Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-10-12
Political lettings.

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The Houston Post reasons that it
was easier for its own beloved De-
mocracy to endorse the Presidents
Mexican policy than to define it.
While he was about it Senator
James Hamilton Lewis also might
was "too proud to fight" died a rather
disastrous death.
ain all fairness" asks the Boston
Transcript, Shouldn't the expense of
financing Carranza be borne by the
Democratic campaign committee?"
Democrats really haven't any OBJ
lection to big appropriations for army
and navy and internal improvements.
They expect the Republicans to rustic
the revenue to foot the bills for the
next four years.
Hughes says he wopld like SIX
months to investigate the Administra-
ton. but the Administration figures
he's doing very well as 1t is.
Yes, and the same policies that have
filled Judge Hughes and others with
"a deep sense of shame" have sent
many other Americans to their graves.
The President has changed his mind
about sending more troops to the Dor
der thus running true to form.
When Tom Taggart talks economy
to them, it is time the Democrats
stopped their extravaganza.
The Hughes smile is beginning to
attract favorable attention.
President Entertains Five Progress
sives.-Headlne. Others he simply
amuses.
Democratic papers chide Hughes be-
cause he says he is 400 per cent.
candidate" The Wilson papers nat
urally prefer a fifty-ffty candidate
The President says he has no inter
est in any political party. Except as
an instrument of achievement" II
that's it, then how did he happen to
select such a poor instrument as the
Democratic party?
10 ie,,,sE ., aopI;,I, .. g.,
dent of the United States, but he did
more for American preparedness in
three weeks than Woodrow Wilson did
in three years.
Another thing you never hear of
since the Democrats reduced the cost
of living is the bakers Dozen"
Mr.. Hughes is criticized for his fire..
quent use of the word Now" Evi.
IDENTIFY his immediateness is worrying
the watchful walters who put things
off until tomorrow.
Families living In rural districts
where mail service has been curtailed
will be interested in knowing that
Postmaster General Burleson has sent
Secretary McAdoo a check for $4,000
900, representing surplus postal rev.
enues
Mr.. Gardner should not quote what
Mr.. Wilson said While president of
Princeton. His utterances are outlaw
ed by himself in seven days.
That man Hughes Is causing the
Democratic newspapers an endless
amount of worry. Apparently they
will never be satisfied until he turns
the management of his campaign over
to them.
Mr.. Hughes speeches are giving
poor satisfaction to the Democratic \
press, which proves they are very
good speeches. indeed.
Secretary Baker is developing an
agility in changing his mind that must
endear him to his discoverer.
Mr.. Wilson's Administration must
confess itself incompetent in one re-
spect or the other. It either has ap-
propriated for an unneeded navy or
it has neglected a needed navy. 1t
can select its fault to suit itself. In
one respect or the other it must be
wrong.
II believe in efficiency in politics
just as much as in anything else"
says Mr.. Hughes. Efficiency is an
excellent watch-word, and its use in
the campaign is merely a forerunner
of its use in the White House when
he gets there.
First they said that Hughes was an
iceberg, now they are saying that he
Is mud-slinger He cannot possibly
be both, and as a matter of fact. is
neither. The Democrats must feel in
a mighty bad way when they cry