Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 42, Number 166, 25 May 1917 — Page 4

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, FRIDAY, MAY 25, 1917

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM

AND SUN-TELEGRAM

Published Every Evening Except Sunday, by " ' 1 , Palladium Printinjr Co. Palladium Builctog, North .Ninth and Sailor Streets. ' R. G. Leeds, Editor. ' ; E. H. Harris, Mgr. ; Entered at the Post Office at Richmond, Indiana, as Second Class Mail Matter.

Somehow we can not help feeling that Claude Kitchin is about three sizes too small for the shoes of some of his predecessors as chairman of the House, committee on ways and means. Indianapolis Star.

Wilson Defeating Own Purpose The time has arrived when it is no longer patriotic for the newspapers of the land to maintain their silence as to the acts and intentions of President Wilson. Today; in view of the presi- ' dent's letter to congress asking that body to reconsider its action and now grant him autocratic rights of censorship over the American free press and the American individual's right of free speech, the imperative patriotic' duty of every American newspaper loyal to the plain people of the United States, is quickly to arouse the public to the fact that their president is seeking to deprive them of the very foundations of liberty and self-government. " ; " j ' . . .. 1 In the beginning of; his fight for a press and . free speech censorship, the ; president acted ' through his cabinet members, Lansing, Gregory and Burleson: These men were sent, to cajole or coerce congress . into what. really' amounted -to betraying the rights of the people by granting President. Wilson, in a censorship . law, powers that would make him potentially the despot of

America.' The loyal newspapers of America, patriotically desirous of maintaining the true impression abroad that the American people were united behind their president in this war for we were and still are so unitedwere silent as to the president's part in this attempt. Their criticism was directed at Messrs. Lansing, Gregory and Burleson, the president's advisors as criti: cism in foreign monarchies' is directed ; at the king's ministers and never at the king unless revolution is brewing. '- , ; .'. As a result of the fight the newspapers waged and the pressure . hundreds of thousands of citizens all over this land brought to bear on their congressmen, as well as due to the loyalty of a bare majority of the senators, Democrat as well as Republican, under the leadership of Senator Hiram Johnson, to their oath to uphold the constitution of the United States, this first attempt of President Wilson's to gag the free press and , stifle free speech met defeat in the senate. ,.

press of the entire country and the individual citizen's right to freedom of speech. . What President Lincoln never asked for during our last great crisis should never in this time of peril be granted at the demand of President Wilson.

A free press and the individual's right to a free expression of opinion are the very foundation of the liberties of the people of this republic

The free press hunts out and presents to the peo

ple all the obtainable facts concerning their gov

ernment and their nation. If a public off icer is

proving incompetent in office, if he is making a

record for efficiency; if a president's policies are leading the country astray from lines of safe

progress or are building the strength of the na

tion, it is the facts concerning these things, along with a countless multitude of others, that

are first brought to the attention of the free people of this republic by the nation's press. After the people have the facts or while they are obtaining them they talk things over among themselves, freely and openly. As a result of this free interchange of informed opinion the public finally isenabled intelligently to act. The incompetent public official is forced from office or the efficient one is retained. The president of dangerous tendencies at the next election is driven from office or the one showing ability successfully to cope with the nation's problems . is returned to power. In this way alone can the people be truthfully informed. And only the informed people of any nation rule that nation.

Encouraged, possibly by the fact that his defeat in the senate on this measure was by the i close vote of 38 to 39, President Wilson, this time openly, is seeking again to force congress to j grant him, unconstitutionally, this dangerous power that no one at the head of the American people has held since George III of England ceased to be their ruler. It is fair to compare the great Lincoln and President Wilson. Lincoln was the country's leader in its greatest crisis as an independent nation. In his time hostile armies of the oligarchial slavje power of the South thundered at the gates of the North and terribly threatened the unified existence of the nation. At no time, however, during the trying days 'front 1861 to 1865 did Abraham Lincoln indirectly or directly demand of congress autocratic pow- ' er or censorship control of the press and free speech. The crisis and war confronting the country today is not one whit less serious than that which President Lincoln so manfully faced and overcame. Unlike our great martyred president, however, who patiently put up with the most calumnious criticism and vilification, almost the. first act of President Wilson, who so far has had the i finest kind of loyal support from practically all : citizens and from the press of the nation, has j r been to ask for dictatorial powers over the free

President Wilson has twice taken the oath of office. Each time he swore to defend the constitution of the United States. In each case, therefore, he swore to defend that section of our great document of. human liberty Article I of the

Amendments to the Constitution which reads, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." The founders of our republic realized that the liberties of the people rested on the foundation of a free press and free speech. They realized from bitter experience with the causes that led to the War of the Revolution, that lack of a free press and the right to free speech on the part of all the people soon results in the formation of

a small class of informed persons and that these soon become the sole rulers of a country, its despots. We are in this war today because Emperor William and the Prussian Junkers and Military Satraps for years have controlled the press of the German people and kept from them the right of free speech. This fact alone is responsible for the strength of the emperor's autocracy. He is a despot because he and his clique possess the monopoly of facts and information in Germany. The whole purpose of the war today is to take to the common people of Germany their God given right to a free press and free speech. With this power once in their hands and firmly established, the emperor's autocracy will be a thing of the past, a nightmare but one that has vanished. If congress gives to President Wilson the power over the American press and the American's right to free speech he now demands, it will have made him the most powerful man on this earth save one, and. that one is the German emperor. President Wilson truthfully expressed the purpose of the American people in entering this war when he said they did so to drive autocracy

from the earth and introduce democracy in its place. To do this, however, he is not proving our true leader when he seeks to have us establish autocracy in the .United States in "order to overcome despotism in Germany. The German autocracy is not half so dangerous to Americans and American liberties as is an American autocracy. CAN PRESIDENT WILSON AFFORD BEFORE THE BAR OF HISTORY AND RIGHTEOUSNESS TO FORESWEAR HIMSELF?

