Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 240, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 October 1916 — Page 2

FINNEGAN’S PHILOSOPHY.

On The M«rry-Go-Round.

“Faith an’ now Wilson’s for protection. Four year agone he was agin it, for it was agin the eonstychooshun. Now that be if for it, that immortal insthrument has also changed Its mind. He makes me head shwim. “But good company. Brjan an Garrison, the civil service Dimycrats, and the rale Dimycrats, the Passyflats an’ the vulgar sowls that’s none ‘Too Proud to Fight’—they’ve all been on the Merry-go-round. Some iv tblm turned sick. “ ‘God bless ye—ye’re a good man, but ye make me dizzy,’” says Bryan, leppln'from the Hobby-Horse and runnin’ for the woods. ’l’ve a glnywine raygrit at losin’ ye,' says Wudthrow trhn a Cocked-Hat iv the vintage of 1909. •‘ ‘Here’s the Army bill.” says Garri son. ‘How does It suit 0- he ases. “ ‘Fine,’ says Wudthrow, ‘barrin’ a few changes. 'Ye’ll redraw it,’ hi says, ‘to provide,' says he, ‘voluntaif universal service in a Federal Mlllishy,’ says he. ‘eonthrolled be the states,’ says he; ’an recruited be spiritual compulsion,’ says he. ‘lt shud be nayther too large nor too small’ says he; ‘or maybe both,’ he says; ‘an the ammynltion,’ says he ‘must be nayther too much, nor too little,’ says he. ‘l’ve to see Hay, before I decide the daytales, for ’tis me j’ooty to kape an open mind,’ says Wudthrow. “ ’Stop the music and lave me off,' says Garrison. ‘Are ye crazy or am I?’ Garrison moans, layin’ on his back an gazin’ wildly at th’ sky. ‘God bless ye,’ says Wudthrow. ‘l’ve a near-real raygrit at losin’ you,’ he says. And as Garrison beats it to Jarseythe Merry - go-Round plays a side step. “‘F’what Iv the Navy,’ says Kitchin. ‘lt shud be thur’y adequate ivrywhere,’ says the Great Idaylist, ‘except in Montany, where we need no Navy,’ says he, ‘and in St. Louey, where it shud be the biggest In the world. We'll be none exthravagant like thlm Raypublicans,' says he, ‘so here’s the Dimycrat bill ye'll pass,’ says he.

“‘But this same is the RaypubUcan’s bill,’ says Kitchin starin’. ‘Ye'll go an’ pass it,’ says Wudthrow, pounding the desk. ‘Hooray,’ says the black Raypublicans votin’ for the bill. ‘Do I dream,’ says Kltchln. ‘lf I Iver drank, I’d t’tlnk- I was boozed,’ says Kltchln in a thremblin’ vice. And he falls off. “ ‘How about the Army bill,’ axes Hay. “ ‘Through an’ instant preparation for deflnse must be the wurd,’ says Wudthrow, wld heroic rls’lution In his eye. “ ‘I have here a bill,’ says Hay, ‘providin’ for an Increase Iv five hundther men a year for twinty year,’ he says; ‘an’ amynishun for six hours’ acksun,’ be says; ‘ ’twill make us safe from maddygasker, measles, muckrakin’, millt-rism and Tnarltal Infldlllty,’ he says, ‘an’ we’ll catch Villy before he dies av he doant die before we catch him,’ says Hay. “ ‘Embrace me,’ says Wilson. ‘Oh Hay afther all preparedness is a matter iv the heart an’ not of guns or forts. Did Cleveland ivlr give ye a job?’ he axes, stoppin’ short like. “ ‘Dlvil a wan,’ says Hay. ‘Thin’ says Wudthrow shakin’ the both iv Hay’s hands cordial like, ‘for yer patriotic service in so bravely .sipportin’ me policies,’ he says, ‘ki all their phrases,’ he says; ‘I make a Judge iv ye’he,* says he, ‘as well as yer fried that ye put in the Joker,’ says the Prisidint ‘Howly Saints,’ says the preparation S’nitors. “ ‘Ph-what-does this mean at all at all.?’, they axes. ‘l’ve the wan thrack mind,’ says the Presiding ‘an’ ye go all through me train iv thought before ye come to the pork car,’ says he. ‘Are ye on?’ axes the Apostle Iv Common Counsels. “ ‘We’re on,’ says the Sinltons, falling off. An’ the Merry-go-round plays a Wilson Waltz (which ye know, Jawn, is wan step forward, two steps back, hesitate and' sidestep). An’ Tumulty goes out to spread the glad tldin’s that the preparation p’rade will be led be the Presldint in person. “ 'How does he save his face?’ asked Malumphy. “ ‘Wld his mouth,’ responded Finnegan dryly.

