Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-10-28
WASHINGTON NEWS LETTER
By Arthur w. Dunn


Washington, Oct. 20.-[Special. III
President Wilson Is reelected 1t Will
be on account of the prosperous times
which such large proportion Of the
people are enjoying. Prosperity al
ways helps the man In office. Let
well enough alone" Peace and pros
perity," Hes kept us out of war"
have been effective slogans when &C
cOmpanied by the bald fact that man
ufacturers have been making money
and have orders ahead for long
time. workmen are employed at good
wages, farmers are getting good prices
for their products. and there is no
likelihood of the European war stop
ping and interfering with all this mon
ely getting In the United States.
1t might well be said that no candi-
date for reelection ever had every
thing his way more than Mr. Wilson.
One can scarcely remember u time
just like the present. The nearest APP
proach was In 1888, when. ia spite OF
the good times, Grover Cleveland was
defeated when candidate for re-
election. and again In 1892 when Ben
Jamin Harrison was defeated for a
second term The times were very
good in both years.
Issues Not Absorbing.
or course we all have to recognize
that the issues are not absorbing 1t
must be acknowledged that Hughes is
making a very good fight and has ere
for several months But the great
question Is whether some people have
forgotten all that they have disap-
proved of In the administration. with
the dislike they have formed for the
president and the Democratic party
during the last four years. and are
going TO re-elect the president aud re
tain his party In power upon the pres
ent conditions throughout the country.
Pre-. election Interest.
Why is It that the whole country
seems determined to decide the cleo
tlon in advance Of the poll? Why Is
II that we all read the straw votes,
the polls OF newspapers. and study
the predictions of campaign managers?
Is II because. as often claimed, that
hundreds of thousands OF voters sim
ply vote ON election day the way they
think the election il going so as to be
on the shouting side when the returns
are M 1t is unfortunate that there is
great deal Of truth IN this assertion.
There are IA great many people who
care more about being ON the right side
OF the contest than they care about
political principles. 1t is probably for
the purpose Of influencing voters of
this kind that prediction statements
OF certain victory are made by both
parties,
Small Issues
President Wilson In bringing John
SHELTON Williams into the canvass re-
minds one of Hughes when he brought
Il, Dana Durand into the first
speeches he made. There are SO many
big questions in a national election
too. Mighty few voters care whether
any man goes or stays In public ofl Sc
as result Of presidential election
Does Not Arouse interest.
Time after time efforts have been
made 10 get the American people to
take an interest In the open door In
China, But they simply Will not see
II. Now. when something of stir Is
made In regard 10 the protest of Japan
ana kassia against the building of
railroads and canals In China by
Americans. our people do not hetray
the least interest. We do not care
whether they are permitted 10 invest
their money In such enterprises or not.
Closer at home we have shown an in.
difference as To whether the people
who invested their money In Mexico
lost It. There IS an idea that Amer
lea for Americans is pretty good sys.
tetd.
Women In Politics.
The more women voters the mora
perturbed viii be the politicians. They
cannot tell anything about what the
women are likely to do under stress OF
a presidential campaign 1t has been
shown that ON state issues they 20
with the men voters but this "a the
nrSt time they have had an opportu
nifty Ia sat wide Swath IN preSiden.
tial contest and they are giving the
campaign managers the greatest sueSs
lux contest they have ever had. The
women may swing enough votes In the
west 70 decide the contest and thus
take New York out or its maSterfu
position OF being The deciding state
They may. but 1t is net likely
Rural Credits.
Upon the beheSt OF she farmers. or
NJ least ii was said to be the farmers
congress passed rural credits law
Now tee farm loan board which oper
ateS the law. IS trying Its best to tell
tRe farmers what they got in that law
trying To tell them what it was they
were clamorlng for so voCiferously
The farm loan board IS conducting
campaign Of education and tying 10
educate the farmers In the way 10 OBJ
tain loans under the new law.