Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-09-30

United States government 10 do 1t
with. Just watch him. He is the best
politician this country has known since
Roosevelt BEING good politician
means that man is in a position
where be can play the game. and no
position affords such an opportunity
for playing the political game as the
presidency
Worrying Washington.
Washington more than any other
city Is worried over the high cost OF
living The national capital Is city
of clerks more than any other place.
These people have been working at the
same salaries for many years There
has been no Increase In the rate OF
pay, aud the prices have been steadily
advancing How 10 make both ends
meet has become serious problem
For the past six years the high cost
of living has been the football Of poll
tics. and during that time the prices
have steadily advanced TO those who
pay and who have not Ind their wages
Increased the problem has become n
condition and not n theory
Wisconsin and Washington.
While the Republicans say they are
confident OF winning the frogressives
In the east. there seem to be some
very doubtful conditions IN two stateS
where Progresslves have triumphed In
the senatorial primaries La Toilette
IN Wisconsin aud Poindexter IN Wash
ington won over the regular Republic
an candidates. but that does not seem
10 assure the states for the Republican
national ticket The regulars are dis
satisfied and may vote Democratic on
that account
There are other conditions In both
states which are reported az giving the
Republicans considerable concern. AS
showing the diversion Of thought and
interest OF the people 1t Is said that
Hughes may lose Wisconsin on ac-
count OF the antagonism aroused by
his declaration for woman suffrage.
while the women Of Washington are
going to vote against him because VIII
son has kept us ont Of war.
Primary in,possibiIitiss.
During the closing days of congress
when the campaign publicity hin was
under discussion there was something
said about election laws and primary
systems in different states which was
interesting Senator Sherman Of iii
nois said that In his city az Spring
field there were S02 names on the bal
lot. and he, though pretty well ac
uuAlnted. knew only twcuty-seyen Of
the men In Chicago there were 3.Oo0
names ON the ballot making II abso
lutely impossible for any one to vote
intelllgently Primary laws viii have
10 be materially amended before they
are efficient
Elastic Election Figures.
There is nothing that campaign man
ayers aud election statisticians cannot
do with figures when these figures
have been used in computing the votes
I'm elections aud primaries BEFORE the
campaign had advanced very far 1t was
shown by the figures IN the campaign
OF 1912 by men in both parties that
both Hughes and Wilson would I've
elected Then the figures Of 1914 were
called forth, and both sides proved n
victory Then came the Maine elec
ton. and the figures elected Wilson
aud Hughes Now we have the New
York primaries. and Hughes and VII
son are both elected again on that
showing All this has been done with
figures
Smoot Scents Victory,
Senator Smoot Of Utah the leader
in the Republican national convention
and often called the Republican leader
In the senate. spent a week in New
York after congress adjourned and
found that everything was safe for the
Republicans save that there might be
a question about the senate. although
they hoped to win majority in that
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