OH YOU JOSEPHUS!

This is a free advertisement for "Life/’ issue of September 14: If you ■want to find a reflection of your own inward opinion of the present amiable, Inconsequential and befuddling Secretary- ot the Navy, here ’tls; for “Life” dedicates an entire is-_ sue to our own officious, omniscient, ontological, oleaginous, obligarchical Sir Joe-sea-fuss! Incompeten-Sea. Inefficien-Sea. w Idiosyncra-Sea. Inadequa-Soa. ■— — Delinquen-Sea. Impermanen-Sea. hypocri-Sea. Also, with a mind to the juice that has made our State and Navy Departments famous, “Life” proposes this toast: “Grape Nuts! Bryan and Daniels!" Hie Jacet! - - b Of the 38 electors who cast Pennsylvania’s vote for Roosevelt In 1912, 85 are living and 27 of them have ffeffgeff, iMOtedly, their support to Mr. Hughes. The Presideptmust be credited with having put a slick one over if he can get the votes and make the people pay the freight

COL. ROOSEVELT APPEALS FOR THE ELECTION OF MR. HUGHES.

I appeal to my follow citizen# that they shall oloot Mr. Hughes jtnd repudiate Mr. Wilson because only by so doing can they eave America from that taint of gross selfishness and cowardice which wo owe to Mr. Wilson’s substitution of adroit elocution for straightforward action. The permanent intoroete j»f .the American people Ho, not in ease and oemfort for the moment, no matter how obtained, as Mr. Wilson would teach ua; but In resolute championship of the Ideals of national and international democratic duty, and in preparedness to make thio championship effective by our strength. Presidortt dent Wilson embodies In hie par* eon that moot dangerous doctrine which teaches our people that when fronted with really formidable responeibiltiee wo can shirk trouble and labor and risk, and avoid duty by the simple process of drugging our souls with the narcotic of meaningless phrasemongering. Mr. Hughes, to the exact contrary, embodies ths ideal of service rendered through conscientious effort in the face of danger and difficulty. Mr. Wilson turns hie words into deedb only if this can bo achieved by adroit political maneuvering, by bartering a deh.uiA.4 alvtl. aend—W ***• gresslonal votes on behalf of some measure which ho had eololmnly promised td oppose. Our own self-respect demands that wo support the man of deeds done in the open against the nnan of furtive and shifting political maneuvers; the man of service against ths man who whenever opposed by a dangerous foe always takes refuge in empty elocution. —From the Speech of Col. Roosevelt at Battle Creek, Michigan, In Behalf of Mr. Hughes.

GREAT GROWTH OF HUGHES NATIONAL COLLEGE LEAGUE

Thirty thousand college alumni have enrolled so far in the Hughes National College League, 511 Fifth avenue, New York. The oldest living graduate of Brown University, which graduated Governor Hughes, enrolled this week. He is the Rev. John Hunt of Springfield, Ohio, ninety-three years old. Brown, 1842. The league challenged the Woodrow Wilson College Men’s League this week to join it in "having any reputable audit company in this city check up Immediately from the original cards your actual enrollments of Princeton alumni and ours, your total enrollments and ours, and your enrollments from any college you may select and ours.” The college men In the National Guard along the Mexican border are joining in droves, according to the officers of the league, and many have written in to signify their discontent with the Administration’s handling of the Mexican situation. William R.” Moody, son of Dwight Lyman Moody, the famous evangelist, wrote to the league offering his assistance in East Northfield, Mass., and said: “I am among those who feel very strongly that it would be a National disaster to have the present Administration continued another season, feeling deeply the humiliation to which our country has been subjected in the sight of the world, by the lack of any foreign policy, and by the.vacillation of its dealings.”

