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Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1916-08-10

Ia6rifanten uno Macfler ac5muuuacll,
lif) III oiele Seoinguilg st pcrpilid).
ten. Ias bat piel oa5lt bcigctragen,
ben Ereis sl erboben, uno es lit feille
Mn5lidt u~orhanoen, bab Ser Greis III
abieh6arer 3eit mieoer iinfeu piro.
@nmmioecfell, melde gleidfaas
SIM Gerpaten gebrandt meroen, linb
ltnl 10 Gro5. III Die Sobe gegan9eu,
The sun., 1916-10-20

Since the campaign began ~ leader.
orator. newspaper writer or high pri.
vate dialectician ON either side has
Succeeded In saying 50 much In five
hundred words rs Mr.. HvGHEs said
In. five when he answered the heckler
who demanded his opinion on the re-
peal Of the Atkinson act.
The surrender Of the Executive and
legislative departments of the Fed
erul Government IN the four brother
hoods Is among the foremost " the
issues Of the campaign. The whole
shameful truth about the surrender
L. IN Mr.. HrGHEs's five words. II is
mn in~effaceable disgrace to this M
ton. 1t cannot he repealed, hut 1t AN
he, 80 punished that it will never be
repeated by any politician.
We note numerous expressions Of
dissatisfaction with the n In
which MIR. HvGHEs is conducting his
part Of the campaign. As far ~ we
have observed. the complaints con
corning his demennor on the stuml
come exclusively from the supporters
Of the President who surrendered.
The sun., 1916-10-20

I, is not the liberty. once no dear. 10 look
IN an enemy's face
with eyes aiiGht with the nre that burns
in the heart Of a sturdy race:
1t Ia not the freedom our fathers won on
fields that were red with gore:
The liberty offered to us to-day is not
what We cherished before.
to nations that do US wrong,
We're free to bully the puny weak, while
We run from the stalwart strong.
We're not held back as we use soft words.
soft words that shall hide our shame,
And the deeds that we do may be foul
enough II We do them In Liberty =
name,
This freedom Vas born Of a fallacy I'M
worthy OF manly men,
Whose blood Ia red and whose souls are
white, for Il acts as poison when
IL enters q nations healthy veins. and n
people that once was proud
Grows sick at heart and feeble Of will,
and cowsrdice wins the crowd.
The liberty priced by the normal man Is
never a thinS that's new;
II Was loved NJ old and our fathers fell
that It's blessings might come to YOU
Who pirates Of a freedom that's fashioned
now on a pattern thats Just been
made
Is elf-deceivsd for our iiberty's foe Is
he rsamer who Il afraid.
EDw AID s VAN IrLu.
The sun., 1916-10-20
Fail sud winter Fashions for DIV.
ellePs.

TON BRowN promises liz that he
will BE- In constant eruption from now
on. impresslng yon the folks outside Of
Jail their imferiority. mental. moral
and physical, to the happy minority
within these institutions. Unlucklly.
Tom IL n little frayed about the edges;
but his voice is still vibrant. his vOcab-
ulary unlmpnired and his passion for
the spotlight rs strong rs ever.
While Tom Is %lnmbastlng those who
have avoided the police. the birth con
troll philanthropists are going to open
i've educational institutions for the
urllft W the public and the promulga-
ton Of their theories. The addresses
of these Interesting establishments arp
withheld from the public ut present,
but they will soon he widely known.
II Is gratifying To observe that the
first announcement concerning them
cornes from an eminent citizen OF
Ohio; this relieves Us VI all fear
that the regeneration of New York has
ceased to engage the solicitous atten.
tion Of the benevOlently inclined he
| yond u borders.
Apathy has recently marked the
drug hends' rescuers. They accom-
pliShed greut things last year ind the
year before. and succeeded in confer
| ring Il number of new crimes on the
public. Prison reform, through their
efforts. has assumed a grave impor
lance In the minds Of physicians and
1 druggists the phrase conveys to then
II personal message. since the incau
tious sale Of u pill may be translated
into a felony. But the drug suppress
ors inform Is that they have awnk
ened and are preparing for another
drive against their pet evil. 4 be,
Of poppies in the front yard may soor
be disorderly conduct. ami the nowel
market n wave Of crime.
All In all. there will he no lack o'
excitement after Mr.. WILSON'S defea'
has been recorded AT the polls. Th,
winter of 1867 will disclose tn,
normal quantity Of we'll intentlone,
f~oolishness. Still. the scarcity " prin
paper Is likely Ia cramp the style o
some Of IA most enthusiastic reform
ers. Many newspapers will be unnbl,
to give us much space to drivel us tn
drivellers have learned to expect.
The sun., 1916-10-20
GOVERNOR WHITMAN AND THE Fl.
NANCES OF THE STATE.


