The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-11-03


six separate and distinct policies on
the question of permitting arms ana
ammunition to be sent into that couh'
try are included In the performance
Of the Wilson administration In Its
dealings with our southern neighbors
in less than three years. 1t Is TINS
characteristic instability OF the gov
eminent that makes people want
change
BRYAN reiterates that he Is out for
Wilson. clark from the tomb Il dole
full sound Philadelphia Inquirer.
The stopping Of Governor Hughes
auto by a Canadian soldier Will not
matter, inasmuch as the band wagons
progress IS not to be interrupted.
Democrats who harbored hopes that
Josephus would catch the virus from
the Bryan and Garrison designations
are still nursing their disappointment.
Nothing remains for them but to re-
sign to a realization that Josephus will
not resign.
"Inadequate" APPLY characterizes the
Wilson administration, but almost any
synonym Of unsatisfactory will do.
When Charles e. Hughes said: THE
dealings OF the administration with
Mexico constitute confused chapter
of blunders," he gave an explicit char
acterization Of the Wilson administra-
tons policy III one sentence.
Just as 1t is now obst1nately shut
ting Its eyes to the need Of industrial
preparedness, for three years the Will
son administration refused to see the
need of adequate military prepared
ness. With war on our southern Dor
der 1t was content to rely on Il regular
army that could only muster 10000
available men and refused to continue
the established policy of building up
our navy. When the time came for ac-
ton the country had not sufficient
troops to police the border, and this
| force has been supplemented by trif1e
more than one-third the war strength
Of the national guard. II the national
administration had had the ability to
interpret the signs of the time military
preparedness would have been we'll I'M
der way instead of barely begun.
Charles H. Hughes, the Republican
candidate. recognizes an important
fact that Woodrow Wilson, the Demo
cratic president appears to have over
looked-tlat the United States is big
enough to help Mexico out of the con
dition Of anarchy In which that coun-
try is plunged and, by securing order
III Mexico. insure peace on our border.
The insupcrable handicap Of the
Democratic party In this campaign is
its record
II the Democratic national admins
tration had left on the statute books IN
1894 the federal corrupt practices act
placed there by the Republicans there
would be no occasion for the present
administrations campaign publicity
measure, which at best Is very poor
substitute for the law repealed.
President Wilson's campaign man
ayers are entitled to ali the comfort
they can get out Of calling the roll OF
Progressives who are going to vote fol
him. 1t would be an endless task tc
call the roll Of Progressives who arc
not going to vote for him.
For every reason that can be ad
vanced why Progressives should vote
for Wilson ten can be advanced why
they should vote for Hughes, and the
beauty Of 1t is that they know the rea
sons without having to be told.
The Wilson administration went into
Mexico to punish Villa for his out
rage Oh American soil. The only pun
lshment inflicted has been on American
soldiers, who We're shot down at Car
RIAL by order Of First Chief Carranza
Franklin Roosevelt, assistant secre
tary of the navy, sees a strong trent
for Wilson in Maine. News Dispatch
Who can blame man who for thre,
years has been assistant to Josephu!
Daniels for HSoninp <hinvu2 ~
Practically all Of the threshine
is done in this valley and it i.
safe to say that the crop raised
this year is by far the most val
liable os any year in the histor,