Palisadian., 1925-01-23

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members of Congress, with his clear
and fair thinking he is cleaning up
wrongdoing in his own party. Mr..
Coolidge will correct in so far as
practicable the errors in government
which the La Toilette party have as
an issue. He will adopt their issues,
many of which are estimable and
through that make the La Toilette
party unnecessary.
The Van Ripper case appears to be
a beginning of the clean up in New
Jersey. A similar case in Massachu-
sets was handled in the same way.
Every U. S. District Attorney in the
county understands this notice. The
President speaks through acts to his
subordinates.
u. S. Senators have no pull with
the present administration unless
they are right. This will percolate
quickly through the senate, the house
and the country.
What ever may be said about w. r.
Hearst personally and in criticism of
the conduct of his papers, he has
never been discovered in acts that
were venial and against his country.
He no doubt feels sincere in his be-
lief that Japan is an alert enemy
getting ready to spring at our throats
but the facts seem to be that Japan
has population 60,000,000 less than
ours, that she is poor, poverty strick-
en- in fact. That any expansion
would naturally be toward Russia and
China. With our resources she could
,4ot possibly compete. She would not
a sickly man would not strike Demp-
sey. Her preparations are made to
cause fear, and to secure support be-
Find her requests at the conference
tables. She understands the injus-
tees that come to weaklings individ-
ually and nationally if there is no
"big stick" in the corner. Japan's
flying machines and navy will be paid
for from the advantage she secures in
the trade agreements with other ma
tions. Although poor, she is supreme
ly intelligent, shown in the position
she moved us in during the contro
versy over our immigration laws op-
posing free entrance of her subjects
in this country. There is no fear of
Japan making war on us-there is
fear that she will move us in embar
RAISING positions through superior
diplomacy.
We fix in our minds that the Presi-
deits salary is $4,000. Quite cor
rect. but in addition he is allowed
$4,000 for carfare, $4,000 for main
tenance of the Executive Mansion,
$S7 500 for White House Police, and
approximately $4,000 for salaries
and expenses of his Office. So it ap-
pears that Mr.. Coolidge really uses
$424, 10000 to keep his Office and
.hssseAslldd Id fftss4etiopiRgg. 1t must affect
the President disagreeably to find so
much speech for necessities and
bluff" Whatever of bluff" there is
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do it. Bluff" makes him unhappy.
Governor Silzer in his budget mes
sage calls attention to the number of
useless officials which the state legis-
lature orders engaged and paid with
state funds. The twelve doorkeepers
at $500 per session with the ridiculous
duties of guarding five doors is an
example of the waste to which Gov
ernor Silzer refers.
Wha' tell, says Chimmie Fadden,
the peepul pay!
The public business, l am con-
vinced, cannot be conducted as eff
GENTLY and economically as private
business. says Governor Silzer. Prob
ably not, Governor, but we are all
grateful to you that you are making
an effort in the proper direction.
Graft is one form of treason to the
state.
PuDl1C IunQS SnOulu De more care
fully expended than those of a well
managed corporation. To waste the
money of the people is to burden
them Taxes are collected almost
wholly from the plain peoule, not
from the rich. They are but brokers
lh the transaction, No one is so sim
pie as to believe the milk comes
front he milkman.
Judge Doremus Says
There Are Many Good
Men Up for Governor
Former Judge Cornelius Doremus
of Ridgewood, who is being mentioned
in some parts of the state for the Re-
publican nomination for governor, at
the same time that the boosters of
Thomas f, McCran, Colonel Austen
Colgate, Senator Arthur Whitney of
Morris, former Judge Robert Carey
and others are getting active, said to-
day:
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