The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-09-17
WASHINGTON LETTER.
j(By j. X. Dougherty.

President will utilize his pen in aid.
ing the candidates. of Congressman
Connolly, for the Senate and the dem
Ocratic congressional aspirants
President Wilson personally assured
Congressman Connolly before the lat
ter returned to Iowa to enter the cam
paign, that he would have some
thing to say to the voters OF Iowa
before election, from the White
House, if not from the stump. IN
his letter to Chairman Doremus OF
the Democratic congressional CON-
mittee the president reiterated THIS.
II shall, no doubt, take occasion as
opportunity" he said, to state ana
perhaps restate to the country IN the
clearest and most convincing terms
can command the things which the
Democratic party has attempted "
do in the settlement of great Ques-
tions which have for many lons
year pressed for solution and earn
ntly hope that they will generously
onen their minds to what may
have to say" ,;,, ro+
Even though the President VIII not
take the stump, there is strong
probability that Secretary bryan
will make some speeches, and Iowa is
Counted unon to be one of the states
NJ Rrvon will visit. Secretary OF
the Navy Daniels spoke in the Maine
campaign, and also may WISH Nv 1--WE,
Senators Gore and owen Oh o K;l
homa, and Congressman Ciauue ~ ~ ~
chin of North Carolina, VINO VIII We
democratic leader of the next nouse,
have already promised to SPEAK ~
Mr.. Connolly and the democrallc con.
gressional candidates. oehdloi
James, Senator Kern, and other pai.S
leaders also may be among the speah-
ing talent. The record OF achleve-
ment made by the congress how
drawing to a close is one that arms
the administration for an ahlrmatlVe
campaign, and the campaign Italia
gers, hopeful of bringing Iowa over
wholly to the Democratic column are
determined to bring out az lhe
heavy artillery available.
Mr.. Wilson's letter to Chairman
Doremus struck confident note that
proves the President is armed 10 az
effective work in the campaign even
though he will not be able to leave
the White House. Some OF the strlh-
ing paragraphs of the Doremus letter
show the strength of the appeal tne
President is prepared to make 10
the voters.
'sThe close of very extraordinary
session of congress is at hand, ne
said. (Which has, I venture to say
been more fruitful in important legis-
lation of permanent usefulness to the
country than any session OF Congress
within the memory of the active pup
lie men of our generation. A great
constructive program has been car
ried through for which the country
has long waited, and has been carried
through with the approval and sup
port of iudicious men of all parties;
and we have reason to congratulate
ourselves upon the record that mas
been made the busy seventeen
months we have devoted to our great
legitimate task
The President said the party was
warranted in making an appeal to
the country to give it Endorsement
at the autumn elections. He said
the democratic could go to the
country with very sincere appeal in
which there need be no pretense or
boast of any kind, but plain state
ment of things actually accomplished
which ought to be and think would
be entirely convincing" He added:
'It is a record which shows us at
peace with all the world; the ques-
tions which plagued business with
doubt and uncertainty and irrespon-
sible criticism out of the way;
settled and disposed of;
the apparent antagonism between
and business cleared
away and brought to an end with the
plain reckoning accomplished; the
path of sure-footed adjustment clear
ahead of US, prosperity certain to
come by means which all can approve
and applaud"
Then the President made mention :
of the legislative work planned for
the next session and pointed out the
need of the continued support of
party majority in Congress to bring
it about. He continued: Moreover,
there is program of another kind
ahead of us to which it is inspiring
to look forward program free
from debate except as to the best
means by which to accomplish what
all desire. The great questions i'm
mediately ahead of us are the build
ing up of our merchant marine with
all that means in the development
and Investigation of our foreign
commerce and the systematic CONVEX
sation and economic use of our nat
lral resources. subjects much talked
about, but little acted upon. There
ire other great pieces of constructive
legislation waiting to be done to
which we could turn without any
except, as have said,
Is to the best ways of doing them.
II believe that ways can be found
% do these things readily enough if
he country will give us it's generous
support and trust us to do Them;
ind it would have been a genuine
pleasure to me to ask to be given
gain colleagues such as / have had
n the two houses of Congress dur
ng the present memorable session.
trust that there will be many occa-
ions upon which may have the
vrivilege of calling the attention of
ny fellow countrymen to the fine
nd unselfish service which has been
ond orod them nv their nresent reDre.