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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-05
III NERAL. TAKE: PLACE
in AUGUSTA TODAY

AUGUSTA Ga. January THE
funeral Of Justice Joseph Euclcr
Lamar. Of til. United states supreme
:nur,, VITO died or sunday ut his home
IN Washington, viii be held at tho Firs,
Christian Church here a, $50 o'clock
tomorrow morning. DR. Howard I.
Cree. pastor OF the church. win conduct
tho services.
The body will be mot 1T the tra
according 10 plans announced to-day,
by the entire membership OF the Au-
l:usta Bar Association. Of which Justice
Lamar was for many years Il member;
the entire membership Of the state Su-
prcme Court and representatives Of he
state I;ar Association. Tho body ac-
companicd by three Of Justice i.ainar's
associates III tho Federal Supreme
Court. will be taken directly 10 rho
church Burial viii be in tho sum
mcrviil" Cemetery here.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-05
NOT ONE HAS STARVED
TO DEATH IN BELGIUM
Ample Justification for Wilson's
Statement That Thousands OF
Lives Have Been Saved.
nut BREAD LINES STILL GROW
COMMISSIONS Task Becomes Greater
and Greater, and Food and Cloth
ing Must BE Forthcoming in Huge
Quantities This Winter.

LONDON, january i.-Durit@ a trip
nf Inspection which covered l.ondoh'
Rotterdam. brussels ant i;rlGian pr"
vincial offices Of til" Commission i"f tue
Relief OF belgium. = CORE Spondchi 81
the Associated Press MAS privileged
10 witness the preparations Tor I'll" sec
ond winters campaign OF the huge re-
lief body.
During its first year IL existence IL
delivered into belgium aud Northerh
France enough Food 10 keep :.poo.oo"
people alive. involving an approximate
expenditure OF >S".0un.nho. when ~
Nidcd almost .on".op tons ot ptoris-
ions. with the result, that ;hc ropnl:,-
ton OF Belgium Is to-day ~ better
than its normal health, after one year
on the commissions rattons. Not q
single person has died % starvation
~ Belgium or Northern France. Thor"
has been none Of III" diseases which
result from Undertaking. and there IS
ample justification for til" recent state
nIcnt or President Wiison that the lives
Of millions % p.opl" have been saved
Every day. however, locr! resources
of tho country become NOR. aud more
depleted. par,icuiarly in tn" national
l;yc stock, for which tn" commission
must import foddcr. u M country is
not soon 10 hc entirely t,uhd"d Of these
necessities. This means n,uch heavier
Importation % food. Al the same time.
thr charitable purse of III. world is
getting lcaucr, whilc TITO urhttus GOV
eruncuts arc getting more butter in
their form of warfare ard less inclined
to turu a read" car to ctIc~ ~ civilian
distress. ana "itl heavy demands on
their War chests. the possibilities OF
gaining SoNcrnin.nt aubt,utious fog
;hc relief becomes NOR. remote. l..as
and less becomes lh@ nfoU"tar. ~
sources ~ tho l:cl.,Etus th.'u~ siN.S.
willie tho lr""t"st dftI.ul,. H. dur to
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-05

