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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-02-10
PROSPERITY AFTER THE WAR
country's Interests Will Be Safe
guarded With Democratic Ad-
ninistration in Power.

The Republican party will find it
difficult to create any special dissat-
isfaction with the Democratic tariff
law. 1t has not encouraged such
volume Of imports as could possibly
affect the American manufacturer
and labOrer, and there is no prospect
of any flood of imports from Europe
such as the campaign prophets are
predicting. For some time after peace
Europe will have to feel its way 1t
will have to count it's money, estimate
it's debts, take note Of it's remaining
available energy and survey the area
Of ruin that it will have to rebuild
through years of toll and sorrow.
There will be home problems for
immediate consideration too complex
and vital to enable it to pitch in to
flood the markets of the world with
pauper-n}ade products
The primacy of the United States
after the war will not be hard to
maintain if the people will only keep
their heads. And retaining in power
the present administration will be the
first and most essential manifestation
Of the ability to keep their heads
Houston Post
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-02-10
Safer in Democratic Hands.

The Monroe doctrine is safe SO long
as we have q Democratic administra-
ton. That has been tested. 1t had
almost lapsed into innocuous desue-
tude-at least in the public thought
until it was vigorously reasserted
by the first Democratic president
elected and seated since the Civil war
Grover Cleveland. It remained to
Woodrow Wilson to emphasize the
doctrine in its largest and most pc
tent reaches in his third annual adj
dress to congress. Doubtless it would
be safe under Republican administra-
ton, but in view of the fact that it
has found it's chief support and en-
phasis under Democratic presidents,
the country feels that the doctrine is
safer when foreign complications
arise if a Democrat is III the White
House.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-02-10
A STRONG REASON FOR
BRANDEiS.

Some time ago in discussing the
great labor war in Colorado, Stephen
s. Gregory. now chief counsel for the
Federal Trade commission, greatly de-
plOred a condition which caused the
laboring men of the country to feel
that they were not fairly treated in the
courts In line with this thought, The
Springfield Republican offers this sug-
gestion in connection with the naming
Of Mr. Brandeis for the supreme bench +;
Unless Mr. Brandeis can be professionally or
personally discredited, therefore. by the enc
uaieS he has made, he deserves the favor of the
Senate for the reason that a man Of his type on
the bench of the highest court would tend to
make every trade unionist, every socialist,
every anarchist even, more loyal to our govern
ment and to American institutions; and that
not because Mr. BrandeiS is a trade unionist, or
2 socialist or an anarchist, but because there
&re many thousands of citizens who believe
that the court should contain members who can
see life from their point of view and in whose
fidelity to democracy they entertain no shadow
nf doubt.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-02-10

Judge E. B. Beden, of the first Judi
cial Circuit, has long been prominently
mentioned for place in the supreme
court and has received hundreds OF
letters from all parts Of the state
strongly endorsing him and urging him
to become candidate. Judge Belden
has had a wide and varied experience on
the bench. He was elected county
Judge of Racine county when but
twenty two years of age and began his
continuous judicial career when twenty
three. He has been judge of the first
Judicial Circuit for the past fourteen
years, has held court in all parts of the
state and thus come in contact with all
sorts of litigation. Probably no man
has a wider or more favorable aquain
lance throughout the state than he.
The judge was recently in our circuit
holding court and made so favorable an
impression that undoubtedly he will
have the support of this part of the state
for the supreme bench. 1t is said by
those i'll position to know that his record
of affirmances in cases appealed to the
supreme court is not surpassed in the
history of the state. His exceptionally
good record is we'll known and his
standing as jurist very high. That
he will become d member of the
supreme court one of these days, if he
so desires, is conceded.
One Of the state Judges has said of
Judge Belden:
"He seems to me to be the ideal man for
the supreme bench. He has always beeI
man of the people, in close touch with them
and common affairs and appreciates human in
terests He has given dignity and honor to the
circuit bench and in the maturity of his work
he should prove real power the supreme
bench of the state. Judge Belden in his man
hood and in his work a jurist has everything
to recommend him for this high honor and
position. His work has made him known in all
the judicial circuits of the state and no higher
opinion Of him is entertained than is held by
his fellow mOmbers of the bench
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-02-10
PRESS POINTS

The Waterloo Democrat: There are in the
United States today many people who do not
van President Wilson's Mexican policy to
succeed. They are the men who by corrupting
she Mexican government during the days of
Diaz secured large land mineral and oil con-
SESSIONS thus robbing the Mexican people as for
years they have tried to rob the people of this
country.
Sheboygan Press: William Wolfe of La
Crosse delivered an address before the Demo
cratic State Conference Tuesday that deserves
20 be circulated throughout Wisconsin 1t was
agre 1t plea for patriotism, for love of country,
and it came from,a man big enough and bread,
enough to understand that though we most
naturally sympathize with this or that country
engaged in war. still there is but one country
and one flag for us to uphold and defend--the
United States and tAestarS and stripes. :,
Waterloo Democrat: The Wilson admins
,ration has performed wonders in bringing
back to the United States period of prosperity.
Two laws passed since President Wilson took
ais office have been responsible for the great
change that has taken place in this country in
the last three years. These are the currency
law which has given the United States the
best financial system in the world and the tariff
aw which did away with the monopoly features
Of the Aldrich law, signed by President Taft.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-02-10
Race Already Mon.

