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New Britain herald., 1916-01-11

what becomes of the argument for a
 constitutional limitation to a single
 term? The argument is not that it is
 clearly known now just how long each
 president should remain in office.
 Four years is too long a term for
 president who is not the true spokes-
 man of the people, who is imposed
 upon and does not lead. It is too short a term for a president who is
 doing or attempting great work Of
 reform and who has not had time to
 finish it.
 To change the term to six years
 would be to increase the likelihood or
 it's being too long, without any assur-
 ance that it would, in happy cases, be
 long enough. A fixed constitutional
 limitation to a single term of office is
 highly arbitrary and unsatisfactory
 from every point of view.
 The argument for it rests upon tenn
 porary conditions which can easily be
 removed by law. Presidents, it is
 said are effective for one-half of
 their term cnly because they devote
 their attention during the last two
 years of the term to building up the
 influences, and above all the or
 ganization, by which they hope and purpose to secure a second nOmlna- tion and election.
 It is their illicit power, not their legitimate influence with the country, l that the advocates of a constitutional l change profess to be afraid of, and I heartily sympathize with them. It is l intolerable that any president should 1 be permitted to determine who should l succeed him-himself or anoth her-by 1 patronage or coercion, or by any sort of control of the machinery by which | delegates to the nominating conven- | tiOn are chosen.
 1 Should Nominate at Polls. There ought never to be another 1 presidential nominating convention; 1 and there need never be another. SeV l eral of the states have successfully l solved that difficulty with regard to l the choice of their governors, and federal law can solve it in the same
 way with regard to the choice of pres i idents The nominations should be | made directly by the people at the 1 polls.
 ! Conventions should determine noth- 1 ing but party platforms, and should l he made up of the men who would be | expected, if elected, to carry those 1 platforms into effect. It is not neces- Sary IO aIIend IO lHe peOPIe 5 puoi- ness by constitutional amendment if you will only actually put the business l into the peoples own hands. I think it may safely be assumed l that that will be done by statute; it need not wait for constitutional change That being done, the ques- 1 ton of the presidential term can be discussed on it's merits.
 | It must be clear to everybody who 1 has studied our political development at all that the character of the presi- l dency is passing through a transition al stage. We know what the office is | now and what use must be made of | 1t; but we do not know what consti- l tutional change, if any is needed, it would be best to make.
 It must speak with absolute free i dom and candor in this matter, or not
New Britain herald., 1916-01-11

matter of the presidency we fear and distrust the people and seek to bind them hand and foot by rigid cOnsti- tutional provision. My own mind is not agile enough to go both ways.
 1 am very well aware that my position on this question will be mis- construed, but that is a matter of perfect indifference to me. The truth is much more important than my reputation for mode;N and lack of personal ambition. My reputation will take care of itself, but constitutional questions and questions of policy will not take care of themselves without frank and fearless discussion
 I am not speaking for my own re- election; I am speaking to redeem my promise that I would say what I really think on every public question and take my chances in the court of public opinion.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-11
BIG PEACE MEETING
 HELD AT THE HAGl
Appeal to End War Made
 Citizens of Various Nations

