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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-20
WE NEED HUGHES

To tho Editor Of the Evening Ledger:
Sir--Charles Evans Hughes should be
elected President because the United States
needs him TO guide the ship of state through
tho troubled waters AS Governor of New
York he clearly showed by his administra-
ton that he had the indomitable will, the
infexible purpose looking for future good
through present evil
He has the qualities and executive force
that beget confidence and command success.
He is In no sense a negative character, but
a man OF iron will power. There il no vac,l-
lating. irresolute policy in his makeup. He
Is just what the country needs now.
He has the true courage which is the
result of the reasoning of deep thinker,
and he has a brave mind which is always
inpregnable. He would meet danger. not
wait for IT, Truth is his standard by which
all things would be judged. His appeals
to the voters have been with sincerity or
purpose and honesty of feeling, divesting
himself of all partiality or passion and
prejudice. He should be elected and most
assuredly will be.
w. LEWIS KANE.
West Chester. Pa, October 10.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-20
onJECTs TO FREE SPEECH

To the Editor OF the EventnC Ledger
sir-I am IN hearty accord with the party
who signs himself True Republican" I
also was at the Hughes meeting. ana
wish 10 state that invariably there is a
commotlon stirred up by these hre-eaters
who pretend 20 know government from A
10 z. but who, as a rule. know nothing. and
make themselves look mighty small when
they put answers up 20 such q brilliant man
as Mr.. Hughes. The rule for these people
IA FOR the officers TO take them BY the back
Of the neck and set them out on the Poplar
street en:rancs OF the Metropolitan. ] am
a frsouenter Sunday afternoons OF that
mart Of Broad street which Is becoming
popular as the free thought thoroughfare,
and free thought II is for fair, free thought
Socialism. The American Government Is
torn 10 shreds II 10 an outrage that such
gatherings are permitted on the. streets Of
an American city. We have police % stop
Americans put Il up 10 ouz Mayor 20 have
e stopped. II Auefioa = eacH tsfzlpl1
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-20
PHILADELPHIA oFFICEHoLDER'S
SWAN SONO

Too bad, but really must leave you;
You're sorry to lose me- Of course.
You just made the faintest suggestion.
without suspicion OF force,
That l, too. might share in the blessings
With which the departing are sped:
Which means In political English,
My scalp is worth more than my head.
1 know not the why and the wherefore,
know but the what and the when,
The ways of the gods-and the bosses
Are Greek TO the wlsest OF men.
may have Jabbed Ware with my elbow
or stepped on McNichol's big toe;
II so, pardon me-mea culpa
The going Is good. and ] go.
LITTLE NELL.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-20
The Pioneer Movement

c. W-Emigration from the eastern
States 10 the Middle West began In a small
way soon after the close OF the Revolutions
airy War. but was not large until after the
admission OF Ohio as a State IN 1903. In
1900 the Government adopted the system OF
selling public land in Ohio on credit and
thus started current OF emigration 10
Ohio which soon made Il State and over
flowed into Indiana. Old letters written
from towns IN Massachusetts,. New York
ana Pennsylvania describe the roads lead
ing west as thronged with large covered
wagons filed with people and household
goods moving toward the Ohio" An Eng.
llshman who went west In 1875 wrote: 'If
passing through the upper parts Of yir-
einia / observed a great number OF farms
that had been abandoned, on many OF which
good houses had been erected. and fine appl'
and peach orchards had bean planted. on In
quirIng the reason. was always informed
that the owners had gone 70 the western
country. From the New England States
the tmggrations are stili more numerous
They mostly cross the Hudson River be
tween Albany and Newburg. ana must pas
through cayusa on their way 10 Pitts
burgh / was Informed by an inhsbitant o.
cayuga Ia April. isi6. that more thar
1900 wagons had passed over the brids'
At that place within the iast slightest
months containIns euiEran[s % <hs ~estsr'
4VNA@II<
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-20
THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
Republican Explains Why Hughes Should Be Elected and
Democrat Tells Why He Should Be Overwhelmingly
Preached in Broad Street Sundays

country why do these socalled Socialists
stay here? We want no Soclalistic doctrines
here, not the kind that are preached on
our street corners today. Nine out of
ten who are doing II are foreigners. Why
don't you crazy nuts go back to Europe !;
but you all seem to have taken good care
not TO go back these last two years 1
have heard so many definitions of Social
ism that don't know what II means and
one-hah OF the people who argue II don't
know but the way hear II argued every
Sunday afternoon it is nothing more or less
than anarchy. / say let the police take
a hand and keep that corner clear.
ANOTHER REPUBLICAN.
Philadelphia October IS.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-20
spLrTTING HAIRS

