St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-07-02
POLITICAL
ACITATORs
POLITICIANS WHO CAPITALIZE
STRIFE A MENACE TO
GOVERNMENT.
Neglect Of Agricultural and Industrial
Opportunities a National Crime.
BY Peter Radford.

There never was q time In the his
tory OF this nation when we needed
statesmen more or agitators less than
at the present moment. The oppor-
tunities now afforded us on land and
sea demand the best there 10 In state
craft and the possibilities that are con-
fronting us call for national Issues
that unite the people. build industry
and expand trade. The agricultural
and Industrial development OF this
nation has suffered severely at the
hands OF sgitators who have sent
torpedoes crashing into the port side
OF business and whose neglect OF the
interests OF the farmer makes them
little less than political criminals We
want no more OF these evil spirits TO
predominate in government. Too long
their hysterical cry has sent n shiver
down the spinal column OF industry.
Too long have the political agitators
capitalized strife. pillaged progress
and murdered opportunity. An indus.
trial corpse is not a desirable thing.
a crippled business an achievement or
neglect an accomplishment about
which any representative OF the gov.
ernment has a right 10 boast.
Issues that Breed AeItstors Should be
Eliminated.
The political agitator must be elm.
mated from public life before thought.
ful consideration can be given to
constructive program In government
The liquor question In the most pro.
life breeding ground for agitators and
whether pro or anti. the hatch IL
equally as undesirable. This article
is In no sense n discussion OF the II.
quor question but deals solely aud by
way OF illustration with the political
products OF that issue. Other sub
Jects will bo dealt with In the order
OF their Importance.
In tho history OF our government
tho liquor issue has never produced
n constructive statesman worth men.
tioning and II mover will. II has sent
more freaks 10 Congress. Lilliputians
20 the Senate and incompetents TO
ONCE than any other political Issue
under the sun.
Tho recent experience OF the Eng.
iish Parliament which lashed itself
into n fury over the liquor question
has q lesson that II is we'll for the
farmers OF this nation TO observe: for
tho subject In some form or other IL
constantly before the public for solu.
llAn nd a.. AA a.aIss.lAa -
more important problems to the Amer
lean plowmen.
Too Many Political prunkards.
Lloyd. George. the Prohibition leader
OF Europe who led the prohibition fight
in England. has declared that he will
never again take a drink politically
and there are many American politi'
and anti-who would render
their country u service by climbing
on the water wagon or signing pledge
OF political temperance. Too often
our legislative halls arc turned into
political bAr-rOoms and many OF the
members become intoxicated on liquor
discussions. We have too many pollt'
teal drunkards-pro and anti--in our
public AFFAIRS. No one who is a slave
TO the political liquor habit Ia quite
so capable OF dealing with the bust
ness AFFAIRS OF government AS the
sober and industrious. We have few
public men In this day who are strong
enough TO resist the temptation OF
strong drink politically aud when the
demon Rum once becomes firmly en-
trenched In the mind OF a politician.
he ID less capable OF meeting tho de-
mands for constructive statesmanship |
now confronting this nation,
We have In this country too many
red'nosed politicians pro and
anti. A candidate with political deli.
rum tremens, a preacher with politl'
cal snakes In his boots and an agitator
drunk on tho liquor question are the
saddest sights In civilization and they
should all bs forced TO take the polit.
lcal Keeley Cure.
Il Is far more important In govern
ment TO make Il easier for those who
toll 20 eat than 20 make Il more dif
ncult for few topers 90 drink. There
10 not one person In one hundred OF
Dur rural population that ever touches
liquor but We all eat three times a
lay,