The Hague, Jan. 11.-Fifty sa dents, members of the Ford peace <
 petition, departed yesterday for RA terdam whence they will sail today the steamer Noordam for New YoA About 100 American members of tA expedition will remain in The Hagd Most of them will sail for the Units States January IS. The members the permanent peace board will main here with the members of t4 board from the other neutral natioA
 First Public Meeting.
 A big crowd filled the large aud torium in the Geological Garden "A night to attend the Ford expeditio5 first public meeting in HoIlars Speeches were made by civilians various nations. These called the tention of those in the audience to tI necessity to end the present war al prevent future wars, because they aI burdensome to neutral nations whi5 are compelled to mobolize and remaA in a state of constant fear.
 This subject was provoked IargA by the scenes of bustIing military aa tivity witnessed in The Hague sing the peace advocates arrived here. T speakers moulded Judge Ben IlndsW of Denver, Rev. Jenkin Lloyd Jones Chicago and Hoakin Lul1en, dlstrl attorney of Christtania. Mime. Itai Van Emden, a prominent HoilaTM clubwoman, described the great SUE fering which had been inflicted on tls smaller neutral nations as result the present war. She said this WI an urgent reason why the peace eA petition originating in the Unites States should be supported. k
 American Flags on Platform.
 The platform from which the ag dresses were delivered was decoratea with American flags, and every refe1 ence to the desire of the Americal \ for an early peace was greeted wit2 loud cheering. While the peace advd
 cates were preparing for the demo \ the streets of the. city r sounded with the tramping of troopl this being daily incident of the rd suit of Hollands mobilization.
 The headquarters of the expeditioI is located in a hotel in close proximiq to the barracks, from which the faI of the soldiers feet on the pavemefI and the grinding of artillery wheels o| the gravel road are heard morninl and night. %s ts 8
 Scenes of much military aetivitI are to be witnessed in other parts ( the capital, where the parks anj streets are utilized for the drilling "a recruits. The military. activity of HoiI land was made the subject of consta n comment by the peace advocates.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-11
MANY PETTY RURGIARIEs.

Hartford, Jan. 11-There h been numerous petty burglaries East side saloons of late, and the
 lice believe they now have the n responsible for them in John D tonic, arrested yesterday as he ] emerging from one. He had $ eral dollars in cash and any mum of beer checks. In police court was bound over to the superior co
New Britain herald., 1916-01-11
WILSON AGAINST
 ONE-TERM PLANK
People Should Decide How Long
 President Should Serve
Especial to the Herald )

Washington, Jan. 11.-Whatever doubt that might have existed in the minds of politicians in regard to Pres 1dent Wilson's attitude toward the one-term plank of the Baltimore plat form, set there at the instance of Will liam Jennings Bryan. was sneedi,v removed with the publication of a let ter written by the president to ex Representative A. Mitchell Palmer, of Fennsylvania. This document which has been just brought to light al- though it was written by Mr. Wilson In February, 1913, after his election as president of the United States, but before he was inaugurated. He sets forth in detail all his reasons for be- ing against the one-term plank. < The letter of the president to Mr Palmer follows:
 State of New Jersey,
 Executive Department.
 February 13, 1913
 Question for Frank Treatment.
 My Dear Palmer: Thank you warm ly for your letter of Feb. 3. It was characteristically considerate of you to ask my views with regard to the joint resolution which has just come over from the house to the senate with regard to the presidential term I have not hitherto said anything about this question, because I had not observed that the public was very much interested in it. I must have been mistaken in this, else the senate would hardly have acted so promptly upon it.
 It is a matter which concerns the character and conduct of the great office upon the duties of which I am about to enter. I feel therefore, that In the present circumstances I should not be acting consistently with my ideals with regard to the rule of en- tire frankness and plain speaking that ought to exist between public servants and the public whom they serve if did not speak out about it without re- serve of any kind, and without thought of the personal embarrass- ment.
 The question is simply this: Shall our presid ents be free, so far as the law is concerned, to seek a second term of four years, or shall they be
 
 to a single term of four years, or to a single term extended to six years?
 can approach the question from a perfectly impersonal point of view, because l shall most cheerfully abide by the Judgement of my party and the public as to whether I shall be a can didate for the presidency again in 1916 I absolutely pledge myself to fesort to nothing but public opinion to decide that question.
 Four Years May Be Too Few The president ought to be abso- 1utely deprived of every other means of deciding it. He can be. I shall use to the utmost every proper in- f1uenee within my reach to see that he is, before the term to which I have been elected is out. That side of the matter need disturb no one.
 And yet, if he is deprived of every other means of deciding the question,
New Britain herald., 1916-01-11
Letter to Dr. Kilmer & Co.,, BinghamtOn, N. Y.

