Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-06-08
(By B. F. Fly)

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 The Republicans and Pro greSsives are still scrapping like Kilkenny cats. Let 'em fight. The longer the agony is continued the greater will be President Wilson's S majori- ty this fall.
 The two warning factions are appar- ently as far apart as they were the day before the two conventions con- vened, except that the intimation is made in press reports that Col. Roose- welt may eventually be induced to sup port Justice Hughes, though he has al lalong been supposed to be unalter- ably opposed to any such political al liance. Politics, however, makes very strange bed-fellows, and when hunger stares politician in the face they are willing to go to any extreme in order to get their arms in the government crib. It's anything to beat Wilson" no matter who or what the man is. Principal is scattered to the four winds of Heaven, records are forgotten-they want pie
 All this loud mouthed talking about preparedness, big army, big navy, and Americanism, is only intended to draw votes to the candidate or candi- dates that may be named at Chicago.
 With the exception of less than 12 years the Republicans have controlled the destinies of the United States since the days of the immortal Lin coln Why didn't they do something in the line of preparedness during all those years? Why did they permit our navy to grow down hill, like an old cows tail, all that ime if they were so anxious to keep America prepared for any emergency? It remained for Grover Cleveland to put life in our navy, for when he was inaugurated the United States navy was little bet ter than so many wash tubs floating about mil lpond. And if the Repub- licans and Progressives were so aw- fully rampant for a larger standing army why didn't they enlarge it before Woodrow Wilson was elected Presi- dent. Surely they had lots of time, lots of money and lots of votes. But the army was permitted to drift along with a scant 50,000 soldiers until Wood row Wilson was elected. He at once got busy preparing this country for an eventuality, and today we are organi- zing an army of 25O,OO soldiers, over 100 of whom shouldered the musket right here in Yuma and marched like men to the front
 The new navy bill has passed one branch of Congress and will become the law of the land before Congress adjourns, and when carrie dtc its logi- cal conclusion means that our navy will be ready to meet any navy in the world-all brought about by the far seeing, guiding ahnd of Woodrow Will son. Had either the Republicans or Progressives ben in power during the last four years our army and navy would have remained as they were the laughing stock of all civilized na- tions, if one is to judge by the last performance of those hungry, shouting disgruntled delegates of these two grouchy parties now scrambling over the control of the pie counter.
 Let's give the devil his dues. Demo cracy has been pictured as a subser- vient Jackass for To, these many years, but since gaining control of the affairs of the nation the slow, ploddoig long cared beast has been converted into record breaking thoroughbred race horse; has been guilty of placing more constructive legislation on the statute books of the nation than the long shouted, blinky-eyed, big footed G. o.