WASIlNGTON, January l-Formcr
President William II. Taft may 10 Of
f"rcd the vacancy upon the bench 81
tho Supreme Court Of tho United States.
caused by the death or Associate Jus
ticc Lamar. When President Wilson
starts TO CONSIDER tho vacancy it is
said 10 be practically sure that the
name OF the former President will he
frequently in his mind. unless he re-
ccivcs Information that Mr.. Taft would
no; like to have his appointment TAX
on into consideration. y movement has
already started ia tho South to pro-
pose the name OF MIR Taft. Judge
Benjamin II. hin, Of Georgia. learning
that the Atlanta bar would urge his
his hope that President Wilson would
name Mr.. TAFT to the vacancy, and
pointed out that Mr. TAFT. while prcsi-
dent. had named Two Southern men TO
the Supreme bench, Justices Lamar
ana T.urton. ana had elevated another
southern man. a Confederate veteran,
Justice White, 10 the position OF chief
justice of the court.
X Is expected that the suggestion
viii he urged from many sections IL
the South, as q tribute to the affection
ot tho people there for MIR Taft and
his fairness 10 the South while !'rcsi-
dent.
only recently the suggestion Was
made that chef Justice White might
soon retire uudcr the law. and that i,
lie did so MIR Taft would be urged upou
the President ~ his successor
Trankliu * LAM" Secretary OF tho
interior. has often boon spol< On Of as a
probability for TIA. United states SUI
prcmc Court bench iii the event Of 3
vacancy there. this being based upon
tho Presidents admittedly high opin-
ion OF Mr.. Ian" as lawyer and man.
Mr.. Lane. however, is irnm Califor-
mia. and Associate Justice Mex emma. ~
Tho court, is from that state. Mr.. Lane $
nomination would give two men from
Tho same stat. IL is pointed out.
Mir. Mex emma has becn upon the
bench longer than any other Justice
except MIR. White. He WAS named by-
President Mckinley. in 1895 IIc had
been the first attorney general in the
cabinet OF President NcI[iuloy
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-05

..,.,.
,cc ,,,c,,to,.s III -,
n,,cs,i,n III rr,,,, c, ,, ."e
tooi Suppli"s m
'".'i- ''.'h TOT hati"s expressed III
' '"''9, ana hundred ana
"nr MYERS" problems. until the cry OF
M"c"E humanity seemed 10 DO lost in
~" - th"th@ 81 ~" wheels OF tho huge
''.''t machine. NJ ~ these men are
volunteers and naturally sensitive to
criticism. ana - the discussion
progressed tn. atmosphere became
more ana NOR" tense until = lanLv
delegate arose wi,h an Invitation 10
IN. conference TO ioir him IN dri,Lir,
g real American cocktail lie stated in
solemn tones nm, bc va .a,,
cral DAYS in te.chinr . p.,.i
tender TO make 2 cocl,.ii For u.nta,,
burmese ne t,d .rat,;r,I "','
yin and yc-no,,h - 80,
ot,,,n 80 '''' part o. EEL
Io Ion ~
>,.,d ~ .'h' bnt IN
,,,.,a ,- t"e"' 70 q par he con
''o"h q Sih" alley into
Warehouse. where several
-i i, IAN mo'hers had gath
-" 'h"ir habies IN one Of Brus-
S''S largest BABY cantcens. Babies un-
~ ''F"' years Of age arc providcd
"t' Special milk ration and must
n Drought personally 10 appiy for j,
N W#r = sight not soon to hc forgotten
z" 80 sur among those mothers
When m" commission members v.rc
recognized was a pathetic trlhr,a 80
their work When h,pdrode ae ~
we're held alof, In ,hci- ,,othcre, -
10 carrh sigh, or tho ,.i.t,a 70
CURED consij.r.,blc 81. ,o,,,,
back the tears y, ,bis ,,,i,,,, ~ ne'p
nn,. '"'t"e "N"1ioh
~ N.it WHAT
"""'eS'oN WORMS FOR
: lh" party filed out and trrc n III.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-05


