The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-11-06

At that, a weather bureau prediction is quit
as safe to bet on as one made by a politician.
Princeton University is not a political parti
san institution, though a published poll of it,
alumni is overwhelmingly so.
The ballot day parade has no brass bands, MOI
is it reviewed from street stands, but it gets there
just the same.
A fool bull ran amuck in Washington, but fail.
ed of course to detract public attention from the
donkey-elephant race.
All right to talk of an s-hour day for "every.
body fon whom it is possible" but who's to de.
termine the possibility?
1ngratitude is a mild term to apply to the act
of the Carranza official who attacks the admins
~tration's neutrality.
Tip for her-better remind him that the
retaliatory jackingup of the tariff on diamonds
may jump the price of engagement rings.
Fortunate will be the spellbinder who can hon.
estly say after it's all over that he said nothing
on the stump of which he feels ashamed.
In enumerating reasons for the election of a
candidate one Of the most important-"He'd do
something for me"-is always omitted.
Why should there be any doubt what most Of
us will do after the war? It's a cinch, unless we
inherit money, we'll 60 on plugging for a living.
Some level-headed folk think an old-fashioned
pirate was more entitled to public respect than is
the price-manipulator of necessities today.
Don't pretend to know that the country as a
whole would be better off without war profits,
but the average consumer certainly would be.
A posthumous swatting-the report of the
late Gen. Miles on the National Guard and the
weaknesses shown up by it's mobilization.
If it were permissible, Wilson and Hughes
might get a lot of relaxation by confdentially
swapping secrets.
May explain some republications-the great
er the doubt of the result of an election the great
er the public interest.
The navy department didn't have to wait for
the opening of bids on those authorized by Con-
gress to know battleships would come higher.
Counting promises as liabilities and perform
ances as assets, how many solvent politicians
could name off hand?
The Red Cross, just So years old, is one of
the most beneficial things on earth, regardless of
age.
But shucks, the rumored Mexican plot to kid
nap Teddy and make him dictator was merely a
campaign joke.
' Japan's new premier is out for preparedness
to meet a trade slump after the war ends. Al
wise guy, he.
"A hard Job in a Presidential campaign-to
give the managers of the other side credit for
The more you are known to trust to luck the
ess you are trusted.
Automobiles makers print many "don'ts" but
buy is not one of them.
Some vote-hunters seem to regard vitriol a.
'etter ammunition than honey.
No terms OF peace could possibly give every
nation all it thinks coming to It.
Never hear OF convincing a disagreeing man
y smashing him on the nose, did you?
Nevertheless, the dollar-chasers are still much
more numerous than the vote-chasers. I,
l.
hugnes says ne has no quarrel with his oppo.
Wonder what he'd say, if he had?
Even most OF his opponents will agree with
Vilson-that 1T has been a confusing CAMPAIGN"
Wilson admits one superstition-that IN had
lex to turn back after starting in one direction.
Vne inevitable Notwithstanding predicters
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