The Republicans will hold their ma
the Democrats. They think that by
getting the first start they will gain
an advantage in the running. That
might be some advantage if they had
anything better than quarter horses to
enter the running, but as it is they
have yet to bring forward fine-blood-
ed racer like the one the Democrats
will enter It's a cinch that the Demo-
cratic candidate will be loo. ing back
over his shoulder at his competitor
before the first quarter-pole has been
passed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-02-10

As | look at that flag I seem to see
many characters upon it which are not
visible to the physical eye. There seem
TO move, ghostly visions of devoted men
who, looking to that flag, thought only
Of liberty, of the rights of mankind, of
the mission of America to show the
way to the world for the realization of
those rights. And every grave of every
brave man in the country would seem
10 have upon it the colors of the flag, if
he were a true American-would seem
20 have upon it that stain of red, which
means the true pulse Of blood; that
patch of pure white which means the
peace Of the soul. And then there
seems to rise over the graves of those
men and to hallow their memories that
blue space of the SKY in which swim
those stars which exemplify for us the
glorious galaxy Of the states of the
union, which stand together to vindi-
cate the rights Of mankind. -PREsIDENT
WILSON
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-02-10
RooseveIt's Charges Ridiculous.

: Secretary Daniels annual report re-
lated largely to his plans for navy up
building, and was so far familiar to
the public. Otherwise there. will be
found in it various matters of instruc-
tive interest for those who are swal
lowing the ColoneIs ridiculous charge
''of such frightful mishandling of the
navy as that which caused it to de-
teriorate probably so per cent in eff
cheney during 1913 and 1914" AS
one example the secretary shows that
assertions from larger force were last
year 400 fewer than in the year before,
and 963 fewer than in the year before
that
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-02-10
WHAT TO ARRA|GN?
Democratic Party May Laugh at
Republican Threat.
Splendid Record Made by the Admin
istration Well Able to Stand Any
Assault of the Disgrun-
tied Opposition.

Republican leaders serve notice that
the next G. o. P. convention is going
to ''arraign" the Wilson administra-
ton in the most drastic fashion. Natu-
raj, if true, but what for?
For the revision which gave the
country the first honest tariff it has
known in the last half century?
For the banking and currency act
which has abolished panics, stabilized
business, taken money from Wall
street and sent it back to be used on
farms and in workshops, and even
stood the strain of the world war?
For refusing to recognize Huerta
and help that murderous dictator fas-
ten his blood-stained rule on Mexico?
For winning back the confidence of
the Latin-American peoples who had
been alarmed by Roosevelt's taking
Panama."
For maintaining peace, with honor,
in the midst of world strife?
For the first clear-cut program for
national defense ever presented to
congress by an American president in
time Of peace?
For the opening of Alaska?
For prosperity?
Are these the counts in the coming
Indictment? It would seem so. At
least, the country knows nothing else
that can be alleged against the Will
son administration. But when the in
spired scriveners of the Republican
party turn loose on these awful crimes,
what an arraignment it will be!
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-02-10
No More Monopoly Schedules.

American manufacturers can retain
their trade supremacy if they are wise,
but they will not retain it if the
United States by exclusive tariffs tries
to hog the trade of the world. That
is the surest way to lose it. All the
tariff laws ever enacted by congress
are now SO much waste paper. Not
one of them is worth a cent as a
guide to the revision of the tariff that
must inevitably result from the eco.
nOmic readjustment that must follow
the war. But of all the political ele-
ments that are unfit to be trusted with
tariff revision, the most unfit is the ele-
ment that believes in monopoly SEIZED
ules for the sake of monopoly
schedules.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-02-10
Bad Outlook for Republicans.

The next tariff issue is going to be
somewhat different than it has been
in the past, so that the Republicans
will not be able to say that Dem
ocratic tariff has injured American
industry They will simply have to
assert that unless the schedules are
raised there will be a flood Of cheap
goods from Europe after the war to
depress American trade and lower
American wages. Aud they will have
to urge these dire prophecies with
American industry working right
alorg at high tide Of prosperity.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-02-10
WOLFE'S GOOD SPEECH.

