The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-07-14
AMONG THE NATIONAL LEADERS
Especial correspondence

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Washington, July 12-There will be
no Democrats making any talk about
economy" on the stump this fall,
judging from the way gossip is going
in the Democratic cloak room of both
the House AMI Senate. Since It has
been discovered that the total sppropri.
ations for the present session will
amount to more than $1,000, 600, 600,
even the members of that party are
appalled,. 1t will be recalled that only
few years back the Democrats were
yelling their heads off about 'Repub.
lican billion dollar congress-. Here in
the first session of the Gath congress
they have broken all records for public
expenditures and have appropriated in
one year far more than was appropri-
ated In two years by the Republican
administration they condemned. This
is the way Democracy has 'econo-
mized."
The attempt of the Democrats in
Congress to criticise Charles e. Hughes,
Republican candidate for President, is
as ludicrous as 1t is pitiful. The few
men who attempted it in speeches on
the floor of the House haye made a
most lamentsble spectacle of them
selves. The recent effort of Congress-
man Tom" Helm of Alabama, an
uncompromising Democrat, was such
flzzle that many Republican members
of the House are circulating his re
marks as Republican campaign docu
ment and it is proving effective. A
few more speeches of the Hefiin and
Borland type will greatly help to make
the election of the Republican National
ticket nearer unanimous next No.
vember.
There is one phase of the Mexican
question that the American people will
not overlook and which they will never
forget" said Representative Edward H.
Watson of New Hampshire. 1T is
this: When President Taft was
graphing with this unfortunate situ-
alton, one of the great national safe
guards he rigidly enforced. was an
embargo on munitions to that revo-
luton ridden country. On the other.
hand, when Woodrow and the D,mo.
cratic party came into power, one of
the first acts was the lifting of this
embargo and the allowing of the free
and unlimited shipments of arms and
munitions to the warning bandits Of
Mexico, Villa and Carranza, both of
whom have proven false and traitorous
to the American people. Wilson.
though warned and urged by men lon
familiar with the Mexican situatiorf
from both parties at both ends of the
capitol, refused to listen. The attitu63
OF the President on the matter
allowing the free entry of guns anu
munitions of war to Mexico, was "a
and un-American act that /
will never receive the approval of the
American people. 1t was the biggest
and most unfortunate blunder in the
history of American diplomacy"
The Hon. Henry Lane Wilson, of
Indiana. formerly American Ambas.
,ador to Mexico, was a recent visitor at
he capitol, and he was most optimistic
n regard to Republican success in his
State in the coming elections Speaking
If the situation to group Of Republi.
'ans he said: There had not been much
loubt about the outcome in Indiana for
Iome time, but the result of the Chicago
and the placing of Fair
'auks on the ticket simply clinched
he victory. Not only will the Repub-
leans elect their State ticket, and two
Republican United States Senators, but
thoroughly believe there will be a
,ain Of six seats in the lower branch of
Congress, giving the Republicans eight
members of that body instead of two"
Il have not heard of single Repub.
lean who Is going to vote for Wilson;
N the other hand, I hear of many
Democrats who say they will vote for
hughes, said an Indiana member of
congress to group of colleagues.
This shows how the political wind is
flowing" he continued.