The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-11-08

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any senator did. when the votes
were east.
The senate might say. I'VE know
things that you voters did not know
men," But they have no right IA
say, You accented those men. know.
ing all about them, but we won't allow
YOU 10 have Them
Such news as comes here to the
MOjavc Desert indicates that rcpubli-
cans will control the senate by one
vote, which would mean that the re.
publican party might be controlled
by one vote.
This column has suggested fire.
sluently during the past few years
that Il time might come when the re-
publeans would wish they had been
more polite to young La Toilette, and
some others. The time has come.
California votes to keep out horse
racing and the gang OF gamblers and
an-roand criminals that go with il.
That vote will help the senate
Some good people think the big wind
was sent to Florida because that
state licensed a gambling race track
dive. That probably is not so, hut
bidding for all the country's crooks
to join your winter colony is no,
wise.
California seems to have voted te
put the Bible, officially, into the
public schools, although tho vote il
close.
The Bible will hurt no ono, what
ever his religion, il you omit certain
parts from reading for young people
1t is book with which every human
being should be familiar.
But the public school, which tcache.
that three times one are three
should be kept separate from religion
which includes II trinity in which
three times ono are one.
The public schools should teach
accepted facts, about which there il
no question, as business sch0o
teaches business. or a bricklayinl
school, bricklaying. -
Religion should be taught at home
or parents wishing special religion
teaching mixed with the three Rs
should provide their separate schools
lie and other Christian sects do.
The American school, like the Amer
lean constitution, should not seek
to impose any particular religion on
amy one, in any place ut any time.
One wise political writer thinks
Buffers defeat in Massachusetts,, in
spite Of the presidents earnest appeal
to the voters, will injurc Mr., Cool
idge. 1t will, says one writer, in
crease objection to the third tern,
idea"
1t can't do that, for there is no
such question involved. Mr.. Coolidge
has been elected president once;
Washington. so much quoted, was
elected twice.
President Coolidge undoubtedly can
have his second nomination, If he
wants it. The interesting question is,
will he have Gov. Al Smith of New
York running against him? Having
been elected New Y0fk's governor
four times, Governor Smiths friends
Democratic nomination. Democrats
could not win without New York
state. What change would they have
To carry New York after turning
down its Democratic governor? That's
what Smiths friends want to know.
President Coolidge may decide
that he does not want a second cleo
toral term. He has never limited
that he would run.
In that case watch Mr.. Hoover,
and you will sec a pretty forward
pass, Cal tossing the presidential
hall to Herbert. That is said IT, be
the program, Herbert to, Cal. to the
last moment, then call for Herbert.
Meanwhile, secretary Hoover is hard
at.work. and making Of his commerce
department what no one ever made
of it before. Roosevelt, as vicc-pres.
-ident, did not work as hard as
Hoover works in his commerce job.
He travels constantly all oyer the
United States. interests himself with
real knowledge Of facts in every big
national enterprise. The people Of
many sections hear things that in
terest them. vitality. from Hoover,
and from no ono clsc in the country