Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-10-21

SENATOR A. Ii. CUMNHNs.
this state that Senator Cummins
has mot only displayed his sympa-
thy in behalf of industrial and hui
manitar.an legislation, but has de-
voted his talents on every possible
occasion toward perfecting and add
v2ncing legislation for a decisive
vote in the United States senate"
In response to the Endorsements
of the national organizations, the To-
cal labor unions in Iowa are adopt
ing resolutions reiterating the ac-
ton of their superior bodies.
Among the things for which SEN
ator Cummins is recommended in
the labor Endorsements are his
speech and vote for the income
tax, for the establishment of bu-
reau of mines, for the standardiza-
ton of railway equipment, for i'm
ployement of the employers liabili-
ty act, for the accident report bill,
for the federal workingmen's COM
pensation law, for federal investiga-
ton Of the condition of labor in the
steel industry, for postal savings
banks, for federal boiler inspection
for popular election of senator's, for
right of petition, or federal chill
drens bureau, for the literacy test
for immigrants, for the eight hour
hill and TO prevent it being made a
nine hour bill, for investigation of
industrial relations, for the right of
postal employees to organize, for the
establishment OF department of
labor, for investigation of the coal
miners grievances in West Virginia,
for the seamen's bill, and for the
anti convict labor bills.
He is also praised for important
amendments to the antitrust bill,
and for his definition, THE labor of
a human being is not commodity
or article of commerce. thereby,
says the American Federation of La
Dor" helping the federation to COM
rletely realize the aims and efforts
of twenty years, work before con-
gress."
The supporters of Congressman
Connolly, chief opponent of Senator
ICummins, and who is running on
the Democratic ticket, are making
their campaign solely on the Will
son issue. The candidates speeches
consist of reiteration of the fact
that he has voted with Wilson and
will continue to do SO if elected to
the senate.
This effort to make the election in
Iowa this year turn on the indorse-
ment of the Wilson administration
has alienated from the Connolly
support most of the votes of the ra-
dical standpatters, who, bad as they
dislike Cummins, do not relish vot-
ing an Endorsement of the Wilson
tariff.
The result is that the 10000 or
10000 votes which the Democrats
believe the standpat Republicans
will cast for Connolly will divide, a
Fart staying home, part voting Tor
Cummins and some voting for one
of the other candidates, the enect
| of both of whose candidates Is to
help Connolly.
The Democrats, who are more an
xious to elect governor than they
are a senator, have continued their
effort to side-track the campaign
from the Wilson issue to the ques'
ton of state extravaganza. The TO-
tal tax levies of the schools, cities
lcounties, and the state in Iowa are
about 80 mills on the average. u
the 80 mills the state tax is o.
mills.
All the rest of the taxes are fNet
by local boards schoo
boards boards of supervisors, town
shin trustees, etc. The effort, there
fore, to make the public believ'
Gov. Clarke is responsible for higl
taxes is noneffective.