The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-01
" What's The News?"
UR MEXICAN neighbors are celebrating tn
one hundredth anniversary of their nation

4 \ oAe MGAICAN ne1gnDOrS celebrating the
one hundredth anniversary of their nation
~ al life just now Much of this hundrad
years mas Deen but story of lawlessness and in
surrectlon; few ambitious leaders fighting for
po"er "nle the great mass of the people remain
Gu IN poverty and ignorance. In this time the
oni'eu states mas waged one against and
came near having another for Mexico What
ever may be thought of President Diaz Tho nros
en-. ruler, there can be question that under
MIN the country has advanced as never before
ana IL Is uncertain what will happen when he
dies.
Politics is the one absorbing topic in the news
papers just now. and this is wear of no,itica1
surprises The one thing made clear by the pr
narles and elections held thus far is that the peo
PIE are In general revolt against present condi
'iols ana against old-time leaders They have
realized at last it would SEEM that there is soma
tnlng fundamentally wrong with our present sys
,em OF taxation and our present methods of legis
iatlon Inere is fortunately little of class feeling
VI prejudice IN this awakening; it is rather a
sradual comprehension of the fact that the great
mass OF voters has mistaken party names for
party principles and blindly followed selfish or in
competent leaders Hence the present revolt
against bossism," and ''stand-patism r. is not
w niucn 10 say, indeed, that the progressives
'ne insurgents" OF year ago-are now in
control OF the Republican party Mr.. Roosevelt
seems 70 nave won out squarely in his fight with
nno
may think of Mr.. Roosevelt his defeat ~ 49,
gang OF little bosses who have controlled tho
eiea'est state In the Union is something 10 re-
1oice In In Minnesota, Congressman Tawnev
chairman OF the Appropriations Committee. AMI
INC =, speaker Cannon's ablest lieutenants has
peen oeclslvely defeated. In Colorado. the enc
mics OF the initiative and referendum waro forcod
10 ADOPT q resolution favoring it's submission 70
'ne people. Even in New Jersey the progressivea
won partial victory, though none of their candi-
aates were successful. The Democrats are more
aggressive and hopeful than for YEARS aro oon
Auenty counting "A majority m the next House
anu are busy figuring Presidential candidates
- must De admitted, however, that in Illinois.
where the "Lorfmer" crowd again won out. thew
are uoing little to further the cause of good gov
~ AGAINST tnls however, may be placed
the denomination of Governor Shafroth Of Colo
rado' man who has made. heroic fight aroin.+
the corruption and lawlessness so prevalent ~
tnat State. All in all, it seems to he VOC -
political housekeeping
among personal items of general interest might
De noted the publication of Mayor Gavnor,s 1ot,a -
MS sister. in which he virtually blamed tho raars+
newspapers for the attack upon him by Gallagher.
Mr' bryan's endorsement of HIKE Smith for tha
presidency and his announcement that ha could
not support Dahlman, the Democratic non,iraa
~, governor OF Nebraska. and President Taft's
puonc announcement that there will be no moro
pork-barrel'' river and harbor hills wbi1o ~ !,
IN once. Mr.. Taft has done few finer things thar
70 take This stand, and the same thing NAV no
said OF Mr.. Bryan in his "boltng. as II Is ranar.
ally called = eono'-
Inc Grand Army of the Republic has been in
session at Atlantic City, N. ]. There was a pro-
posai made for union of the Federal and confod
eiate veterans into one organization: but II Is
hkeiy TO meet with little favor although the shirt
OF friendliness was never more in evidence.
The initiative and roforondux.