The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-05-08
CON. WOODS RECORD CITED
Albert Head Denounces Present Con.
gresham for Not Standing Behind
Government

Government
Jefferson, Iowa, April 10, 1918
Editor Herald:
Dear Sir: am just in receipt of an
editorial clipped from your paper OF
February 20, 1918. in which you say
in commentator and endorsement OF
the record of F. P. Woods.
Congressman Woods has taken his
place with the men in congress who
support the government with every
means at hand His record is that OF
wise friend Of the government, etc
1--WE believe that Frank Woods re,
presented the people OF the district
and the state by his conservatism on
the war questions.
l feel confident that you were not
familiar with record Of Frank Woods
in congress-" at the time you wrote
that editorial or you never would have
written such an endorsement of his
war record, and deem it my duty,
| in Justice to you, as we'll as for the
big Tenth congressional district OF
information Of the electors of the
Iowa. who should not be misled as
| to Woods war record, l, therefore give
you the following record of F. +.
Woods on the most important war
measure passed by congress. and
Woods votes thereon, taken from the
| Congre ssional Record and are cor
rect, as follows:
March %, 1916. Measure Of nation
al defense amendment known as the
Kahn amendment providing for the
increase in the army. Woods. of Iowa
voted no. Congressional Record, Gath
congress $500.
MAY s, 1916. Measure of national
defense amendment, house file 1876
on army re-orga nization increasing tint
standing army to 100000. Woods Of
Iowa voted no. Congressional Record
Gath congress $500.
May 8, 1916. Volunteer army house
file authorizing president to organize,
maintain and train volunteer army I'M
der proper regulations. Woods, of
Iowa, voted no. House file 1866 con-
gressional record, Gath congress 1891:
February /, 1917. Revenue bill
12O573. Bill to raise revenue by means
of excess profit tax and other taxes.
Woods of Iowa voted no. Congress
sional record. l64th congress 1890.
April 5,>1917. Resolutions OF war
declaring that state of war exists
between United States and Germany.
Woods, of Iowa, voted no. Congress
sional record 65th congress, pages 242
and 243.
MAY 4, 1917. Espionage act. Pro-
viding for right to arrest and punish
ment of persons giving aid to the
enemy by burning munition plants,
elevators, bridges, etc. House reso-
Hutton No. 291. Woods Of Iowa voted
NO. Congressional record G5th con-
gress 1882
June I, 1917. Revenue bill. Carry
ling appropriation necessary for naval
support for site to equip and train
navy recruits. Woods of Iowa voted
lno. House resolution No. 1911. Con-
eressional record 65th congress 1856.
This record of F. P. Woods, l be-
llieve, will convince you that you were
mistaken when you said, eve believe
that Frank p Woods represented the
people of the district and state You
viii observe that on March %, 1916
Woods voted against increasing the
army, May 8. he voted against increas.
| ing the standing army to 100000 and
on the same day against unauthorz:
! ing the president to maintain and
train volunteer army and on February
II, 1917, against revenue bill to tax
excess profits, ETC., and on April B,
|1917, Woods voted with Senator La
Toilette against the resolution of war
declaring a state of war existing be-
tween the United States and Germany
and on May 4, 1917, voted against
the espionage act, providing for the
arrest and punishment Of persons aid
ling the enemy by burning munitior
plants, grain elevators, bridges, etc.
lon June 7, 1917, voted against neces
sary appropriations for the navy. etc.
|all of which bills passed congress and
deposition Of Woods, and have beer
lapprcved by the people of Iowa anc
|are now laws, Notwithstanding the
the nation.
1t is passing strange that any mar
with a drop of patriotic blood in his
veins, and with sufficient intelligence
to edit a newspaper, would approve
lsuch a record as Woods has and have
1.-THE brazen audacity to say that Prank
Woods represented the people of the
district and the state of Iowa on the
war question, when every vote o
Woods on war legislation gave aid ant
encouragement to the huns, spies ant
disloyal, evil disposed citizens ant
allen enemies of the United States ant
the patriots of all parties, not only
lin the tenth district, but in Iowa anC
|every state in the union will condemn
Ito ignomy LaFollette and all congress
linen who have voted against these wal
measures, especially those who voted
|against the war resolution April 5
1917, and against needed appropria
|tions to prosecute the war and punish
spies and persons giving aid to the
enemy by burning, dynamiting and de
stroying government and private pro
perty.
The taxpayers of the tenth congress
ional district do not relish paying in
come taxes when Frank P. Wood!
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