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80
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~
Inc hsurca for tn. month 81 octo-
Der VIII give som" Idea 81 TN. niarnt-
tud" Of tn. commission provisioning
business. III" following amounts 81
food I'm tons ""r" delivered during the
month: wheat $1,000. lard 2,r1", bacon
ESQ, rico 5000, maize 2I.50o, sundri"a
zoo. total sale raiu. being S6,2os ooo.
Tho price charged bN tn" commission
70 district committees per pound was
Wheat 2ai cents, lard !@-N cents, macon
lo2 cents, rice ".fs cents, maiz" -
cents, District committees ada q small
margin to cover IN" Incidental cost OF
milling, the liked prire - Knit" bread
'''lS "."' '''''H ''"''
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a. ,ntn, d,,.. ,tn, in.lnd. ,,luc -
,-,,,,od ,,.,c,t.I .,,,.n,,fr.. j., an.
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,i,.,,. .nhsidi.s III y.-.nt,. Eaii,ynlcu,
c,,,,{,,,c, x.lt.~G. sIi.etJ#.u - com
,,,,,l committees in cond ANA cash Ia
~, dos,t,u,c .-o- oGn Tuf. .xnnudi-
-. c,,,o rra,, .ec rnll,vt,r,, sources
,,.r,e n-o,isi,nlr. dcp,rtmcut ST.
anon, ,,,,,r.l .fc,s :, No commits
go, e,5s 600 nrnyI,l.I ia credits from
r,i-i,n inS,i,u,!ons aboard S9Sls.a1s
p,I,,rc NJ r.rrip,s from sool .,.tloa
wore used IN naylucr.ts - financial re-
lt,r and comm ,rcial oNcr:usc Vii Or
,bc commission supplies ..r.. ISSUED only
through ration cards ANA +; is interest
irr 10 note ,hat people rot iu posses
,ion Of these >ards paid during prto-
ncr the following prices. Flour II
cents pound. bacon n0d lard - cents,
inlticr n cents
IN the head Offices % VIC commits
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-11-17
Not Essentially American.

Our American Thanksgiving is usual
ly considered our one native contribu-
ton to the holidays of nations, as its
observance originated with the New
England fathers. Perhaps the fathers
themselves liked to think of it in this
or1ginatiye way and so wished it per-
petuated-as something that had flow
cred on the bleak rock of their per-
sonal struggle. 1t was to be peculiar
ly their day, peculiarly a heroic New
England day, an American day. So in,
a sense it is; SO in a sense it is not.
Essentially our American Thanksgiv-
ing is least American of our holidays,
for the simple reason that it is too
human to be merely American. There
were no most human things left for
the New England fathers to originate.
They are immemorially older than this
country. There are no original ways
of expressing gratitude. All the path
ways of thanksgiving are very old
paths.-James Lane Allen in Munsey's
Magazine.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-11-17

walk and a %laughable little mustache
has been much in evidence on Thanks
giving day in the New York streets.
This Thanksgiving mummery in New
York, which is not found in any other
city, is a local custom, dating back sew
eral decades to the old target compa-
MES which used to shoot for prizes.
They were ward bodies in the days
before the districts known as wards
were abolished. On Thanksgiving day
these target companies assembled and
paraded from house to house, visiting
b prominent men of each ward.
These men, city officials, judges, poll
ticians, etc., gave prizes which were
shot for later in the day, and the days
festivities wound up with a ball. The
target companies were succeeded by
companies of men called "ragamufins''
or 'fantasticals," who dressed in fan
tastic garb on Thanksgiving day.
These adult ragamuffins have now been
succeeded by the youngsters who
'dress up"
In a recent letter an old New Yorker
writes thus of the ragamufins:
81 was interested in reading your
article on the subject of the Thanks
giving day mummers, and 1 am rather
surprised that some ancient person in
the Greenwich village could not give
you some information as to the origin
of the custom, which, as far as l know,
is local to New York.
"In my boyhood in the early seven
ties there used to parade through the
streets on Thanksgiving day bands of
grown men, some on foot, some on
horseback and others in the two wheel
ed butcher carts of the day, clad in
eccentric and fantastic clothes. These
bands or companies called themselves
the fantasticals' and were called by
the people of the street the 'raga-
muffins.' They paraded in a spirit of
more or less glee and were received
with good nature and amusement.
81 used to be told by my elders that
the fantasticals paraded in derision
and mockery of the militia parades of
the time, but their humor was proba-
bly, leveled against the militia of an
earlier date and possibly in memory
of the general muster and training Of
q still earlier day."
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-11-17

To COME TO Fl TABLE BY VALLEY AND
HILL.
With the fields sayin' ssPlenty," an
tellin' you still
To come to the table, by valley and
hill,
An the winds singin' Joy as they're
sweepin' along,
I reckon we're here fer a Thanks
givin' song.
So, day time or night time,
We're reapin' the bright time,
AM any time Love comes is always
the right time.
Atlanta Constitution.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-11-17
NEW YORK "K|DS"
ON THANKSGIVING

