The Lamar register., 1915-08-04
1t Can't Be Done

activity IN Dchall o. ia lolldl
defense, the renewed rumors of some
thing to be done in Mexico, the inti-
that congress will be sur-
moned in extra session, and the vague
of tariff revision up
ward Us a means TO help PROSTATE
treasury these things indicate no
changes Of heart on the
part Of the administration or of the
democratic party. In their inmost
souls the democratic leaders would
even now far rather spend ten mill
lions on creek improvements" in the
South than on battleship. They care
no more for outraged American wom-
en- and murdered American men and
pillaged American property in MeM-
co than they ever did. And as for a
high tariff, it is to them as abhorrent
a thought now as ever.
Democratic solicitude is reserved
for the democratic party exclusively.
1t is not the nation, but the demo-
cratic party that seems to them i'm
continue the administration with all
its patronage means everything To
them-and they hope, by show Of ac-
tivity, by formal change of policy,
with no real intent in it, to convince
the country that the democratic party
is worthy of a continuance in power.
Their shift of policy comes late, re-
luctant and unimportant. The country
has already passed its judgment. No
democratic administration, garbed in
the stolen clothes Of republicanism, can
deceive anybody now. They couldn't
do it even if they were sincere
The administration continues to run
behind at the rate of about three quar-
ters of a million dollars per day. By
strenuous efforts TO induce early pay
ments Of income taxes and by urging
prompt remitances by collectors, the
Treasury Department was able to
make a book showing Of a balance Of
about $82,000,000 on July /. That this
was a forced showing for effect at
the close Of the fiscal year is now
proven by the fact that from the first
day Of the new fiscal year, the ex-
penditures exceeded the receipts and
the balance dropped to about S67 ,00O,-
900 at the close Of business Saturday,
July "a. On the corresponding date
two years ago, with republican reve-
nue. and appropriation laws in effect,
the balance was Sl29 ,453, 900.
An attempt is being made to shoul-
der off onto Bryan the responsibility
for Sullivan, the late American Min
lister to Santo Domingo. 1t was some
how in connection with Sullivan that
the deserving democrats" came into
public notice; but the fact is that Sui
livan was not Bryan's man. He was
a White house pet. From the White
house his appointment was insisted
upon and it was at the White house
that one found the stoutest support
for him when he came under charges.
So far as Sullivan is concerned, Bryan
can prove an alibi. Doubtless the
president and his private secretary
could tell an interesting tale about
Sullivan if they were so minded.
The leaders of the progressive party
in New York have held a meeting, had
a discussion, and voted, by a slender
margin to retain the party's identity
for the present" 1t makes little
difference what the leaders of the
party may vote to do. The member
ship of the party has gone back to
the republican ranks.
With Edison in charge of submarine
defense, and Wright to superintend
aeroplane construction, Bo'sn Daniels
will cling to his old position, "half
way 'twixt wind and water"
Secretary of Commerce Redfeld has
made public correspondence which he
had in the latter part Of June with the
owner Of the steamer Eastland, which
capsized and sank at its dock in Chi
cago the later part of July. In that
Secretary Redfield
called attention to the fact that due
provision for the protection of the
lives of the passengers and crew had
not been made. If it is pertinent for
Mr.. Redfeld to make that correspon-