that appropriations were kept Town in
an attempt to make al roc.
ord and that many needful interests
were neglected. That unwise skimn.
ing was resorted to is shown bv t,o
record of Governor Dix's second year
with an increase Of over $1,000, 100 in
appropriation. supply and special bin.
Further. every ono should Know ;ha,
the added requirements OF education
elementary and Industrial, social
services, courts, militia, the mainie.
nance Of new highways and alnos,
every other public function are maxim,
constantly increasing demands upon
the treasury OF the state, which mus
he reflected In the figures of each re-.
curing budget.
I will now call attention to another
phase Of state financing which Ia.
undoubtedly led to much confusion Of
thought regarding the actual condition
Of the State treasury. At the begin.
ming of the fiscal year. which up to
this time has been october /, there ha.
The sun., 1916-10-20
MIR. Wilson's Right Hand.

Mr.. WILSON has u purely personal,
nOn.lartisam opportunity to confer q
lasting benefit on that fraction Of hui
manity that practiseS politics. His
right hand has been gouged and
wounded hy the finger nail of a too
frrvent admircr. II the sufferer will
take advantage ~ this accident. and at
once quit promiscuOus La ndshaking.
he will sat an example that every
other man running for Office would be
glad TO initiate.
There il no reason why eve the
President should be subjected to the
torture Of clasping. or being clasped
by the digital extremitles Of ten or
tell thousand supporters AMI curiosity
seekers, The ceremony signifies moth
ing. II does not prove that its vic
tim IL a democrat. n Of the plain
people, an anita r~istocrat. 1t merely
shows that he is under the compul-
sion of a fashion without Significance,
which .exhausts without purpose. and
which frequently results In injury.
sometimes serious, to the ma who
must conform to 1t.
We hope Mr.. WILSON'S right hand
will soon heal up, and that hereafter
he will not lend 1t to the perpetuation
Of a foolish aud dangerous custom.
The sun., 1916-10-20
"A Victim Of "BIas."

Here il that stuff you wanted"
said one MAJ to another. handing him
a jar Of some special enamel.
"It's my brother-in-lnw that wants
IT," explained the recipient. by the
way. I won't see You again right
away. Going out West"
mot on IL political tour?" asked the
first man. grinning. He added: How
Ito you feel about voting this year?"
The second man pursed his lips.
II shall vote for WILSON" he said
with a reluctant air. They talked II
little longer. The WilsOnian again
referred to the Jar of enamel which,
he said. his brOther-in-law would be
very glad to get.
"Iic couldn't ind any and he want
to test II in case he should 60 back 10
Mexico"
Has he been there" The frs, nan
inquired. I'm business. I take IL. Tell
me, what does he think Of our policies
down therc?"
"Oh. he's jus, like all the other
Americans who have been there" re-
piled the Wilsoniun. THE subject
sets him raving. It's impossible 10
discuss it reasonably with him. We
never mention 1t NJ nll any lore
Well. gOod.by. Many thanks"
The sun., 1916-10-20
TRADE BRIEFS.

American tractors have proved very sue.
csssful on the sugar plantations Of eastern
Brazil.
The Russian Government has built up
to January l. 1919. thirty-three grsin ele-
vators with a total capacity Of ~. 200. oo0
bushels. 1t 10 proposed TO increase this
number to seventy-seven elevators holding
~, O0O. 900 bushels.
An American Arm has obtained the
right 10 start a dist!llery at san Pedro
Sula, Honduras. Trade in the northern
section Of the country Will be stimulated
because Of the new venture,
Machinery for making rubber heels Is
needed In Brazil,
Plans for extensive road building are
being perfected in New Zealand. Ameri.
can road making machinery IL In demand.
surveys have been made by an American
company OF the Patuca River in Honduras.
The Government expects to develop the
timber lands along this stream. which Il
the largest in the country.
During july ,,t5s.+s2 pounds Of cacao
were exported from Ecuador. 1t marketed
At si27l "a hundred pounds.
There Ia a market for fine handkerchtefs
in Mexico, Before the war England con
trolled nearly all NJ this trade.
OH has been discovered In the Territory
NJ Magellan, chile, .Recent tests prove II
to lac n n high quality.
American freight cars will he used on
the port railway At Montevideo, Uruguay.
Pier Number I has been completed at
the Atlantic terminal Of the Panams Cana
1t Is Loss feet long and 2I2 feet wide. and
cost 81 t.o, 900,
The sun., 1916-10-20
VIII the Mothers Of the Seventeen he
There!

