The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-03-21
NEW CANDIDATE
FOR CONGRESS
ROSS r. MoWRy OF NEWTON
MAKES ANNOUNCEMENT
HIS PLATFORM AS OUTLINED
Is in Full Accord With Administration
In its Cooperation With Allies
and in its Determination for
Successful War.

SucceSStul war.
Newton, Iowa, March 18.--Ross r.
Mowry of this city, prominent attor-
.ney and life long Republican, has an.
.nounced his candidacy for Congress in
this district In making his announces
Iment to the voters of the Sixth Dis
trict of Iowa, he says:
Il am candidate for the nomina-
ton for Congress of the Sixth District,
subject to the Republican primaries
to be held June 3rd,
I'VE are now in the midst OF the
greatest crisis in the Worlds history.
In the language of Lloyd George, I'VE
must either go on or go under" To a
very large degree the burdens of the
war with its attendant treachery, bru-
tally, frightfulness, rapine and lust,
have been borne by our gallant and
heroic allies. Because of our geogra-
ply we have not shared with our al
lies the burdens of the cowardly MUIR
der of women and children by Ger
many in her bombing operations on
defenseless towns, but we have shared
with them the unspeakable cruelties
on non-combatants as result of the
outlaw submarines.
The War is Our War.
eve now know that this is not mere
| ly England's war, or the war or
France, or even the vindication of
Belgium, but World War in which
every self respecting nation and ev-
cry self respecting citizen must play
a part. We are not only fighting for
democracy against Imperial autocracy
but we are fighting a nation which
knows neither good nor evil, nation
| which SCOTS at virtue, exalts brutali-
| ty, puts a premium upon treachery,
and has only contempt for those who
have not the courage or the power TO
defend themselves. We have long
since come to the parting of ways. We
now know from the said experience
as much danger from impractical the
oretical pacifists as we are fro:l our
avowed enemies.
Only One Way to Win.
There is but one way to win the
war, and that is by superior military
strength great military force back
ed by united and determined people.
There is no place for the Stacker eth
er in the army or among the people,
and there is no place in Congress for
the man of beautiful theories and half
way measures. There is no place in
Congress for the man who thinks we
can win the war by keeping our sol
diers at home, by opposing the selec-
tive draft, by the Withholding from
our allies the fullest cooperation, by
Withholding from the President com
plete power over instrumentality nee
essary TO prosecute the war with the
most unrelentiing vigor.
Support the President.
1.-The President not only needs the
united support of the people, but he
needs the united and complete coop
Grafton of Congress. We are approprr-
ating billions of dollars and Offering
hundreds of thousands of our young
boys in order to destroy the greatest
menace and the most brutal military
autocracy the world has even known.
For this reason all half way measures
TALL hating and doubling, all discus
sion of beautiful theories which tend
to make it more difficult for the Gov
eminent to wage a successful and
speedy war to victorious conclusion,
| is sacrifice of both blood and treas
ure It is not only crime against our
boys in khaki, but also crime against
humanity
Loyalty is Necessary,
This state and this congressional
district are entitled to be represented
in Congress by men who are not only
loyal to the Government, but who be-
lieve it that full and complete cooper
alton with our allies, and that yigor-
Gus prosecution of the war which
alone makes possible speedy and
victorious conclusion. Knowing that
the views of our congressman from
this district, as expressed by his votes,
have not been in harmony with these
sentiments, and believing that his
ideas if carried into, effect would have
paralyzed this nation in the prosecu-
ton of the war. have decided to be-
come candidate.
ROSS r. MOWRY,
Newton. Iowa.