The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-09-24
DEMOCRATIC
RALLY SUCCESS
Maurice Connolly Warns Democrats
that Cummins Has Done His Best to
Oppose Presidents POlicies.-Own
Election Agreeable to President.

oppose IreSlOentS TOuCleSs-UWu
Election Agreeable to President.
Des Moines, Sept. 14.-At the in
auguration Of the democratic speak
ing campaign held at the auditorium
in this city Maurice Connolly, the
democratic nominee for United States
Senator, recounted the record of per-
Torrance of the Wilson administra-
ton, it's adherence to the fundamental
party pledges, it's establishment of
sensible remedial legislation that. the
country has called for for years but
without favorable response from the
republican party.
He referred to the fact that months
ago Senator Cummins had decided to
make President Wilson the issue in
the senatorial campaign in Iowa.
That from the time of his nomination
Mr.. Connolly had cheerfully and
eagerly taken up this gauge of bat
tle That he believed the rank and
file of the people in Iowa as we'll as
other parts in the country could not
accept the utterances of the senior
senator in which he likened Presi-
dent Wilson to Huerta, his reference
to him as a schoolmaster and i'm
practical theorist, his statements
that every part of the, Wilson legis-
lative programme meant disaster to
this country, his denunciation of the
Wilson Mexican and foreign policies
and so-called watchful waiting.
He felt that the thoughtful and
fairminded citizenship Of Iowa had a
pretty accurate measurement of the
adjustable politician and proper APP
probation of the highminded states
manship and sincere leadership of
President Wilson in carrying through
programme that was for the in
terests of the people.
He referred to the apparent i'm
possibility for any parties or any
measures to suit Senator Cummins to
his previous outspoken declarations
against the protective tariff, to his
influence in the Cedar Rapids re-
publican convention when he char
acterized the high protective tariff as
the shelter of the trusts.
He spoke of the senator's inclina-
ton to rock the republican boat at
all times, his constant antagonism to
some of the real leaders Of his own
party, his famous declaration of
standing squarely upon certain con-
vention platform of his party and
then of his votes in the senate indicat-
ing that he had in spite of his sweep
ing statement to the contrary "peered
around the corners and teetered over
the edges" and in fact jumped clean
off voting most of the time with the
democrats, of his characterization of
the tariff graft "as greater than all
of the insurance graft of all time
The senator's record was one OF dis
satisfaction and criticism of men and
measures and that with this peculiar
temperament it might lengthen his
days and restore his peace of mind to
be retired to private life. He could
not find it possible to support the
leader of his party in the last cleo
ton and yet he could not go clean
across to the party of the man who
was opposing Mr.. Taft.
1t was expected by all who knew
the senator's temperament and cavill-
ing attitude that he could not be
suited by Mr.. Wilson or by any of
the Wilson measures although they in
cluded many of the principles which
he proclaimed and over which
he acclaimed during the fever Of
the Iowa idea. His antagonism to
his own party leaders and some of
it's basic principles was no more pro-
nounced than the spirit of bitter
partisanship that promised his
famous sneer at democracy in the
Hamilton club speech at Chicago
The issue having been so clearly
drawn as Cummins VS.. Wilson in this
campaign and the senator having de-
ported himself in such hostile and
in the minds of many altogether dis
respectful fashion to the president OF
the United States, the conclusion was
inevitable that the medium for an en-
dorsement of Mr.. Wilson and his ad-.
5ministratfon was afforded through the
candidacy of Congressman Connolly,
the close friend and loyal supporter
of the president.
Mr.. Connolly paid a, tribute to the
leaders of his party and sketched the
character of President Wilson COM
menting upon the attitude of respect
and esteem held for the United States
of America by foreign nations, SEN
timent largely created by masterful
diplomacy, marvellous patience, pa
triotic treatment of President Wilson.
Regardless of how men might feel
personally toward Mr.. Connolly he
stated that the issue meant that
vote for Connolly was vote for
President Wilson. That it will give
President Wilson a supporter in the
senate, the margin of control of which
now is extremely narrow and remove
from the. senate an obstructionist to
the sensible programme guided by the
greatest president since the time of
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