To THE EDiroR OF THE SrN-Sir: I
notice that on October IS there will be
a parade Of mothers who. to quote from
the Worlds announcement. will march
for Woodrow Wilson because he pre-
served the lives OF husbands and sons"
While reading this my thoughts turned
back tn another parade held in this
city a year or more ago. In which the
same Woodrow Wilson participated,
which was the funeral coitege of the
seventeen sons Of America who lost
their lives at Vera Cruz. while engaged
in the vain effort to compel the Mexican
iuler. Huerta, to engage in the senseless
performance OF raising and lowering the
disgraced flag of hts country and I
wondered what prominent place in the
forthcoming parade would be assigned
the bereaved mothers Of the seventeen
lads whose lives were so uselessly and
cruelty sacrificed. W. A. SCorT
New York, October 10.
The sun., 1916-10-20
Financing the Lusttanls Ciaims.

The hesitancy Of the Wilson Admin
istration 10 confirm the report that II
has settled the Lusitania case by
agreeing that Germany was justified
in sinking the liner and by accepting
Germany's OFFER to pay cash for the
American lives lost is easily enough
understood.
There are undoubtedly a few details
still to he arranged regarding the price
at which the American lives lost are
TO be assessed.
This should be settled without any
further delay. What is the Use of
haggling over n frw dollars: Let
Secretary LANSING set Il figure on his
return Ia work. Germany can issue
short term notes for the few thou
sands necessary to foot the bill. These
notes should appropriately In offered
To American Investors whose relatives
lost their lives while Mr.. WILSON
was Serving Humanity In Mexico.
The sun., 1916-10-20

the old politicians will have to fall
back upon the presumption that the
women will generally vote as their
husbands do. If they have husbands,
or ny their fathers or other male
relatives do. But this speculation
may be complicated by division In
the family. And what Of the lone
spinster. whose number is not incon-
siderable! 1t Is enough to make II
diagnOstlclan tear his hair.
Add the economic and labor factors
and the foreign policy puzzle, and the
problem Of how the women Of Illinois
are going to vote on November Z
would distract the Sphinx. Some Of
them are Republicans or Democrats
by association. and there must he
others, perhaps Il good many. who
have Progressive affiliations. Some Of
them must adore Colonel ROOSEVELT :
others no doubt have been attracted
by Mr.. HuGHEs's manly face and mp.
standing figure: and Mr.. WILSON'S
sentimentality has doubtless attracted
feminine recruits. No wonder the old
politicians In Illinois nre batied.
The sun., 1916-10-20
~ the EducatlOu OF Commissioner
'' Dillon.

Commissioner JOHN J.. DILLON Of
the State Department Of Foods and
Markets. whose conception OF his du-
ties and prerognlivcs has sometimes
appeared To be governed by his imagi-
nation rather than by the statute ere
ating his Office. is ambitious to see 4
cooperative pasteurlzing plant and
creamery built in this city for the
benefit Of milk producers and con
sinners. The cost Of such an estab-
hshnlent would be. in his opinion.
10000, and he says:
tue ideal way OF working such a
plan woul he Ia have the money do.
mated from private sources and handled
~ . cooperative consumers association.
eff that could not be don the money
eould be borrowed from the State and
the loan amortized In twelve years by
the profits derived from IT,
Nobody would object to the erection
Of such II plant as u private rntel-
prise: but before Commissioner DIL-
Inn pledges the financial assistance Ut
the State 10 IL. we urge him to read
Section I Of Article VII. Of the Con
stitution; and Section y of Article
VIII. of the same Interesting. II some
what neglected. document. The Terusal
of these sections. we are sure. would
greatly benefit Mr.. DuLION's head
without in the least disturbing his nc
i've and restless heart.
The sun., 1916-10-20
SWOSH?
A Literary style. Described in 1895.
ExemplIhed In 1915.

