The Washington times., 1922-08-13
CARROLL, Iowa.. Aug. l2.


Ts Iowa to depart from It's sls'
BILE. and sometimes static.
place In politics and become a
pivotal statef Recent events
cause some people to make that
prophecy. Certainly the old-tims
driving to the polls and voting the
straight Republican ticket. with
the policies arranged to please the
tariff barons Of the East. seems not
% have 10 strong q hold on that
element OF ~ psyty<which takes
al the family to EbePolls in auto
mobiles. The flivver and the auto
have gotten people out Of the rut
OF bad roads. Are they to get
Iowa out of the rut Of a single
track of political thought and
action7
Recent events would seem to In
Aicate that the static" no longer
controls connection and the crush
ing defeat of the Old Guard by the
Kenyon forces Of progressivism in
dicates that Iowa has stepped. out
Of the ancient monotony when you
could foretell the exact Republican
majority in this State as well a
month before the election as you
could after the votes were counted.
.-Ths old order changeth, giving
place to tho new" but are the ro-
bustious opponents of old-time Re
publican policies to win in what is
called their radicalism, or is the
State going to send Democrat to
the United States Senate? In
either event, the day when the
Penroses and the Hannas and the
!. Aldriches and the Lodges could
look to Iowa to say me Too" to
policies formulated by them has
passed. The Republican candidate
for the Senate In this State is more
Ike william Jennings Bryan or
Robert NJ. La Toilette than like Al
lison or Lodge. II It be given to dead
political leaders to know what
transpires on this sphere. william
d. Allison must feel q chill up his
calm and placid and unruffled
spine to contemplate seeing the
radical Brooihart trying to step
into his shoes. -.E .......
There was time when "the
Iowa idea" was dominant, or near
: " dominant, In control Of the Re
publican party. and therefore Of
our national policies. Allison was
= the leader In the Senate, and the
Bpeakership and most Of the big
committees in the House were held
by Iowa men. They were the wild
Main street days between the pas
sion for freedom Of the slaves un-
der lincoln and the political revo-
lution which found its voice in the
first and most effective arraign.
ment of the Payne-Aldrich tariff,
!: ~ the late Senator Dolliver.
.. It was a Tar cry from the placid.
ity and uniformity and smoothsail-
ing under the sedate william q.
Allison and the militant eloquence
and dash Of Jonathan r. DoIliver.
Under Allison's regime there was
! no loud words. no excitement.
Whatever q Republican administra-
ton did had the sanctity out here
that acceptance of the doctrine Of
divine right had in .imperialistic
countries. Tho king can do no
wrong was never accepted more
unauestionfngiy than the Allison
belief that the Republican party
was the chosen instrument to run
this Government. There are Demo
crats In Mississippi who hold the
Same divine right idea with respect
% government by their party.
CAN SIN BE SANCTTTEDs
The belief In the perfection of
either party recalls the creed Of .
man in the city Of my residence
VINO professed sanctification. After
he had become. according to his
profssson. superior to temptation.
his nsshbors observed that his
lifs continued along the old ways.
that he ana not pay his debts, and
ether Woes iured him from the
straight and narrow.
els II true you are sanctffied.
and therefore cannot commit sin7"
asked . nsishbor who was shocked
by the difference between profess
sion ana performance.
sXss," was the answer.
~'If that IN true" continued the
nsighbor. why don't you pay your
debts. and why do you indulge in
ether things that the community
regards a. sinfulf"
his answer was: ''You do not
understand the doctrine Of sancti-
fioation- n you are truly sancti-
fled. whatever you do is sanctified.
An act which would be a sin IL
committed by you Ia no sin II I
should DO the same thing. because.