The Washington herald., 1918-09-20

MISS I1dLtl t1unhln, VINO was III
yesterdays dispatches, is the very
woman who. according to the state
ment of workers of the anti-suf-
frage group. swore at the American
flag here when police arrested her
in connection with militant dis
turbance" of some kind or other. Al
tidavits of local police authorities
are on file to show what this indis-
Greet lady did. The case has thus
far not been sifted beyond that
point.
The anti-suffrag gists are making
all use of the matter, which is, of
course. mighty embarrassing and dis
couraging to the legitimate support
ers of the suffrage amendment. And
particularly since Frank Walsh
war trade broad and rebuked the
clerk who rebuked Miss Hunkin for
being found with the militants.
Suggestion was made at the Capt.
tol yesterday - and we think 1t
worth considering - that investi-
cation be made to see whether these
so-called militant suffragists are
really for or against the cause
which they sponsor with brickbats
and epithets.
1t might be well to do this. Ger
tainly the militant ones do not think
they are doing their cause any good
and that may be the very reason
why they are acting in this un-
toward manner.
II enemy money Is behind their
antics or enemy influence - it is
achieving what it was meant to
achieve. If not then the Kaiser is
getting a great amount of good SER
vice gratis.
The one Outsta nding bright spot
of the whole miserable deal is that
the patient. President has borne
more than he should be called upon
to bear at a time like this. We
think if for no other reason the
members of Congress should inves-
him of some of the burden OF these
malicious attacks.
The President would never ask
for this. His heart is too big TO
do so. But his friends should do
so out of their consideration for him
Senator Jones, naturally. did what
has been in the minds of several
members of Congress for several
days-namely propose the investiga-
ton of A. Mitchell Palmer's state
ment with reference to the purchase
of a Washington paper by the brew
ers.
Mr.. Brisbane's statement tells the
truth, unquestionably, but it also
shows that a brewer actually put up
huge sum OF money-even though
it were on account of the deep
friendship between himself and the
brewer-and this per Sc invites both
criticism and suspicion.
Doubtless Mr.. Brisbane will have
an opportunity to drop in and pay his
respects to the Senate committee.
The statement of Mr.. Brisbane that
he has always favored the sitting OF
the whisky trade and the perpetua-
tion of the light wine aid beer menu
is not in his favor, though he would
offer it as an alibi. The fact is, a
man who has thus championed the
cause would be more valuable to the
brewers than any other man for his
instant argument could be-and see
how quickly Mr.. Brisbane utilized il
that he had been a steady and con-
slstent proponent of this plan through
all the years.
Mccormick or Lewis-which?
The question confronts IIlinoisan,
and it will be their duty, on election
day, to choose between these two
candidates for the Senate of the
I United States.
There is only one basis upon which
the voter should approach the polls
the patriotic basis. That and nothing
else. And putting it upon this basis
each and every voter automatically
/ refers the question to the President
| and says: "Mr. President, which one
of these candidates do you want
You are commander-in-chi and a:
you speak so shall we obey"
And so the President speaks for Mr.
Lewis so should the voters of the
! state of Illinois express themselves
for the return of their present Sen.
ator.
This is war time. No other time
would Justify the Executive of oul
land endeavoring to interest himself
! to an unusual extent in the elections
| in the various States. But war time
| justifies this course to the highest
degree. There can be no successful
contradiction of this doctrine. 1t i!
/ safe, it is wise, and it is necessary