The Administration ought to be able to take a comfortable rest. It has turned pretty much everything over to commissions from the Mexican question to the tariff. The telent for shirking responsibilities comes handy sometimes.

WILSON DEEMED IT FUTILE TO STAND FIRMLY.

President Wilson seeks to justify himself on the ground that It was “futile” and dangerous to “stand firmly.” This Is an appeal that can with equal truth be made by every soldier who runs away In battle. He further alleges his belief that the cause he championed “has the sanction of the judgment of society In Its favor.” I remember —thirty-odd years ago In the Black Hills a local vigilance committee which was In doubt about hanging a suspected wrongdoer. While they were discussing the matter, there appeared overtbenelghborlngdlvide a frowsy, elderly horseman in a Unen duster, who promptly galloped towards them waving his arms and shouting “Hang him! Hang him!” The leader of the vigilantes at once asked the frowsy stranger what he knew of the facts, whereupon the stranger answered: “I do not know anything about the facts, and I never saw the man before; but there’s eleven of you and only one of him, and I believe In majority rule!” This Is merely a picturesque paraphrase of what Mr. Wilson calls action under exemplifies t.he principle upon which President Wilson has acted In those public matters, Internal and external, where he was threatened with the use of force. —From the Speech of Colonel Rodsevelt at Battle Creek, Michigan, in Behalf of Mr. Hughes.

THE EVENING REPUBLICAN, RENSSELAER. IND.

WILSON'S PERU PROTEGE IS WORSE THIN HUERTA

Recognized Benavides as President After He Had Obtained Power In a Sister Republic by Treachery and Violence. ACT DOES NOT SQUARE WITH SMUG DICTUM IN HIS SPEECH Latin American Diplomats Amazed When They Road the President’s Explanation of His Mexican Policy—lnformed Their Governments That Mr. Wilson's Psrsonal Whims Doubtless Wore to Be His Guides In Conducting This Government's Latin American Policy. Latin American diplomats are arnuz ed at the statement in President AV.Uson'a speech of acceptance: “So long as the power of recognition rests with me, the government of the United States will refuse to extend the hand of welcome to any one who obtains power In a sister republic by treachery and violence.” This Is the president’s explanation of his refusal to recognize Huerta and of his Mexican policy. Yet the records show that President Wilson has deliberately violated this dictum in several Instances since the casex>f Huerta arose.

The most flagrant example was the president’s recognition extended to Colonel Benavides, head of the revolutionary government in Peru, in February, 1914. His government was founded on assassination, established by assassination and had no vestige of constitutional authority back of it. It came into power on Feb. 4, 1914, when Colonel Benavides . led the garrison troops against the national palace at Lima, imprisoned President Billinghurst and assassinated the minister of war and all others who opposed the coup d'etat More Flagrant Than Mexico. Minister McMillin reported these facts fully to Washington and assumed A that this government would decline to sanction the newly established regime. The case was identical with the Huerta case in Mexico, except a much more flagrant violation Of the spirit of popular government Huerta had Madero and Vice President Suarez Imprisoned, but he became president of Mexico under provisions of the constitution providing for the succession of the minister of foreign atialrs upon the disability of the president Huerta’s accession to the presidency was confirmed by the Mexican congress.

