The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-10-31

the war, tnat he did not know or the
worldwide depression, of which this
was part, as shown by standard au-
thors and reports, that he did not know
that the panic and depression of 1893
was under Republican laws, and that
he forgot that panics followed by per-
iods of hard times had occurred in 1873,
in 1884, in 1890, and in 1907, under Re-
publican rule as well as Republican
laws. His ignorance in this case If not
justifiable, is not unusual among Re-
publican orators at this time of year,
and may be excused.
1t may be true that he did not
know that Admiral Mayo had is
sued a statement setting forth the
fact that his act allowing the Brit
ish and German men of war to res
cue the Americans and Europeans
at Tampico was due to the fact
that it was urged upon him by
the commander of the British fleet
who suggested that it would save
life to adopt such plan, as the
Mexicans would probably massa-
ere the Foreigners should the Am
orleans try to land, and that he
acted without consulting Washing
ton or receiving orders from
there. Perhaps he did not know
that the policy adopted actually
saved the lives of all of the Amer
leans according to Admiral Mayo,
while the contrary policy might
have resulted in their murder.
This fact has been widely publish
ed, but perhaps he knew nothing
of it.
Perhaps Senator Davis did not know
when he put up such an eloquent talk
about how the alfalfa weevil might
have been checked, had Governor Alex
ander signed a certain $4,000 appro
priation, that the United States gov
eminent experts confess in Farmers
Bulletin No. TAI, that they know NJ
means of stopping the beetles spread
that it lis slowly spreading into new
territory in all directions" that 81
may in time infest most of the United
States" that "the fact that no on
knows exactly how the weevils ar
spread may be inferred from the con
flicting quarantine regulations de
signed by uninfested states to exclud
them" These facts are known to al
experts, who would laugh at the as
sertions of Mr.. Davis and the States
man. but it is some time since MI
Davis lived on a farm, and the eneI
gies devoted to the Senator Brady es
tate must have diverted his attentio
from bucolic activities, so he may hav
been ignorant on this point and re
ceived his scientific information froI
partisan Republican editorials.
Mr.. Davis may not have known tina
in congress seniority prevails and tina
under the circumstances on tn
ground of efficiency southerners wit
experience will naturally head import
ant chairmanships, in a Democrat
congress, just as a few years ago fo
the same reason, Maine, under Repul
lican rule had most of the importar
chairmanships. The bloody shirt
pretty much frayed but it does to way
when there is nothing else handy.
Mr.. Davis may not have known
that a rural credits bill has been
passed which will cut interest
rates much lower than they are
! and make his taxless state a little
less taxless than he anticipated.
No good can come out of Demo-
| CTdCy SetlDS W Dc Ills ulOtlO, anu
as this and many other good laws
for the farmers and laborers have
been passed by the Democrats, he
naturally does not know anything
about them.
Mr.. Davis may not know that
Huerta was head of a faction
when a salute was demanded for
an insult to the flag, and that
when he fled and his faction dis
solved, there was nobody from
whom salute would be de-
manded by anyone but an idiot.
When he and his party leaders say
| that the death of some Ameri-
cans and Mexicans at Vera Cruz
| during the trouble was the sole re-
! suit of the expedition, he may be
! ignorant OF the fact, If they are
not, that Charles H. Sheriff., the
! great authority on Latin-Ameri-
can affairs, and a supporter OF