The Madison journal., 1914-10-24
The Recall.

OF public officials This amendment should be defeated,
for the reason that it permits 25 per cent of the legal
voters to launch political campaign at any time that
number may see fit. Thus small bunch of soreheads,
defeated in previous campaign involve the officers
elect in second campaign Under this law but little
difficulty will be found in getting enough dlsgrunted
voters together to order recall election
1t is true that they will generally meet defeat but the
turmoil and expense necessary in the election will bear on
the people, We have too many elections now and no good
appears for increasing the number.
The officers of this State have on the whole been
honest and capable and the odds that the officers
elected under the existing laws would at least up
with any elected under the proposed recall amendment.
The past record of the sorehead voters does not inspire
much confidence in scheme that will leave open field
for satisfying their political grudges The law is not
needed and adopted accomplish Improvement in
political conditions.
So when voting November 3rd don't forget to swat
number II. Don't forget the Nlnber II.
Sir George Paish representing the English Treasury
is still comforting with Secretary McAdoo and members of
Federal Reserve Board in connection with the exchange
and cotton situation. Some surprze will be felt by the
statement of the English representative that the English
spners not buying cotton for the that they
certain that the bottom price has yet been reached
the pow-wows being indulged in all the cotton
states Ids siren 9TH to the apprehension of the spnners
that is too early to buy. May be- the spouters will
themselves out after awhile and stop advertising to the
world the cotton producers helpless condition; then
expect som, improvement in conditions. Bit long as
the present discussion continues relief can be expected
and spinners will hold their money until they know that
the product has reached the minimum price
With their usual berality the New York bankers are
willing to subscribe to the $780, 900 cotton pool upon
the condition that they shall have first lien the cotton
pledged The details have not yet been agreed upo but
venture the guess that such conditions will be proposed
An examination of the returns from the income tax
indicates that about 100000 less citizens are liable to the
tax than calculated by the experts who made up the
schedule for congress. This isnatural. 1t is common
practice overesmate net incomes and the discovery in
the department proves the fact.
The Monroe officials are hot after the oker-players
and Cofox has jailed gang of boot leggers American
liberties fast being crowded to the WALL The next
thing we know good citizen will be arrested for
beating his wife.
MIR. Bryan is quoted saying that the present war
proves conclusvey he falacy Of the doctrine of pre-
predness for gives of peace" He may be
be right but loaded for bear when we 'rst in the
Lord but keep our powder dry"
You spend your substance joyridng and candying
affinity, but don't ride about with her on a rail road
IN. If you dots five years in Sing-Sing It's funny
but its the law
The Phoenix Ariz.) Republican says: "Miss Pearl
Oats andMr Goode Bacon married yesterday Judge
Parker officiating Sound like union Of breakfast food
IN. O. States They may be advocates of diversified
crops.
DR.. Clarence Person. the able and energetic Supern
tendent of the Insane Asylum at Jackson spoken of as
possibility for governor. We wish the Doctor luck but
can't understand why he should desire to change tractab
patients for the more uncertain product
Several anonymous letters have been received through
the Taulah Post Office Federal authorities will be called
in to investigate Strong clues now being followed up
and the guilty sender is apt to be apprehended
The Lake Charles American expresses the conviction
that things will adjust themselves if the cotton market