To the Editor Of the Eventn0 LEDGER
sir-I have noticed that many people
even professional writer's. confuse the words
simply' and infer" often using one where
the other should be employed. This prompts
me 10 write and ask you whether such an
error were not made In your issue OF yes
Shouid Mr. Nixon not have said. 'Do you
mean 10 imply" and should you In your
footnote not have said, mo such impllea-
tion"? II l am right In my suppostlon.
will you not acknowledge your mistakef II
/ am wrong, / shall abide by your decision
II you will make II known.
CHARLES b, STEACY
Atlantic City. N. J., October 49,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-20
THE OLD ADAGE APPLIES

Mr.. Hughes won't tell us what he
would have done after the sinking OF
the Lusitania. because, he says, he
would have prevented the Lusltanla
from being sunk. He won't tell us how
he stands on the repeal of the eight
hour law. because II he had been Presi-
dent there would have been no eight
hour law. These are the only attempts
he has made to answer the question,
What would you have e?"-New
York Timos.
AND they look like pretty successfu
L llattempts. too. Did the Times neve
hear that an ounce OF prevention is wort
a pound OF cure?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-20

savings They are advertising IN pub.
iications which willingly cooperate with
them IN dccclvins the public The only
safe rule for the investor TO follow " TO
make sure, FIRST. that the publication
which carries the advertisement that ap-
peals 10 him h careful 70 reject the an
nouncements OF all swindiIng concerns,
and then. before he parts with his money,
to ask banker In whom he has conf
dence for advice. The banks are always
glad 20 serve the public In this way.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-20

In announcing a meeting of the
committees representing commuters asso-
Citations yesterday a local contemporary
says that demands for reductions of rates
win be presented TO the railway COM
panies. Continuing. the account says:
AS a basis of compromise. the
commuters are willing. II Is said. TO
let the present rates OF the monthly
ride tickets and students tickets stand
as they are.
Which reminds us of the chap who
told US he came near getting married.
"Why didn't your" we asked. II asked
the GIRL" he replied. ''and she said Nor
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-20
II any man attached to

II any man attached TO the local
government deserves an increase in sal.
sry that man is u. ]. catteil. He is
nominaily the city statistician. He is
really the advocate extraordinary OF Phiia-
delphia before the whole country He
has proclaimed the greatness OF this com
munity In season and out of season for
years. and he backed his statements by In
disputable facts. He earns for his en-
ployer mary times his salary every year
IT is about time that there was tangible
recognition Of this fact IN his salary
check. His present pay is less than that
OF a chief clerk I'm one OF the important
departments.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-20

The Chicago man who climbed q
telegraph pole to get away from certain
domestic difficulties precipitated by his
wife and was hauled down by the police
was the victim OF an unkind fate. It's a
pretty blamed mean policeman who won't
let man sit on the top Of telegraph
pole long enough to think out convino-
ing argument.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-20

1. What IL copraf
tions arc "tabled"?
3. What is q steepleehasef
4. What is the morale Of an armyf It's moraisi
o. II is reported that the U-58 has beoR suni
on Nantucket. Where IL Nantucket?
@. How are tho combatants protected from In
Jury In fencing bouts?
=. One often reads Of carTess Of .cryelite com
Ing from Greenland. What IL itf
Q. What is the purpose I'm damminG q rivcrf
In the BbeY
10. Why are Hamburg. Bremen and Luebscl
called "free eities"f
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-20
THIS IS THE ANSWER

