Evening journal., 1916-09-16
SHIPPING BILL GIVES
Democrats PLACES
Deserving Party Men Will
Gel Jobs 10 Save Face
Of the President
LAW ITSELF OF
NO REAL VALUE

session In the-estimation OF many
Competent observers. however. the
sun is unwarranted in this descr.p
ion. II is true that the shipping bill
Niii serve no good purpose II is true
hat it appropriates S50.000,000 Of The
peoples money without promising
nything but loss and injury in re-
urn. but there are certain features
IF the bin which should not be over
looked. First. the bill creates five
Jobs paying $1,000 year each and
one paying $1,000 o year 10 be filled
on the eve Of the national election. a
reason quite sufficient IN itself, iudg-
ing by the record OF this administra-
lion. Then, as was so often explain
I'd 10 reluctant Democrats in Con-
yress, II Saves the face OF the Presi-
lent" OF course. il may puzzle any
Intelligent analyst TO understand how
he passage OF the mere shadow OF
'he original bill can save Mr.. Wilson's
face but his son-in-law assured mem
bers OF Congress II would. and so per-
haps II has. When the Crown Prince
irst conceived the idea Of a shipping
nill there was great need Of ocean
transportation and many maroOned
foreign vessels were in American
ports. u was Crown Prince Nc
Adoo's idea 10 buy these ships. hut
he made the fatal mistake OF putting
himself and Secretary Daniels on the
board 10 make the purchases. Re
publicans, and some intelligent Demo-
crafts, like Senator Bankhead fore
saw that TO buy these vessels in time
y war and send them out under the
American flag would inevitably in
Volvc this country in the European
war. while Democratic and Republican
Seniors alike were wholly unwilling
10 trust Mr.. McAdoo to purchase $50
100000 worth OF ships They knew.
" course. that poor old Daniels would
70 me. too" on the board aud that
he other members would not dare
oppose the Presidents son-in-law
They sought TO amend the bill by
eliminating McAdoo and Daniels from
he board and inserting a provision
against buying foreign ships The
Crown Prince would not permit that
and the bill was defeated by a Re
publican flibuster with which the
Democratic Senators frankly sympa-
fhized, emhpatically expressing their
'ympathy in private So tho hill went
)ver until this time. and Is now pass
ID with the required amendments
Now. however. private enterprise has
lone much 10 supply the lack OF ships
md every sbipyard is so crowded that
no ships can be built for tho govern
nent for three years and none are
'or sale. But still il is not useless
measure. There arc those FIVE fortu-
~ FIna s.aHH 4
VIII get $1,000 year and one $4,000
year. After Maine. Mr.. Wilson needs
more pie TO inject ginger in this
'ampaign."
The Middle West.
That hopeless optimist. Vance Nc
,ormick chairman OF the Democratic
National Committee. Is confident that
even II the Progressiyes have return
cd to tho Republican party. as shown
by the Maine election. "the middle
vest is Overwhelmingly for Wilson.
while Secretary Lane asserts that
West Of the Alleghanies is solid for
the President" In 1914. the Maine
Republicans polled 5S.S62 votes: the
Progressives, 1925. In Ohio, the
Republicans polled 524,625. the Pro-
eressives. 6O.971 The Republican.
Willis, was elected by 81 .25S plurality.
The percentage OF Progressives in
Ohio was, therefore. much smaller
than in Maine The Democratic
candidate received 92.229 fewer votes
than the combined Republican and
Progressive vote. In Wisconsin the
Republican candidate for Governor
was elected with 140.7S7 votes. the
Progressives casting 32,560. the COM
bined vote being 53.S3S greater than
hat OF the Democrat. In Iowa. the
Republican candidate for Governor
was elected by a plurality Of 3O.S61.
rhe Progressives polled 1929. In
Indiana. two years ago, a Democratic
Senator was reelected by a plurality
of 45.4S3. Miller. Republican. 226.-
I6G. and BeveridEe. Progressive. 1OS.-
5S1. Mr.. Beyoridge is now support
ing Afr Hughes. Add one-half his
\yote to that OF Mr.. Miller and see
where Shively. the Democratic candi-
date. would have been. Democratic
arithmetic must be as peculiar as
Democratic statesmanship.
r. n. Going West
Col. Theodore Roosevelt is going
west He will make five speeches for
Mr. Hughes. While the Democratic
managers may not be able to do their
sums with much certainty Of accurate
results. there will be no sincere
doubts in their minds as 10 what are
tho prospects Of their candidate when
Mr.. Roosevelt gets through with him.
according to those who have been
permitted TO glimpse AZ the outline of
Mr.. Roosevelt's speeches. Some OF
these enthusiasts even go so far as
70 say that the Democratic donkey
Will look like an army mule after six
months in the European trenches
once Mr.. Roosevelt has completed his
speaking trip That was what he
looked like 10 the Maine voters after
Mr. Roosevelt had spoken there. and
here may be some basis for the pre-.
diction oi Air. HUGHES supporters re
garding his appeara-ce in the middl,
west after he has gone up agains
the body blows OF the Might.
Hunter"
HngheS in the West.
"Governor Hughes western trip wa
an unqualified success" e'his is IN
statement OF newspaper correspond
ent OF long experience. who represent
an independent paper and Who "trai
cd the Republican candidate through
out the west AS every new spaperma
knows. the man who trai,s-thsi
travels over the same ground about
week behind the candidate has a q
better opportunity Of observing III
those Who travel with him. M