The Delta independent., 1918-04-19

Bond drive?
We will have to pin q medal ON SEN
ator Thomas. He Is all right. Thank
Heaven we have one Democrat from
Colorado at Washington who 10 trying
to aid the administration Thomas
voted against law which practically
would have legalized strikes in NUM-
ton plants and ship-building yards
Shafroth, Heating and Hillard voted
for this law-voted TO further hamper
the government Timberlake in the
House stood by the administration.
George Creel, who has nationally en-
gagged In undertaking for the past ten
years and has always preached So
ciaIistic doctrines. is coming In for his
share of announcement from Demo
cratic leaders. when Shafroth saddlsd
Creel on the Wilson administration he
raised thunder That's as mild a. We
can state it in print.
Once upon time there were q num-
ber of rulers, potentates and big bosses
who found they could scare the
people by telling them II they
did not do just as these rulers.
potentates and big bosses told
them to do goblins. witches. devils
and all sort OF eyilspirits would
swoop down and get them. The scheme
worked. For the past ten years or
more modern would-be rulers. poten-
tates and bosses have sought to intimi-
date the people with new line OF
goblins. witches. devils and evil
spirits under the terrifying names OF
corporation tools" "profiteers." In
visible government" agents of the In
terssts," etc. And this scheme of In
timidation seems to be working also.
II Colorado will retire Shafroth.
Keating and Hillard this fall and 70
place them with able and loyal men
accent on that loyal stuff-ths whole
state will have cause for rejoicing.
Well. they're going to do It, Tns
machine Democrats will renominats
Guntsr all right. showing the radicals
like Hubbard. Friend. Doc. Jones and
others into the garbage can. The ma
chine Democrats sure know how TO
hand the other fellows q wallop.
Somehow or other We can not help
but feel II muckrakers. sensationalists
and vilifiers had not held sway In this
country for SO many years. we would
not have to fight such disloyal organ
ixations as the /. w. w. and those
allied with it.
The government is made up OF the
people OF the United States. Every
man has a hand In the government.
and one NIL is just as much part
Of the government as another No
party is the government Neither the
Democratic party nor the Republican
party has a strangle-hold on the gov
ernment The mere fact that. at this
time. we have a Democratic President
and we believe he Is doing every
thing within his power to save the
nation-does not mean that the Demo
Gratis own the government or that the
war in progress is just Democratic
war. The fellow who voted against
Wilson is just as loyal as the fellow
who voted for him-some of them per-
haps more loyal. Anytime a person
In public office thinks he is beyond
criticism, just that minute had he un-
officially handed in his resignation.
Any time a party thinks 1t can not be
criticised, Just that minute has It
creased the skids for oblivion. But
NO sincere man now In office. nor the
party in office as o whole. holds to any
belief that 1t must not be criticised.
That IL q line Of dope" being sent out
By the former muckraker and social.
not nave the approval of leading
Democrats. His methods have been
denounced by prominent Democrats In
both Senate and House.
Gunter is back from Washington
wearing q happy smile. He and Shat
roth had a nice little chat while the
governor was back there Julius will
be candidate for reelection and will
90 down the line for John, carrying
the conservative Democrats with him,
John will be a candidate for re-elec-
tion-naturally and quite in keeping
with Johns desires-and John will 20
down the line for Julius and carry the
radical Democrats with him The
ultra-radicals OF the Doc Jones-Les
Hubbard brand can do as they darn
please.
Let's get right down to brass tacks
for a minute and do little sound
thinking Isn't II about time we over.
looked four-flushers and petty politi.
clans and elected TO office all the way
down .he line from senator to CON
stable. men OF ability. mon who have