How about the Democratic plea. ar \.
Wilson's claim, that II Hughes is electsa n.
Government OF the United States IN d.,r-s
with foreign Powers will be supins for ~.
months, from November to Marchf"
"The people around here are not lstti,s
that bother them" replied Mr.. Pawn ~
q rather bored air. The Democrats AZ.
ministration has been supine for four ysn
Why worry about four monthsr'---Frorn Y
interview with Lou Payn in the New YoIl
Tribune IT
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-20

DARBY calls our attention TO a classi-
fed ad in an eve. contemp. announcing
the loss Of 's245 by poor woman rolled
In a handkerchief" and he correctly
guesses that one h'dkf would not con-
tain us. II we had been II.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-20

XLIILLIAM MARION REBDY Is on
w familiar terms with more high-brow
-whatcha may call arlstocratically ex-
cluslve--dlctlonary donizens than any
other writer we think OF at this moment.
lie was the first TO flash before our ken,
several years ago. that word "ineluctable.'
which has since brought Joy 20 how
many young eyes behind tortoise-rimmed
glassesl
Now he has hooked us up to lunch
con talk In ST. Louls-where his Mirror
reflects the towns lnmost thoughts--and
he writes:
Dear Tom--You are on For the
City Club noon Tuesday, october 20
Subject--named by me-'The Con-
fessions of a Stylte" Don't blame me
II they throw the stylite through the
skylight. / await your coming with
fevered anticlpations, which can only
be assuaged with tuns OF Bevo REEDY
Bill reminds us OF neighbors we once
had--a very cultured and charming cou
ple--of whom another neighbor once com
planned: "Yes, oversight this morning
The Bostings called upon us last night
and they always keep us up 80 late. Yes
know they went home at ten, but after
that we spent couple OF hours at the
dictionary hunting up the words they'd
used"
In our webster's Unabridged we find:
sTYLITE, n, CEsor Hist.l; one Of a sec. o.
The tops Of pillars isonI9n, for ,he eSerSis, %
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-20

straw vote taken at Princeton
on wednesday gave Mr.. Hughes the ma
Jority in the Presidents own college.
Straw votes may not be definitely settling,
but It was windy day and the one In
question might have shown the direction
of the breeze
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-20

OUT HERE in the Forty-hfth Ward"
III. w. s. calls 10 US from Bridesburg.
there is a man registered by the name
OF Paul Bearar. Personally I'm a
Hughesalite, so / hope this chap works
for the opposition along about Novem-
ber a."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-20

why all this rising Of the gorge
AZ tchdf nc said Of our otcn George
And all those troops at VaIlcv For0e'
besides ne non tells all tcho call
Those comments t0ercnt hts az all
Perhaps the butIcr's IN the hall
or mayhop future history
May prove the silly thing TO be
No moro than vaIct' forgery.
.The 20" silent. as in "Yoi Teddy"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-20

At Albany on Wednesday. his en-
thusiasm getting tho better Of his Judg-
ment. the President shook the skin on
one Of his fingers. With reasonable care
he may make the other seven, with the
possible help from his two thumbs, last
him till November z.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-20

II no other phrase OF Colonel Roose-
velt's speech is remembered. his one con-
cerning "dishrag policy" will doubtless
take its place alongside Mr.. clevelands
well-remembered "innocuous desuetude"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-20
To Josephine

What's thu discordant plan, 10,
TO banish me from theef
The heart strings OF thy man, 10
Haze lost their harmony.
Relent and Hft the banjo
And ttoo shall play IN glee.
EAGER EDGAR.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-20
Our Bankwet

Several contribs protest that our first
call TO dinner was too close to the event
itself. 1t win suit US better. also, TO put
Il back a couple Of weeks. SO the date
Is hereby changed from November l to
November Is.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-20

tCtah to express their opinions subjects OF
current Interest. ~ ts an open forum, and the
HDeftn0 Ledger assumes no responsibility for
the ytctos Of tts oorresponde1ts Letters mast
be signed bU the name aud address OF the
tortter, not neoessdrtiy for publication. but as q
QMaranteo Of QOod fnifh.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-20
A "

marvellous part OF it all: For week or
so letters have been coming in TO us,
asking us to investigate the numeral IT
in connection with Franklin Field Is II
possible our Bunkhound can read? Or
was the scent extra strong7
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-20