Prove What Swamp-Root Will Do For
 You
 Send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer & Co.,. Binghamton, N. Y., for a sample size bottle. It will convince anyone. You will also receive booklet of val uable information, telling about the 1,idnevs and bladder. When writing ho sure. and mention the New Britain Dai1v Herald Regular fifty-cent and one-dollar size bottles for sale at all drug stores.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-11

cording to the census estimates, every year before they are twe months old. Therefore the ChildrS Bureau has prepared a special bulle of practical suggestions for B
 week campaigns, adapted to the va ing needs of communities of diff ent types. Copies of this bulletin Il
 be had free of charge from the C
 dren's Bureau at Washington.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-11
BIG FIRE IN IOWA.

Ottumwa, Ia.. Jan. 11--Half million dollars loss was caused tos by a fire which started in the Fri man Department Store and consun that and four other stores in heart of the business district.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-29
TODAY IN HISTORY

l772-Died Emanuel Swedenborg, founder
of the New Jerusalem church
1Sl5-Bonaparte abolished slave trade in
French dominions.
1s37-The first Persian newspaper was eS-
tabliShed at Teheran.
ls40-Died George Bryan Brummell. The
original Beau Brummell."
1sl7-American army under General
Scott took possession Of Vera Cruz,
IN Mexico.
1S4S-Died John Jacob Aston. founder IL
the Astor fortunes.
1s53-A democratic conspiracy was dis
covered in Berlin. and eighty~ix per
sons were arrested.
is61-Aet passed by British parliament
for union of Canada, Nova Scotia and
New Brunswick. uader the name of
Dominion Of Canada.
19l5-StatiStics showed that over $1,000
animals had been slaughtered 10 check
the spread Of the hoof and mouth dis
ease IN the United States.
l9l5-The War: German U-boat sinks
British steamers Flaminian and Crown
of Castillo off the Sicily Isles. Allies
renew attack ut the Dardanelles. Rus
SLAMS launch offensive against the
Turks.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-29
Chickens Paid Him Well.

4. Il. Mari was in the office Saturday.
amt m an interview with him. we learned
that he had made a good showing with
hl~ flock Of chickens during the past year.
Mr. Marr took Al the chicken business two
years ago a. a side line To his farm work.
and M the beginning Of the past year. he
had n~Inety-six Leghom hens. During the
wear he sold eggs to the amount Of 1914
and at the close of The year he had 265
lenS left. lie raises most Of his feed o.
thc farm and his earnings were practically
aIl net. This ~ n good showing for a be-
slnner, and proves that poultry az a side
Ilhe on the farm helps ont wonderfully in
reducing the high cost Of living. What
Mr.. Marr has done. nearly every other
farmer can DO. and when Il j. done tn,
country viii be- IN better shape and the
farmer will b. better enabled To do busi
ness ON a cash basis from january To De
cembcr. Hubbard City News.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-29
Leave TO Print" Fake.

Senator owen of Oklahoma win mai,
another attempt 40 limit senate debate. TIA
should make an attempt to do away with
ihe moss covered custom OF '.obtaininn
cave t. print "a the Record. Why should
'he tax payers Fl America pay millions OF
dollars Tor printing speeches that are
newer delivered and thousands OF dollars
Tor the general distribution Of those
recche,. Cyclone Davis of Texas Is the
latest offender. a servant If the people
-hoald be- made their servant. He shonld
h"l he their master and neither should NJ
hc permitted To play ducks and brakes with
Their money-Fort Worth Record.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-29
BIRTHDAYSTODAY

