The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-04-07
SAYS WILSON'S
SURE WINNER
ON CANAL TOLLS

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"a, and Mr.. blythe was informed that
Alabama had gone to Underwood by
$4,000.
Good" he exclaimed. .Thats fne:
r would consider the other result
somethtng Of calamity.
Why, there isn't much news IN
Washington." he continued. waving
aside columns OF copy with IN eloL
Quent cigar. "The president has won
battle after battle, and he'll win the
next one, too. He'll win his canal
tolls bill In the senate. No question
|of It. Outside Of that, there's no
news. The Mexican crisis? Oh. there
isn't any crisis. There's q trouble
some situation. but there isn't CRISIS
You people out here aren't worrying
about Il. Why should you! There
isn't anything for you to worry about
But In Warrington, we live In the Gen.
ter Of the currents, and we're likely
IA BE- moro affected BY them than any.
one else. That's why the neEspapers
are carrying 20 much stun from
Washinston. Well. you know news
papers. They've got TO get news. or
hey wouldn't exist: and n there
Isn't much, We have to make it--you
know
M blythe laughed. His eyes shone
behind bis silver.mounted spectacles.
One on0 Of his tie crawled Nd. and
hiding crevice between HE vest and
~ white what-you-callit that fringes
thS v.cut, dropped through. in > care
ioss way.
= 41astsS->~~ $780,. ~ - -. ~~.~x x,.x
HERE'S no panic" he continued. mo
ejtn Of panic. I've seen the country
0o)nG to hell In hanging basket Z
food many times, but I've never seen
e npish the trip. and this time Il isn't
even on the road. I believe the inter.
state commerce commission will give
the railroads their increase In rates.
ana that Will help business. believe
%, understand-I don't know any
thing about 1t. I don't Say the roads
win get . straight ave per cent in
CREASE. but I think they'll ret boost
Of some sort; perhaps with . pull hack
clause. acting like An injunction few
months hsnce--'You'vs got your In
crease, now show us'--soo?"
politics? Can't tell much about
Il till the senatorial primaries.
They'll asttle good many questions.
Bull Moose? haven't been able to
size up their strength. Some say
they haven't lost any, some say they
havs. III take Z swing around. af-
ter the senatorial primaries. and
have . look ct the situation. Cali
fornia. Oregon. Kansas--the results
there ought to tell the story. The
men n that movement who are in
Il genuinely need political expert
ence There have been othsrs who
have jumped into II for the sake Of
gain--and people will follow any
body down the street who has the
gimp and the nerve to put himself
at the head Of the procession and
yell Come on, boys on they go
down the street. but the real men
In the movement will learn.
~ don't say II will come before
1916. but do say that II will come
within few years. new alignment
|of the people OF this country as radi-
Gals and conservatives. The Repub-
licans have q progressive and con-
sentative wing; % have the Demo-
Gratis. There are four parties In two
organizations. and that situation
cant last. I don't know Just how
ia will work out. but II will work
out"
sI.iks the French chamber Of dep
uties, with IN extreme right and an
oxtreme lefty" wsa suggested.
''DxsctIy,'' said ur. Blythe. jump
lag 70 his feet. and walking up and
doWn bstwsen The green waste paper
bau1et and the window. "The word
'raliear depeads for it, meaning q