Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-01-29

ernor. He will support the guberna.
torial aspirations of Judge E. M. Nor
gan.
But Mr.. Darst will still manage to
get some fun out of politics, for he
will manage the presidential cam
paign, of General Leonard Wood in
West Virginia, which promises to be
full of pep.
WE agree once more with William
Jennings Bryan in his position that the
Democratic National Committee has
no business to be associated in any
way with Governor Edwards the will
ing and eager tool of the New Jer-
Say liquor interests. If the Demo
cratic party shall be befooled into any
sort OF an alliance with those who are
trying to prevent the carrying out OF
the provisions of the prohibition
amen 'ment, or who would vtiate its
provisions in any way, hundreds OF
thousands of good men will leave it
forever.
leaders will conduct themselves where
the liquor question is concerned.
Ii is reported that it is likely that
German dyes will again find their way
into the United States. This is bad
TO be Sure-but there's something that
might be worse: For instance, to &C
cede to the demand of the enormously
rich Du Pont companies that foreign
dyes be excluded from this country
tor ten years in order that they may
have chance to develop this "infan:
industry" The Du Points made more
money out of the war than they know
what to do with-probably more than
any other interest-for their powder
contracts were rich and juicy beyond
all description. Isn't it going too far
to place the whole country at their
mercy for ten years more, on the dye
question?
Let's give the consumer a chance
Germans or no Germans.
If newspapers reports are to be be-
Iievcd, there is practically no hope
that the Senate will ratify the treaty of
peace and the league OF nations
Months nae been wasted in vain bah
NhnG upon this subject, with stub
corn hostility of Senator Lodge and
s'ra. e''!y of the Republican ma
loF''y TO think and act for itself The
senate IA. shown itself to be incapable
o. Oh ect ari Outrageous action upon
Il question OF worldwide Importance,
ana is not filling its functions in re-
gard to advising and consenting to
reasonable legislation.
moreover, it is not carrying out the
Will OF the people of the United States,
VINO are StrNhg for the treaty and the
'0"sue' ana who are willing for any
>'"Sio'c compromise or adjustment
mat VIII not vitiate these principles.
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me demand of the Allies that Hol-
'""l surrender William Hohenzollern.
"e former German Kaiser, for trial
,e'ore a special international court,
'"S been refused by the Netherlands
soneFnment, and though the matter
Will ne argued at length in diplomatic
way 1t is not likely that the once
."uGhty war lord will be brought be-
',e the bar of public justice.
II is probably just as well. If he
we're tried, found guilty and properly
punished for his part in starting the
'''rioIe war, he might be regarded as
prosecuted hero and still have his
''nity exploited. Continually forced
nIae behind the skirts of the Queen
"e Netherlands, he is anything but
heroic figure, and never will have
respect of any considerable num-
of persons. Right now he is be-
"E punished fairly we'll.
we are sorry that both Of our West
N"elnia Senators continue to misrep.
ter. III '''' mat