The Washington times., 1920-06-08
2AMY The WASHINGTON TIMES -,UME-
THINGS IN GENERAL
Hoover, Patriot, Lottery, Farmers, Etc.

''grows steadily more popular with the common people
Yet strange to say his chance for the nomination gets
smallsr every day. and politicians longer take HIM
seriously.
start a party Fine idea!
That Is exactly the thing for Mr. Hoover to do he
wants to know how much the common people really think
of him When it is all over he will wonder why Abraham
Lincoln thought tho common people" SO numerous
ANY "dark horse" will do, If he will help the
Old Guard Of the Republican party to get rid Of johnson
Such the highly creditable to the patriot
ism the Old Guard This country needs able for
President courageous not frightened by anarchy in
tho gutter anarchy in high finance Such is avail
able in Hiram Johnson.
The most powerful men in the Republican party, with
the biggest pocketboos back of them willing to take
anybody by doing that they their dishonest
clients from the election Of Hiram johnson.
All the more why the people of this country
should insist upon that election by third party should
Old Guard succeedas they probably wont-in cheating
johnson out of the regular nomination.
The Belgian lottery loan, paying more than
10 per cent the first year. with regular lottery drawing
of every year Us per cent two mlons all
sold in days. Now other European loans suggested
at usuous rates Of interest perhaps with more tempt
ing lottery attachments When members of the Cabinet get
through raising funds with which elect themselves Pes
dent perhaps they will pay attention violation of lottery
laws and usury laws that will make it and diff
fcult for American business borrow for American
enterprises.
Government solemnly considers "authoriz-
ng farmers to form associations or the direct marketing
of their products to consumer Why any authorization
needed?
Stock brokers have association for the marketing
their securities and God knows they market enough
stocks and other trash.
The Produce Exchanges have organizations for market
ing and for ockng farm products after they leave the
farms.
tions dealing directly with the public but Government
should establish markets and HELP to finance direct sales
between producers and consumers
There is why five should handle potato,
each charging cent for handling it, and no reason why
the public should pay fifteen cents for quart of milk that
the farmer sells for five cents Distribution is the problem
Government ownership of railroads. special marketing
cars with movable sdes from which farm products could
be sold direct to buyers railroad dings in big cities
would help There is much handling and too much
grating the handling Run your freight from the
truck the city markets and sell from the That
will cut costs in cities, increase prosperity farms
re 1t is an i'll wind that doesn't help somebody
in the whskey business Prohibition have great
moving picture called IhrOugnOuC the Ages W1luam D.
Bryan be the movie star and part And to
manufacture that movie s159ooo be supplied by
Mr. Gora and his relatives the Hostetters of Pittsburgh
So says special dispatch to the New York Times.
You do not the beautiful humor in this until you are
told that the Hostetters firm, who to finance Mr.
Bryan's prohibition picture, the gentlemen who make
"Hostetters Btters which is whskey thnly disguised
and of poor quality The Hosetter Btters people were
aned s1eooo by the Government for selling whskey falsely
ioho hack nd ofI