New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-07-28

1914 there were only little NOR
than 5000 Bull Moose votes cast
the State OF Michigan land how thes
can now be swelled to nearly thre
times that number would present
process of multiplication compare
to which that of the common house
fly is hardly superior.
Oregon And Alabama
Congressman Heflin of Alabam
seems to have changed his method
OF debate since the strenuous day
making its passage through Congress
when the Underwood tariff bill wa
Then when Northern Democra
challenged some of Heflin's words
the Alabamian's retort was that /
the Northerner would come outsid,
Heflin would lick him. Nowadays
Heflin's manner is less menacing anc
he stands forth as the humorist Of
the Democratic side, his text being
the reunion OF the Republicans ane
Progressives.
In the course OF a speech which
Heflin made the other day. Mr.. Nc
Arthur Of Oregon interrupted to ask
if Heflin had ever heard of the pri-
mary vote In Oregon where Hughes
received four times as many votes
as Wilson did. Hef1in answered in
typical Democratic and Southern
fashion. Oregon is a small state"
he said. "hardiy as big as my dis
trict.-
Yet the total vote OF the Oregon
district in 1914 was $780, while the
entire State OF Alabama cast only
2,96l; and Heflin's ditrict produced
only a paltry 8,lOO--evsry one of
which was cast for Hefln. Macarthur
in the same election received 26.69l.
Macarthur was chosen in a fair and
free lection, wherein every voter had
chance to go to the polls and
wherein every vote was counted as
cast. Heflin was elected unanimously
because in Alabama the Republican
voters are not permitted to exercise
their rights of suffrage.
Heflin is fitting spokemar fer
the Democratic party.
The source and character ot the
prosperity" OF which the Democrats
are talking so much may be clearly
discerned from a news despatch from
Pittsburgh The Westinghouse Air
Brake Co. of that city has just finish
ed contract for making l.2S000O
shrapnel shells for the British eov.
,rnment. The job took fifteen months
and gave employment to nearly 300
hands Now that the deliveries have
been made mad there are no more
contracts of that kind in sight. the
company announces that the build
ngs will be dismantled, the machn-
Try sold and the hands laid off With
he end of the war or even before
now that the Allies are beginning
% get into their stride in providing
themselves with munitions there
will be innumerable instances like
his. Meantime, those $500 Pitts
'urghers who are out of a lob can
ell how genuine all this Democratic
prosperity" is.
At Philadelphia the President said
lie was "in fighting mood" for the
hings he believes in. Yes? And
ust what are the things he believes
n?
Irwin Cobb declares that he is going
o vote for smooth faced man this
1ear. And how long that smooth
ace will be the day after election!
In Americans Favor
The Republican Publicity Associa-
ion, through its President. Hon.
onathan Bourne, Jr., today gave out
he following statement at its Wash
ngton Headquarters:
There is one respect in which we
an agree with the Democrats re-
the Republican tariff law
is discriminating tariff, though
OF in the sense that Democrats would
ave us believe.
"A protective tariff law discrimi-
ates in favor of the American pro-
rrer, and against the product of the I
heap labor of Europe and Asia.
Republicans believe in protecting
he American farmers and stockrrow-
r against the competition of farmers
nd stockmen who operate on the {
heap lands of Argentina. We believe
! protecting the poultrymen of the !
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