The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1918-02-15

DESIGNATING LINCOLN DAY
The so-called celebration b tn,
republicans of Lincoln Day by ban
quet in Louisville is much bettr de
scribed as a dissertation of til day
Underneath thin veneer of latrio
tism a mass of disloyalty was lppar
ent and nearly every speaker show
ed that the real object of the pther
ing was to boost the republican party
and lay the ground work for tn cleo
ton of Congressman this fall aud the
President next time. They al pre-
tended that they wanted to whb Der
lin, but their actions and their word,
made it palmer that they want tt
whip the democrats. Comparisons
were made between Lincoln anil Viii
son, largely to the disparagem,nt OF
the latter, who was roundly :buset
for not putting republicans n the
most important Offices. One # the
speakers said he was for Wilson, a:
there was no one else to be fo., anC
he was none other than the MAJ who
pardoned the Goebel assassins. Wher
the name of Roosevelt was melton.
ed in one of the speeches the ban.
quetters, either because of nthu-
siasm or wine, arose to their fet and
shouted themselves hoarse, like LOT
of ignoramuses, although Roosevelt
is the most potent agent of the Kais-
err in America and gives utteraice to
sentiments that would cause less
prominent man to be tried for trea-
son. The whole thing was a ver1 dis
graceful affair, considering the fact
that we are in war and that patrio-
tism and not partisanship SHOULD pre-
vail.
The National Democratic Commit
tee has approved of the Susan T. An
thony amendment to the constitution
providing for woman suffrage and
urging favorable action on it by con-
gress. The old Romans used t. say
that the times change and We are
changed by them and the action of
the committee is proof of it. The
last National convention endorsed
woman suffrage, but said it must be
adopted by the separate action of
states, the Democratic way. presi-
dent Wilson changed front or the
question and now the committee falls
in behind him, by vote of 20 fer the
amendment, IA against and six states
not recorded.
The Hon. Billy Klair, of Leying-
ton, is heading movement to get
the legislature to speed up and ad-
journ by March /. This is good of
Billy, but he is gnawing file. The
Kaiser and all his armies could not
get that body to adjourn before the
constitutional limit, which is March
20. though if it would it would save
the taxpayers 81 800 day and cause
a shout of gladness to reverberate
from the Big Bandy to Mills Point.
But legislatures are not built that
way. They use up all the time allotted
and then set the clock back.
Under the new revenue law chick
ems are taxed and dispatch from
Frankfort says the state will receive
$50, 900 from this new source Of rev.
enue. By the way, Brer Hoover has
ordered that on and after Feb. %
there shall be no trading in live or
freshly killed hens and pullets. The
object is to increase the egg produc-
ton and permit them to be put in
cold storage this spring and sum-
mer at reasonable prices. May be q
good idea, but it is pretty tough or
those who have tooth for chicken.
Gen. Pershing recommends that
the extra pay for aviation, because it
is extra hazardous be sticken out, as
it is not near as hazardous as trench
service. He claims that the improve
ment in flying machines by war ne
cessities has made aviation one of
the safest branches of the service
but it will take a great deal of proof
to convince us and the most Of those
who have thought differently that
with so many chances against him
man is as safe in flying machine
as on the ground or in it.
The Mountain Echo, published at
London since the memory of man
runneth not to the contrary, has been
discontinued, or rather absorbed by
the Sentinel, another republican pa
per, When Editor A. r. Dyche had
the Echo its reverberations could be
heard far and near, but in later
days it had not been so well taken
care of. May be the owner of the
Sentinel, who also owned the Echo,
rad method in his madness when he
let the Echo slowly peter out.
The state tuberculosis commission
IS asking the Legislature for an in
creased appropriation and it is to be
hoped that it will be granted. The
board has done remarkable work with
what was given it by the last assem-
Div and with more money it will be
able to carry out the excellent plans
for more efficient fight AGAINST the
plague than it has been able to make
By all means grant the increase, that
mans most insatiate enemy may be
in every way.
1t is an i'll wind that blows nobody
GOOD. The snow that covered the
ground for two months left the wheat
IN splendid condition and farmers all
over the State are encouraged over
the prospect of fine crop. There is
it seems, a compensa-
ton for all of our ills, even in the
worst and longest cold spell that liv-
ng man has ever experienced, during
which the mercury went below zero
Twelve times.