The Washington herald., 1918-05-27
Sly Shots at the Solons.
By THE observer.

Mr.. Lenroo: is going West this week
tc tell some of the Republicans of
other States how he did 1t In Wis
consin. The Republican workers want
TO get advice enough to fit them to
lie winners this fall.
Col Roosevelt Is foolish to be drawn
into a dispute with the p. VI. G. Par
Icularly when unfortunately he has
to drag others into il in order &C de-
velop some OF his arguments. Well
wager T. r. will emerge from the
contest an ahject loser.
Ever think. by the way. of the diff
ferent methods pursued by the Colonel
and Mr.. Taft to impress their
thoughts upon the people? Was there
ever a more cleancut distinction be-
tween patience and impotence, toll
france and intolerance?
Representative Chandler paid a
glowing tribute to the Jews of the
country AMI his speech Is being given
wide circulation. And we have dis
covered that all OF the speakers his
torical allusionE are correct.
Col. Harvey does very well, we
think. for having to spend all OF his
time within sight OF the very many
things which he cannot indorse but
which he hopes. to help prod into eff
fective action. And we must remem-
Der that he has two sons and a
daughter lover there"
The tax legislative squabbie has
gone up and down. backward and
forward. and sideways, but eventually
it will end just where we said 1t
would-witn what the President
wants. And that is what McAdoo
knew It would do from the first, Ell?
We hope the Director General of
Railroads will have time to show the
folks of the country that the lately
referred-to wage raise was not a IRE
duction," rs the Chicago union labor
PEOPLE say 1t is.
The thermometer at 100 degrees
means more election year than on an
''off" year as several hundred mem
bers of Congress will appreciate as
the summer wears on. Can you blame
the poor things?
The National Weekly OF the Repub-
lican party hns an open confessional,
used in its first issue, which reads
like the prologue to a long and alb
sorbing drama. What will follow this
one, however. no one knows.
Mayor Hylan Is having the time of
has young life now that he's actually
In the place he sought. New York
'outers" had hardly lost the election
as 'ins" when they began to plan
how to put Hylan and his forces in
the same refrigeration zone In which
they found themselves. Twas ever
the way IF politics.
Ohio wants to tamper with the tax
laws so as to induce the citizens TO
accept tax reform OF some kind"
Unfortunately the kind proposed is
not the kind a real, up-to-date State
should have. An antiquated system
should not be postponed in the year
of our Lord 1913.
But how many States there are
which have the same old system
Adam Smith might have agreed to
near 800 years ago. II the people get
into swing for real reform in this
respect one OF these dave the reform
will come. But not until then.
How many politicians are there who
deplore the primary system of nom
mating candidates for office and who
long to. 20 back to the days of the
convention? We wonder. by the way,
whether the people have always been
pleased with their nominations.
And win the people deplore the pass
ing OF the legislative selection of
United states Senators? We think
tney are quite well satisfied with
.neir work OF choosing these officials.
me TASK Is sufficiently big to enable
choices.