Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-06
MOSSBACK POLITICIAN
HAVING HALCY0N DAYS
While Patriotic People Rally te
Country's Support, He Whis-
pers His Slanders.
sTIRs UP DISSATISFACTION
Never Pleasant to Pay Taxes, and
Here Old Political Hack Gets In
His Work Again-Scathing De-
nunciation by Harrison.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch

Especial to The Times Dispatch
WASHINGTON. August 5.-Rcpresen-
tative Thomas W. Harrison. OF Win
chester. Va. denounces the campaign
of misrepresentation against the So
called food control legislation in GER
tain sections of his district
Judge Harrison represents the rich
est agricultural sections Of Virginia
I'm Congress. and efforts have been
made to create dissatisfaction and dis
the food bill He arraigns these efforts
as the work of "smallbore politicians"
who think themselves wise and
great in this day of trouble and
anxiety" TO stir up trouble for legis-
lation which President Wilson is seek
ing for Congress to help win the war
There is no measure that President
Wilson has proposed which has been
more subject to willful misrepresenta-
tion by political tricksters than the
so-callcd food control bill.'" said Judge
Harrison in analyzing the measure and
defending it from the attacks of it's
enemies in his district.
The popular title OF the bill is mis-
leading. and gives an opportunity 10
persons who wish TO m!sreprescnt its
scope TO do So
HALCYON DAYS FOR
MOSSBACN POLITICIANS
These are halcyon days for the old
mossback politician. First. the war.
calling for sacrifices and entaiing sor-
row and suffering. was naturally an
unpopular proposition. 1t is hard to
make the popular mind realize that
President Wilson was driven into the
war In spite Of every effort to keep
out OF 1t. when militant Germany
would no longer tolerate the free In
stitutions OF America. Patriotic peo-
pie have rallied to the support of the
President. but the unpatriotic copper
head does not hesitate to whisper his
slanderous charges that the war was
at the behest of the munition manu-
facturcrs. Second. an army had to be
raised. and here was another demand
on the patriotic duty of every Ameri-
can citizen. And yet the copperhead
politician tries to impress the public
that there was no necessity for ar.
American army until the savage Ger
mans were slaughtering innocent and
peaceful American citizens in our own
beloved country as they had done on
the high seas. Third. the money had
to be supplied, and this could only be
done by taxation. 1t is never a pleas
ant duty to pay taxes, and here the old
political hack gets In his work again.
An enormous sum has to be raised
and, of course. every one who has to
pay taxes feels that somebody else
should be required to pay them to
his relief. 1t is very easy to stir up
dissatisfaction along these lines
Fourth. it is necessary to feed the peo-
pie and the army Upon an analysis
OF the food bill 1t is seen that there
is no real cause OF complaint on the
part OF any class, and therefore. the
tion.
SMALI.-BORE POLITICIANS
MOST CONTEMPTIBLE THING
These may be halcyon days now for
the small-sized politician. and he may
think himself very wise and great In
this day of trouble and anxiety, but a
nation which makes the great sacri-
fees which our nation is now called
upon to make will come out of It's great
work chastened and glorifed. and the
smallest and most contemplate thing
on earth will be the small-bore poll
tician. who is now seeking to play the
part of obstructionist.'
Collide with Motorcycle.
JOHNSTOWN. PA. August 5:-Mrs.
Charles Forsyth and her son. Of Nc
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