The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1914-06-03

breast;
Man never is, but always to be
blest."
And so our Republican friends
are going about with a broad grin
on their faces. declaring that the
next election is "formality;" that
and Indignantly rebuke the Wilson
administration. There was a little
election in New Jersey that they car
ried a day or so ago and they feel
that the thing is settled.
do not believe it, For its
achievement the Wilson administra-
ton never had, match. The tariff
was plucked to pieces and patched
together in something like decent
order and the prophets of evil were
confOunded by the result. Worse
than a fellow in Texas ever needed
pistol this country for more than
half century needed banking sys-
tenn. Without a flourish Mr.. Will
son, as leader of the Democratic par
ty, set about that reform, and he ac-
complished it without a balk. There
followed banking law that meets
universal approval.
Then the President insisted that
the smirched national honor, as APP
pears in free tolls to that monopoly,
coastwise American shipping, be
made unspotted by repeal of the
subsidy. The popular branch of
Congress responded to him with en-
thusiasm and magnificent MAORI
ty, also the Senate. as soon as the
filibuster is put an end to. To fol-
low will be some measures to regu-
late and discipline the monopolies
that are the creation of the G.. o. p.
and that have fattened off the people
so long.
AS for the Mexican situation, it
appears to be well in hand, though
thC JluSOto III anu Out
of Congress have sought by all sorts
of taunts and lies to force the Presi-
dent into war that would shed the
blood of tens of thousands of our
young men and cost posterity thous-
ands of millions of treasure. Can
you imagine one of these trumpet
ers. from William r. Hurst and John
r. Mclean down to and including
their vainest and faintest echo i'm
Congress, venturing his precious
carcass on the CORY field of glory?
Hardly. There are limits to the hui
man imagination. believe it was
Philip of Macedon who executed a
fifer who would not fight himself,
but urged others to fight. A few
days of Philip would be good for
this country right now.
The Office of President of this re-
public is the most tremendous civic
job the world has ever known. De-
traction loves shining mark, and
the tribe that congregates at Adult
lam is numerous in the land. Though
a radiant angel from Heaven were
President, he would be slandered
and villifled-fair mark of knaves
who lie about him and victim of
their dupes who believe the knaves.
If the Republicans should prevail in
the election next November il would
be one of the most startling sur
prises of all history. but history
would only repeat itself If the ma
jority in the National House of Rep
were reduced. For
more than sixty years that fate has
overtaken every President of every
Buchanan, Lincoln,
Grant, Hayes. Arthur. Cleveland
Mckinley, Roose-
welt and Taft, and i'm the case of
many of them the mid-election dis
covered an adverse majority In the
House of Representatives. 1t was
SO with Pierce. Buchanan, Grant.
(second termD. Hayes, Arthur,
Cleveland (second term), Harrison
and Taft.
The present American electorate
is the most intelligent the world
ever saw. The vulgar demagogue
without principle and without shame
has less show in our country than
demagogue ever had before. The
who would hold people
cheap and depend on ignorance and
prejudice to bear him into place and
power is building his house on the
sand. He may triumph for the mo-
nent. but the people will not believe |
. lie for long.
IL would be marvellous II the Dem
oeratic majority in the House OF