The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-04-16
PRAISE FOR OLD IOWA
And Bouquet For The Grand Old
Party Of Lincoln.

Pasadena, Cal, April Editor
Herald: | wish to thank you for a
copy of the Farmers Edition of the
Herald. Truly it is a great paper,
creditable alike to the publishers and
the splendid community in which it
was edited. 1t is always pleasure
to scan copies 81 the Herald always
a good paper, and never better than
now. Ny first acquaintance with it
was in 1873, Unde' the leadership OF
II. G. Leighton and w. ii. Needham.
Then 1t WIS one Of the best of Iowa
wceklieS; Few one Of the best of Iowa
dailies. SO :ou see the Herald has
kept with the ever forward march of
dear, good CID Iowa. May the good
fight for greater strength and pro.
gress cont nue without ever sounding
retreat. Here's to the Herald force,
real happiness, best health and gcner.
al prosperity for all--fr0m editor to
"devir'-if you have one.
And here's TO Iowa, the best state
in the Union New England may boast
of her glorious pines and "rock.bound
coast" Pennsylvania pose as the key
stone state; New York cling to her
pride of empire" the north and
west of the Queen City by the lake,
the inter.mountainOuS region of their
mineral wealth; California of her glo-
rious climate, fruits and flowers; the
south of her cotton belt" with ALI.
gator attachment, but there is Iowa,
the heart of the continent, her soil
as rich as the valley of the Nile, Dor
dered by the largest rivers beneath
our flag, a veritable Egypt for corn,
the paradise of the hog, and, homed
by the best people on earth, and now
If the republicans of the state will
get together and redeem her politi.
cally, her garments will be as white
as snow. That's Iowa! God bless
her!
California never was in a more
prosperous condition, so far as pro
ducts of the soil are concerned than
at this moment We have had abund'
ant rains, much more than the aver
age annual fall, and Mother Nature
sits with her right hand on the helm
The ranchers have made their first
cutting of alfalfa. and have five more
coming for the season. Oats, wheat
and barley are In head, pastures are
fine and all fruits are promising
heavy yield. Most of our tourists have
departed The winter was one of the
most pleasant ] ever knew, warmer
than usual. My winter garden Is as
fine as silk, even my last years TO-
mato vines still living. Apricots are
now more than half grown, peaches,
plum3. prunes, nectarines, etc, all
Hourishing. Apricots will be ripe be-
fore the first of May and VIC have
had strawberries every day all winter.
Politically, the ho"r of redemption
is at hand. ProgresSives stole the
state one year ago-claimed to be re-
publicans, but kept Taft electors OFF
the 0allot-bIt this year they threw
off the mask, denounced republicans
and owned n, tC being out for sIaugh'
ter. Well. tie slaughter Is on. all
right and the lICRIcssiNe party in
California has dwindled to the pro
portions of q political corpse. The
registry of voters is to be completed
by June % and already republicans
Outnumber prOgrCssivCS in this cOun'
ty by more than $4,000 and by more
than 1875, 900 in the state, the gain in-
creasing every day and we are getting
ready to sing that good old song
Mine eyes shall see the glory OF the
next election day" etc.
Evidently the people have not for.
gotten the glorious fact that the real
progressive party was born in 1860
came into power with Lincoln as
president. and as liberty and progress
were rocked in the same cradle,
were nourtshed by the blood and
tears of saints, they were not born
to die. neither will their buglc call
ever sound retreat.
Yours truly,
H. J. VAIL.