Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-09

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women are to tear up the national
campaign Of 1916. The oldest issue III
the world is thus to be the issue that
may decide the presidential election.
Such political experts and leaders as
Frederick c. Stevens, of Minnesota, ami
Frank E. Doremus, Of Michigan, not to
mention Uncle Joe Cannon, of Illinois,
and other philosophers. agree tina:
when the two presidential, candidates
frage question they raised the chief is
sue of the campaign.
That this is accepted generally IS
shown by the disturbance created in
both parties, for there are men of in
Huence in the republican party who do
not relish being on the dry side, and
men in the democratic party who are
for prohibition ard do not enjoy the
prospect of having TO tight for the
cause Of the VETS"
Yet, when Charles E. Hughes de-
clared for the Susan B. Anthony con-
stituticnal amendment, he committed
himself to the aniiwhisky end of tns
argument, while Mr.. Wilson in oppos-
ing that amendment frankly invited the
support of the whisky interests.
Disrupts Congressional Campaigns.
Already the politicians have begun
to speculate on the effect of the in
lection OF this issue into the congress
SIGNAL districts and its effect on thu
senatorial vote in thes ta.es. The re
publicans count confidently on the
house. They expect to pick enough
members in states like Kansas, Ohio,
Nebraska and Minnesota to overcome
the present small democratic majority.
They are measuring on the senate jus.
now and the injection of the liquor and
suffrage tissue threatens to work havoc
with calculations.
In Pennsylvania, the various bitter
enemies of Boies Penrose have already
declared thems for suffrage and
challenged the liquor element which
has kept Penrose in power.
Indiana Candidates Agitated.
In Indiana, the republican candi-
dates for the senate, Harry New and
James Watson, have been sweating like
oxen in a brick kiln since Mr.. Hughes
made his announcement. They are
against suffrage and counted on the
question being neutralized in Indiana.
On the other hand, Charles w. Fair
banks is a suffragist. Mr.. Hughes has
omitted Indiana from his first tour OF
the country. but il going there late-
and Will not avoid suffrage when he
govs In New York, Ohio and New
jersey the suffrage liquor issue has
early calculations and
called for recasting Of campaigns in
districts.
Both sides, are hopeful of advantage.
but the democrats are more confident.
They think Wilson will gain. but they
see a great danger ahead if Wilson Is
re- elected. Because Of this issue many
politicians see the democracy driven
back into the clutches of the saloon.
where it walIowed SO many years.
Oppose Saloon Domination.
There are hundreds Of thousands OF
democrats who will leave the party
IA Their :han be subject again to saloon
domination. The democrats TemembeA
their twenty yrars tight to overcome
the economic mistake of free silves
They could never stand the disgrace of
free whisky. The managers on -boti
sides may be able to quiet this issue
ard prevent its erupting like Vesu-
vius over the neatly laid out landscape.
but if it loses there are two ways it IS
figured outs First, that 1t will not help
Hughes, but will not hurt enough to
defeat him: second, that it Will defeat
him temporarily but make him the in
evita bic nominee of a new movement
in politics a movement which VIII
.,weep whisku out of America.
NJ. Hughes whole life and record
commits him against the whisky,
sporting and liberal element in politics,
The Nest Egg.