The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-11

! governor since the party came into
existence, the democrats had plural
ity of 1888.
The republicans were expecting
great things as the result of Mr..
Hughes visit, but the presidential
nominee has been disappointment.
His attacks on the eight-hour legisla-
ton proved boomerang, and will
cost the republican state ticket many
a vote.
Mr.. Hughes found that the people
of Maine were not wrought up" over
the Mexican situation. Some of his
audiences actually yawned when he
began to criticize the Wilson admins
tration for its attitude toward Mexico,
whereupon the candidate switched to
some other issue.
The republicans of Maine, as a rule,
are for nationwide prohibition, while
the democrats are against such a
proposition. Prohibition, however, has
not been state issue this year; still
some of the voters desired to know
how Mr.. Hughes stood on the ques-
ton. He was heckled more than once
by "wets," but declined to answer
them.
The republicans may come out ahead
today, but the democrats are more
confident of victory than they were
a week ago. And it will not be sur
prising if their vote is larger even
than it was in 1914.
While the Mexican problems are being
discussed at New London it might be a
good idea to find out whether or not
there really is large force of Jap SOL
diers in Mexico masquerading as labor
ers.
| In order to get control Of an estate
worth millions a Pennsylvania man must
! remain sober for five consecutive years.
He might find it a help to spend those
five years in dry" town where there
are no cabarets.
West Virginia editor found a bottle
of whisky secreted in the socket of his
artificial leg. Circumstantial evidence
is all against him, but he saws he didn't
put it there
1t is said that more than half a mil.
lion talking machines were manufactured
| in this country last year. Nobody seems
| to know how much canned music was
| turned out
Saxon and Bavarian soldiers are said
to be more humane than the Prussians
Maybe so. Prussianism is believed to
have brought about the war.
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The mosquito is now being blamed for
the spread of infantile paralysis, but that
may be merely another indication that
the doctors are in the dark
Old-fashioned democracy seems to have
gone to join the old-fashioned religion,
which the old-fashioned brother had in
mind when he sang ITS Good Enough
for Me-"
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Trieste and they stand a much better
chance of possessing the city some day
| than the Kaiser does of capturing Paris.
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Those civilian jackies who took part in
| the John Paul Jones cruise did not stay
on the rolling deep long enough to &C
auire rolling gait.
The railroad executives say the people
| must pay. The brotherhood heads say
the people must pay. Well, there's moth.
| ing new in that.
Napoleon still looms large in the world s
eye. but were he alive today he would
abandon his horse for motor car
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Happy the congressman who hastens
| home and discovers that his political
fences are in reasonably good repair.
Out in Montana some Of the papers call
| Mr.. Hughes human icicle. It's hard
| to live down a frigid reputation.
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| Nowadays a movie star who gets less
than $500 week feels shamefully I'M
derpaid.
master. has a name that suggests poll
tics
LUKE M'LUKE SAYS