The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-28


mo, he collected a lot of pretty ad-
jectives, symmetrical phrases, choice
metaphors and high grade smiles and
mixed them in a silver bowl with
frank incense and myrrh and maple
sugar and touched off the whole thing
and then, as the smoke arose, he sat
back and saw things in the smoke.
They say he has vision. He has so
much vision. he sees things that amt.
He is a perfectly nice man who
believes he can solve problemg by
talking about them.
'~ Pitles Benumbed Good Men.
when I recall what has happened
to this country during the last three
years, I pity all the good men who are
sitting around benumbed by repeated
insults and bewildered to learn that
their native land is regarded by the
rest of the world as a joke, but the
large share of my pity is reserved for
the poor historian of fifty years from
now who will have to explain away
our shame so that school children will
believe 1t.
Our late Mr.. Wilson has been talk
ing preparedness, but his voice doesn't
sound natural. Why did he have to
wait IS months after the European
wal broke out to discover that we
needed a regular army and navy? He
did not speak out on the preparedness
issue until Democratic politicians had
yxrnrp n nnfh 20 Che WHIT IIo,,o all
ing him what he had better say If he
wanted to be reelected.
"aMking all due allowance for the
Democratic effort to put the platform
of 1912 into effect, can any voter in
1916 ignore the following array Of cold
and icy fact52
"The Democrats said in 1912 that
they would reduce the cost of living.
All necessities and staples are now
higher than ever before. We do not
blame the Democrats for high prices.
We do blame them for continually
making idle promises.
"For instance, how about the def
mite promise to enforce economy and
trim down appropriations? They have
been in the pork barrel up to their
elbows.
1.-THE Democrats tinkered the tariff
and hard times followed. The present
abnormal prosperity has resulted from
a flood of European war orders. The
war will end in 1917 or 1918. Europe,
desperately in need Of money, will
make an unprecedented fight for for
eign trade. The United States will
need a protective tariff as never be-
fore. Does any fair minded voter, with
a memory a foot long, believe we will
get 1t If the Democrats are in power?
Yielded to Temptation.
THE Democrats have yielded to
temptation and become sectional. They
have shattered political appointments
and public funds on a small percen-
age Of voters living in the South. The
present administration does not repre-
sent the centers of population and
production.
mi. Wilson has given us a shoddy
cabinet. He has put small caliber mer
in big caliber jobs. Two of his ap
pointments have been national calam
tiles. The men in Mr.. Hughes cabi
net will command respect at home
and abroad.
FINALLY, l am back in the Republi
can camp and working for Republican
success this year because l believe the
Republican party, since the recen'
housekeeping and readjustment o
internal control, is much better quail
fed than the Democratic party Il
take charge of governmental affairs
and direct them senely and safely.
have not surrendered any former be
liefs. and I am reasonably sure tina
the world is going to get better ever!
year instead Of relapsing to the bow
vows.
when a nan has just one round o
ammunition to shoot he can't afford t
stand off on a hillside and shoot int
the air. Progressives must recognize
the fact that this year there are onl!
two contending parties and every vote,
must either make a quick choice b
retire to the deep woods. There is n,
time for grieving over what nigh
have been. The thing for every Pre-
gressive TO do is TO look pleased ant
vote for Hughes"
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