The Washington times., 1922-09-17

WHO tuiuk dhho WI" WIZ
- alikef
Must I continue during all my
life to 60 to the polls in North
Carolina and kill the vote that is
cast at the same time In Kansas
by William Allen White? As a
matter of fact, with some minor
D differences, our attitude toward
public matters IL much nearer
, together than his with Henry
: Cabot Lodge or mine with Alton
: b. Parker. And yet ever since we
were born he has been voting with
or for Harding and have been
voting with or FOR Alton b. Parker,
while both of US have had an in
ward or expressed protest against
the chief things which Lodge and
Parker incarnated. and both Of US
( have therefore been losing our vote
for the things we think funda-
mental in national affairs.
PRISON BARS OPENING.
I actually was convicted by q
Federal court and sentenced by a
Federal Judge who demanded the
= power to suppress the freedom Of
the press. and the Kansas editor
must still 80 UP for trial. What
was my crime? Telling the truth
about a judges actions. What
was Aliens crime? Asserting the
right to think and speak his con-
victions. I was fortunate in that
after the lower Judge had fined me
for contempt and sentenced ME to
confinement when refused to pay
q fine Of $2,500, to have the SEN
tence set aside by a ranking Fed.
eral Judge, and hope my Kansas
editorial friend will fare as well.
But It is better to go to Jail than
permit the freedom of the press to
be imperiled.
WHAT REPUBLICANS SAY.
. But that is aside from the ques-
ton I asked in the opening sent
ence Of this article. was talking
with some friends from west of the
Mississippi yesterday about the fu.
ture political line.ap in the United
States, and they were both agreed
that the present attempt to mix oil
and water could not long continue.
Both are in important public posi-
tions, one by appointment and one
by election. Both are now Repub-
licans. One Of them quit the Re
publican party in 1919. stayed out
In 1915, but became regular" in
1920. The other 10 an Old Guard Of
the Old Guards. and daily bemoans
the present apostasy! and longs for
"the good old days" when William
Mckinley and Mark Hanna held
sway.
The man who quit in 1912 and
now calls himself a Republican
says he ID no more q Republican
now than he was in 1919; that he
was heartsick when Roosevelt re-
turned to the Republicans in 1915.
and says he took to the woods"
while In 1925. in general disgust
with everything, ''as a choice be-
tween evils. seeing the country was
going that way, returned to the
Republican party in the belief that
II would be better than Cox. I
am not saying It did not d0>as well.
but am % disillusioned and dis
gusted that I am hoping some
thing win happen that win enable
men who think aiike to vote alike"
WHICH WAY TO TURN.
IL not that the hope and prayer
Of many men and women in all
political partiesf I think that
hope Tor such an alignment is
stronger with women than with
men. They wish to throw them
selves into public service. but con-
fronted By the machines Of both
parties, which have little light or
leading. they are confused and do
not know which way to turn. In
Chicago they hate the Thompson
machine and In New York they
bate the Murphy machine. but the
exposition IN both cities are about
- unacceptable. This is particu-
larry true In New York. because the
Murphy machine was loyal during
the war. while tho Chicago Tribune
declared the Thompson machine
was pro-German. Aside from the
city machines, where the average
voter has little or no chance to
give expression to his desires. there
Is a feeling all over the country, q
cropping Of progressive men and
women Of all parties, to find com.
mon ground to stand upon. II 10
more than cropping. 1t Is q sense
Of heipiessness and futility which
is a leaden weight upon political
activity for better things.
LA TOILETTE AND LODGE.
The Wisconsin Republicans have
renominated Robert M. La Toilette
as Senator. The Massachusetts,