To THE EDITOR or THE SrN-Str: Re-
Gently I picked W a little book. The
N-rbalist." 10y Alfred Ayres. revised cdi-
ton, 1895. and In looking through it |
came across the following
SwosB.-Th"re Is a Kind OF III balanced
brain In which the reflective and The i'm
aginstive very much outweigh the per
o,ptlvr. Men to whom this kind OF an
organization Ia. been given commonly have
active minds. but their minds never pre-
sent anything clearly. To their mental
vision all t. ~ defined. chsotlr. They So.
everything In Il haze. Whether such men
talk or write they are verbose. linGl-
cal. intangible. will-o' -the-wispish. Their
thoughts arc phsntom,ike; like shadows,
they continually esca p- their grasp. In
their tax they Will. AFTER long disscrta-
lions, tell YOU that they have not .sli
jus, wha, they would like to >ay: there
l. always . subtle. lurking something stl.i
uneNp.cssei. which umethiug-th real es-
S.ucc OF the matter--your penetration IL
expected - divine. In their writings they
arc eccentric. vague, lahyrinthiu". proten-
t"us, trdnscend"uta! aud frequently un-
grtmmatIcul. Thes- men, II writ they
must, should cournr Themselves to the
descriptive: FOR wh"n thoy enter the e.-
Say lists domain-which they ar. very prone
w W. ~ 80 "'' $3.50 -
cali swosh.
Those tina: are wont 20 accept Others
at their self assessment and to see thluGs
through other peoples -yAs-and there
are many ,uch--are In daneer NJ thinking
tu.+ kind Of writing very me. when In
tact II Is not only the verle.' swosn hut
that kim OF sw osh that eNcit-s az least
al occasional doubt with regard 10 the
M,i.-t- sanity. We can make no greater
mistake than to suppose that the reason
We do not understand these rhetorical con-
tortionists 10 because they are so subtle
and profound We understand them quite
az well as they understand themselves.
! At theiT very best they Al" but incohcrent
diluters Of other mems ideas. They have
but one thing 10 recommend them-hcn-
e-ty. They believe In themselves,
Can any one explain how. in 1896
Mr.. Ayres was able to write so rom
plete and correct an a~nticipatory de-
scription Of the writings and savings
in 1915 OF Mr.. Woodrow Wilson:
| NEW YORK. October 10. $.
The sun., 1916-10-20

take n thick slice of the receipts.
Still football pays. and contributes
largely to the support Of other, less
financially profitable sports.
1t Is hardly worth while to debate
the ethics Of professional coaching In
this amateur sport. Football Is on a
business basis. and * there to stay.
And there Is no good reason why 1t
should not he on such q footing. for 1t
draws money as naturally and limo
Gently as the sun takes up water.
Sentimental arguments do not ap-
ply to the situation. High moral on.
sideratiOns fly clean ovcr the problem.
The logic that does fit the conditions
Is that Of self-intercst. ~UnreasOnably
expensive coaching STATS place the
big" colleges on IL level beyond the
reach of their smaller rivals. The
little fellows. thrown upon their e
sources Of brains and courage In the
absence Of lnexhaustible funds. do
cause "upsets" on the playing field,
but ut Il pretty heavy cost In physi'
cal damage and morale.
1t seems to observers remote from
the fcvered stress of the training
camp as though the best plan. he
cause moderate and efficient too
would give the eleven a head coacl
with an adequate. not fancy salary
and let him make what $ he can oi
amateur assistant coaching from grad
yates of the gridiron school.
Whatever mNy be the correct view
Of tho propriety Of a few graduates
contributing to the support of II pro
fessIonal coaching staif. there Is goOt
sense I'm the Yale committees sugges
ton Of a conference with the purpuS'
Of fixing u ommon standard.
The sun., 1916-10-20
when Woodrow Laughed.

To THE EDITOR Of THE SrN-Sir: From
the Official records Of the Administration
I extract and append two passages
showing the delicious umo OF the
President and the circumstances which
extract from the Presidents speech at
Indianapolis on January 8. 1915
Have not European nations taken as
long as they wanted and split as much
blood as they pleased In settling Their
affairs. and shall We deny that to Mexico
because she Is weak No. I say .
when some great dsiiies not very far
from where l am temporarily residing
Numbered with rising scorn at watchful
waiting Woodrow sat back in his chair
and chuckled. knowing that he laughs
best who laughs last.
The second document is from Secre-
tary L~ansing's note to General Car
rama on June 80. 1916. II show what
Was going on while Woodrow laughed
The Government of the United states
has viewed with deep concern and %incress-
ing issppointnent the progress OF N,
revolution IN Mexico. Continuous blood
shed and disorders have marked It's prog
rcss. For three years the Mexican Re
flhll' mas nefH 'orN win FINll sfl1e TN
lives of Americans and other aliens hsN
been sacrificed. vast properties developed
hy American capital and enterprise have
been destroyed or rendered -produc.
tive. bandits have been permitted to roam
a. vii. through the territory contiguou.
tn the United states and to seize. without
punishment or without effective stteinp
at punishment. the property OF Americans
while tn. lives OF ~citisens OF the United
S'at-s who ventured to remain IN Mexican
their interests have been taken, and II
some cases barharously taken. and tn
murdersrs have neither been sppreherde,
nor brought 20 Justice. 1t would lie aim
cult to ind IN the annals Of the hisior,
of Mexico conditions more deplorshle thar
those which have existed there durins
these recent years OF civil war.
II would bc tedious to recount lnstauC'
after instance. outrage after Outrage
airocity after atrocity. to illustrate tn
true nature and extent ~ the wilespr"a'
condition. of lawlessness and Niolcnc,
which have prevailed.
In all seriousness. why should We con
tlnue to refer to hat violin obbligito by
Nero when We have such a modern ex,
ample close at hand? Nero might hay,
hddled. but at least he never went gu
and brags ed about II. NERIrAs.
WAsHiS0ToN. October 10.
The sun., 1916-10-20