Yet not all the sheil-game men are
operating at the Rose Tree Hunt meet.
Several Cabinet officers are issuing bald
and mconvincing arguments on unsus-
pecting stumps.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-20
Bachelor Bereavements
To Kate

hare large and IopeIy hall,
But staI moan my lonely state;
You tolH not share mv lot at all;
can't make you domesttcote.
ALGERNON.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-20

A Pittsburgh saloonster wants to
give his saloon away, and a casual visitor
there suggests II might be presented 70
presidential aspirant Handy, merely for
wrecking purposes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-20

The railroad companies met the
commuters IN the right spirit In Harris
burg. when they offered to confer with
them and talk over the question OF rates
without troubling the Public Service
Commission. II the railroads and those
who uee them can settle their disagree
msnts without an appeal TO public su.
thorlty. We have made considerable
progress toward ideal conditions. The
Public servios Commission still exists ~
. SQUIRT Of last resort II the railroads and
Ne public cannot oGrse, The present H.
1o1esd. most propitions time Tor the
>cromutsrr 70 Ask for better treatment
a. ths railroads are IN . concillatory
nood and are likely 70 remain In thai
ofa<s for some months TO come.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-20

The problem presented by the South Is
this: It is a section in which all political
ISSUES are predetermined. The solid
South means simply that II was decided fifty
years ago how the South will vote next
November There is no political doubt in
the South. There can be no political issues
In the South. There is no political ques.
tioning Tribune.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-20
What Do You Know?

Queries OF general interest sOiH be dns,oer cd
In thts column. Ten questions. the dnstoers 20
nhioh every iUeHtnforned person should kHo0.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-20
He was bold man that fret eat
an oysfer.--Swiff.

Before a truce can be called in the
protectionist jehad all the free traders
must be converted.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-20
NATIONAL POINT OF VIEW

The rising tide for Charles e. Hughes
demonstrated its force throughout rural
Nebraska. The outpouring at Omaha
signaled the November fiood.-Omaha Bee
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-20

And there's this sign, L. II. B. reports,
DIR. TULLUS WRIGHT
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-20

CONTEMPLATING young Ebert z.
Trombly upon winning the Newark Lyric
Prize. We trust we may charge to n care
less compositor rather than TO him the
line:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-20

The real attitude OF the Administrator
toward business is revealed by its hostiiit.
to foreign trade, whenever II lays claim Z
support or protection by the Governments
Indianapolis News.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-20
BEWARE THE BUNKHoUNDl
Serving the City Beautiful He Bites
All Unlovely Things

After several days absence from his
kennel the Bunkhound trotted in yes
terday and laid at our feet a section of
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-20

London Punch refers to coun, -.
as one Of the few comedian. ths r'.u'
produced. And yet the British 49,. - >.
humor In said TO be nonexIstent.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-20
The Northeast Corner

The story Is twelve years ola Nm, :. !. -
OF the present unpfea Al ntr.ss 4, 'o, - nv
repctition. During the campaign y e..T M
oeorge Ade and the present rr,.., I'*
ssss W. 40 o. So,qnei Roosevelt At oy-,~ ~ ~
d1sn. Nss "su 80 J.,s . ,e'urned from ,islt 4. \,
feeling Of tho people there rss,'. nt -
gard to the candidates s"' % "a n
The situation" said ccorr.
have been summed up pretty vv-n seems :,
farmer l heard discussing I, =, ~ sn "a
store out IN Kentland. sThls Iks1,cc-rf
said, seems like = got a whole n, !. n
In I'm. but this ere man Parker. -. .kn<r
o Teller same's the women ASKS A. ny ... -
'ne & swinss AZ a. Sunday school picn,ssa y
sos rarker and Roosevelt On. :
IL virtually ms good as new. ''s nm
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-20
THEY CAN'T BE FOOLED

