The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-11-16

SENATOR REED is stamped as a man without a
party by Woodrow Wilson He have party but he
has $4,000 majority in his home after the btteres
opposition encountered by candidate and that
ought to comfort him
GRADUALLY the who strikers places re
being discharged and competent put by the rail-
roads The coming of and renewed demands for
competence in the shops is causing the change Word is
out that wholesale change impends system
NEVER Judge a by his clothes. The with a
fringe around the bottom of his trousers souch hat and
shoes, may be the editor your local paper
while the all dressed up spck and span may simply
be one of his delinquent subscribers-Creede Candle.
NOW have a proposed law in New York for MAX
ing Illicit whiskey dtiaton oense punishable with
death No wonder that the proposed victims consider
killing the proper thing. There is old prov
erb law makers that the punishment should fit
the crime Beyond that is going too far and every
penalty augments the violation
THE fearful earthquake in Chilli which has destroyed
simply millions in property and 1900 lives merely
little incident that shows how tremendously phe
may effect this old world of Imagine, if
you upheaval such gave birth to the Rocky
Mountains and buried the lost continent of Atlantis
When old earth shivers it makes the human pgmes real
ize their weakness
THE Republicans relying too much on the narrow
legislative margin They assuming too freely that
being elected republican ticket reactionary
ideas Progressive ideas permeate republicans as
democrats An honest and sincere Governor will lots
of help from honest and sincere republicans This editor
sentenced to two legislatures and found
publican associates very decent fellows assayng quite
high for good citizenship Rep pals
THROUGH the courtesy Of Sam p Spencer our atten-
ton called to the article headed Review and Out
look" printed first page this week. About the
last place in the world would look for recommenda
ton for Henry Ford would be in the Wall Street
nal But there it and reprint it with the idea
that fully without agree with
the Wall Street Journal the first time recall that
could it. To its careful perusa earnestly invite
the attention of all our readers.
ABOUT the most amusing reading have had this
week the republican exchanges that to desk
Without exception they try their best overlook the
election The exhaustion that followed reading the re-
turns was nearly complete Tom Blackwell excused him.
self by saying he unable get the complete
and further stated that week it would old
for news But we cannot help thinking that Tom had
enough complete returns
favored with the name of the winner Tom should
quit playing either politics poker He is not a good
loser.
How inconsistent the voters They have elected
was of the richest the state to friend
Of labor such paradox and that he stood for the bo-
the law. Then the Mr.. Sweet hand and
state Officers all Of whom are avowedy to sach
program Result, two years hence Mr. Sweet will be
Gusted for falling to enforce his platform
The above certainly contains food for thought. Let
anayze Omitting truth of the sit
uaton to there being republican legislature, which
might easily have been through the misleading
reports, let lock- the matter if the
all true Is it paradoxical for very rich
be friend of labor? Some of the Ultra radical
alege that this is true but of regard quite
possible for very rich be fair minded, honest
and sympathetic with labor Bro Meacham cooy denom
mates such idea paradoxca Wonder if Bro. Mea-
cham knew what paradox meant when he used it? The
dictionary gives understand that it absurd
contradictory etc. So if you knew what saying
you that the fact that Mr. Sweet very wealthy
brands him insincere in his interest in the
toilers and producers And base your opinion
svey the fact that he is wealthy You he
hypocrte and bring forth but and you good
sufficient for the assumption viz: he is rich
That means if it anything that you regard
all rich men callous and unfriendly to labor If
this not your view you would not readily
charge Governor elect with being false the
principles upon which he elected and that before
he is nducted into office Indeed in any event Mr.
Meacham, justified in saying that you hasty
id hasty in your attack. Now about the voters
being inconsistent 1t really that they
but conclude that they used their judgment
and it may be good First do not rely those opposi-
ton members of the legislature being all simply
names recognize with whom would be glad to
trust any Of Gov Sweets reform Several of
them will the limit to get rid of Pat Hamfat his
gang of hghbinders. Several of them will give intelli-
consideration proposaIs try