Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-08-19
WASHINGTON NEWS LETTER
Blu Arthur w. Dunn


ting quite ilguFe. In some states the
liquor question is regarded by the peo-
pie as Of more importance than the
election of one or the other Of the pres
idcntial candidates or the election OF
senators Of one party or another.
"On great moral question" re
marked one Of the shrewd politicians
Of the senate, "the people become
fanatics and do not care about any
thing else than the one aim they have
in view"
And when one side becomes a moral
fanatic the other Is apt to discard ma
tiona and all other kinds Of politics
and fight for It's own protection and
what 1t thinks is It's rights.
Cuts into Both Parties.
Prohibition cuts into both parties.
The prohibliionists are not going TO
consider the effect upon either party
when they once become aroused. They
are as likely to attack the party with
which they have formerly been afiiliat-
Cd as the one which they opposed In
other years. Having once become
pronounced prohbitionist the average
person cannot understand why his par
Is should not cspouse that cause and
Is generally willing to punish his old
party because. Hike him, It does not in
dorSc prohibition
Shows Loose Party Lines.
The fact that prohibition should be
so important In several states at this
time shows how loosely party lines are
drawn If there was great national
question Mt stake, if some important
policy divided the parties which Great
cd intense interest, then the prohibition
issue would not be the dominating
question In those states where 1t Is
creating SO much political concern But
the fact that in several states II is
moro important than party ties shows
how little some people really care
whether the Republicans or Democrats
win this election
Woman Suffrage and Senators.
The states In which there Is now
women suffrage and which elect sena-
tors this fall are Arizona. Montana.
Nevada, California. Utah, Wyoming
and Washington. In the first three
Democrats hold the places and the last
four Republicans. 1t is believed by
Republicans that the declaration OF
Mr. Hughes In favor OF suffrage win
have good results In all the states
where women vote and may elect RE
publlcans In all Of them. 1t Is said
that In Utah there is such an intense
fight over the prohibition question that
the suffrage issue may be entirely for
gottc.. Hughes declaration and ALL In
other states the women may elect sen
ators ou the Hughes declaration
Man Is Not a Machine.
1t was suggested that Mr.. Hughes
should give moro attention on his tour
10 the personal side and do more glad
handing" 1t was said that thousands
OF people wanted to see him. talk With
him and shake hands the great Amer
Jean habit. Senator Borah OF Idaho
says that n man on n speaking tour
cannot do this. 1T exhausts great
deal Of human energy to make long
speech" he said "and a man who
wants to he AT his best before an 40
dicnce cannot give time to receptions
dinners. social and political discussions
aad things OF that sort. / know there
Is bitter complaint because men on
speaking tours do not give more atten
tion to these things. hut II Is phys
ioal imposslhiltty II he Is to do good
work"
Come Back and Work"
II Is evident that quite number of
members Of the house are tired of
staying here while majority are
nWay IN their campaigns or at sum
mer resorts. Come back and work"
is the slogan, and the abseutees are
being called 10 Washington.
Champs Twenty three Years.
Kindly disposed Jim Mann has on
occasions called attention to the fact
thar champ Clark has been In the
house twcuty-thrce years. That is al
most the fact. Champ went down In the
Republican landslide OF 1894 and lost
two years. He has had twenty-oue
years OF actual service, but first ap-
peared IN congress tweuty-three years
ago In Angus: when cleveland called
an extra session 10 repeal the silver
purchase Aaw
6eYerdae Endorsed.
y dozen years ;la&e many changes
How The old fellows, the elder states
men snitkered about Beycridge and
his ehild labor hill ten or more years
ago They had fun with the Roy
Orator Of tho Wabash" and his bF.,.
Yet today his arguments. his points Of
constitutional law and his energy We're
used IN the senate To help to pass the
child labor bin II Reycridge coald
have remained here it would be quite
a triumph to see himself SO thorough
~ Endorsed