Arizona republican., 1916-08-26
MT. Baker, Single Handed Entertainer

MT. Baker, Single Handed Entertainer
 The democrats either regard Maine hopeless or else they consider 1t absolutely safe that they can neglect or trfe with it they please. The fact that they have let Secretary of War Newton D. Baker to that early battle-ground indicates that some hypothesis they have lost interest in the out come We suppose they will permit Josephus~ Daniels to enter Maine MT. Daniels is even funnier than MT Baker. The democratic campaign manage ment with half the foresight of a third rate theatrical manager would have arranged for the joint appearance of MT. Baker and MT. Daniels. What team! The intrepid head of the war department and the fearless secretary of the navy That would have been the incident of the campaign of 1916 which would have been handed down in the traditions of Maine shaking sides and streaming eyes The of Baker & Daniels would be remembered and laughed about when those stirring lines of seventy five years ago,
 Maine went hell bent
 For Governor Kent"
 had been forgotten,
 In his speech at watervle on Thursday Mir Baker great height:
 "The administration has kept the peace. It has done unto Mexico would be done by, and has infused the spirit of the Declaration of Independence and of the Golden Rule into its foreign relations. Large problems lie before in the next four years. The reconstruction must take place. No unfamiliar hand should be put in to guide the course of ton during that period No uncertain voice should be permitted to speak spirit at the council table that reorganizes the universe. This is time when, having pressed onward nobly a high and difficult course the finish should be left to those who have demonstrated their ability by their work already. done"
 We should indulge in comment on this flight else might spoil it. Still cannot refrain from viewing a mental picture of hesitating hating president with the advice of his cabinet including the of Baker & Daniels, engaged in a reorgani- zation of the universe What about aiexco in the meantme' For three years have been reorgan- izng Mexico and Mexico is small but negli- gibe part of the universe And what a mess we have made of Mexico.
 Mir Baker himself spoke of Mexico for something excusatory said of failure of reorganiza- ton in that department of the universe. Mir. Baker accounts for delays in that quarter by leaving inference that the administration had been hampered by following in the rut of President Taft For. he said developments in Mexico began to develop long before Woodrow Wilson became president"
 President Taft declined to recognize the dissoute (Huerta); Secretary of State Knox withheld the approval of the United States from that of treachery President Wilson withheld recognition from Huera, and the long and troubled of dealing with Mexico has been. in part at least. be- both President Taft and President Wilson be- Ieved that a nation loving justice, I hope love it. could extend it's favor to this medieval despot cast with all of his viainies upon his head a flotsam by the of revolution otherwise hope fu and pure to its object"
 We have heard of the back woods of Maine. but waterville is not in the back woods. It Is of culture. The degree of intelligence there above The audience of MT. Baker must therefore. have felt resentment the attempted mposi- ton of Mir Baker upon it's intelligence. We have vagrant statements in small democratic news papers excusing MT Wilson's attitude toward Huerta
 
 Mir. Taft and MT. Knox did withhold recogni- tion of Huerta because he was a dissolute monster The facts these: Madero and his vice president. Saurez resigned their offices on February ls 1912 only weeks before the inauguration of Mir Wilson It four days later that they assassinated Two three days elapsed before Huerta was declared provisional president. II was within less than a week of the inauguration of Mir. Wilson that a formal request for his recognition was made to Washington
 Mir Taft would have been lacking in courtesy to- ward Wilson if he had any step committing the government to any foreign relation with Mexico any other country, that time No other nation had then recognized Huerta, but within the month practically all other nations had granted him recognition.
 The latest act taken by President Taft with refer to Mexican affairs was the placing of em- bargo the shipment of arms across the border. That at the time Of Orozcos revolt and seizure of Juarez Later the embargo modified to permit the shipment of the Maderistas now estab- lshed in power. This embargo remained in force until the following June when President Wilson lifted it and permitted shipment any faction of revo- lutonists In the meantime a system futile inter- ference producing only irritation against Americans in Mexico inaugurated and maintained by the administration.
 the intelligent members of the waterville audience Nevertheless MT. Bakers defense of the administra- ton must have been entertaining.
 When we look at the map and how nearly the battle fronts coincide with the lines six months year ago realize the high price real estate along all the European fronts An acre of ground