Benavides came into power simply by killing those who opposed him. His acts had no basis whatever in the constitution of the country and werenot confirmed by the Peruvian congress. His sole backing was a junta of conspirators, which forced their will on the unapproving people by means of ready rifle bullets. Under these circumstances Minister McMillin naturally assumed that President Wilson would have nothing to do with Benavides and his junta. The president shortly before this had stated Ut a speech at Mobile, Ala.: "We must follow the course of high principle, not expediency, no matter what the pressure. To do otherwise would be untrue to ourselves.” . Envoy Is Surprised. Mr. McMillin was therefore mildly surprised when he was Instructed by President Wilson to call on the newly established Benavides and graciously confer the recognition of the United States Government upon him. In explaining this the President simply said that "expediency dictated the recognition of the revolutionary government of Peru." He told his advisers that he had not liked the personality of Billinghurst fie was chagrined also with the news that Billinghurst bad intended to dissolve the Peruvian congress, which the President said would have been an unconstitutional l act lAtin American diplomats at the time were astounded to learn of the President's action in Peru. They found that it was impossible to know where the president stood on any matter of prindple and Informed their governments that the President’s personal whims doubtless were to be his guidance in conducting this government’s—Latin American policy.

HUGHES ON .REUNITED PARTY.

“I come to you aa the spokesman of a reunited party. We have said that it was reunited; we have believed it was reunited; we have devoutly hoped it was rsunited. Now, Maine proves that it is reunited. I am glad to speak for the reunited Republican party Kocause it ie a great liberal party. It etarted as a liberal party; its best traditions are those of a liberal party. And today it faces the future with a truly national look and a progressive spirit."— Charles E. Hughes in s Speech Delivered gt Plattsburgh, N. Y.

Finnegan’s Philosophy

Single Track Minds

“What Is he?” asked Finnegan. “Sure at Injalnuypoles he said he was full of Annymated Concerv'tlsm. Fwhat’s that, ye say? 'Tls the turn-table on the wan thrack mind. It kapes spinnln’ round and round an’ dlvil a man can tell fwhat switch It will pick up. It dlnnau Itself. So ye dhinau where to lay for it. " 'Twas so wld the arrumed freight ships. ‘They’re not warships,’ he says, ‘onless 1 change me mind,’ he says, ‘which I have,’ he says, ‘an’ anuywau who says so Is a liar,' he says, ‘but I refuse to discuss It,’ he says. ‘l'll pass the buck to Congress,’ he says, ‘on’y I won't,’ he says, ‘for 'tis no business pf Ghotra, ■ h P ‘though they must, vote on the resolution,’ he says, ‘to show where they stand,’ he says, ’hince ye’ll lay It on the table,’ he says, ‘an’ thin they 'can’t vote.’ says Wudthrow to Stone. “‘lI—thought I seeu a fallacy,’ says, Stone, timid like, but the Great Idaylist brung down his flsht wld a t'ump. . - , •‘ ‘Table the rlsolutlon,’ says

