The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1916-09-15
Political lettings.

M VUSsOos SOs9 III
The Houston Post reasons that II
was easier for its own beloved De-
mocracy 10 endorse the Presidents
Mexican policy than to define II.
While he was about II Senator
James Hamilton Lewis also might
have explained that the Rome that
was TOO proud to fight" died a rather
disastrous death.
"In all fairness" asks the Boston
Transcript Shouldn't the expense OF
financing Carranza be borne by the
Democratic campaign committee"
Democrats really haven't any Oh
lection TO big appropriations for army
and navy and internal improvements.
They expect the Republicans to rustic
the revenue to foot the bills for the
next four years.
Hughes says he would like six
months to investigate the Administra-
ton. hut the Administration figures
he's doing very well as it is.
Yes and the same policies that have
filed Judge Hughes and others with
"a deep sense of shame" have sent
many other Americans to their graves.
The President has changed his mind
about sending more troops TO the Dor
der. thus running true to form.
When Tom Taggart talks economy
TO them, it is time the Democrats
stopped their extrn-ac nnce.
The Hughes smile Is beginning to
attract favorable attention.
President Entertains Five Progress
sives.-Headline. Others he simply
amuses.
Democratic papers chide Hughes be-
cause he say: he is 100 per cent. a
candidate" The Wilson papers nat
urally prefer ffty-fifty candidate.
The President says he has no inter-
est in any political party. Except as
an instrument of achievement" If
that's it. then how did he happen to
select such poor instrument as the
Democratic party?
Carranza isn't a candidate for Presi-
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more for American preparedness in
three weeks than Woodrow Wilson did
In three years.
Another thing You never hear Of
since the Democrats reduced the cost
Of living Is the bakers dozen"
Mr.. Hughes is criticized for his fire.
quent use of the word "Now." Evil
IDENTIFY his immediateness is Worrying
the watchful walters who put things
of until tomorrow
Families living in rural districts
where mail ser~irn hose been curtailed
will be interestc6 knowing that
Postmaster General rnripSnn has sent
Secretary McAdoo n check for s.. 200 9.
200. representing surplus postal rev.
enues.
Mr.. Gardner should not quote what
Mr.. Wilson said while president of
Princeton, His utterances are outlaw
ed by himself in seven days.
That man Hughes is causing the
Democratic newspapers an endless
amount of worry. Apparently they
will never be satisfied until he turns
the management of his campaign over
to them.
Mr.. Hughes speeches are giving
poor satisfaction to the Democratic
press, which proves they are very
good speeches, indeed
Secretary Baker is developing an
agility in changing his mind that must
endear him to his discoverer.
Mr.. Wilson's Administration must
confess itself incompetent in one re-
spect or the other. 1t either has an
propriated for an unneeded navy or
1t has neglected needed navy. II
can select Its fault to suit itself. In
one respect or the other II must be
wrong.
Il believe In efficiency in politics
Just as much as in anything else"
says Mr.. Hughes. Efficiency is an
excellent watch-word opd t+s 80. T..
the campaign 10 merely forerunner