New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-04

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Burleson to stack the machine. Crev-
DRY Joined IN the chase. Here were
Two more cabinet members Matched in
ever rejoiced the heart of a politicinr
Houston had more than a platonic nj.
iinity. in Texas politics as president Of
the Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege Of that state. He was uscfui In
VIZ by illing their candidates.
speeches. and Uranium with destructive
iree,trade date. Translated to Mis-
souri, lr he is debited to that state.
ms accounts for another Cabinet
member. Mr.. Redfeld had laid tho
aoooer tariff by the heels with sundry
sno heavy blows when he was mem
ger OF the lower House instead Of the
texas House. He was likely one Of
tne statesmen who read over his speech
Tor week complacently. 1t would not
pc amlss to have somebody who dealt
IN arge way with distractions.
so commerce was enriched by his
presence in the Cabinet. He has made
some sparkling contributions to trade.
From him came the shocking inforIna-
Con that the high cost of living was
caused by too many delivery wagons.
bills by eating cheese. An epic on
hsh and clans is credited to him. along
WIN a sonnet or two on sheep-killinr
dogs. aiming
Palmer Slated at First
"a, Mitchell Palmer was originally
stated TOR Secretary of War Unfortu,
nnaeely' Mr. Palmer was Quaker. He
.saIso the Position would endanger his
, creed. There was little time left in
CABINET building. we learn by perusal
OF the book, to secure a man of the
proper callbre. so they had to take
what was available. Joseph p. Tumultv
suggested Lindley Garrison. Every sin
cere lover of his country could wish
Mr.. Tumulty might have been author
ICED then and there to select more of
the Cabinet, if this is so. :,
?, 1arrlson measured up to the place
ne saw the shadow Of the mighty
struggle across the Atlantic. More
practical was he than House, because
ne sounded the note of preparation.
n.s pan would have trained an army
ready to strike when we declared war.
not htteen months afterward. Creel
would have been robbed Of his raptu
rous ecstasy. but the public would Nave
feconciled itself to that. Garrison's
successor mas made everybody wish the
Quaker had overcome his scruples and
peen put in charge of the fighting in
stead of one who thinks the war front
is 5000 miles away, talks glibly of
quantity production of combat air
Planes' delays three months the draft
law a'nendment of 1918, opposes uni
versal military training and saws
"ashington's soldiers at Valley Forge
were drunkards and chicken thieves,
only to be declared by Executive nroc-
iamation to be the most capable official
mat distinguished functionary ever
knew
as there ever more sordd revc-
iatlon of selfish time serving politics
IN American affairs with the first ex
ecutlve office next only to the Prcsi-
dent shutfled about as plumber TO serve
partisan ends?
Gcvernment control as now cxcr-
cIsed BY this Administration is the
threshold of permanent political own
ershlp and operation. This Admins
tratlcn's settled purpose is never to re-
turn to their owners any of the enter
prises seized as alleged war necessi-
ties.
Strip off the mask of alleged COY
eminent ownership and see behind it
IhH revealed political ownership and
control of Gompcrs, Burleson and Nc
Adoo for partisan purposes, to be used
relentlessly to elect party candidates
now. and in 1920 President.
medieval class government by A few
WHo control the political party is what
1t is, call it by any name you please.
Those who deserve civil liberty and
the rights of a free man see danger
from afar, as did the spirits who laid
the deep foundations Of the Republic
now SO vllely sought to be cast away
struggles devotedly to free the world
from military despotism. The Kaiser
VIII be overthrown, his ambition blast
ed, TIL he eats the bread Of bitterness
and drinks of the waters of sorrow.
while we sacrifice to this para
mount purpose, shall we permit with
out protest civil officers to rivet an
economic class despotism on our necks?
abhor such a scheme. denounce
pollMcal autocracy. covertly engaged
when the nation is in the stress Of war
IN undermining the institutional civil
liberty that will turn victory into ashes
en- trusting peoples lips.
Rampant Partisanship Charged
"Politics adjourned! Worse. more
rampant, rancorous, partisan politics
never abused the patriotism and GEN
erous confidence Of great nation.
know the answer TO this. My reward
will be the mendacious charge that I
am embarrassing the Administration in
its conduct Of the war. American civil
government need rot be destroyed TO
achieve victory abroad. "A country
preserved at the sacrifice of all the car
| dinal principles of liberty is not worth
the cost of preservation Against the
ciandestine partisan activities of this
Admins tration, hidden under the thick
clouds Of war, [ raise my voice season
ably in remonstrance.
In criticising Colonel House, Senator
Sherman said as personal representa-
tive envoy of the President while
abroad he "eXercsed unofficial and
usurped powers of government" and
Ibis gratuitous advice to settle the
u-boat dispute provoked the derision
of Germany and the Impotence of the
Allies"
German Press "Sinks"