Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-06-03

And yet in the face of the long
winters and scarcity of fuel in the
Canadian northwest, the clever Can
adams have coaxed away 100000
farmers from the United States.
When The People Vote For President
In all this talk of the Republicans
and Progressives combining, an all
important matter is usually lost to
sight. Several months ago Presi-
dent Wilson outlined a plan for the
people to vote directly for their
choice for President. Since Teddy"
arrived one of the prominent Pro-
gressiyes at Washington has express
sed himself to the effect that the
Democrats will attend to it that
law for direct primaries is enacted
before the next Presidential cam
paign, and that it will be so framed
that all parties will be compelled to
vote on the same day, using the same
ballot. 1t has been figured out that
this piece of strategy, by which po-
litical conventions are to be dispens-
ed with, will absolutely prevent the
Republicans and Progressives COM
bining against the Democrats. Sounds
reasonable, 'doacher Think"
Rural Postal Delivery In England.
United States Deputy Consul Cen
eral Carl R. Loop at London, advises
the Washington government that
an experiment is to be made by the
post Office department of the United
Kingdom in the use of motor cycles
with side-car attachments for convey
ing letters and parcels in rural dis
tricts, and with this object in view
orders have been placed with domes-
tic firms for twenty machines.
1t is predicted that in less than a
year the horse will have disappear
ed from the postal service of the
United Kingdom, the makers of the
motor vehicles being so sanguiae as
to their suitability for the work of
delivery and collection 1t is stated
that by their use it will be possible
to give two deliveries day in coun-
try districts, where there is now
only one, and at less cost
PetitiOning In Doctor Cooks Behalf.
A petition signed by several thous-
and citizens of Michigan asking Con-
gress to recognize Dr. Frederick A. |
Cook as the discoverer of the north
pole, has been presented to the Sen
ate. Recently a resolution was in
troduced by Senator Poindexter to
the effect that Congress investigate
DR.. Cooks claims. 1t is urged in
behalf of Cook that he has never
been given a fair chance to vindi-
cate himself, and that the American
people have uncharitably accepted |
the utterances of Admiral Peary
that Cook was handing the world
gold brick" and have made the
Doctor the butt of national ridicule
in preference to giving him the SIM
pie right of square deal"
Colonel Roosevelt In Washington.
Colonel Roosevelt swooped down
on the Capital, showed the Nation
al Geographic Society his new river,
dropped in at the National Museum
and looked at mis- old friends that
fell before his gun in Africa, talked
with multitude of the country's
biggest politicians, and turned ma
tional politics upside down, all in
few hours. This is the Colonels
second trip to Washington since he
was President, and for exciting in
cidents there was nothing lacking,
to disappoint his admirers or his
foes.
Suffragists Never Say Die.
Mrs. Robert M. LaFollette, Miss
Elsie Hill, daughter of Representa-
tive Hill of Illinois; and Miss Gene
We've Walsh, daughter of Senator
Walsh of Montana, took up the suf-
frage cause the other day, at the
point where the professional suffra-
gists and lobbyists left off, and told
Chairman of the Rules Committee
of the House that there was no rea-
sonable excuse why his committee
should not Put the question of votes
for women squarely before Congress
at this session. Henry is from Tex
as, and is one of the bulwarks of
the Democratic caucus system. He
told the ladies that no legislation
would be considered that did not
have the approval of the caucus,
and that therefore they must be
content to wait until next session.
The suffragists have concluded that
this is true, but the ladies mention
ed above know the game of politics,
and when Congress reconvenes in
December they will be at the door of