The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-09
THE INSINCERITY OF PEAT
FORMS.

W
FORMS.
During the interim between the
passage of the tariff bill and the en-
rance OF the currency bill. the house
has been dawdllng with various mat
tiers. among Others a bill for another
Judge IN Pennsylvania. says the Min
neapolis Journal.
When this bill passed the house, j,
contained a provision tina the presl-
dent must make public the RECON-
n~endatiors. verbal and written. re-
ceived by hin for the winning candi-
date. The enate struck II this pro-
Niso and sent the bill hack to the
house. The house democrats made
A great effort to get the bill into con-
ference, where they could agree TO
the senate amendment and thus avoid
a record vote. But Mr.. Mann. the
republican leader. demanded an
agreement for a separate vote on the
amendment, md. when he couldn';
get this. blocked the effort ia send il
TO conference by raising the poin, OF
no quorum.
What makes Mr.. Mann. demand
significant is tho fact that the Bal
tmore platform "commends the dem
ocrat!c house for extending the doc-
trlne Of publicity to recommendations,
verbal and written. upon which presi.
/ SAItiol npiryy,N,, ,r> g "a. .,
The democrats are now trying to
escape from this voluntary pledge on
the sper!cus ground that II is doubt
ful whnlher congress can compel the
president to make public such recon-.
m~endattons. No such doubt was enter
tanned. when the democratic house
tried I, saddle this kind OF Hesitation
on a republican president in the last
congress, No doubt was expressed at
Baltimore that the nominee Tor prssi-
dent would be amendable TO all the
articles of the platform.
But apparently the democrats have
been learning the difference hetween
tursid Platforms and safe legislation,
The s~econd-term plank has been "a.
lerted by Mr., Wilson. The pledge Of
immediate freedom TO the Philippines
is seen TO be dangerous %huncombe
One by n the roses fall. leaving only.
'horny dilemmas,
To be sure. the democrats are not
the Il sufferers from the insincerity
OF platform builders. When the re.
puoicans in 1905 promised 10 lower
the tariff and then raised il. they
found 'ha, the people had a different
understanding of the pledge from the
crafty Ca"nons who prepared it SO as
TO miss II it was q calt and hit II T.,
was q deer"
Political parties have been d;sc-ed-
ited IN this country as much BY NON.
feasance and misieasance in The MAT
Ter OF platform promises as bv mall
feasance in Office. Party conventions
hencetorth mus, consider soherlv
what h propose TO do. and wha,
they a III reason be expected 70 do
and eliminate from their platforms
the fustian which the noisies, takers
n emptiest thinkers yorce into them.
me sense of responsibility. almos,
lost. must be restored. or there vii,
De a further deterioration Of parry
loyalty. and a greater splitting I'D Of
the voters into factions.
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS. -.
Fault finding gives friendship manv
a hard jolt. "A"
MOI al! good men are great. bu,
some great men are pretty good con-
In a woman's age a few wears go a
long way. -"
Most Of Us are hard Of hearing when
the stiii small voice gets busy.
Thu morning after the nigh, before
is responsible for many good resolu.
tons.
Many a man who bitches his WACO,
TO \ star finds himself up in the air.
{ SSShS4 SkA1S IIsSit AI1pN k0em-
selves. the more suspicious they are
of others.
Scarcity Of rocks" causes mos, q.
the s~htpwrecks on the sea Of matri-
mony.
Life is just one fool thing after an.
other Some peoples breakfast is
nothing q cereal story.
II a young man tells q girl she's ali
the world TO him. she thinks he i.
Justified in trying to &c, the earth.
One old sport offers odds Of eight
to three that a surprising percentage
OF these transparent silk hose have
holes in the toes.
= mere sore head.