the west to
move the grain crops; the aid extended
by the Department Of Labor in finding
men to supply the, demands for hands
to harvest this year'srecord crops; the
plans Of the same department for per-
manent free employment agencies to
bring the man and the job together
and particularly to divert immigrants
from the cities to the farms; the or
ganization in the Department of Com
merce OF corps Of commercial at
taches to serve. as commercial travel
:ers for American farmers and manu-
factursrs in building up foreign mar
kets. To this must be added the sue
cess of the foreign policy not only in
Mexico, where as Secretary Bryan
expressed it "watchful waiting won, !"
but in the old world as evidenced by
IOS Idct bUdI tuS OutCd 0eoeSCp a. MY
maintaining neutrality, has been in
trusted with the duty Of looking after
the foreign affairs of almost all the
other nations now engaged in war.
Judicial--The policy of vigorous en-
forcement of antitrust laws which al
ready has broken up some Of the most
offensive combinations. The Union
Pacific merger and the New Haven.
monopoly were forced into reorganiza-
tons that will restore competitive con-
ditions. The harvester trust was or.
dered dissolved after law suit per-
sonally conducted and argued by At
torDey General Nc Reynolds.
These are only few of the things
the administration hrs done and Is do
ing which Congressman Connolly finds
have won the greatest admiration from
Iouope of all poIiticai faiths