The Washington herald., 1918-08-13

Col. Harvey speaks out in his
last issue of the War Weekly in a
way that can hardly be disregarded
by the hackers OF the Ford Senatorial
candidacy in this city.
The remarks attributed to Henry
Ford are unforgivable. While he un-
questionably has some humanitarian
accomplishments to his credit there
are assertions made by him IN the
past few months which should utterly
bar him from consideration by Michi-
gan voters. That is what many OF the
members OF Congress think, in giving
careful review to the case SO as not
to deal unjustly with Mr. Ford.
Reciting interesting history in the
Ford case Col Harvey sets 1t out in
this manner:
my infallible test Of an American"
said President Wilson on May 16. 1914,
''is that when he votes or when he
acts or when he fights. his heart and
his thought are centered nowhere but
in the emotions and the purpose and
the politics Of the United States"
And upon another occasion:
THE way to be patriotic Is not
only to love America. but to love the
duty that lies nearest to our hand
and know that in performing it we are
serving our country"
It was John A. Dix who said:
'If anyone tries to haul down the
American flag. shoot him on the
spot"
1t was woodrow Wilson who said:
when I look at that flag it seems
to me as II the white stripes were
strips of parchment upon which are
written the rights of man. and the
krf~ b. cNr fNf
which those rights have been made
good"
1t was Henry Ford who said in
1915 and reiterated less than three
, months ago, when the streams of
blood Of gallant American boys were
pouring into the sacred soil of
| France:
IT don't believe in the flag: 1t is
| only something to rally around
when the war is over. those flags
| shall come down. never to go up
again"
Does President Wilson still 'ur-
gently insist that this man because
| a member Of the Senate Of the
United States?
Again we ask: What is he going
| to do?'
In addition to this indictment 1t
has. been stated by Mr.. Fords sec
retary that Mr.. Rumely. of the New
! York Mail, called upon Mr.. Ford
| at Detroit and that the auto maker
later came to Washington to find
| out what was the cause of Mr.. Rune
| ly's uneasiness.
And then, on August 8, Mr.. Ford
made this statement-which hardly
tallies with the sincerity and earnest
ness you would look for in a man
| Of genuine intention to serve his peo-
pie:
II wish I could get out of this"
Some of the largest and most in
fiuential farm papers of the land
point out in their latest issues that
evasion Of some of the taxes of the
war can be had by rich men If they
only invest in Federal farm loan
bonds.
It is called a refuge for tax slack
ers-and If the, law is that. we really
see little reason for Congress re-
| fusing to give the measure some at
tention at once. Farm loan bonds
are exempt from all taxation. They
draw 5 per cent interest. Prof.
teers who want to invest in them
can do SO and save their money
| from the war-tax gatherers. And the
opinion Of the farm paper editors is
that this is being done at a start
| ling rate. The rich men apparently
want to spare themselves the pain
of payment of e2 per cent of all of
| their income above the 81, 500, 600 mark.
Congress Of course, will look into
this. The members do not intend
that such gross inequalities shall ex-
ist. They intend to even up the bur-
den. This much is promised and we
think the promise will be abundantly
fulfilled ere long.
Senator Hardwick, of course, was
expected to be the recipient of just
such a bombshell as the President
| threw into his political camp. But
| the Georgian Is confident he will win
| in spite Of the handicap thus imposed
| upon him. He has long been polling
| the State and making it plain to the
people there that he expected the
open and bitter opposition Of the
President. He enters the battle in the
| hope that he will overcome all OBJ
stacles-so he says-and that the peo-
| pie Of his State will pass upon what
they, too, thought at the time he was
voting against war, etc, rather than
what they and the President and all
Of us think at the present time.
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