Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 98, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 March 1919 — “BEYOND CONTROL" [ARTICLE]

“BEYOND CONTROL"

’President Wilson got away from New York with more eclat than the gentlemen who filibuster successfully got away from Washington. Mr. Lodge says the latter got “beyond control,” an edifying statement. The country needed the legislation to carry on its business, but a few, “beyond control," wanted to pledge the president to an extra session of congress before they would permit a vote on railroad legislation. We confess to a feeling of shame that an American congress should hive presented this spectacle to Americans at this time. “Beyond control.” That was what the conductor 'said who failed to put sand in his box before <making the down grade with a trainload of women and children. "Beyond control." So was the madman who ran amuck and killed a half-dozen people for no particular reason save that his mind refused to function properly. “Beyond control" —and an inebriated joyrider speeded, and skidded and killed bls wife and three of his daughters, all for lack of control. “Beyond control” was t'he mob of 20,000 which recently lynched an innocent man. A half a dozen unreasoning men organized that crowd of lawbreakers which got “beyond control.” “Beyond control” are the men who wreck private business. The men who kill on slight pretext, the men who are mentally unfit, but permitted to advise others; the men who initiate vicious legislation and the men Who for personal or party advantage destroy necessary legal safeguards. The whole world is kept in or out of ferment by the lack of their use of the power of will, but a few senators "beyond control” heave a verbal wrench into .our body politic and get away with it. What a nation we are becoming when a set of men Tor party reasons and “beyond control” of the party can jeopardize the interest of the country at such a time!—Her-ald-Examiner.