away goes Stone. “‘Pwhat does this mean?’ axes the Slnit. “ ‘Glntlemen,’ says Stone, weepin’ bit ter iy, ’ye can frisk me. But things the orders,’ says Stone, ‘an’ If anny man Iver knew fwhat It meant he’s kep quiet about It.’ "So wld the llglrtln’ wurd. ‘We’re too proud to fight,’ says this turrlble man to a bunch iv just-overs at Phlla delphy. ‘Haw-haw-haw,’says the wurled (a laugh gets his goat, Jawn). ‘I was thinkin’ Iv somethin’ I didn’t gay/ yells Wudthrow. ‘Haw-haw-haw,’ says the wurlil, laughin’ to-split. "Be this an' be that ‘Too Proud to Fight’ has made the reppytashun Iv Wudthrow. ’Tls like the Monroe Doctrine to Monroe or Emanshlpashun to Lincoln. 'Twas thranslated into ivry tongue. —’Tis better ~fcnown~ than the twenty-third psalm or the famous oration iv the Guv'nor iv North Carliny. If an Asha ntee poked another in the eye he’s give him the coon f’r ‘Are Ye Too Proud to Fight?' an’ they'd both laugh befure they wint to the flure. All the recruitin’ signs abroad had It, an’ the shame 'ud bring three recruits where ‘Tipperary’ or rum wud brlng wan. ‘Oh, won’t ye plaze stop laughin?’ 'says Wudthrow, but they laughed the more. So he sinds Jim Ham Lewis to explain. He’s called Ham by reason he’s so fond of pork. “ ‘Three thousand years agone,’ says Jim Ham, ‘or maybe less,’ says he, ‘an ould Dago said, “Non Dinny Carey win Kerry” ’♦ (or the like o’ that, Jawn. It means not to have a chip on yer shoulder.) ‘Non Dinny Carey win Kerry,’ says Jim Ham, ‘an’ Julius Sayzer,‘ says he, ‘an’ Tolmy Phlladelphy,’ says he, ‘an’ the Earl iv Cheatem,’ says Jim, ‘an’ William Haltch Seward,’ says Ham, ’an’ a lot Tnore l forget,’ says Ham, ‘who felt the same way,’ says Jlp, ‘although,’ he says, ‘they nlvlr said so,’ says Jim Ham to the Slnit. “ ‘Now,’ says he, ‘how, I axe ye, cud the Prisidint know that the cultyvaded Christian aujience,’ he says, ‘iv immygrants,’ says he, ‘wud fall to grasp the nooance,’ says Jim Ham. ‘An’ Jawn, they shut the dures the way the people wudden’t see the Slnit lose its dignity.’ “ ‘Fhwat’s a nooance?’ asked Malumphy. ‘“ ’Tls a sort Av Intellectual gold brick, replied Finnegan, slightly puzzled, ‘be which ye say fhwat ye doan’t mane an’ mane wye doan’t say. The nooance comes out Iv It somehow. ’Tis it,’ he added after a short pause. ‘I cudden’t tell thim apart.’ “ ’Weil,’ said Malumphy, ‘the single -terack mind gets nowhere, I’m thinkin'.’ ‘Th’ gauge is none too broad,’ replied his friend, *an’ the thraffic’s heavy,’ he added.” ♦Non Dlnlcare est Vincere.

ANSWER: EIGHT HOURS, NOT EIGHT YEARS.

[Special Dispatch to the New York Herald.] Bar Harbor, Me.. Monday. d To the Editor of the Herald: Maine’s answer to Wilson: “Eight hours, but not eight years.” —A Former Progressive.

BROTHERHOODS WIN; FARMERS' WIVES LOSE

Democrats Unctuously but Vainly Flatter Themselves That Tillers of the Soil Believe Their Bunk Uplift Laws Will Improve Agricultural Conditions.

FARING WORSE THAN LOWLIEST RAILROAD HAND

Plight of Women Laborers In the Fields Described by President-Pope of the Acsociation of State Presidents of the Farmers' Union as More Deplorable Than During the Daye of Slavery, and Yet Not a. Word Was Spoken In the Last Congress, Which Is Boasting of Its Farm Legislation, About the Woman Who Rakes the Hay and Gathers the Sheaves. That the increase in pay of the members of the four railroad brotherhoods, caused by the enactment of the eight hour day law by congress, will rest ultimately upou the farmer was asserted by Heury N. Pope, newly elected president of the Association of State Presidents of the Farmers’ union, in a statement issued by him. Mr. Pope declared that the farmers of the country stand for a fair wage for both labor and capital and favor an eight hour working day, but that he personally doubted the wisdom of congress fixing wages for labor employed by private enterprise. "I doubt,” said he, “if it is in the interest of either labor, capital or the people to make the wage schedule .of railroad employees a political issue.” The condition of the farmers ofthe country is worse than that of the most lowly rallrqad laborer, Mr. Pope stated, with an average farm income of only $1.47 a day, out of which must be paid the expenses of the family. The condition of women laborers in the fields he described as worse than during the days of slavery. Not a Word For Farmers.— "Not a word has been spoken by congress in defense of the woman who rakes the hay and gathers the sheaves,” said Mr. Pope. "Little has been done that has lncreased the income of the farmer or enabled him to pay a higher wage to his laborers. “But today we find the highest paid laborers in the world making three times more money thau a farmer demanding 25 per cent Increase, and congress hastening to their relief. This increase must in the end rest upon the back of the farmer and will reduce his income, Increase his hours of labor and call for another levy of farm mothers from the home to the field. “The farmers of this nation must fight through’ hold what they have and to get what is rightfully theirs from the government.” Mr. Pope stated that by the enactment of the eight hour day law congress had thrust upon the people of the country a new responsibility and organized labor now stands committed to the principle of government regulation of wages. The government, he said, should fix wages for all classes of railroad employees and should have the power to decrease as well as to increase wages to remedy comparative innnnidltlM. "Square Deal" For All. “In my opinion,” he continued, “the next session of congress slioul4-read-just the wages of all railroad employees, from railroad president to section laborer, giving all a square deal and fixing a schedule of pay based upon buslneps justice and human rights. I submit a schedule of wages taken’ from official government reports which presents conclusive evidence of the inequalities of the present dally wages: “General officers, $16.11; other officers, $6.49; general office clerks, $2.53; station agents, $2.37; other station men, $1.99; enginemen, $5 28; firemen, $3.23; conductors, $4.49; other trainmen, $3.11; all shopmen, $2.37, and trackmen, $1.50.” Mr. Pope declared that the foregoing schedule showed that the 350,000 section hands in the country were condemned to a life of poverty. He said he believed that congress, having undertaken to regulate the wages of higher paid employees, should review their wages.

