The Washington times., 1922-08-13
By JOSEPHUS DANIELS
(Secretary of the Many In the Wilson Cabinet)
The wa a When the Hawkye State Ruled Washington Was
Calm Conservative and Reactona Planted Seeds of Rev
oton Kenyon Wered Them andhey Burgeon Brookhahe
Old Guard Dies Hard and May Pull Down the Temple.

State; is as clean as q hounds
tooth; able. sincere and progressive.
He is neither a radical nor a con-
servative, neither reactionary nor
revolutionary. He has nothing In
common with those who stand for
special privileges or who would
pull down the competitive system.
He win stt big vote on his own
personality and upon his high rec
ord. He win set q big Republican
vote from those who declare their
party has named "a dangerous radi-
cal," not because they indorse Her
rings Democratic principles. but
rather because they wish 10 give a
blow to what they call the radicals
who have captured their party.
BIG INDEPENDENT VOTING.
There win be more Independent
voting by old.time partisans than
Iowa has known. so both sides tell
me. Thousands of business men.
bankers, big farmers who are iife-
long Republicans win vote for Her
ring as q rebuke. "If we permit
Brookhart to win." they say. "our
party becomes a LaFollette and
not a Republican party" They are
aroused against what they call So
cialism. Are they mad enough to
do the Samson act and pull down
the templef
On the other hand there are
many farmers and mechanics. hard
ly Democrats. who win vote for.
Brookhart because he IL. as they
say. truly and vigorously progress
sive, like Kenyon and Capper and
LaFoliette and Bryan and other
leaders Of new ideas. They call
him "an Advanced Progressive"
The railroad men and mechanics
and many farmers. Democrats.
went. into the Republican primaries
and helped to defeat the Old
Guard. I'VE like Herring" they
will tell you. He il q fine man.
but we went into the Republican
primaries this year and helped de-
feat the Reactionaryism and did 1t.
Now we win complete the Job and
elect him and give the Old Guard
Q Knockout blow. Then both
parties in Iowa win be really pro-
gressive and Just to labor and
farmers and we will have some
voice. right to more voice than
has ever been given us"
WHO WILL VIM
It is too soon to say whether the
Old Guard win carry out fits earnest
desire TO crush the men they call
radicals by voting for Herring in
sufficient numbers, added to his
own strength, to elect him. It is
too soon to say how much Brook
hart can cut into the Democratic
vote.
One thing is certain: The Old
Guard is badly whipped. II It had
. nominated its candidate, the Demo
Gratis would have carried this rock
ribbed Republican State. The only
hope of Republican success In the
West this year lies In the repudia-
ton by the voters Of the Republi-
cans who have followed the Hard
ing program. The revolt inside
the Republican party is the only
thing that can save 1t from crush
ing defeat.
THE PEOPLE IN REVOLT.
The people Of all parties are In
revolt. In most places It will take
the form Of voting for Democrats.
In others It win content itself with
defeating the Old Guard and hop
ing for reforms by so-called Pro-
gressive Republicans.
The best thing that could have
happened for the Democrats would
have been the nomination Of Old
Guard candidates everywhere. That
would have made . direct issue and
insured Democratic victory. Party.
ism il so powerful here that many
vote the party label unless the
dose II too nauseous.