In point of grasping the real situation the
democratic state convention that met here last
Tuesday was far more at agreement with public
feeling than the republican convention that MT
at Madison week ago. The democrats met the
issues with their heads erect and eyes to the
front, and my old friend and compatriot Mr.
William F. Wolfe of La Crosse did himself
great credit by frank and courageous hand
ling of every important topic.-Ellis B. u her.
Mr. Wolfe's speech as chairman OF
the Democratic state convention was
indeed a good speech. He is an able
man, and forward looking Democrat
and he arose to the great occasion.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-02-10
Wise Tariff Policy.

Industries that can compete in the
markets Of the world certainly need
no protection; those that still cannot
hold their own should be set free by
degrees so that they can. Not invari-
ably, but generally, the most highly
protected industries are also the least
efficient By gradually removing the
tariff on their products, these will be
forced to a policy of intensive inter
nal development. Thus they will be
set free to capture the markets Of
the world.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-02-10
SHREWD UNCLE JOE
Cannon Still Poses as Treasury
Watchdog.
With the Administration, of Course,
in the Matter of the Country's
Preparedness, Only There Is
String to His Vote.

The Old Guard is mostly all gone,
but it would be a pity to forget what
was at all events picturesque group.
Of them all, who was more picturesque
than Uncle Joe? But he was more
than picturesque, and his first inter-
view upon his return to Washington
for his twentieth congress shows him
still the watchdog of the treasury,
with a penchant for apt quotations.
While presidents and ex-presidents are
citing Scripture the speaker displays
his versatility by turning to Tacitus
for an observation that is right to the
point: "The peace of nations cannot
be secured without arms, nor arms
without pay, nor pay without taxes.
How fortunate that the economy-lov.
ing Democrats (wheR the Republicans
are I'M have to lay the taxes for pre-
paredness! Uncle Joe has note Of
miseration in his voice as he con-
templates their difficulties. His vote
is at their disposal patriotism be-
fore partisanship for Danville--Only
there is the distressing disagreement
between McAdoo and Kitchin as to
the condition of the treasury, which
is quite beyond his powers Of COM
posing. There was time, to be sure,
when congress voted $5O,OO0,OG0 for
defense in lump, and the treasury
stood it without a culver, but that
was long ago. Mckinley was in the
White House, and Mckinley was
Republican, wasn't he? That ex-
Mains LOT
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-02-10
Lodue "TaIkinq Bio"

We shall carry the state of Massa-
chusetts against the Democratic can
didate by a majority for the presiden-
tial electors which will range from
$4,000 to 0,000.-Senator Henry Ca
bot Lodge.
In Sc, Ator Lodges calculations the
name of the Republican candidate for
president is not important enough to
call for mention at this time. Besides,
he hasn't the slightest idea who it
will be-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-02-10
In Reserve. as It Were.

Several Republicans have shown
themselves a good deal nettled by the
presidents remark that the Republic,
an party would have no issue next
year but the tariff. Not at all, say
Senator Burton and Senator Weeks
we shall have a number of other is-
sues. But it is to be noted that they
refuse to say what those issues will
be. Reserve about them is as marked
as about the presidential nominee.
The party has great candidates and
glorious issues, but neither must be
mentioned just yet.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-02-10

High tariff takers are clanoring for
Il tariff commission. But, suppose a
tariff commission were created, and it
should declare for further downward
revision Of import duties. What would
the high takers do then, poor things?
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-02-10
For Democratic National Convention

For DemOCratiC National CONVENTION
DELEGATES AT LARGE.
SENATOR PAUL O. HUsTING Of Mayville
JUDGE JOHN G.. KAREL of Milwaukee.
WILLIAM F. WOLFE of La Crosse.
GEORGE HILTON of Oshkosh.
THIRD DISTRICT DELEGATES.
Z. J. REYNOLDS of Madison.
FRANK jerks Of BrOdhead.
The Ordway new era., 1916-07-28
Bibles.

The first Bible printed in America
was in an Indian language, translated
by John Elliott, pioneer missionary
to the Indians, and published at Cam
bridge, Mass. the New Testament in
1861, the entire Bible in 1868. In 1908
one William Bradford proposed to
print an English Bible by subscription,
the price of the book to subscribers
being 20 shillings or n pound sterling.
In 17T7, during the Revolutionary war,
there We're so few Bibles in the little
group of states that congress voted
to print 10000 copies. Even this was
found impracticable. Type and paper
We're wanting. and by way of compro-
mise 10000 Bibles We're then ordered
to be imported from Europe by author
ity of congress, the reason being given
that sits use was so universal and its
importance so great" But even this
could not be done owing to the war
embargo. The work was then UNDER
taken in 1882 by Robert Aitken of Phil
adelphia rs private enterprise. The
books were few and very dear.-Chris-
tian Herald.
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TRAINING T0DAY'S
BOYS AND GIRLS
Fighting Instinct Diverted Into
Other Channels.
REAL ENEMIES lMPERSONAL
Healthy Group RivaIries and competi-
tions viii Absorb Energies That
Otherwise Are Likely to Be
Misdirected.
By sIpoNlE M. GRUENBEkG.

