The bee., 1916-09-12


spect
This administration seems to have
sold everything it could, from the ma
tons honor down to the smallest rural
postmastcrship.
Secretary Daniels says this Is no
time for politics. And it's no time for
Secretary Daniels either.
Senator Lewis, defending the presl-
dent on his "too proud to fight" ex-
/ preston intimates that It was due
solely to the ignorance Of his audience
that the popular Interpretation that
has been put upon II was evolved, and
, that anyway 1t didn't mean what II
appeared to mean. The latter state
ment can be taken with some degree
Of confidence, as It is quite a well
known fact that most of the things the
president says do not mean what they
are supposed to mean.
Secretary Redheld has presented
another Of those living Illustrations Of
the old adage that "fools rush In
where angels fear to tread" with one
important modification. The differ
ence in the Secretary's case is that he
walked right in and turned around
and was kicked right out again.
The Democratic contingent in the
Senate is all worked up over the fact
that the terms Of the treaty for the
leaked out" "Pitiless publicity" you
understand, has been consigned to the
scrap heap with n large assortment OF
vadious other Democratic policies and
promises.
Housewives in need Of pork recipes
should address the Wilson admlnistra-
tion.
Mr.. Wilson has made no reply to
the charges of Mr.. Hughes. Is he still
too proud to ight2
By the way his opponents are abus-
ing him, it is evident that Mr.. Hughes
has touched them on the raw.
No apology which the Wilson ad-
ministration can make for its futile
and irritating Mexican policy win sat
isfy the American people. 1t has
lacked conspicuously the two charac-
teristics which Hughes PROMISES
friendly spirit and a firm hand
Pitiless publicity, says Mr.. Hughes;
have q heart, say the Democrats.
OF Mr.. Wilson it may be said he
meant well, but he now finds himself
buried under the evidence Of inefl-
cheney that Mr.. Hughes has brought
forth.
There are those who assert that
Woodrow Wilson is a clever politician
But how do they account for his re-
mark TO a committee of women, call
ing upon him, to the effect that If they
made suffrage "the paramount issue
Of this campaign" he would close
all respect for them?" The women
Of the enfranchised States assert that
this threat will cost Wilson the presi
dency.
Secretary Daniels, however, has the
distinction of being one of the great
est arguments the Republicans have
ever had.
The salary part Of the rural credit
system has already begun.
Mr.. Bryan thinks Mr. Hughes un-
fitted for the bench because Of the pref
udiced frame Of mind evinced by his
speeches. Wake up, Bill, he amt run.
ming for no judgeshlp.
Mr. Wilson underestimated the suf.
fragists; but it appears they have him
sized up properly.
III fares the land where public office
is bought and the people are sold,
The high ~fragmentation Of those
Hughes bombs is causing cOnsterna-
ton I'm the Wilson trenches.
Balnbridge Colby is almost as vio-
lent in his criticism Of Mr.. Hughes
as he was In condemnation OF Mr..
Wilson's position on Panama tolls
two years ago.
OF course President Wilson has a
perfect right to change his mind as
often as he pleases, but that is quite
different from repudlating distinct
promises made to get votes II the
pledges on which he rode into the
White House have proved worthless
because he changed his mind, what
faith is to be put in the pledges he is
now making in his appeal for re-elec-
toni
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