El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-02
Making The Rubber Stamp

DRESIDENT WILSON has not Strengthened himself in
the estimation of the American people by telling voters
Of various states whom not to elect to congress.
He has the right any other citizen to advocate
the election defeat of candidate. But his position
president takes him for the time out Of the ranks of
binary citizenship While men who obsrTuct the war should
be defeated It is doubtful whether the president should
his prestige president Of the United States to
fuence congressional other elections How influential
suggestions are is indicated by the fact that all those
candidates whose election he has asked the people to oppose
have been defeated
Mississippi followed closely upon the presidents letter op
posing him He could scarcely expect the presidents sup
port He had an unmPessve record with regard to war
legislation and had opposed the administration consistently
IN spite Of party ties.
But there is no why vardaman should have had
either the support the opposition of the president The
president supposed pick members Of congress That
sacs too much Of autoeracy. Probably the people Of
Mississippi would have defeated Vardaman anyhow, for he
had apparently lost favor with his constituency So
It up to them to do it.
Out Of a group of four Alabama congressman, whose
record as legislation the same, the president
singled representative Huddleston for defeat and he was
politically guilotned Representative Dent whose record
the same remains chairman Of the house committee
on military affairs.
The defeat Of representative Sayden, of Texas Che
was defeated by the president for he not candidate
on election day brought the matter close to Texans Mr.
entered the If he was reluctant about going to war
with Germany he in a class with millions Of other
Americans many Of whom are now hurting not eao al me
German army.
Maybe Mr. Slayden needed removal from congress His
constituency could have been rened on 10 accom-
psh the removal without presidential suggestion dee
ton M Sayden chose to quit rather than fight It out
when the president sought the voters against him
The point Of the whole thing is the people are loyal
and patriotic intelligent and ought to be left alone to
make their choice.
More than once in the past year members have COM
planned congress has been forced into the role Of rub
Der stamp president He appears 10 be picking
ont the letters for that rubber stamp.
Teddy Roosevelt viii not 60 down in history as the
only party leader who welded big stick while occupying
the White House.
Unfortunately, the fan of Ham doesn't the price
Of ham is coming down.
One Of the worst things about hay fever IS that every
body laughs when you relate your woes and you can find
sympathy in the dictionary.
Monte Carlo has been offered to the American army
leave center troops It used to be place for leav
ing everything had-Oney, happiness reputation and
even life.
Germany also has generals who retreat specialists"
but they viii occupy very proud place in history.
The commissioning of a one-legged Arizonan shark
engineering viii probably start story in Germany that
we are dragging in the crPPles.
Apparently Spain is working around to the big flop
number Of neuras due to take before very long
Nowadays an extreme optinst expects to make for
tune IN the grocery business.