Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1915-01-08
vsrdsmar's One idea.

q For twenty years Senator Vardama
4 has been making himself useful ,
, useless. according TO the way III
, reader wants to look at it.-in fight
Ing every movement for the advance
mcnt Of the negroes. His latest pror
ogltion Is to amend the Constitution q
the United States in such mannc
as TO deprive the iolored people o
their right 10 vote. Vardaman eyl
identity does not know that the Civl
War IL over. and In his efforts 10 op
press the coiorcd people Is also goinl
to try 20 have a law passed for "jln
crow" ears In the District Of Colum.
I bia There are q few Vardamans lcfl
but they are passing on Ike the mil
lionaircs who once bought seats In the
Senate. Mon with race hatred in their
hearts. single idea In their heads
ana accentuated long hair are got
ting scarce
The Man From Missouri.
. nv AiAH Al'il tinHbhit Wilh WhHN'l
to be shown" must have been Senator
Tteed. since, from tho FIRST he has stood
~ tho way OF the plans Of President
Wilson. always demanding that he "hc
shown" lie blocked. or delayed SO
many pieces Of pet administration leg
islation that hc became decidedly un
popular 40 the White House. and the
President even went 10 the extent. 10
one OF bis statements. Of pointing ON
Senator Roed and two or three other
Senators. as standing IN the way Of
Democratic policies. senatoh Reed has
even found his stool removed from the
pie counter. ANA he has rctallatcd bs
kicking over some OF the President
appointments by dcfeatng conflrma
ton u ls understood chat the knife
ia out" oud that the White House ana
the Democratic Senators who are MOI
IN harmony with the Chioc Executive
have reached the parting Of the ways
The detection is hardly big enough to
Boz called q split ln the party. but
u is big enough TO cause q whole lot
1f concern TO Democratic party leaders
President May Not Go.
The original plan was that the At
antic fleet sho4ld leave Hampton
Roads on Washington's birthday for
he Panama Canal. ana that special
and steamers should take
President Wilson and great cargo Of |
officials and citizens to the canal |
standing on the bridge Of the good |
I'D Oregon. It was planned that Pres
dent Wilson should lead the fleet OF
Of the world. when the pro-
ram was being perfected In July. nc
eptances were received from Great
Britain. Germany. Russia, France, ana
II the rest OF the great powers The
European warships are unusually busy
so busy in fact that the heads of the
arious governments are not even TAX
~ time Go send their regrets. The
feet has been somewhat disappoint-
~ so far as America Is concerned. and
neither the President goes TO Cali
rnia by way OF Panama or not. the
iual part Of the show is doomed 10 4.
: much smaller than anticipated The
'hIte House has beer giving out in
nations that the President win be
cry busy" In March and may have
dlsappoint the exposition boomers !,
crowdng the Old Fellows Out. !,
First Assistant Postmaster General
,per Ia hts report. welcomes the
mnation of superannuated employ i
5 without regard 70 length OF value !.
service. The Postmaster Of Wash !,
ston has pursued a policy Of sus 81
nding former soldiers of the Union .,
my and the Civn Service Commits !,
N OF Washington is also endeavor- 4.
, to force from the public service tho -
~ ana women who have been giving :
+ best years Of their ne to their
lntry.
Andy tho Chameleon. u