Amelia r. Barr. the veteran woman
novelist, who has just published her sixty
eighth novel. is SIS years old today. Hard
work and miSforiuneS have never broken
her spirit. II was about fifty years ago
that she lost her husband and three sons
in 4 yellow fever epidemic in Texas. TAX
INC her three danohterS from the awful
scene 10 New York. she opened / boarding
house. on q capital Of S5.ls. She began
writing for the Christian Union and ether
publications. Then she came out with 4
novel. ..Jan Vedder's Wife, She had had
careful schooling she received 1T her girl
hood home in England smoothed the way
for her literary career Mrs. Barr was
born mt Lancashire. England. March 20.
1881. and later lived nj Glasgow with her
parents. She married Robert Barr ut the
age of 10. and n few years later the fam
ily Travelled TO Texas. There they pros
pered. and were raising a family Of six
children when misfortune struck them.
Mrs. Barr still retains AL her faculties nj
the ripe old age Of s., and writes every
day. She believes that routine, anger and
worry are the things that cut life short.
Edward II. Bowie. forecaStcr II the
United States weather bureau, - wears
old today.
Henry White. famous American diplo-
mat, 90 years old today.
DIR. Frank Seagrave. famous Rhode
Island comet observer. 81 wears old today.
Hon. John ID. Works. United tSateS SEN
ator from California. 90 years old today.
Prof. George G. Wilson. Harvard au-
thorty on international law, % today
Judge Don a. Pardee, Of the United
States circuit court. Georgia, - today.
Denton T. (Cy) Young, famous baseball
pitcher, 40 years old today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-29

There a. a very close relationship be-
tween beauty and morals. Beautiful sur
%roundings impel u to better things. Filth.
dirt, trash and general disorder lead IL
downward. We must not forget that the
youth Of the town are affected by their
surroundings, We owe them a duty 10 make
The town a. beautiful a. possible for the
sake of the children and young people
generally. II t. said that The ancient
Greeks were - trained IN beauty that dirt
and disorder gave them actual pain.-Mc-
Kinney COURIER Gazette.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-29

A man had recently met an elderly
maiden lady in a nearby town. On his re-
him and requesting ~ anSwer by tele-
graph. On receiving the letter the lady
rushed to the telegraph office. .How much
does it cost 10 send a telegram" she de-
manded. twenty-five cents for ten
words" answered the operator: and this
was the telegram her sutton received 'Yes
Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes.
Yes."-Brookiyn Eagle.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-29

5 OTHER PAPERS OPINIONS. I
N0t Early En0uuh for Texas

The federal government sent out a story
the other day advising the testing Of seed
corn. AT that time the new corn crop was
already on the way in this community. The
advice may have been issued IN time a.
benefit the corn growers ri The north. but
i surely came too late for Texas. We
must criticise the department OF a%gricul-
ture for being asleep at the switch. Ii
that department desires To send out infor-
nation to farmers il should distinguish be-
tween sections Of the country.-Templt
Telegram.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-29
THE MERCHANTS PART.

y takes cnieTpri-lu- business men o.
make ! city what i should bc. So long
acr> Of local business establishment.
40 not keep IN to date. a. not assume x
confident, progressive attitude. inst that
long " the bu~ine~- community going Il
b. tharactcrigcd ~ timidity and ~ town
kept back. The catalogue trade does Fly
worst m towns whose business houses are
slow and uitprogrv~-ive. The town whose
merchants keep right up with the Tunes
and. who are not afraid a. invest their
money m the space which the newspapers
produce Tor sale. viii give the catalogue
house the laugh. Too many people m
business tail 70 realize that the SPACE of
fcrcd for sale ~ the papers D. q valuable
product which that paper + manufacture
me, mt heavy cost. tor sale to the business
that needs publicity When they ia, al.
vertising space. they seem a. regard Il
more IN the light ~ "giviny ADVERTISING
10 the paper. Than "a i legitimate business
transaction III which they are bnving ibr
product offered for sale by the paper with
which they arr dealing.
Merchaht~, IKE people an general are
slow at giving away their money. But
when once they realize that instead Of
performhng nm act 81 charity in hnvirc ad-
,erti>lng space m & paper. they are
actually investing IN e most valuable com
modify. which ~ necessary IT, their she
cess IN business. They probably viii take
q different attitude. and wake ~ IL the
fact that u A. up Ia them IL hyen a. The
business of their community hy thu only
practicable method Of increasing local
trade. Ii trade j. drawn away rrrm \
town by the attractive ads III 4 neiehhor
town. the fault must he with the home NOR
chants. Ii they have the goods and ofFar
the same prices. and Tel the people know
it through the space which they buy in
their home papers for the purpose. their
legitimate customers will stay with them.
and the people of the neiehbor towns ma,
ees,e to buy OF them also. 1t takes trad
IL make a hive town.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-29
Preparedness

