The Washington herald., 1918-04-29
Sly Shots at the Solons.
By THE OBSERVER.

The Overman hill is one tough prop
osition. the kind that comes once in
great while in Congress and Yet
which sometimes is concluded with a
surprisingly formidable showing in IA
vor OF the dill and against the strong
opposition it seemed to have.
1t is said that Edward Stettinius had
something to do with the selection OF
Mr.. Ryan as aircraft head. Again We
put down mark for Mr.. Stettnius.
We hope Mr.. RYAN lives up 10 the
demands OF the hour.
The farther we 90 into the war the
more convinced are some OF the menu
bers OF Congress that We could have
avoided it by beginning three or four
Years ago 10 prepare on a wonderf uI
scale. a scale so supplying to the
Germans that th=y wouldn't deceive
themselves into believing We wouldn' |
dare oppose them.
And the more convinced members
become, OF course the more they be-
lieve that one William Jennings Bryan
should have long ago been overridden
and defeated in his insistent night
against preparedness.
L. B. Tobin. OF Lincoln. Neb.. was
in town Nesterday-thC man who had
"A slogan in the primary campaign
there against BTyan's selection AS del
eGatc TO the national convention which
ran, What his country has done for
Bryan-what Bryan has done his coun-
thy for" And below each heading he
listed the debts and credits OF the
forrlcr Secretary OF State. And ac-
cordInG to Mr.. Tobin Mr. Bryan owed
considerable sum TO his country.
Ono OF tho parts OF the Chamberlain
hill against which the President wrote
a letter dealt with subjects which are
20 far beyond common sense and reg
son that We doubt if its publication
would convince a body that anyone
hut a Lenine or a Trotzky wrote 1t.
The President did right TO oppose ii.
Judge Graves. possible senator from
Missouri. is said TO br pCrcnnlaI
Caudidat" for apNontivc office But
almost every time he sought an ap-
rornimemt he only got a dlsappoinJ-
mCul.
Arthur Capner IS said 10 have do
Signs on a Kansas Scua IorIal scat
which Victor Murdoch aud some OF
tn" administration Republicans rom
the Kaw will have TO materially alter
before the idcs Of November.
In the free packages OF advice which
Champ Clark received was the bit
that if he left his present position
he would leave the party in the House
end to the tender mercICs OF speaker
kitchin. The anti-Kitchin members
therefore rejoice at Champs decision.
We hope that Boics FCnrosc has ac-
customed himself to being red" out
OF the Republican party m his home
state. Lots OF papers there are doing
this now and the Irhe may increase
being midsummer. so they insist.
We heard some careless visitor in
the House galleries speak of that body
as the red shirt brigade" There are
some who deserve the sobriquet but
it would he hard TO class them all that
way for there are so many who never
say anything 1t is difficult to know
what they think. if possible.
Mr. MCAdoo. so the Times indicates.
launched President Wilson's third
term proposal in a recent speech. We
heard learned man-one who was re-
sponsihle for some phases of the Pres
ident's popularity-say. IF any Dem
ocrat is elected it will be President
Wilson," So much for 1890.
Meanwhile we have little duty to
attend TO this year of 1918 4. D.. which
must be attended TO thoroughly or no
one will want TO get the presidency
in 1920. We have something to do
which if We fail to do may make the
Kaiser candidate then. You
wouldn't want that. would YOU. wheth-
er YOU are Democrat. Republican. Bull
Moose. or anything else?