Evening star., 1924-10-18
Have No Idea of Upsetting
Government-Ask Change
in Economic Form.
CONFIDENT LA TOILETTE
PRINCIPLES ARE SOUND
Leader of Forces in State Is Big
Business Man-See Victory
Certain.
BY &. GOULD LINCOLN,
stan CORRESPONDENT Of The Star

DES MONIES, Iowa, October 1S.-The
Progressives in Iowa insist they are NOT
radical. They have no idea or inten-
ton Of upsetting the Government Of the
United States. They are merely ask
ing for new deal in certain matters
affecting the economic structure. They
are fighting for principles Of which
Senator La Toilette and Senator Brook
heart are today's exponents. The rea-
son that Brookhart and La Toilette will
receive SO many votes in this State
may be found in an examination of
these economic questions, and in the.
tremendous campaign Of education
among the people of Iowa, which has
been carried on for number of years.
In the head and forefront Of this cam
paign Of education stands Dante N.
Pierce, publisher of the Iowa Home
stead, the Wisconsin Farmer and other
agricultural publications.
Mr. Pierce does not impress you as
a radical. His father established the
publishing business, which has reached
huge proportions and which is being
carried on by Dante Pierce now. He
is a business man and his is big
business. He has no idea Of destroy
ing property. What he wants is a
square deal for the people of Iowa, ne
says That means a square deal IoF
the farmers, for the farmers make up
very large section of the popuiaeion.
He wants the farmer to receive fair re-
turn for his produce and his toll. he
wants the railroads to receive laF
return on their real investments, out'
as he says, no return on watereo stocA-
Paper Reaches Thou.ands.
The Iowa Homestead goes to scores
Of thousands of farmers in this Sta1e.
For months it has been urging the
election of Brookhart and La fol-
lette 1t has been read for years
by these farmers and their wives:
There is more, therefore, back or
the Progressive movement in the
minds of these readers than the mere
fact that in recent years many OF
them have been in desperate stral!s
financially. When astonishment is
manifested in other States because
the supposedly conservative and soiio
people of Iowa are supporting btook
hart for the Senate and La Follette
for President in large numbers II
NAV be we'll to bear in mind these
points.
movement here look to the ultimate
establishment of new liberal party
They frankly say they expect I"
Swallow up" the Democratic party
at least all that part which is NOT
of the ultra-conservative or bourbon
variety One of these leaders saia
today:
"Why,. the Democratic party is gone
in this State now
Attitude Conflicts.
OF course, this attitude is some
what in conflict with the attitude
with Senator Brookhart, who CON
tinues to insist he is a Republican
and that he is going TO reIo,m lns
G. O. P. But in the case of Mr.. Brook
hart it must be remembered that he
was nominated as a Republican ana
that the Republican label in this
State is still of considerable value
politically. 1t was for the very reS-
son that he did not wish to empar-
rass his supporters in Congress VINO
have been Republicans or Democrats
and who would run as Repubiicahs
or Democrats this year that Senator
La Toilette announced he would run
as a third candidate, but would not
seek to establish third party. with
candidates for Congress. at this time
The party is to come later. once the
Progressive strength has been clearly
demonstrated through the vote in the
National election.
Will Win Many Democrats.
A large number of Democrats in
Iowa will vote for La Toilette and
probably a good many of them will
vote also for Brookhart. There are
several reasons why this is so. Some
of the former Democrats will vote for
La Toilette because they believe in
him and what he stands for. others
will vote for La Toilette because they
want to beat Coolidge and prefer to
see the electoral vote of Iowa go to
La Toilette than to the Republicans.
Still others, according to reports.
will vote for La Toilette because the
word will be passed along quietly
that the leaders wish 1t done.
In the eighth Iowa congressional
district DR.. Leroy Munyon. Demo-
crat, who served as chaplain in the
Army during the World War is a
candidate for Congress, an "Inde-
pendent Democrat" he calls himself
DR.. Munyon is making speeches for
LaFoIlette and for Brookhart. He
puts himself down as friend of the
farmer" a man who knows their
problems and fights for the interests
of labor" His position Is almost on
all fours with that Of Brookhart in
the Republican party. He is seeking
and probably will get the support OF
the La Toilette people in that Dis
trict.
-@,. Have Three Worries.
Three things particularly are wer-
rying the La Toilette people in the
State campaign. They do not know
how the women are going to vote.
nor for that matter does any one else.
They do not know how active the
Ku Klux Klan will be against their
candidate. The Klan, 1t has been
estimated, has some 10000 voters in
the State. The supposition is that the
members of the klan probably will
line up for the Republican ticket in
considerable numbers. Some OF their
leaders are speaking for the Republi-
can ticket The third puzzle is: How
many voters will heed the old call of
the Republicans to "vote her straight" !"
It's a potent call, and by voting the
straight ticket the voters can vote at
| one and the same time for Brook
hart and for Coolidge.
The Republican campaign manage
ment has put on an intensive cam
paign among the women, particularly