Hon. Gardner says that We
Are unarmed and he can see
How any European nation,
Fen Of secondary station.
MAY come over here. mayhap.
And expunge rs from the map.
Guess he doesn't read the papers
Which print stories II the capers
OF The gunner Of New York,
Who size human life with pork.
Toting guns u now 4 labor
Every man, also his neighbor.
Undertakes these parlou> days
OF the big street shooting fray-.
Every burglar. every stick-up
Carries NIL that he can pick up.
In the way Of shooting irons,
And the cities and environs
Are brim full Of decent guys
Who tote guns against surprise.
We look tame. but underneath
We are armed and TO IA. teeth.
Brooklyn Eagle
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-29

IMPORTANT TO CITRUS FRUIT
GROWERS.

A meeting 81 special interest 10 tn chi
rus fruit industry 81 the Magic Valley viii
be held tomorrow ~ Mcrccdo-, the object
being 10 consider the organization N. 4
citrus fruit exchange for the purpose -
securing the best results IA handling and
marketing tie Valley citrus lrmt product.
Valley truck and fruit grower know ~
bitter experience That The secret ot sue
cess In any line 81 farm or garden en-
deavor lies ~ much III marketing a> III
producing crops. We have sympathized
keenly with the farmers a- they stood by
and saw their linc crops of cabbage or
lettuce or Tomatoes or various other pro
duets spoin in the field because they could
not be- marketed prottably. All I'll NJ IA
the Valley know what the marketing prob
lem means.
The Herald does not know Just what II
IN contemplation at tomorrow meeting,
but il hopes that every citrus fruit grow
erS who can DO a. will Journey "a Mer-
ccdes and participate III the meeting. Even
If nothing definite BE- accomplished M this
meeting. II may pave the way for some
organization and the adoption of plans
which will ultimately place the citrus fruit
man Of the Valley on their feet. We be
iffc IN organization. We believe, OF
course, that the farmers and fruit grow
ers should consider every plan offered
Ahemsaresuln tsiosc acting. but We hoIp
that they may decide finally upon some
method which may assist them ia mar
kttmg their crops "a the very best advan-
tagc, when those crops shall w ready W
market. The meeting AZ Mcrccdc- may
offer the very plan the Valley needs. AT
any rate. Il b. only by discussion and study
of n subject that we obtain the widest. iu-
formation regarding IL.
Everybody who n planting or has a.
ready planted grape fruit pr other citru.
fruits IN the Valley should attend the
Mercedes meeting tomorrow. Mrrcede- j.
q fine little city. She wIll treat you right.
and make You glad chat you paid her y
visit.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-29
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-29
Then Smile A While


II seems to me the long delay
Has gwen Villa time
To make his royal getaway
The mountain range sublime
Will furnish may a nookhrstrate
For hiding the old reprobate.
Doc Bixby in Nebraska State Journal
The reason ne has got away
j. We were not prepared
For peace, as Villa came to slay
And You see how We Jared.
Don't you think preparedness would DO
Some good, you old w~hangdoodle you7
Houston Post.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-29
increased Lumber Rates Hearing Held.

HOUSTON. Texas. March pa hear
ny before nm examiner of the interStat,
commerce commission j. "a ~ held her,
today in the complaint NJ the butcher n
Moore Lumber Company of Orange. Texas
against the Texas 4 New Orleans railroad
"a part Of the Southern Pacific system. ~
the matter Of increased lumber rates from
Texas points
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-29
BarQain- Counter Golf.

'Forel" yelled the golfer, ready to play.
But the woman on the course paid no
attention.
"Ah,' suggested his opponent ia dis
gust, "try her once with 'three-ninety-
eight Hollands Magazine.