The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-09-11


country has been used to for halt
century or more that II is subject
OF almost universal comment. The
dollar is not to the front as formerly;
principle has taken its place, and
there is no higgling as to which
shall lead-principle, or money and
barter. The following paragraph
from recent editorial of the st.
Louis Republic, headed Principle
AS Cement" Is to the point:
at is remarkable fact that while
the Democratic party has a major
ity In the Senate so slender that
there is strong probability that the
tariff bill will be passed by just one
vote, tho country expects 1t to be
passed, and In form unchanged In
essentials from that which 1t as.
sumed in committee.
This Is one of the most amazing
situations In our political history.
1t is probably the first time that IA
measure OF the first importance, Il
measure whose passage will have
far.reaching effect upon industry
and commerce, ever came up almost
to the day OF passage without bar
gain and barter, compromise and
concessiOn--without notifications
profoundly altering its character in
the direction of colorlessness and
neutrality. This fact should be as
interesting to the mOralist us to the
politician. 1t shows moral solid
arity in the present Government
which may well be source of ma
tional PRIDE
The vote of II Democrat for tariff
or currency reform is an act Of
principle. No true Democrat be.
lieves that the iniquity of taxing
one man for the benefit of another
mans pocket book is an act of
principle, but he firmly believes it
to be an act of robbery, and so it Is
and must be. No argument based
on cxpediency can ever justify it.
So thinks Mr.. Wilson, and he is
standing by his guns with remark.
able ilrmness. Another paragraph
of the same editorial adds.
THE Republican party has been
held together by the cohesive force
of public plumber. The Democracy
is united by moral bond, and il
can go on unfraid in the face of a
margin of voting strength so mar
row as to make results impossible
to an organization with less dur
able bond of union"
! missed my trail little, but /
see 1t now. ! had quite bit of
work to do and could have done
more, and will when 1 reach Port
au Prince. / found the Office of the
Secretary of State full of the most
obliging men, and especially did 1
fall In love with First Assistant
Secretary Osborne-kind, well in
formed and a diplomat Of the most
ingenious type. He has much to
do with the diplomatic service.
That great Christian and lion
hearted American, Mr.. Bryan, the
Secretary of State, has written over
the entrance of his door, not in ma
terial visible letters, but in letters
OF light, felt and understood by all,
that the Golden Rule Is the law OF
the Department-"Do unto others as
We would have them do unto you"-
and 1t was repeated unto me more
than once.
All people are to be thus dealt
with, irrespective of blood, color or
previous conditions, and nations
are all OF one blood and they are to
be so regarded; all are brothers and
to be so respected, and upon this
plank Of the universal brotherhood
of man is the department worked
striving for the establishment OF
peace In all countries and among all
nations.
Our genial Congressman, Hon.
Walter l.. Henseley, has shown
me many courtesies during my
stay, and am gladto say that
he has won a high place In the
esteem of all his contemporary Con-
gressman, and is one of tho most Of
ficient and hard working members
of the House, The Thirteenth dis
trict would make a great mistake
not to return him.
l must close this letter. How
much more might be said / will
leave for the reader to conjecture.
l believe that the country may ex.
pect great things from the Wilson
administration, the greatest since
the days of Lincoln, Men of Mis-
sion always succeed, so watch for
the Star In the East.
Respectfully,
NJ r. SMITH