The Washington times., 1922-10-01

- invented by teachers WIN
use the saying because they lack
knowledge of logic?
One day a gentleman called to
zee President Wilson. He was
cock-sure he was right in the prop
osition he was maintaining. Mr..
Wilson was not convinced. But"
persisted his visitor. the logic OF
the situation proves my conten-
tion."
THAT might be true" said Mr..
Wilson, but for one thing"
-. "what Is that one thing?" in
,,.suired the visitor.
-. TT is" replied the then Presi.
dent Wilson. there amt no such
thing as logic" falling laushingly
= into the vernaoular. as he did now
and then. He spoke In such per-
feet English and his compositions
were 80 elegant. that find few
people who believe he could drop
into OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES he
80 was fond Of doing to his intimates.
AND IN ELECTIONs'
" II history repeats itself In the
larger things, does it in the world
Of politics7
That is a question that is giving
great concern to the politician and
the political prophets these days
which precede the ides Of Novem.
Der. I find that Cordell Hull and
= Senator Walsh and the other Dem
: ;ocratic campaign managers here
= In Washington are all ranged
firmly in the affirmative Of the
! proposition. while John T. Adams
and Senator Mccormick have earn
, sstly espoused the negative.
Do you ask why the parties have
taken such hostile positions upon
n question that concerns logic and
=. history rather than current politi-
cal questions or campaigns? That
IL q natural question. Ordinarily
II you would submit the query:
Resolved, That history repeats
ITSELF"
It would be found to be question
for debate in the high schools
where classes in history would as
:; sume the laboring oar for and
against. That would seem to be
the natural forum for such a de-
. bate, and the women's clubs might
also use It as subject for dis
cussion. For example, they might
consider whether fashions adopted
20 by one generation, and then aban-
doned, would not return in all their
glory In the third generation.
WHY AT THIS TIMEf
Just why then at this time
shiuld Congressman and would-be
Congressman forget the tariff and
the ship subsidy and the bonus
and finance and. berating the stu
pidity Of the opposition party, dis
cuss so academic a question as
"Does history repeat itself?"
There's a reason-and good one
as the politicians Of both parties
will point out. when lot Republi-
can members Of the House and
nearly all the Democrats Joined in
defeating the attempt Of Mr.. Ford.
ney and Mr.. McCumber to put an
embargo on dyes and a high tariff
on potash in the interest of few
.: producers Of potash. the Demo
Gratis in Congress became very
coclsy. and one Of them rose up in
= talk in the cloak room and main
tanned this proposition somewhat
IN this way:
THE DEMOCRATIC POSITION.
'It is an undeniable truth that
history always repeats itself. other
laws sometimes fail. Even tho
Rule in Shelly's case sometime
miscarries. But Just as sure as
you cannot escape death or taxes.
Just that sure is II that History
always repeats itself"
That proposition was not depied
BY any Republican Congressman.
II seemed too automatic and aca-
dernic to call for denial or even
questioning. The proposition SEEM
ing TO be accepted by both parties,
the defender OF the ancient doc
trine continued:
Seeing that history always re-
peats itself, I hope to see the Ford.
ney tariff act become a law. why1
Not because It will hold the people!
No, but because It will dig the 20.
litical grave Of the Republican
party, and make sure that the
Democrats win elect Democrat in
1924"
HERE'S THE ANSWER.
That proposition was not accept
Cd. The Republicans present dis
puted Il and asked by what process
- Of reasoning he made that conf