Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-07
Den,Ocracy's Duty


! people. and of revising tariff, made burden
some and oppressive by Republican favortism
| and subservency to special interests. That
! duty was discharged triumphantly. The
| country prepared for peace---even for
! peace which blooms like an oasis in desert
| OF war Now it must be prepared to preserve
that peace and the prosperity which is its
| Euerdon against every attack rcaSona bly, to
| be appreheuded.
! This is not to say that preparedness is a
| partisan question OF should be suffered to
! become so. Wise preparation for the dread
! possibility of war, temperate application to
! our own situation and our own needs Of the<
| lessons that being taught in the chan
| celleries and on the battle fields Of Europe,
| is subject SO weghty that II demands the
| best thought Of all political parties The
| patriot OF every shade Of political belief will
desire to- contribute to the problems solution
! and his voice should receive respectful
! attention
The President has not sought to make the
! issue partisan With the assistance of the
. War and Navy Departments and on the advice
! OF departmental experts, he has prepared
, tentative program which has been submitted
! to the country and will be submitted to Con-
! sress. but he has asked the advice Of Repub-
| lican and Progressive leaders, aud it is incon-
{; ceivaDle that he would prove unwilling to
modify his views, better policy
suggested
In statement given to the New York
| World. Governor Stuart has outlined his own
position on this subject, which might we'll
| be the position of the country The Gov
| ernVr says:
for partisanship in
tho consideration of the question OF ma
ti"nal preparedness. To my mind the
conservative program outlined by the
PRESIDENT should afford standing ground
| al least for the present for all elements
/ Of political parties.
Concedng all this, it is yet the Democracy's
| duty TO provide leadership and direction in
I the campaign that is to be waged The
Democratic party is the ajority party in
both houses of Congress. National prepared
ness is subject intimately related to execu-
| tive po~er--the extent of the need. in the
American theory of government, must be as
sumed to be peculiarly within the executives
| knowledge. The leader Of the Democratic
F. party is the leader Of the nation On
matter so vital to the perpetuity OF free in
| stitutions on this continent, it would be
! shameful! to seek partisan advantage or 10
! reject the assistance Of political opponents,
! but after all. the responsibility is Demo.
! cratic. 1t cannot be evaded and should not
| be forgotten.
! Erecting wood statues Of the big generals
| OF Germany and plugging up the wood with
| nails is custom over there. While the
generals vanity Is thus battered the men at
| the trout are being filled with bullets
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Smoky Richmond
| . lCHMOND il no Pittsburgh; it does not
~ smoke to heaven fagrantly as to
! announce its presence. miles away to an
| pros ching visitors Nevertheless we live in
! murkier atmosphere then we should
/ Since Cincinnati showed the way, the whole
! country has become aware Of the fact that we
have been putting up with unnecessary
evil In the past manufacturers frequently
F.! opposed antsmoke legislation on the ground
thht II adds to business costs This is 81 mis-
| take The new underfeed furnaces which
I have come in use AZ a result of antismoke'
agitation. instead Of increasing expense arc
found to he most economical. Od-,ime
methods or wasteful combustion which send
tons OF carbon spouting into the sky might
nave answered we'll enough when coal was
cheap. but in our age the saving OF perhaps
20 per cent OF the fuel resulting from the use
OF nonSmoking furnaces is no little gain
Apart from this. the matter Of health is
important. City people like countrymen.
nave Il right 10 the pure brcczcs Of heaven:
instead they often inhale fumes as foul az
those OF Nulcan's stithy. Future generations,
accustomed to clean air everywhere will look
BACK IN wonder on our smoky cities
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count Won Bcrnstorff Is reported as caloric
uhoer MS iron cross at the ntimation that
captain Boyd, the German naval attache
III TINS country. has done anything more
harmful than playing a. game OF checkers
VI course. II Captain Boy-Ed IS guilty OF |
per cent OF inc ndiscretons with which he
Is charged, Ambassador yon Bcrnstorff would
NOT DC expected to speak Of the fact The
count is not in the United States for the pur-
pose or saying anything that would cas-, a re-
hec'ion on a member Of the embassy staff
rpi
the passenger tariff, it is called equalization
OF rates. 1t looks well In type. but the idea
IS Just the same as that OF tho landlord who
hotihcs You that your rent will be advanced
ana on the butcher when he informs YOU that
,he pr'ce OF beef has forced him to put up
his prices
: MT Perkins says that the Colonial aid mn,
Indicate to him whethor DO would run for
resident or not. OF course not That will
w. e .e.e TO Mr. Perkins who Ia tho only Rooss-
Veit indicator with authority to Indicate.