Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 September 1919 — EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS [ARTICLE]

EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS

Chairman Fordney of the house ways and means committee suggests as a measure of economy the discharge of clerks in the government departments in Washington. By way of amendment it might be proposed to discharge the numerous Republican “investigators” and their retinues who are traveling thousands of miles at the public expense to hold post-mortems on dead issues. If one of Mr. Lodge’s forebears could be summoned from the other world to guide the senate foreign relations committee, there doubtless would hang upoh its door the legend, “No Irish Need Apply”—once so common in the advertising columns of certain Boston newspapers. Senators Phelan and Walsh are better judges of Ireland’s welfare than Mr. Lodge can possibly be. They have inherited their Irish sympathies and understanding with their names. Mr. Lodge has acquired—or feigned—his interest in Ireland for use in American politics. Senator Fall is endeavoring by his amendments to the treaty to qualify for membership in the senatorial “Calamity Clan” along with Senators Lodge, Knox, Borah, Sherman and Johnson. But some day New Mexico will take a Fall out of this organization. Every once in a while we receive a new proof of the wisdom of the authors Of the federal constitution. Suppose the treaty of peace and the covenant of the league of nations had to be approved by both branches of the present Republican congress!

Mr. Lodge may triumph in the galleries and conquer in the foreign relations committee, but he is sure to lose in the senate. Thus far Mr. Lodge and Mir. Penrose have not succeeded in (packing the senate. It is not sufficient for a member of the house of representatives to be elected by his constituency and take the oath of office. He must also obtain Speaker Gillett’s permission to perform his duties. Keeping wages where they are and lowering prices is one remedy the president suggests for the high cost of living. It is the surplus over expenses that measures the value of income. No foreigner with a grievance against the ’ United States will fail of a welcome at the hands of the Republican members of the senate foreign relations committee. Mr. Taft charges Mr. Lodge with inconsistency. Mr. Lodge can answer with a showing that he has consistently opposed everything President Wilson has advocated. Republican senators who are opposing the league of nations are looking so far into the future to discover trouble that they are overlooking a lot right in front of them. Hi Johnson trailing the president will remind the country of a pug dog barkiiftg at the heels of a mastiff. —Sunday’s Indianapolis Star. A new supply of both pen and and pencil writing tablets, lead pencils, indelible pencils, typewriter ribbons and box papers just re* celved xn The Democrat’s fancy stationery and office supply department. Porto Rico has about 750 miles of macadamized government roads. Live lobsters were the first merchandise cairried by the new air service between Paris and Brussels.