Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-23
PARTY LEADERS NOW
FACE NEW PROBLEMS
PROHIBITION AND WoMAN'S sUF-
FRAGE CAUSING POLITICIANS
MOST WORRY.
TARIFF, TRUSTS AND
BUSINESS EASY QUESTIONS
SIeepIess Nights Of congressman Due
to lnsistence Of Supporters Of New
Measures - All Parties Confronted
With Wisdom Of Supporting Issues
Prohibition Vote Must Come Soon.
special Correspondence.l

Washington, July 23.-It isn't the
condition of business that is causing
the political leaders in Washington to
sweat these hot days and lie awake
these perspiring nights. Anybody who
thinks such things as these are the
chief of the troubles of the politicians
has not made a thorough diagnosis Of
the situation.
The woman suffrage question and
national prohibition-these are the real
obstacles to the peace and happiness OF
the political leaders. More or less, this
applies 10 all parties. The bull moose,
it is true, are for woman suffrage, ana
so have crossed the Rubicon SO far as
that issue is concerned National pro-
hioition, however, is making the pro-
eressive party leaders take serious no
tice AS for the leaders of the old par
ties. they are about equally distressed
over suffrage and prohibition, altho the
burden of having to face those ques-
tons is felt the more heavily by the
present the party in power
Party Leaders in Hot Water.
The recent adoption of national pro-
hihition as a part Of the progressive
party platform in Iowa is an illustra-
ton of the way sentiment is causing
party leaders TO deal with this issue
All thru the present session of con-
sress the democratic leaders have been
kept in hot water by the advocates OF
suffrage and the supporters OF ma
tionai prohibition amendment. The
house leaders have been especially be-
set Thev have succeeded for the pres
ent in blocking the submission of a SUI
frage amendment And as the situation
now stands. q vote on the Hobson pro-
hibition amendment will be avoided by
the house. TO the great relief OF many
members But this is only temporary.
The suffragettes, tho blocked for the
time at the capitol and tho rebuffed
al the White House. are much encour-
aged and believe it is only question or
4 brief time until they will gain what
they demand submission TO the states
Of a suffrage amendment. The fact
thai Secretary of State Bryan has just
come out for suffrage and that Speaker
ClarI. did so sometime ago. is source
of encourag ement 10 them. Unless con-
gress in the meantime has ordered the
suffrage question submitted to the
states the suYragettes are going TO
make il a live issue in 1916 and try to
force suffrage planks into the various
platforms.
Prohihitionists Unusually Active.
The proponents of national prohibi-
ton have never been so active in their
cause as they are today. And there Is
a surprising amount of opinion in con-
gress that submission OF prohibi-
ton amendment can not long be held
back AS matter of fact, the move
ment in the house some weeks ago to
vote on submission of prohibitory
amendment emanated from the oppon-
ents of prohibition. They felt conf
dent they could defeat submission and
reasoned that this would hurt the pro-
hibition cause altho some of the more
saCacious said that ii would merely
stir up the fight. The movement for a
vote progressed far enough to disclose
that the prohibition amendment was
developing strength, partly from those
who believed in it, partly because mem
bers who did not want to vote before
election on this question were threat
ening to line up for submission if they
were forced to the test. When 1t got
that far the movement was halted and,
! tho not entirely settled, the probabil-
tiles are no vote will be forced this
session. But next session the issue
will be up and probably can not be
evaded.