The labor vote never was n post to
tie TO. This Adamson law does not fool
the railroad men whom know. ] have
talked TO a score or more engineers and
conductors lately. The Republicans
among them will vote the ticket as
usunl
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-20

:. An octosenarian over In New Rr,,.-..
~. j., was dealt an impregnahie s,s,I..*
II he dropped dead. ur
The conclusion IL that one sho,,. -.
quit playing pinochie or be s..s.so. su'F
less superdreadnought handa ""
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-20

red and blue jersey
and a square of
muslin upon which
was painted in large
black type
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-20

"You capnot repeal surrender"-Mr.
Hughes's reply TO a"heclxler at Sioux City
last night-was much more than an
effective epigram. What 1t put into Ave
words is the essential truth of the matter.
and hardly required the addition Of any
comment to make II, for an intelligent mind,
a complete answer to the silly question
asked by the heckler--New York Evening
Post.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-20

Yet, speaking OF the English s-,.. !.
humor, when II bites Il leaves q d,s,,.
mark. Punch remarks
In Essex, says an evening p.psr
plentiful crop Of parasol murhroc,,s
mas resulted from the weeks hsrvv
for the farmers sons who a. ~
seeking shelter from military ssr,Xs
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-20

You vaunt of nigh a half million souls.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-20

Audience sat in amasement Miss Ksu.,.
regard Of wearing apparel. Nakedner1 us
offensive, stalks upon the screen. "-Reccri
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-20

Not saying that there is no strs,s<> !.
thought in II. but somehow we do ~ = -
TO the hit of the cabled Kipllnr I,s,1,
verse. II lacks the old swing and ~ ~
ness of touch current IN the dav. 49,
The Dipsy Chanty'' set us tinrlins ~
the salt seas breath. Some dav' r.-a-
there will come poet great enousb !. -
the song OF battle-Henry Newbolt 49,
have done it-but the day is not vet
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-20

minstration's record on preparedness point
proudly to the fact that In March, 1915,
two dreadnoughts were authorized and
that in 1916 Congress approved the con-
struction of eight big ships of war. 1t is
a fine campaign navy. If words could lay
the keels, mount the big guns and launch
the fighting craft. we would have them
speedily. Thus far words are the only
tools that have been employed to give the
decree of Congress effect.-Chcago Evening
Post.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-20

.The "t" silent. as in 'YOl Teddy"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-20

Rnchorltes IN the early church. who lived on
the tops OF pillars icoumnsl for the exercise
OF their patieLce;-called also ptiiGrtst and
Dtliar saint,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-06-16
rus u
Wanetta Canton Gill.
COMMERCIAL COURSE
CALLED TO PASTORATE OF CON
GREGATIONAL CHURCH.

At meeting of the Congregational
Religious Society Thursday evening, it
was decided to concur with the Congre-
gational church in issuing a call to Rev.
Henry c. Newell of Somervi!le, Conn,
to become the pastor of the Congrega-
tional church at Middlebury. Action in
the committee, the church and the
society was unanimous.
Mr.. Newell is a graduate ofiAmherst
College in the class of 1901. He was a
teacher in Piedmont College, Demarest,
Ga, and later became President of that
institution. For the past three years,
he has been the pastor of the Congre-
gational church in Somerville, Conn. He
is graduate of Hartford Theological
seminary and has an excellent record as
student, as preacher and administrator.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-06-16
HELD FOR FEDERAL COURT.

Charles Payment of Middlebury was
taken to Burlington Wednesday by
Deputy U. S. Marshall Thomas Reeves
and arraigned before U. S. Commits
sioner Claude D. Grafton on charge of
violating the pure food law by offering
for sale meat unfit for use. He was
bound over to the October term of Fed
eral court at Rutland in $500 bail which
he furnished.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-06-16
SEELEY DISTRICT SCHOOL
CLOSES

The Seeley school closed Friday, June
8. Pupils having no absent marks dur
ing the term were Helen Seeley, Mary
Cenate, Joseph Cenate, and Leslie
Spencer. Helen Seeley has not been
absent or tardy during the entire school
year.