The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-06-05
SOUTHERN DOMINATION
GETS ARRANGEMENT
George Creel's Brother Is Some Little
Writer In His Own Way
(From the Seattle Post-Intelligencer


Writer In His Own Way
(From the Seattle ost-Intelligencer)
To the Editor: The administra-
ton proposed to eliminate illiteracy.
Most praiseworthy. But where is
the Joker? A Southern congressman
announced as his policy: Every
time they get a ham out of the pork
barrel l mean to get a whole hog"
Who gets the benefit of the legisla-
ton? Compare Washington's share
with that of North Carolina. There
is a difference of 100 years in the
age. North Carolina had shipping
ports and railroads when this state
was an unknown wilderness. Our
total value of farms. S637 ,0OO,O 900;
North Carolina, $537,0OO,OOO. Native
white illiterates: Washington, 1921;
North Carolina, 131 1892. Percentage
of illiterates in native-born whites of
voting age: Washington, "a; North
Carolina. 21.3. Percentage of Wash
ington, 3; North Carolina, 1913. Ex-
penditure per capita for schools
Washington, $68.33; North Carolina,
$12.31. See the joker yet?
Here's another: Mr.. Kitchin, of
North Carolina. represents 1924
voters; John F. Miller represents
77.121. Just why should one voter
in North Carolina have as much in
fuence in congress as five Seattle
voters? Probably the world could
not be mabe safe for democracy 9TH
erwise! 1t shows up as a component
part of "a general scheme.
In Everybody's for February, 1917
is an interview with the president by
George Creel. Commenting on his
recommendation to congress of a
corrupt practices act, the president
says that it was not aimed at the
Republicans but only seems so be-
cause, since 1890 that party has had
the largest campaign funds. 1t is to
giggle! If Mark Hanna was guilty
of a hundredfold more than the
Democrats ever charged. he was stl
cheap piker beside the present adj
ministration. Seven hundred million
dollars increase in wages under gov.
eminent control. 25 per cent increase
in freight and passenger rates anC
$800,000,000 deficiency to be paid
out of pubic taxes. How about thu
cost plus 10 per cent" Could Boss
Tweed or Dick Croker. both deserv
ing Democrats, have conceived as
as smooth a scheme for buying votes
They don't need any campaign funds
The people pay.
Look at the appropriations for ma
tional highways: Alabama. $3.50
000; Arkansas, $4,500,0O0; Ken
lucky, S5,OOO,OOO; Mississippi, So
100000; Missouri, $4,000 900; No
Carolina. S6OOOOO0; Tennessee
S6,0O0,0OO; Texas. $4,000 900
Virginia, $5,OCO,OO0, and Washing
ton. 100000.
The last congress created 270,02t
new offices at an annual cost OF
1857 ,296,659. How many of then
do you think were filled by Republi
cans? Then they passed the Over.
man bill. the sole purpose of which
was to wine out the entire civil ser.
vice system and put all appointments
under the control of the President.
The interview Cuoter begins with
the announcement that President
Wilson does and will consider him.
self 'the political leader and law
maker of the nation" Sounds ia
something like it? There shall be
no law but my law. no will but my
will, and there shall be nothing done
in the world without the sanction of
Germaay's ruler" The board of
health should have warned US that
megalomania is actually infectious
and also fatal. The funeral of
William the Damned was announced
November 11,1918. There will be
another lust two years later.
H. B. Creel.
Seabeck, Wash. May IA
(The writer of the above is a
brother of George Creel. late publ
city agent of the administration