The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-05-29
SCORES IOWA CONGRESSMAN.
Former Charlton Editor Writes His
Opinion of DemagOgues.

fro The r tG}32vj il! f ft5RRE;ns f snd @ 1stts;
years editor of the Patriot, the re-
publican paper at Charlton, to the
editor of the Charlton Leader, who
is now living at Scranton, Penna.,
gives his views on the attitude OF
the Iowa delegation in congress:
Return of railroads to private
ownership, Investigation of con-
gressional waste during the past
session and immediate measures to
return men from the service as rap
idly as possible, were discussed by
Congressman c. G. Dowell at the
Chamber Of Commerce Friday noon
as the three most vital things to be
done by the next session Of congress
in June.
When | return to Washington, /
intend to do everything l can, to use
every power | have, to see that the
men now in the service are returned
TO the dear ones whom they left to
lily to their country's assistance" he
declared. THESE men enlisted to
fight for the duration of the war.
pect to be released to return to their
homes. Is it right for some man
who is the support of a widowed
mother. to be kept in the army in
order that he may drive a machine
for some"Officer?"
"The question of the disposal of
gressman Dowell to be the question
of most vital Importance at the
present time. An investigation of
the waste during the past session of
congress which he declared to be |
immense and unnecessary should
also be Immediately instituted, he
declared Press Comment.
This is dirty demagogism by a
owgrade professional politician.
He seeks to win the favor of SOL
i!ers and soldiers parents by the
dishonest inference that the SOL
.iers are deliberately being kept in
arbitrarily to discourage the
len and worry their motaers. Hell
he. government is Indifferent; that
is not bringing the men home, t
even trying to do so. {
He can ""get away" with his rot j
differences because you. people I
ut there can't see the immense G
alps loaded, with soldiers arriving '
t New York City every day; you /
ally to learn about the thousands-o
IS, thousands of men Of all branch-
5 of the service who come on the
pats. He knows that all the ship-
ing facilities available are being
nployed to get our men home. He :
nows that our government is hir-
lat those nations will let us have O
thanks to just such bush league l
atesmen we have mighty few ships
Listen to his drivel how he will u
Sc every power" he has to get the a
oys home. Bunk! And that re- T
ark fhsin soldiers being kept away
ficers' cars! Even Tom Watson of h
beat that for demagogisn1. d
ct staid business men of Des n
Dimes sat and listened to the puny n
file of this lownfinded knocker.. h
| wonder IT those republicans who t.
'nduct of the war really believe o
ley have an ISSUE" 1 wonder if n
icy think they can put over their e
of using the grouches of dist
officers, the d%isappoint- /
ents of enlisted men to gain prof.
otions, and all the other sor spots 4
Irther their own political interests.
erhaps the scheme will work, for
ere are strong jealousies among
lie men and among the several
'anches of the service, to say moth 0
6 of the i'll feeling that exists be- Il
1een the National Guard and Regu-
r army, and every BIT of soreness v
ill be quickly taken advantage of I
!, the professional vote seekers.
AS for Iowa and her delegation" u
congress, if you people are for h
Iem, you're damned easy to please. e
owever, I can't include Judged
owner as being of the same class d
Dowell, Hull, Ramseyer, Haugen. t,
I'd the rest. Mr.. Towner is head d
I'd shoulders above the others in a
)ility and good sense. / hope he "
ont go along with the mud-sling- Fl
gang. Yours for fair play. a
E. H. Lewis,
71S Monroe St., Scranton, Pa. 1