The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1918-10-31

1t becomes the duty or this paper
to sound warning to the voters in
the approaching election. not only to
Democrats. but to Republicans and
all others as we'll There is danger
ahead, great danger, and of a nat
ure you little suspect.
To come to point without a waste
to our knowledge that the old high
tarrif ff-trust money bag interests of
| this country. have knocked the heads
out of their money barrels. and are
attempting to buy controlling pow
er in the House of Representatives
and in the Senate Of the United
States 1t has come to light that
they are spending at least SlSO.OOO
in one Congressional District in Ken
tucky, and God only knows how much
more. 1t. therefore. stands to reas-
on that if they are spending this
vast sum in one place, they are doing
it in all other places where they be-
lieve they have Il show to win. From
what we can see with our own eyes.
they are spending "bushels' of their
| ill-gotteu wealth in remiscot county
to defeat Russell and Folk. and what.
they are doing in this county, as
matter Of course, they are doing all
over the state.
Now. listen. \ few votes here
| and there, and they win. y few
million dollars dumped into the close
districts all over the country, and
the trick is turned. They have that
| all figured out. just as Il liked
horse race is figured out before hand.
The House of Representatives. is now
SO close they will not have to spend
Il very large sum, when considering
their purchase is to be the control
of this Government To own the
law-making body of this nation dur
ing the coming days OF reconstruct
ton. at a cost Of but a few million
dollars, would be cheap to them. IL
would be Il real bargain price. And
this was their time, they thought.
The eyes of the people. they believ-
ed, were on the great conflict across
tn seas, now nearing its end. and
their shell game here at home.
would not be noticed. That WASH
all. Our srea; President, sometime
ago, had said politics was adjourn
ed" That was exactly what they
desired-an adjournment OF politics
for all but themselves From that
moment they got busy. They put
all their machinery in motion and
oiled it so we'll it ran silently, We
have seen men. with our own eyes,
right here in Pemiscot county. going
about scattering literature, and all
sorts of other propaganda, with
smiles on their faces like 'possum
with his tail wrapped around per-
simmon limb We didn't see any
"persimmons." just the 'smile." But
isn't that enough? Don't we know
the rest?
Oh. yes, politics was adjourned,
Just for Democrats. This condition
came to the notice of the President,
and the thereupon issued an appeal
to the people of this nation to uphold
him with their support in this cri-
,, tical hour-give him a Congress of
his own party! At this request
they began to froth at the mouth
: They knew that their confidence
game" had been detected, and I'M
! mediately began to blind the eyes OF
the pople with all sorts OF "bus
y dust" and every kind of buncomb'
they can think of even 10 mlsrep
resenting and abusing the President
You have heard il and you will hea1
more OF il,
Talk about patriotism. Thi
n. gangs patriotism begins and end
: with their own selfish interests!
But. Mr. Voter in this, the mos
? critical hour OF our nation, will yol
suffer yourself To be hoodwinked
"a blinded To your own interest, for YOU
own interest lies in right and justice
and there are no millions being pour
ed out to further such ends? W
= are dependig upon President Wi
son To lead us through the darkes
hour of all our history. There ar
rocks, and dangers, and breakers i
ie plenty, ahead. Beneath the troub
III ed waters of the sea of time, monste
sharks with sharp teeth, lurk. Th
President asks no more than whf
al other Presidents had-the support
ld their party in Congress Washing
TX TO had it; Lincoln had it; Mckinle
ne had ii. Why not Woodrow Wilson
ks Surely we can be just, patriotic an
an liberal-minded in our time, eonsi'
cred the most enlightened age OF Il