IN Thanksgiving day the visitor
to New York city, especially if
~ he extends his observations to
the poorer districts of the city,
Is much amused and interested by the
ragamuffins who form a quaint and
distinctive part of the city's celebration
of the day. These ragamuffins are
youngsters of both sexes who dress
in all sorts of queer and elaborate
costumes and parade the streets.
There is no concerted general parade,
but merely local assemblages, seldom
over ten or twenty in number. Most
of the groups are smaller. To "dress-
ing up" the r~agamuffins often add beg
ging for small coins, fruit, candy, etc,
and it is this feature of the annual
masquerading that has led in recent
years to a demand for it's suppression.
Often New York parents will give per-
mission to their children to masquer-
ade, but they add strict injunctions
against begging. They are willing to
let Johnny or Jennie enjoy the day in
the ancient, time honored amer, but
they set their faces against mendican-
cy. You may dress up and go out,
but you mustn't do any begging" is
the order.
Many of the young ragamuffins find
greatest joy in arraying them
selves in the clothing of the opposite
Half grown boys trail long skirts
behind them or initiate the fashion
when 1t calls for short skirts. And the
hats they wear are wonderful and fear
full creations. The little girls like to
don trousers and discarded mems hats.
Often the boys and girls black their
faces, but not many masks are seen. |
Well known characters are frequently
initiated, and in the recent past a GER
tain movie" comedian with a funny |
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-11-17
After the Dinner.

The after dinner amusements can be
of the sportive kind, suitable to the
day. There might be potato races,
each potato being carried on a spoon;
guessing the number and weight of
potatoes concealed in a heavy canvas
bag or seeing who could grab up the
greatest number of potatoes from a
barrel in a given time on the end of a
hatpin and carry then to a basket at
the other end of the room.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-11-17

HE people of the United States
celebrate Thanksgiving day
with more and more accord
every year. Indeed, one might
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-11-17
THANK THEE, LORD"
I THANK thee, Lord, for ev-

THANK thee, Lord, for ev-
cry moment dropped
Into my life that had some
sweetness in it;
For all the golden hours when
friendship met
And gave up heart for heart
and thought for thought;
For all the love that faithful
hearts let fall
To drop into mine own for ev-
cry look
From loving eyes; for every
smile or word
That gladdened me; for subtle
influence
That made me strong, dear
Lord, I thank thee.
I thank thee, Lord; I thank
thee Tor the hours
When flowed my tears;
When fell those grief wrung
drops
On lips that murmured, "Lord,
thou knowest best"
For all the love born sorrow,
hidden pain;
For all the cares and burdens
of my life
(For, glad or sad, thou givest
for the best)
For all the. strength thou CAV
est me to bear,
Dear Lord, I thank thee.
Rose Pastor.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-11-17

It is just and proper that all
people should consider the
source from whence our happi-
ness has come and set apart a
day on which to return thanks
unto God for the goodness with
which our country has been
blessed.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-08-29
MRS. ALFRED |. DUPONT
Offers PRIZES At FAIR

Great interest Is being manifested
in the State Fair competition for the
gold medal offered by Mrs Alfred l.
dupont for the best work in the chill
dren's sewing department. Eight
years ago Mrs. dupont offered gold
medal to the winner Of the largest
number OF blue ribbons in the sew
ing section. This year rs no oXcep-
ton, and the competition is very
keen The medal presented this year
will be the ninth Mrs. duPonts at
tention was called to the lack OF in
terest i'm the art Of making good
bread three years ago, and she Of
fered second medal for the best
loaf of wheat bread shown at the
fair. When the entries for this con-
test closed August 10. there were
over $50 loaves of bread entered
The medals are Of the size and
weight OF a $50 gold piece They are
solid gold with a beautiful milled
edge. and a plain inscription. The
bread medal differs from the sewing
medal. in that H. has a design Of
wheat around the edge. They can
be seen in the NJ. +. Davis Market
street window during the present
week
I Mrs. DUPONT has loaned some oi
her own handiwork as an exhibit tC
the department each year. and this
year beautiful piece Of embroidery
for an altar hanging which she re
Gently completed. will he shown.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-08-29

