The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-03-12
PERTINENT POLITIC- 12'nt
AL PARAGRAPHS

PERTINENT PoLITIC- 1asna
AL PARAGRAPHS
Congressman Ed. Hays voted for
that Esch- Cummins railroad bill, in
Congress last Saturday. We will be
glad to hear him explain This vote TO
the railroad men and shippers when he
gets back home to render an account
Of his stewardsEip.-peXter States
Ran.
1t is true that the Globe Demo-
Gratis leading editorial Spirit leads
out along high and safe lines, in mea-
sure free from petty partisan rancor,
but the news columns are freighted
with the same cunning vituperation
that has ever characterized the poll
teal methods Of the Globe Demo-
crat.-Current Local, Van Burcn.
Republicans of the Eighth District
at their convention in Jefferson City
yesterday carefully refrained from
naming a woman as delegate to the
National Convention at Chicago. When
it comes to bestowing honors which
do not interfere with its shaping of
party policies, the reactionary sold
! Guard" always will be found willing
| to give them to women.-Capital
News, jefferson City.
Democrats assert that if the Repub-
licans would quit thinking Of the poll
tical capital they want to make and
bring out an honest, frank business
like proposition they would find a
united Congress behind them. The
Democrats are ready to do the right
thing by the soldier no matter how he
votes.--Potosi Independent.
Washington, Feb. 24.-"Don't make
any mistake about the president, we
found him cocky as hell" So one of
the three railroad union chiefs who re-
Gently saw the President on the White
House portico told his associates here
from the outside districts to attend
the wcge conference.
"He sat there with a blanket around
him; we didn't see his left hand. He
had golf cap perched on one side of
his head. He sure looked cocky. Lee
told him the profiteers were making
all of the trouble. He told Lee he'd
like to get a good chance at them.
I'D like to put them in the front line
trenches he said.
"The President is thinner than he
was. He has lost lot of weight and
his face looks longer, but he seemed to
be coming along all right. And II
said we didn't see his left hand, but
I'll tell the world there was nothing
the matter with his right. He's got
grip like prize fighter" 81
No, there are no profiteers in hell.
The devil is careful of the company he
keeps.-Salem Post.
A man named Millde has announced
for the Republican nomination for
congress from this district. He must
not complain if the others play both
ends against him.-Lexington News.
Little Willie Hays told the Ohio Re-
publican Convention Monday that
there was "too much greedy politics"
This is the first time to our knowledge
that Willie has told on himself or his
party.-St. Joseph Observer.
Col Geo. Harvey, who assumes to
know more about the ms and outs of
the political game than anyone else,
and isn't afflicted with modesty in the
telling of it, finds his greatest delight
in knocking on President Wilson. Pro-
badly the Colonel hasn't yet yearned
the important fact that the country
refuses to get excited over his diatrib.
es, and really doesn't care hang what
Colonel Harvey thinks, says or does,
1t is sad fact, but we cannot disguise
it, even for SO great and good man
as Col. Harvey.-Glasgow Missourian.
Richar A. jackson, negro, aged
nineteen years, has been appointed
principal candidate for West Point
from st. Louis by Republican Con-
gresham L. C. Dyer-Fayette Advcr-
tiser.
The Democratic party believed in the
people, was ready to. trust them, and
in protecting them against the en-
Icroachments of power whether repre-
scented by officials or wealth. The op-
posite course by the Republicans, has
worked great injustice, as will be
shown further along.-Shelbiaa De-
mocrat. ssr'
There is much discussion going on,
principally through the columns of the
Globe Democrat, as to whether or not
SenatorReed should go as delegate
from this state to the National Con-
vention. 1t is reasonably sure at this
early date that Senator Reed will not
be chosen as one of the four delegates
at large. Before he could be chosen he
would have to have the approval OF
the majority of the delegates of the
whole state. Senator Reeds record
lis such that il has not won the approx.
al of the majority of his partys He
has not been in hhfhony NM Me adj
ministration, nor done team work with
his colleagues in the Senate.
, i The League Of Nations is the most
, |importana question upon which Sena.
|. tor Reed has stood out against the
wishesI of his party and the admins.
Il tratiofi. II is therefore the principa1