The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-09
DEMOCRATS ARE
VERY EXTRAvAGANT'
Wilson Administration Has.
Been Wasting the Pub
I Il lies Money. y

WASHINGTON, May s.-The agree.
ment reached between the Admins.
tration and Mexico appears to be close.
ly alng the lines indicated In these
letters week ago. Concessions are
made to Carranza's pride. The pursuit
OF Villa is TO be entrusted to the Car.
ranzistas, who will prosecute 1t with
as much or as little vigor as they may
see at, and the American troops will
be withdrawn from Mexico when
Northern Mexico has been SO far clear.
ed OF bandits as to make a repetition OF
the Columbus raid improbable, q con.
dition so indefinite as to leave Il per.
fectly possible to decide that II has
been attained at any time. The fact
that those best informed on the stu.
alton may not believe that any such
situation has been accomplished at the
time Mr.. Wilson decided to withdraw
the troops will have no effect other
than to exhibit a difference OF opinion.
Military authorities In Washington are
convinced that the agreement Is Who'll.
ly unsatisfactory to General Funston
but they appreciate that he must, un.
der military discipline, subordinate his
judgment to his chief, eneral Scott,
while General Scott must subordinate
his views to Mr.. Wilson. That tho
agreement is a distinct backdown. on
the part Of the Administration, which
when 1t went into Mexico formally
announced that the expedition would
not be abandoned until Villa was cap.
tured, cannot be truthfully denied; but
relying on the shortness Of the popu.
lar memory 1t doubtless will be EN-.
phatically denied by the Administra.
lions supporters. That this backdown
will serve 10 convince the Mexicans
that this country is afraid Of them and
make them more difficult to deal with
is also the conviction Of those familiar
with the Mexican character.
Democratic Extravaganza
Some question has been raised as
to the Justice Of the charge, oft.re.
peated in these letters, that the Demo.
cratic administration has been guilty
of gross extravaganza and It has been
suggested that figures should be given
to support It. The difficulty is that
these letters are limited in space and
that figures make dry reading, but
support of the charge Is furnished BY
one whose word can hardly be ques.
toned, viz, Representative Warren
Worth Bailey, of Pennsylvania, a life.
long and loyal Democrat who said
recently In debate: "Itis true that the
Treasury is in depleted condition.
We have gone on spending money with
lavish hand, which we should not
have done. The Baltimore platform
pledged the Democratic party to rigid
economy in expenditures. On the con.
trary. expenditures have been more
lavish than ever before. In many di.
rections they have exceeded all prev.
ious records. Economy has been a
watchword of Democracy. That this
watchword should have lost its mean.
, ing in these later days is not reassl,r.
ing. There would be no occasion for
the retention of the tax on sugar II dc
cent economy were practiced In car.
rying on the affairs OF Government.
To my mind even the odious stamp
tax Is less odious than the tax on
sugar. I want to protest with all my
might against this betrayal Of Demo.