MORE APPROVAL.

Editorial Comments

Mr. Hughes has made Mr. Wilson’s policy pf deciding a case and then getting the facts afterward one of the most pitiable exhibitions of weakness that even the present administration can give. "Peace, preparedness and prosperity” are claimed as the Democratic campaign cries. More appropriate ones would be “Pie, pork and piffle.” And now nobody seems to know exactly what the new wage law means or to whom It applies. Another Illustration of Democratic inefficiency.

The Democratic congress has voted a tariff on dyes, thereby declaring in favor of the principle of protection. -How-the-party does change its colors. If President Wilson were really earnest in telling the suffrage women “I come to fight for you” he would have put a suffrage measure through congress by the same stop watch method that he used to force the railway wage Increase bill through. Shadow Lawn, as a residence for the next few weeks, will give its occupant an opportunity to get accustomed to the after election gloom. Here is reason enough why Mr. Wilson should be defeated. Why should Mr. Hughes be preferred? Gifford Plnchot, the Progressive, answers, giving facts to support his statement: “Hughes is a man of his word. ♦ * * I cannot vote for Wilkon because 1 cannot trust him. He does not do what he says. Hughes does. Therefore my choice is Hughes.”

When the Progressives come back they bring their punch with them. Villa says he bears us no grudge. Well, why should he? Haven’t we always treated him as a 4Jerfect gentleman? What has become of the old fashioned man who used to say of President Wilson, “Ye-es, he does make mistakes, but I believe he’s sincere." And we haven’t yet got either Francisco Villa or that salute. Next stop for the political express Nov. 7.

Irvin S. Cobb Is to make campaign speeches for the Democratic party in the west. Irv, you all recall, of course, is a humorist and is peculiarly equipped to do full justice to his subject. The least that may be said of President Wilson is that he has been right half the time, for he has been on both sides of almost all important questions.

NOT AN EIGHT HOUR DAY.

Recent Hold-up Legislation Does Not Shorten Workday a Minute. As a matter of fact, It is not an eight hour law at all. Tt does not curtail the trainim n’;i’s workday by a single nrn engineer has been receiving $5 for working ten hours a. day this law will raise his pay "to $6.25, but it will not shorten his workday even the tenth part second. This la no moro .ikß. tbfi true eight hour principle than chalk is like cheese. The reason why people call this an eight hour law is because it says that in the case of railroad trainmen they shall get their day’s pay for the first eight hours’ work, and all the rest is to be considered overtime. Do not tell me that this strike could not have been called off or postponed If President Wilson had shown that he meant business. I do not for one minute believe that those four brotherhood leaders started the blaze going without knowing how to put it out. One of them admitted that he could put it out so far as his own brotherhood was concerned, but that his followers would think that he had gone back on them if he were to do so. —Statement of Congressman A P. Gardner.

—Cartoon by Bradley la the CMqggo DaHy News.