The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-18
In the mean time practically all the

In the mean time practically all the
Americans who were in Mexico-law
fully there-have been compelled to
flee because the President will not pro
tect them, and their property amount
Ing to scores and hundreds OF millions
OF dollars has been destroyed because
the President will do nothing to see
that their rights are respected.
But this Is not the worst. Thou.
sands of American refugees, men,
women and children, having fled from
these Mexican butchers who were
seeking their lives were gathered at
Tampico. They had no food and asked
for supplies from American ships in
the port but the orders we're that no
supplies were to be furnished They
were surrounded by a bloodthirsty
multitude who sought their lives and
then, incredible as it may appear, the
American war ships we're ordered to
put to sea and leave them to their
fate and they had to be taken on board
and rescued by German and British
warships then in that port. If the
people of America shall re-elect the
President who has done these things
they would be setting the seal to the
certificate Of their own dishonor.
l, see a large poster upon the bill
boards in which the head of President
Wilson is represented as surrounded
by halo Of glory and woman with
children on each side is represented as
stretching out her arms and saying,
He has protected me and mine"
What terrible irony there is in this
picture to the women who have been
violated and who have lost their hus-
bands, brothers and sons in these Mex
lean massacres and for the relatives of
those whose bodies drifted upon the
Irish coast or are still lying many
fathoms deep on the bottom of the
Atlantic!
The Democratic platform upon which
Mr.. Wilson was elected says:
"The law pertaining to the civil serv'
ice should be honestly and rigidly en-
forced to the end that merit and abil
ity shall be the standard of appoint.
ment and promotion rather than serv-
ice rendered to a political party"
The law pertaining to the civil serv-
ice prohibits consideration of recon-
mendations from Congressman In ap-
pointments to the classified service,
announced that he would invite such
recommendations in the selection of
Fourth Glass Postmasters thereby vio
lating the law. Thousands of these
offices were filled by Democrats in &C
cordance with these unlawful recon-
mendations and on account of services
to their party. The President was per-
sonally informed of this and did moth
ing to stop the illegal act and the civil
service commission with the Presi-
dents approval refused access to it's
records which would show in how
many cases these postmasters were
virtually nominated by Democratic
congressman.
The rural free delivery service was
looted by a fraudulent examination
held by the civil service commission
at the instigation of the Postmaster
General and the eligible lists were
turned over in the same manner to
Democratic congressman for recon-
mendations. Democratic politicians in
a vast number of instances were ap-
pointed to these places. This was done
by Finly P. Gray, the Democratic con-
gresham from this district, whose
contemplate distribution of these
spoils in violation of the civil service
law, ought to be rebuked by the elect
ion Of Judge Comstock.
Look at the platform upon other
matters. Four years ago it declared
that the Federal government under the
constitution had no right or power to
impose duties except for the purpose
of revenue. and yet in the present
tariff law special industries are pro-
tected
The platform promised such legisla-
ton as would make it impossible for
a private monopoly to exist in the
United States. What private monop-
olies have been destroyed after four
years of Democratic legislation?
1t favored the enactment of such