The Washington times., 1922-06-12

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WILLIAM HARD. said the corre-
spondent.
This conservatism" said Mr..
Coupon. For instance. I've been
trying to find. some one who'd
20 in and tell the Supreme Court to
lay off for awhile from all these de-
cisions sticking up for child labor
and banging the trade unions ana
the farmer societies. But what DO
you think I find?"
IT wish to know" said the corre-
spondent. grasping his pencil.
Young man." said Mr.. Coupon
you win admit that there are Fri-
maries going on"
"I will.' said the correspondent.
DO you think the Supreme Court
knows 1T" said Mr.. Coupon.
I've never asked them" said the
correspondent.
That's just It." said Mr.. coupon.
That's what find.
I find that there's nobody in va
whole town who dares to say one
word to the Supreme Court TO tell
them what time It 10. These judges
are honest"
Glares at Inquisitor.
Mr.. Coupon glared at the corre-
spondent inquiringly.
That's what hear about them
too" said the correspondent.
II thought so." said Mr.. Coupon.
And SO there we are! We get them
into the court for being conservative.
and they got up an awful speed In
their decisions, being conservative,
and they're honest, and 80 now
they're just going to keep right on
down the track being conservative
no matter what they hit. II they
hit an election. what do they care?
They don't have to get elected. tell
you, young man. there are great
woes ahead Of US because of all these
things we started that we can't
stop"
The courts on vacation" said the
correspondent.
II know it," said Mr.. Coupon, "and
It's the one bright spot in the politi
cal prospect. And you give me an
idea. Why not have vacations for
this Railway Labor Board, too?"
What's the matter with them"
asked the correspondent. Aren't
they debating the workingman?"
pom, and that's what they were told
to do: but who told them 20 defla te
the voter? The workingman, my
dear boy, should be defiated in
months in which he Is not voting.
Whose idea was 1t to wait till we
needed these railroad employees as
voters, and then at just that exact
time frisk their pocketbool<s from
them7 Who was hep
Going Right Along.
II don't think 1t was anybody" )"
said the correspondent.
Right" said Mr.. Coupon, 'it
wasn't anybody. We start these
things and then they 60 right on by
themselves. Same way with all this
efficiency and economy and firing
people out Of the Federal depart
ments. We started II fourteen
months ago. but II Just gets nicely
going along about the time when the
election year rolls round. Say, how
many conservatives do you think we
manufactured by firing old employees
out Of navy yards and other places
without any adjusted compe lsar
tion?"
Adjusted compensation for what?"
said the correspondent.
For getting fired" said Mr.. Cou.
pom. That's the way they look at
Il now. II we fired war con.
we gave him adjusted compensation,
didn't we? So now the employee
thinks he ought 20 get some kind.
heartedness. too. Only he didn't get
II. And I don't complain about II
much, In odd-numbered years. But in
| these even-numbered years, when
there have to be primaries and eltc.
tions. we ought to be more careful.
But who is going to stop these coal
operators?"
All Momentum.
"who started them?" said the
correspondent.
That's what I mean" said Mr..
Coupon. ITS all momentum. Just
momentum. Two years ago we all
labor and now at just the moment
when the primaries are in sight
these coal operators get up so much
speed that they start in trying to
bust the United Mine Workers. How
many conservatives do you think
this strike is making among the
coal miners?"
I'VE might ask the Geological
Survey" said the correspondent.
II know what I've done about
IT," said Mr.. Coupon. as he started
down from the terrace toward his
car. i've started q union OF corn
psign contributors, and we're going
to strike unless We get treated bet.
ter. We can't have everybody else
spending all his time manufacturine
| r&1icals and then have us come along
and be expected TO manufacture
them hack into conservatives In q
few weeks ~ election time. II over.
works ". n we're going 90 be ex.
pected 20 produce conservative vot.
| ers. we've tot 90 have some he,p IN