Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-10-26

"No. he collected a lot Of pretty ad.
5ectives. symmetrical phrases, choice
metaphors and high grade smiles and
mixed them In a silver bowl with
frank incense and myrrh and maple
sugar and touched of the whole thing
and then, as the smoke arose, he sat
back and saw things in the smoke.
"They say he has vision. He has 50
much vision, he sees things that amt.
HE is a perfectly nice man who
believes he can solve problems by
talking about them.
PitIes esnumbed Good Men.
when l recall what has happened
to this country during the last three
years, I pity all the good men who are
sitting around benumbed by repeated
insults and %bewildered to learn that
their native land is regarded by the
rest Of the world Al a Joke, but the
large share Of my pity is reserved for
the poor historian Of fifty years from
now who viii have to explain away
our shame 50 that school children will
believe It.
"Our late Mr.. Wilson has been talk.
Ing preparedness. but his voice doesn't
sound natural. Why did he have to
wait IS months after the European
war broke out to discover that we
needed q regular army and navy? He
did not speak out on the preparedness
issue until Democratic politicians had
worn a path to the White House tell.
ing him what he had better say II he
wanted to be reelected.
"aMking all due allowance for the
Democratic effort to put the platform
of 1912 into effect, can any voter in
1916 ignore the following array Of cold
and icy factsf
'The Democrats said in 1912 that
they would reduce the cost Of living.
All necessities and staples r now
higher than ever before. We do not
blame the Democrats for high prices.
we do blame them for continually
making idle promises.
"For> instance. how about the def.
mite promise to enforce economy and
trim down appropriations? They have
been in the pork barrel up to their
elbows.
'Tha Democrats tinkered the tariff
and hard times followed. The present
abnormal prosperity has resulted from
a food Of European war orders. The
war will end in 1917 or 1918. Europe,
desperately in need Of money. will
make an unprecedented fight for for.
elgn trade. The United States will
need a protective tariff as never be-
fore. Does any fair minded voter, with
a memory q foot long, believe We will
get It II the Democrats are In power?
Yielded to Temptation.
"The Democrats have yielded to
temptation and become sectional. They
have shattered political appointments
and public funds on a small. percen-
age Of voters living in the South. The
present administration does not repre-
sent the centers Of population and
production.
"Mr. Wilson has given US a shoddy
cabinet. He has put small caliber men
in big caliber Jobs. Two Of his ap.
pointments have been national calam.
tiles. The men In Mr.. Hughes cabi.
net will command respect at home
and abroad.
"Finany, I am back In the Republi.
can camp and working for Republican
success thts year because I believe the
Republican party. since the recent
housekeeping and readjustment Of
internal control, is much better quail.
fed than the Democratic party to
take charge Of governmental affairs
and direct them sanely. and safely. I
have not surrendered any former b..
liefs. and l am reasonably sure that
the world Is going to get better every
year instead Of relapsing to the bow,
vows.
"When a man has Just one round Of
ammunition to shoot he can't AFFORD to
stand OF on q hillside and shoot into
the air. P~rogressives must recognize
the fact that this year there = only
two contending parties and every voter
must either make q quick choice or
retire to the deep woods. There Is no
time for grieving over what might
have been. The thing for every Pro
gressive to do is to look pleased and
vote for Hughes"
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