The Delta independent., 1920-08-20

with that of the airship graft ant
waste.-Fort Wayne, Qnd) News.
The country had a fine opinion o
Franklin Roosevelt until he begal
J talking. Both his names are weighte
than his remarks.-St Louis (Mo
Times
Mr.. Wilson, they say, has double
Well, he may look like Mr. Wilson
but that's about Schenectad,
On. " Times Union
How would you enjoy having Re
publican elephant or Democratic
donkey dancing on your front porcf
| for several months Boston Shoe &
Leather Reporter
Put this down as a fact, the United
States, as free agent, will do more
for civilization and humanity than it
will ever do under compulsion.-
Marion Star.
McAdoo will take the stump for Cox
presumably as in evidence of. his
thankfulness that he was able to avoid
the nomination himself lf-Indianapolis
Und.) News.
IF Mr.. Wilson had been willing to
accept the reservations which Lori
Grey stated that Great Britain was
perfectly willing to accept we would
have been in the league now.''-For-
mer President Taft.
The last American taken prisoner
by Francisco Villa was a brewer and
Villa let him go. Might at least have
extracted from him first contribu-
tion to the Cox campaign fund.-Port-
land (Ore.) Oregonian.
1t is noted that the nomination of
Mr.. Cox was arranged, and provided
for at a conference at French Lick.
the greatest gambling den in the I'm
tied States. Is there anything signi-
ficant in that?-Fort Wayne News.
Senator David !. Walsh and Presi-
dent Wilson are both ''in perfect ac-
cord" with Cox on the league. Mr..
Cox is evidently one of these double /
personality individuals about whom |
several books have lately been writ
Transcript.
A local Democrat is treasuring in /
his desk button that he wore in the
four years ago. This year
On election day he is going to get out |
his button, put it on and walk proud
y to the polls and vote the Republi-
,an ticket. This is what the button
says: War in Europe; Peace in
America. God Bless wfrson."-Clay
Center (Kan.) Times.
Governor Cox is wet in New York
and dry in Kansas The result will'p
Inevitably be that New York will be.
ieve him to be dry and Kansas will |
him wet. Consequently, hej
will lose the votes of both. II the
telegraph, the telephone and the maiIsl
did not exist, Cox might get away
with 1t, but not in these days of pub
icity.-San Francisco Chronicle.
The Deming Graphic, remarking
hat at least six Democrats in that
own will vote for Harding, but areI
not saying they have turned RepubIi-
:an, adds: Changing politics. reli-
sion and socks is a privilege of the
great American voter. Some do, some |
lon't. t."-Albuquerque On. Nd Journal.
Senator Harding's speech of accept
ance is worth reading from beginning
to end. 1t does not seek to attract |
by sensational expressions. 1t is for
4 return of constitutional government,
A government by the authorities con-
stituted under the constitution, not !
by an Moline 0ll) Dis |
patch.
Democrats charge that the RepubIi- |
cans have done nothing since they as
sumed control of Congress, almost |
two years ago. This is a mistaken |
view. Congress has been eminently |
successful in blocking the one-man |
government of Mr.. Wilson, and be-
lieve us, that has been no small job |
Council Bluffs Uowa) Nonpareil
Naturally. If big foreign interests