The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1916-05-04

mexico 10 to issue ''fiduciary money"
to the amount of 500, 600, 900 pesos. Like
McAdoo's met balance" the public is
asked to take it on faith.
Japan is spending about $500, 900 an
nually for paint for ships bottoms. The
seamen's law having driven the last ves-
tige of American foreign-going tonnage
| from the high seas there is nothing left
for the American seamen to paint but
the town.
Merchandise left the port of New York
April 9Th to the value of SIS, 356, 900 for
France, Italy and Great Britain. Of this
total, horses, brass and wheat made up
SIP, 000,000 The remainder was auto
| mobiles, chemicals, explosives, etc. And
Doctor Pratt denies that our exports are
swollen chiefly by war orders.
1t is significant that in every State
where presidential preference vote is
taken, and where,the State is one whose
electoral vote is essential to win, the
Democratic vote falls far behind the Re-
publican vote. 1t will be the same when
the conclusive presidential preference is
taken in November.
Through an error Champ Clark found
himself the other night at a hospitable
table where some Republican Congress-
men were giving dinner. He enjoyed
himself hugely, the reports say; and it is
safe guessing that he was much more
agreeably placed than if he found him
self at a board where there might be
more pronounced emphasis in favor of
the present occupant of the White House.
Meredith Nicholson, author OF the
Port of Missing Men" and other works
of fiction, has been spoken of as assist
ant secretary of war to succeed Henry
Breckenridge. who resigned with Garri-
son. Mr.. Nicholson's training in the
world of letters commends itself to Mr.
Wilson, who is afflicted with writer's
itch. If the Children's Bureau is ever
vacated during Mr.. Wilson's adminlstra-
ton, he will probably appoint Laura Jean
Libbey to that position. This is pen
and ink administration.
Seven years ago Republican Secre-
tary of State tried to have Congress es-
tablish the Office of Under Secretary
but the highly democratic Democrats
reared up and denounced the scheme as
patterning after the effete monarchies of
Europe. &c. while the job was establish
ed, the title given to it was that of Coun-
sellor. Now the Democrats have brought
in bill to change the name of the place
to Under Secretary. 1t is small mat
ter, perhaps, but taken with all the other
Republican notions which Democrats
nowadays are adopting, it is worth
noting.
An amendment to the sugar bill, offer
ed by Senator Lodge, provided for tariff
on dyestuffs, a measure of legislation
which has the approval of Democrats
and Republicans alike, outside of Con-
gress. The Democrats voted it down,
of course, The dyemakers will have to
possess their souls with patience until
1917. This action of the Senate is a
pretty certain indication that there will
be no attempt on the part of the House
Democrats to bring in protective dye
stuff tariff. The Hill bill will go into the
discard for this Congress.
1t has taken the new Secretary of War
precious little time to get the Chang of
the schoolhouse. In defiance of the law
he has refused to issue guns and ammu-
milton to a rifle club in Arizona on the
ground that the Arizonans might be
tempted to use them against Mexicans.
The rule in this administration is that
whenever law runs counter to the
prejudices of opinions or the political in
terests of anyone in authority, the law
is to be set aside arbitrarily. Mr.. Baker
soon found this out and is acting accord
lngly. The Senators from Arizona may
rave about it, but the fact remains that
we now have government Of men and
not of laws such as the Fathers contem-
plated. This sort of thing is called 1.-The