The Huttig news., 1918-04-20
W. 5. Goodwin for COnQreSS.
We carry in this issue the formal

Democratic nomination to succeed himself as Representative of the Eth Congressional District of Ar kansas in the 66th Congress.
 MT. Goodwin needs no introduc- tion to the voters of the district he has served so faithfully and well during the past seven years. He took up his work in congress at a time when the Democrats were mobilizing for their first great drive on the entrenched opposition and became identified with the memo rable congress that laid the foun- dation for the Democratic success of 1912. The legislation of the Wilson administration with which MT. Goodwin has been so intimate ly connected is conceded to have done more for the great masses of people than all other administra- tions since the founding of the government. MT. Bryan made this declaration in a speech at the last Democratic National convention at St. Louis, in 1916:
 As member of the present War Congress he is recognized leader of his party and one of the strongest supporters of the Wilson administration on the floor. As one of the first members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs which is of first rank and which must handle in largameasure the, very grave international questions, and as a member of the committee on Merchant Marine charged with the creation of a great emergency fleet to help win the war, and ships. of commerce to carry the products of our fields and factories into all parts of the world after the war, he has been very active in such legislation accomplishments of this congress.
 MT. Goodwin has also looked well after the needs of the district at all times and secured the aid of the federal government in many ways. In fact, we doubt if any dis trict has had more done for it than Mir. Goodwin has accomplished for this district.
 Legislation efficiency like effic- iency in all other lines of endeavor is matter of growth and develop ment. MT. Goodwin fortunately commenced his legislative career under favorable conditions and has improved we'll the opportunities of fered and is frequently referred to as the philosopher and best student of the House. He is recognized as possibly the best informed man in the House on the international questions of the past and present and such questions are foremost and most pressing at this time and will continue to engage the first at tention of the American Congress turnout the war and the recon struction period which must follow.
 During the great struggle now on between human rights on the one hand and the might and domi- nation by cruel force on the other, we are first concerned in winning the war and a lasting peace. In order to do this it is deemed wise to utilize every trained man to the best possible advantage, not only on the farm, in the forest, mine and factory and on the firing line, but the very best trained men in the Nations Congress as well. A man trained as Mir. Goodwin is can i'll be spared from the council table of the Nation at the most critical time of the worlds history. A new man, however, willing and earnest would be as so much dead wood and an encumbrance rather than a help. This is manifestly no time to gratify the ambitions of the un- trained-no time to swap horses in the middle of the stream-no time to give complimentary votes to this man or that. To defeat any num-