The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-08-17
Vital Washington News.


IHy clyde n. TRverner. special washing.
ton Correspondent.
Washington, Aug. l4.-Are the
American people competent to rule?
And II they are competent, have
they the right under the constitution
10 do so?
Here nrr two vital questions di-
rectly involved in Il veto by presi.
dent Taft Of the Flood resolution
granting statehood to Arizona and
New Mexico territories which have
these many years been eligible To-
admission To- the union as state. g..
but have been barred out, first, be-
cause certain big interests in the
territories desired IL: and second be-
cause the Republicans feared Ari-
IONA would send Democratic Scua-
tors to congress.
The impression thHt the White"
House press bureau Secretary
HIIlr-, manager is "udravUriug to-
pui out tp the country is that the
Pros Id"uiIui veto was made ucrrs-
~ury hy provision Of III" resolution
which established the recall in Ari.
luiu This view Is erroneous The
fact .- both branches of Congress
w,r" careful not 10 go uu record
either for ur against recall. tn"
resolution simply give. Go the r"u-
pie ui Nriluuiu th, right of local
self Government. iH" right t.. yni"ru
IL, question uf recall and To- thrm-
SELVES determine whether cor not
they desire the recall.
So the President is not N"tuIug
Ia" recall Of lud!'cs when he vrtor-
the ~tat"houd resolution, what be-
D. really yotoiug L. tn" right of the
people Of Arizona 10 decide for
th"mscIvc. the form Of republican
under which they de.
sire to live.
'Guu folks in Arizona are not in
t"lllgcut enough to select the form
II government under which you ARE
10 live, 90 II the ultimatuIn the Presi. I,
lent lays down 10y vetOing the state. f.
mood resolution. Mr.. Taft would .
nave his will prevail instead OF the 7
will Of two thirds uf the people ~ I
ri2Oua
A White House Influence
IN th" haz" Of scandals that hang +
iy"r the Taft administration the
nrm of Charles 7. Taft, capitalist.
Justly multiplying his d"iiaf-. H.
IlaIuly observable.
A. the curtain is lifted uu each .
succeeding scene of scandal the
H. IN evidence. and around
Ilm. shaping his cuur~,. az. men
Shu ar" III" acknowledged agents Of
hose forces who are trying to shape .
to the dollar.
When b" was elected President he
Inspired To- many whua ar" now known
u "Progrcssivc Republican," the
,rliei that he had luudc his choice
,etw"eu private and public interests,
'"rhnps he had. But always be-
ore his mental vision he must quite
naturally see his brother and his
Iruther's wealth. From his uativ-
ty, wealth and its embIems have |
,e"n the bc-all aud end-all of the |
son uf plutOcracy. Yet he means |
we'll. He has a good heart. His
great handicap Is that he has so
many about him who know what |
they want, and to whom the public !
good is their last consideration.
Therefore IL would seem that IL |
little what large schemes
are promised or prophesied, 40 long |
ls Mr., Taft sits in the executive |
chair. The President has ~ little |
chance to succeed, as the chief exc
'utive OF the nation, Hs man in |
any other walk of life might have II |
he tried To serve two masters.
Canadians Are Wary.
The Republican argument that a
high tariff is necessary to maintain
THE high American wage is shown
up M Il farce, by the presence IN
several American manufacturing
communities Of agents II Canadian
who are gathering
figures TO show that Canada cannot
compete against American wages.
The Canadians, for instance, are
learning that men work in the steel
mills twelve hours day, and seven
days Il week for Il dollar and half
II day. II Is because they do not
wish tu compete against the cheap
foreign immigrant labor employed
ny the steel ana other trusts that
some of the Canadians are urging
the defeat Of reciprocity.
And yet, the Republican protcc-
ti0nIsts have argued all these years
that the great danger to American
labor was the possibility that il
might have to compete with the
cheap labor OF other countries. The
information gathered by the Cana
dians knocks the logs from under
that ancient contention, So far AS
Canada Is concerned, nj least,
Cuts and bruises may he healed in
about one-third the time required by
the usual treatment by applying
Chamberlain's Liniment. 1t IL an
antiSpDtic and causes Surh iuinrips