Before proceeding with a analysis
of the appropriations of the year 1914
and the onerous legacies ~bequeathed
thereby to Governor Whitman's Ad-
ministration. it seems to me advisable
to discuss the general situation prior
to that year. In doing this ] also pur-
pose to give "A brief explanation OF the
different forms of appropriation acts
used by the Legislature. as this knowl-
edge is essential to a proper estimation
OF many Of the questions to which 1t Is
necessary to allude.
In order to Judge fairly of the finan-
clal policy or record OF any state Ad-
ministration II is necessary to have an
idea of the movement Of expenditures
during a period OF years and also OF
the new functions that are instituted
from time to time. all Of which serve
TO increase the cost OF government.
The following statement gives the
appropriations made by the Legisla-
ture for the eight years ending Sep
TENDER 80, 1918:
The sun., 1916-10-20
SHALL WE BE USONIANS?
An Indignant Protest Against Uni.

To THE EDITOR OF hi SUN-Sir: My
educated grimalkin. my private profess
sor and myself are aY greatly perturbed
over the gratuitous anu suDe-erogatory
efforts OF unauthorized and unofficial
professors. both domestic and foreign.
to coin n new name for our long suffer-
Ing country.
Curses on such monstrositics as Uni
statia." "Usona," "Cabotii," "Freedum-
mia and the like.
This great country always has been. is
now and always shall be America its
nationals are Americans they speak the
American language.
II should be noted further that there
is a special place in he'll reserved for
those who deliberately use that abomi-
nable locution these United states"
When the ides OF March come we shall
see firmly seated In the saddle a certain
hirsute statesman who will I've no Pro-
fcssor OF Humanity but President OF the
Americans.
Finally. we shall live to see Amer.
lea. as a political entity. extend from
Attn Island 10 .Anegada. from Cape
North Eas, to %Clipperton. and from the
Pole TO Panama. RICHARD /. READ.
NEw YORK. October 10
The sun., 1916-10-20
Judge Seabury's Big tissue"

Mr.. SEABrEy has been going up and
down the State attacking the remov-
ais from Office made by Governor
WHITMAN and the Governors ap-
pointments to MI vacancies. Where
upon the Governor asked him
"who were emoved that you would
have kept In Officer
4 simple question, AN interrogation
susceptible of direct answer, II might
be- thought. All Mr.. ShABrRy had to
do WIS u name anne
Did he? Certainly - About that
time Judge SEABrRY underwent one
OF those changes of color peculiar TO
chameleOns, and when next heard
from he remarked:
THAT is not the question. The aues-
tion that should he asked liz; Who we're
removed from office and later kept in
the service because OF their value to the
State
Not 50 simple a the other. But
then, lest Governor WHITMAN answer
even this carefully restricted query
in an embarrassing fashion, SEABURy
went on to answer 1t himself. JOHN
n. CARLISLE. he said. was displaced
as State Highway Commissioner but
remained for six months after as ar
adviser to his successor. CALVIN J
HUsON. who had been Commissioner
Of Agriculture. was later made a State
Fair Commissioner. This was the
bomb Judge SEABuRy exploded, How
sensational. What q damning indict
ment of Governor WHIrMAN's admin
istration! W. are reminded Of one
Of those Fourth Of July contraptiOn,
which goes of with n mighty bang
releasing a tiny balloon that drift
skyward. The balloon is Judge SEA
BURy's big issue OF maladmlnistratiOr
In State affairs.