The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-21
SHORT SNAP SHOTS.

1t begins to look as if the Mexican
bandits under Carranza, were making
a fool of Uncle Sam and President
Wilson was OVERRIDING that "watchful
waiting"
Ex-President Taft says, that the war
in Europe is to last two years. 1t is
probably only pipe-dream, for he is
no prophet and his prediction must
have been the result of a disordered
stomach.
Should there be any more federal
appointments to be made in Wiscon-
sin, Senator Paul o. Hastings should
not ignore Dodge county, for there are
a lot of patriots in that county who
have not been provided for and winter
is coming.
John D. Rockefeller refused to pay
SIS for pair of shoes such as he had
been buying for SIS, and told the shoe
maker to keep the shoes for a wealth.
Ter customer. Lots of us fellows
would be tickled well nigh unto death
While Governor Philip would be a
credit in the United States senate, his
services are badly needed for two
years more as governor of the Badger
state. He has accomplished much so
/ far and two years more would get the
administration Of state affairs back to
the days of sane regulation"
The poor barelegged and barefooted
generals in the Mexican army Of Villa
and Carranza are certainly having a
hard time of it. If they do anything
to displease either of those two blood
thirsty thieves and murderers,, they
are trotted out and shot. 1t is about
time, that the poor, naked unpaid army
of two bandits, should get rid of them
and then there would be some hope
for peace in that unfortunate country
'Watchful waiting" be hanged 1t
is time for some definite action on the
part of the United States in the Mex
lean situation. The whole affair is
taking on the aspect of a burlesque
/ border would be more practical sub
stitute for the "watchful waiting plan
of President Wilson which is good in
theory, but not worth a continental in
practice.
The neutrality salve which has been
rubbed on" during the past year is
fast losing its healing propensities
The trouble has been, that the neutral
ity has been altogether too one-sided
and it begins to look as if there is a
deal of trouble ahead for the ship of
state providing the powers that be-
in this country are not cribbed and
made to lessen the partially shown
Silver bullion now being cheap-at
between AZ and As cents per fine
| ounce-Secretary McAdoo is buying
100000 ounces which he will mint in
to dimes, quarters and half-dollars
| He will make tidy sum of the tran
saction, and Heaven knows the treas
ury needs it. But the transaction is
Enthusiastically Democratic and it
will cheer Mr.. Bryan greatly with its
reminiscent flavor of 1896.
1t reported, that is is costing Eng
land $21, 100000 a day for its participa-
| ton in the war now in progress in Eu-
| rope, a terrible drain on the resources
of the NHople of that country. Should
the wal ontinue much longer, every
nation engaged viii - bankrupt in
money and men, 1 g~eater : ing
| will be experienced ~ the people, who
were not taken into consideration by
the heads of the governments when
war was declared, for which there was
no righteous cause
1t might be a good idea for this
country to gobble up Mexico and send
Roosevelt, Bryan and LaFollette down
there to rule the republic and pacify
the warning factions. Each of the
three are inflated with their own
greatness and want their own way and
are, politically, fickled and unreliable
Roosevelt could be the commander
| in-chief of the army, LaFollette be the
| spell-binder and Bryan carry aloff the
dove of peace-and they would have a
devil of time and lots of fun
OUT OF THE SPICE BOX.