HERE are three possible atti-
tudeS toward the instincts OF
children. At one extreme we
n find the rather crude natural
ism which assumes that whatever is
"natural" must be right; this leads to
indifference and indulgence. At the
other extreme is the somewhat less
crude but equally arbitrary Huritnnism
which suspects every desire and i'm
pulse of being satanic in origin; this
leads to suppression and Sterility.
Then there is the more or less rational
eclccticism that chooses to encourage
some impulses and to suppress others.
When we take into account the teach
ingS of modern psychology and biology
we shall make our selections and adapt
our methods more effectively. Today
we do not simply reprcss or indulge;
we try to utilize the driving forces of
the growing child to forward our own
ideals of what Il child should be. We
take the child rs we find him. and try
to make him II little stronger here and
to rub of little there.
In the matter of fighting it is parti-
culnrly difficult to form balanced judg
ments and to develop sane plans. With
our usual habit of emphasizing one
aspect of Il problem to the exclusion
of all others. we either fix our atten-
ton on the injuries resulting from con-
flict and become extreme paciiistS. or
we fix the attention upon the need for
resisting aggression, for defending
our 'rights." and become belligerent.
In one case we make fighting an end
in itself: in the other case we make
the avoidance of fighting the goal of
effort. With the child, however, fight
ing means more than defense, and it
need not always mean that; it means
something different from the cOnse-
quences to person and property. 1t is
almost entirely matter of cxertion, of
overcoming difficulties, of conquest-or
defeat = sometimes, but even then
chiefly rs incidental to the conflict.
Our problem is therefore to make
full use of youths eagerness to exert
effort, to sacrifice, to devote itself. But
we must guard, on the one hand,
against drawing upon the antisocial
The Ordway new era., 1916-07-28

lied for team play, we begin to get the
kinds Of sacrifice that the group al
ways demands of the individual, and
In many respects the more victorious
forms of athletic sports are quite the
equivalent of good fighting, so far as
the participants are concerned. The
motives are still those of rivalry, but
the prospective gain of victory Is now
no longer for the individual, but for
the group. And when boys all but ex-
hnust themselves for the "glory of the
school," the moral results are of the
highest kind.
We go step further when the corn
clubs conquer insects and fungi, and
control the soil and the seasons for the
glory OF their county or district, for
soon the interest may be extended
from the mere beating" of the rivals
to the increased contribution to the
corn crib at home. The same kinds of
results morally are obtained when we
utilize the group rivnlres in Il "Clean-
up Contest" The girls will make their
streets and yards and porchcS as at
tractivc aS possible, at first for the
purpose of making n better showing
than those of the next street. Pres
entity, however, the interest may be
directed so rs to center upon the chas.
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He Proved It,

During the recitation of n college
class in natural philosophy, the pro-
fcssor observed Il tall, lanky youth in
rear seat, his head dropping. his
body relaxed, his eyes half closed, and
his legs encumbering the adjacent
aisle.
'Nlr. Frazer" said the professor.
The freshman opened his eyes slow
ly, but did not change his pose.
mfr. Frazer, what is work?"
"Evcrything is work." was the
drawing reply.
'Sir," exclaimed the professor, "do
you mean to tell me that is a reason-
able answer to my question:"
eyes, SIR"
'Then take 1t that you would like
me and the class to believe that this
desk is work?"
"Yes, SIR" replied the youth wearily !;
sit is woodwork. The Christian Her.
aid.
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ing of dirt as the villain of the drama.
Now the older children can be led to
abandon the group rivalrics us they
had already Outgrown the individual
rivalrieS, and the object of attack can
now be made some impersonal enemy,
rather than some particular person or
group. There is enough to fight for
and to fight against. Boys and girls
who have learned to work together in
the various kinds of contests need not
abandon the fighting motives, and the
powerful organizing influences that
these motives exert upon our activities.
But they must learn to fight real enc
mics, and for larger and larger groups.
Disease still remains to be conquered,
and the best physicians and nurses ap-
proach their work in the spirit OF the
soldier. Fire prevention and fire de-
struction call for as much thought and
effort rs the best can put forth. The
vast engineering and economic and So
cial problems furnish worthy foes for
the fighting instincts Of our boys ana
girls.