Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-10-27

SO much ignorance that he doesn't
dare put them up; ne talks nonparti
san and business in some place,
and for the Democratic party else
where; all that he has said abou
state finances, state affairs, ant
state administration has but empha
sized the fact that he is like wha
Henry Ford was proved to be. al
ignorant idealest," except that h,
is not an idealist Iowa does not neet
governor who will treat it as q
side line.
Remember; Republican Congress
and Republican legislature need :
Republican president and a Republi
can Governor.
How would it benefit the lows
farmer to turn the railroads over tc
Sam Gomphers for operation?
The increase in freight rates was
made necessary wholly by an in
crease of over 81, 10000, 900 a yeal
in the wages of railroad employees.
Candidate Herring wants to have
the State University and the State
College run by a new commission
that will ignore the educational side
and consider only how cheaply car
Professors be hired. Friends o.
higher education, take notice.
Some of the farmers have beer
fooled by Jim Pierce more than ono,
and most OF them think once is to,
saany. As an adviser he is not safe.
TaSI. ben Gibson. Capt. Fred Wood
ruff and Major Glenn Haynes are Re
publican candidates for state Office
Col. Brewer who led the famou.
charge at Chateau Thierry, is a can
didate for elector at large on tn,
Republican ticket. rand Major Smell Il
the other candidate for elector a
large,
Ask any Democrat who berate
Cummins for helping make the rail
road law what excuse he has 70
President Wilson for approving II
And ask him also, if he stands upo,
his party platform which demand
that the law be given a fair trial
The Democrats didn't discover any
thing bad about the law until the
thought they could use it to help ge
a Democratic senate to handicap
Republican president.
Incidentally the Democratic admin
istration has served notice that o.
November / it will close its ..Fai
Price Commission" and stop fixin
prices. The next day the voters o
the United States will also hav
something to say about Democrat
lhlundering In the matter Of jugglin
with prices. So
You can't be half Republica
this year and maintain your homo
as citizen. Leave 1t to others t
wobble and wiggle.
The railroad law limits railroa
earnings to 51a per cent; and tn
railroads are borrowing money at
and per cent with which to bu
cars and engines. Surely that was nc
a very great kindness to the railroa
owners.
The voter not fully advised as L
how to mark a ballot so as to b
sure OF not spelling II, need but pu
a (X) in the Republican circle.
No. the Cummins-Esch law doe
not forbid strikes; but it does pro
wide way to settle labor dispute
without strikes, by a labor boar,
on which the public has representa-
tion equal to the railroad employe
and to the railroad owners. TIL
suffering and the loss involved in tn
strike method of fixing wages is a
en- end. Do the wives and mothers o
wage earncrs want TO indorse
strike policy? A Democratic vote ol
senator means just that thing.
The women of Iowa owe It Z
themselves to vote for clean, hig
minded public servants, who will an
proach every subject with SINGER
desire to serve all the people wei
Such are Messrs. Cummins, Kenda'
and their associates on the Republi
can ticket.
The last decision of the Unite
States supreme court AGAINST tn
Heuor de1lers was mreh like buryin
= dead cat.