The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1916-08-11

bell. Speaking of the outlook in that
state he said: kansas will give 80,-
600 for the republican national tick
ct and | think that figure is conserv-
ative. There is no progressive party
left in our state. 1t is united with
republicans and taht means an over
whelming vote for our ticket in Nov
ember. Hughes is a popular idol in
Kansas and the people we're for him
before the convention. When he was
nominated that settled it. | am of
the opinion that as Kansas is going,
so is going the country"
Hon. Harry l.. Woodward, of Park
ersburg, w. Va, who formerly served
in congress, has been renominated
by the republicans in the fourth dis
trict of that state. He was recent
visitor at he capitol and speaking of
the situation in his state he said: q
have been campaigning all over my
district for some time. / have come
in contact with the people. | have
not the slightest doubt about what is
going to happen in our state in Nov
ember. Hughes and Fairbanks will
win by substantial majority. Our
state is in favor of protection. Our
state ticket will also win, but by a
slightly reduced majority. | look for
big gain in the congressional dele
CATION.
Democratic contemporary re
marks that this prosperity holds on
pretty well for "a temporary prosper
ity." True, and so does the war hold
on pretty we'll We expect the pros
perity to continue as long as the war
and not much longer unless we get
some sound economic legislation on
| the federal statute books before the
war closes.
Champ Clark may be good vote
getter in Missouri but he won't run
very fast in campaign in California
or Florida In a speech in the house
few days ago he tried to explain
that the war in Europe shut off the
Italian lemon growers from their or
binary market so they were forced
to dump their product into the United
States, with the result tha California
lemon producers left their fruit on
the trees He neglected to comment
upon the fact that insidious Italian
lemon lobby spent $140,0 900 inducing
the democratic party to reduce the
duty on lemons, and that, because
of that reduction the Italian growers
were given access to our market. We
advise Mr.. Clark not to go on the
stump in California this year. The
farmers of California know what hit
| them.
President Wilson thinks it unwise
for the American people to swap
horses while crossing stream. But
we don't know whether we are cross
ing or not. You can't cross any sort
of stream on a horse that continu-
ally changes his mind and goes in an
opposite direction without any warn
ing whatever.
Postmaster General Burleson is
sued an order directing postmasters
in towns where there is no federal
reserve bank to collect checks drawn
upon non-member state banks but
when there was vehement protest
against this invasion of the field Of
private business, the order was sus-
pended. The administration profess
es a desire to cooperate with the
business men of the country, but
loses no opportunity to take fling
at any line of industry if any excuse
can be found III such action. Let the
government do it, is the policy of the
! administration. Since the postmas-
ters would receive no additional sal
aries for the additional service per-
formed and for the responsibilities
assumed, it would be easy for the
government to drive the banks out
of business.
Sugar production under the Amer
ican flag has quadrupled in the 15
years since 1900" declares the trade
reviewer of the National City Bank of
New York Thirteen years of that
period was under war conditions. Fol
lowing hard OH the passage of the
democratic tariff law, the sugar in
dustry of this country began to de-
cline, but it was saved by the Euro
pean war.
A democratic contemporary wants
to know how there can be any joy in
Tthe republican camp when there is
no way to credit the gain in bank re-