Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-10-16
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Peoples Forum
How Shall We Vote?

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Sister voters of the beautiful sun,
kissed and prosperous state of Ore
gon let us be wise in oue judgment
as to how we shall vote.
Now since we have been raised
above where we were once classed
not long ago, when none was de-
barred from voting women
criminals and idiots, let us prove to
the world that we are real women
and not idiots, who can be decoyed
into voting for one because he kept
us out of war"
What about Mexico? Did he
whom we call president love to pro-
tect our American people when he
allowed the butchery of hundreds of
men, women and children by hostile
Mexicans? What system of defense
did he display when he ordered
100000 guard soldiers to the bor-
ders uninstructed and without am
munition? The band as they stepped
aboard the train in many places,
played Onward, Christian Soldiers. y
They went onward bravely, but they
knew not what for.
Is he man of his word? If 80,
when he sent numerous notes to
Germany, saying he would hold them
to strict account for the lives Of
thousands of noncombatant men,
peaceable women and innocent ba-
bies. who were without warning sent
down to their doom, swallowed up by
the waves of the storm-tossed ocean,
why did he not keep his word? Did
he know whether he was president
or not?
What attitude did Mr.. Nelson take
in the matter of the capsizing of the
Eastland in the Chicago river, where
over a thousand went down to sud-
den death? The boat was loaded
chiefly with laboring men, sturdy
women, fair maidens and sweet ba-
bies. Did he keep the promises
made to the mourning people of Chi
cago to make an investigation thor
ough enough to satisfy everybody?
No. The responsibility has never
yet been fixed, at least by him, al
though investigation has shown that
this disaster might have been avert
ed. Much blame rests upon the fed
eral steamboat inspectors because
they were slack in doing their duty
The poor ignorant class, many of
whom do not read anything but the
funny papers," have some fellow
working among them who, perhaps,
is more conceited and a louder talker
than the rest, who will say to them,
ooh, Wilson has done so much for
the working class" and, like lot
of parrots, they repeat the pet SEN
tence to each other, ooh, Wilson has
done so much for the working class
Polly wants a cracker"
All honest-heatred republicans en-
dorse the eight hour system, if that
is part of what they are grateful for.
OF course, Wilson does not debar
anyone from free daylight, air, cold
water and exercise.
Will matters be better for his hav-
ing brought about per cent inter-
est on loans to farmers? If he had
power to help them so nobly, why
did he not enable them to secure
money at the same per cent the
banks get it for? ! venture to say
the 6 per cent loan will be a detri-
ment to most of the farmers. who
will be tempted to go beyond their
means. Mr.. Smith will think he can
afford an auto for his family as well
as Mr. Brown can. The old peaked
roof house will vanish, while a big
brown bungalow will take its place.
Soon the family will move into town
with a tired looking old team to
make a living for eight children as
the mortgage will soon come due.
This will come in about the latter
part of Hughes first term as presi-
dent. Oh, of course, that might
be expected-with republican pres
| ident at the head of the government.
/ overheard man say few days
ago he would not vote the republican
ticket for any amount of money.
| The man with whom he was in con-
versation asked why He replied,
Cause" | wished very much to
know why he had made this reply,
so after his companion had turned
away l approached him and said,
"Will you tell me candidly as a
man why you would not vote the
republican ticket?" He flushed and
replied, Because my father and
grandfather were democrats" And
we have too many men like him.
wonder how many men walk