tia tax receipts, s22S; amount in hand.
S6377S.
Finances of State Camp Total re-
ceipts from all sources. $s,99S.45: to
tai disbursements, SS36.02; balance in
hand. Ss1sS6.
The following answered tho roll CALI
Past State presidents Joseph r. Cross,
George c. Peters, Malon n. Willis. A. n.
Parsons. Harry r. Loose, all OF vii
mington; John r. Hall Little Creek ;
Charles y. NlcNlunn, Port Penn; How
ard r. Moore, Frederick; Newton l..
Grub. Gribbs; john ". rarburton,
Leipsic; Robert Douglass, odessa; III.
bert c. Bailey. Laurel
state executive committee State
president, Joseph n Barbour; State
vice president lewis W. Colmery
state master of forms. Enoch y vii.
liams; State treasurer, G.. T.. Auster
muhl; state secretary. Thomas y. Dunn
/ other officers Assistant state secrc.
/ tary, FL Todd, Viola; state conductor
i. Seward Daley, Hartley; state i'm
| spoctor. J.. Frank Smith. Hartley; STATE
! guard. VILLAIN G. Moore, Seaford Stat,
chaplain, John Il. Davidson. Magnolia
State trustees, W s. Cantwcll, Ches
wold John G. Dill Willow Grove; vii
liam X. Weldin, Wilmington.
District Presidents-First district
lC. V. Lewis. Bridgeville; second. J
Ralph Mcllvaine. Magnolia: third
Walter Ware. Dover. fourth. William
g. Burke. Camden; fifth. r. +. Sylves
ter, Clayton: sixth. Frank Handsberry
Leipsic; seventh. W. n. Lee, Towns
end; eighth. John A. Sheldon. vii
mington; ninth. j. Burron Wagaman
Georgetown.
Delegates-Camp No I. Seaford
Sollie S. West, hurry l.. White
Camp No ., Hartley-W. Jenning
Poore, Walter l.. Barber
! Camp No 3, Charles
Sherwood, Jonathan Jacobs.
Camp No. 4, Wilmington Russell
Sold, Richard Webb. Herbert d. Pc
ters, George r. Irwin. f. L. McLane
Camp No. 5. Willow Grove-Nolai
d. Cox.
Camp No. 6. Wilmington Harr,
Schmidt, C. A. George. Cyrus Z
Speck
Camp No. 7. Milford-Nutter Mar
vel.
Camp No. 3, Dover-Joseph Green
haugh. W F. Greenwood.
Camp No 10. Magnolia-James n
p Jester. John B. Conner.
Camp No. IS, Wilmington-F. G
Arthurs. Robert Tumey
Camp No. IA, Wyoming - Charlie
Marvel
Camp No. IS. Clayton William W
! Blair, q. J Lafferty.
Camp No. Is. Cheswold-Harry 2
Williams, Daniel F. Loose, William
H. Cantwell, Myres D. Cassons.
/, Camp No. IL, Leipsic - Harry "
Ford. Howard Rawley.
Camp No. 20. Camden-N. J. Moore
Camp No 21. Wilmington-W arrel
!. Heaps. Harry Crawford
! Camp. No. "a. Woodside - p. "
jenkins
Camp No. %, Union - Harry 4
1 Mousley. Thomas r. Vansant o. v
. Eastburn.
Camp No. IS Georgetown-Floy
II Hurley.
Camp No. 20, Townsend - J. I
7 Stradley.
!. Camp No. 30. Harrington H.
CULLEN
II Camp No. 81, Bridgeville-C. z. Al
= derson.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-08-29
Commission TO Hold
Sessions AT PORTSMOUTH

The American Mexican Joint commits
sion, of which Judge George Gray is a
member. TO seek solution of border
difficulties will meet at Portsmouth, \.
H., probably Wednesday or Thursday
of next week, II was decided at a meet
ing yesterday. The day will be set by
the commissioners themselves at pre-
liminary conference 10 be held IN New
York on Monday.
Eliseo Arredondo, Mexican Ambassa-
dor designate, and Secretary Lansing
reached an agreement as TO the place of
meeting yesterday. The American COM
missioners previously had expressed TO
Mr.. lansing their preference for Ports
mouth and Mr.. Arredondo acceded
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-08-29

The skipped said that the bursting
of the steampipe compelled the ston-
ping OF the engines. While the how
Of the Pearlmoor was kept out Of the
trough OF the sea. the engineers and
oilers repaired the broken pipe. The
Pearlmoor left Calais August and
was twenty-five days out The YES
sci is anchored in the Delaware
river
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-08-29
BROKEN PIPE PUTS STEAMER
ADRIFT > DAYSIN MIDOCEAN.

Adrift in midocean, 1900 miles from
the Delaware Breakwater. for two
days. while a broken steampipe was
being repaired, was the experience Of
Captain Owens and crew of the Brit
ish steamship Pearlmoor which ar
rived In the Delaware late Sunday
might from Calais. France. in ballast.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-08-29
GAS EXPLOSION MENACES
LIVES or TIRE

STAFFORD. Del. Aug. % William
l.. Wilmington, his wife and SON.
residing near here. were painfully
burned when the gas plant in their
home exploded. Their injuries are
not serious. The house took fire, but
the blaze was cNtinguished by
noighhors who came TO the rescue.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-07-26
PROSPERITY.

Mr.. William R. Wilcox, the newly
elected chairman of the Republican
National Committee, freely admits that
Z this country is now enjoying an ex-
ceptional era of prosperity But, while
making that admission, he contends
that the great war is the sole cause
Of our present prosperity; and in
proof of his assertion, he refers to
conditions during the brief period fol-
loving the enactment of the Demo-
cratic Tariff Measure and the COM
mencement of the war in Europe.
/ Chairman Wilcoxs citation is OF lit
lie value. Candidate Hughes has let it
he known that he wants the issues OF
the campaign argued out before the
people in reasonable way. sit rea-
sonable, to Judge fiscal or revenue
measure by the conditions which 1t
produces during the first few months
after it's enactment. Every reasonable
person will readily understand that it
REQUIRES certain length Of time to
adjust the business of the country to
changed tariff schedules; and, while
the adjustment is taking place, busl-
! ness is likely to be more or less in
i1riously effected The business boom
Of the present is in a measure pro-
duced by the war, but not solely, by
any means. Were it not for this Wise
legislation Of the Wilson admlnlstra0
ton which emancipated the produc-
ers Of the country and safe-guarded
its finances the war might have IN
jured, rather than benefited this coun-
II.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-07-26
IOWA POLITICAL COMPLICATIONS.

(From the Cedar Rapids GaZette.)
Never, since the republicans scored
their first victory in Iowa, have the
delegates to a state convention, until
now, given evidence that they feared
defeat Republican managers did not
believe Horace Boise could be elected
and were not genuinely alarmed and
neither did they believe that L. G..
Dunn would put up such a race as to
render the count of the vote a matter
Of great delicacy.
Being plainly on the defensive the
party is this year driven to the for
nation of a platform in whcih apollo
gies, denials, explanation and alibis are
prominent features-and all because
of the laundering of would-be bosses
unable to forecast SO much as one re-
volt, say, nothing of two general up
risings, several mob manifestations
and a full alphabetical list of disor-
derby political happenings. The
spectacle is indeed peculiar when Iowa
republicans are placed on the defensive
with regard to the liquor issue.
But more difficulty will be encount-
cred in squarlng away on the road is
sue. There has been too much imagi-
native planning by some men who hap
pen to have gained prominent posi-
tons within the party and careful
leaders will not be able to support the
program of radicals. The declaration
in this direction must be plain and
emphatic. The farmers will patronize
no shell game this year. Neither. re-
publicans nor democrats are worrying
over the old religion of party loyalty"
An ordinary majority 81 two thousand
will not make any candidate for rep
resentative or senator safe unless he
supports the conservative side Of
the case. There is abundant reason
for uneasiness on the part of the pol
itician whose conscience is not easy.