JOHN FETTERS ANSWERS GALL OF DEATH ANGEL

JAC.KSONBURG, Tnd.. May 25. John Fetters, 67, died Saturday evening from a complication of diseases. He is survived by a wife. Mrs. Mary Feettrs, four daughters, Mrs. Charlie Miller, Mrs. Will Raper, and Miss Hattie Fetters,, of Indianapolis. Mrs. Frank Rush, of Germantown and one son, Charlie, at home; five grandchildren and three brothers, Charles Fetters of Loree, Miami county; Adam Fetters and Daniel Fetters, of this township. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon at Germantown at the Lutheran church which was under the auspices of the Osage Tribe, I. O. O. F., of Cambrid City. Mrs. William Clark today received word of the death or her cousin, Harry Hodson, of Indianapolis. He was an Odd Fellow of high rank and had often visited the local lodge... Adam Fetters has returned from Reid Memorail hospital. His illness has been diagnosed as cancer of the stomach. ....Mr. Herman Clark of Jacksonburg and Miss Evelyn Mercer, of Dublin were married May 17, at Covington, Ky. They, will for the present live with Mr. Clark's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Clark.. . . .Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Gethers and daughter. Hesther and Mr. and Mrs. William Brooks and son, Wayne,, . were at Richmond Saturday Mr. and Mrs. Clifford King and Miss Maude Reynolds, who was called her by the de ath of their father, Mr. Wallace Reynolds, at the home of hi3 uncle, B. F. Reynolds, have returned to their homes at Gary and La porte.. .Memorial services will be observed here next Sunday afternoon. May 27. The address will be delivered by Henry U. Johnson. The music wil be furnished by the Middletown band and local talent. This Is a joint Memorial service for both

the old veterans and Jackson Lodge, I. O. Q. F. and lodges from other towns have been notified to join the service.. , Mr. ; John Scott, who Is employed at New Castle spent Sunday here with his f family.. . Mr. and Mrs. Edward Klnsinger were the guests of Wiliamsburg friends Sunday Harrison- township Sunday

school institute was held here Sunday morning. The program was carried out as arranged. ' Everard Knollenberg, of Richmond, was the principal speaker. .... Mr. and Mrs, A. A. Lrndley attended church at Grensfork Sunday evening.' . . .Joe Tout was teb guest of his cousin, Mrs. Martha Spitler, Saturday...,. Mrs.. Christina

Miller Is rapidly recovering from a long illness Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Dormer and a party of friends spent Sunday along the banks of the Martindale Miss Lucile Wilson, of Centerville, and Raymond Craig, of Cambridge City, were the guests. of William Wilson and family, Saturday evening. '

ELDORADO, OHIO

Mr. and Mrs. Albert Taxie and son, Herman, . of Dayton, were Sunday guests of Mrs. Eliaabeth Barnhart.. 'Mr. and Mrs. Homer Trick and daughter and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Trick spent .Sunday to Union City with Mr. and NMrs. Cbariea Jordan Mrs. Lotitla Klmel of GreenvUle, came Friday for a visit wttn her two children, Mr. and MrS.-J. W. Klmel and son and Mr. and Mrs. Osro Kimel and their ' family. . . . -Mis Hattie Wellbaum was the gneat or Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Hill and daughter. Helen, of Gratis, from Friday until Sunday.. .. .Mr. and Mrs. Cook and Master Robert Jennings, of -Eaton, spent Sunday afternon with Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Kimel. ....Mrs. John Penland ' was called to Sidney, Ohio, Thursday to attend the funeral of her father, Mr. William Barber. She remained for a few. days.. .Mr. ted Mr. Harris Minnich-and children and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Minnich and daughters, Hazel ad Edith, were entertained at dinner Sunday by Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Minnich. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Minnich and children and Ur. and Mrs. Stoker, of Greenville, were guests in the afternoon.. . : Mr. and Mrs. William Conault and son, Poland, and Mrs. Bert Eddios !ere Grenvllle visitors, last Tuesday. ....Rev. Sarah L. Stoner, of Eaton, was the guest over Sunday of Mrs. Jan Swartsel and daughter, Mary... Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Strayton, of Glendale, Ohio, were guests of his parents Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Stayton. nnd son, ' Charles. Surday Mrs. Grace Lee .ipent Monday in the country with

Mrs. Mary Lee...Ir. and Mrs. George Oswalt and sons spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. William Kerr, of Darke county Mrs. Grace Lee will start this Friday evening for ShelbyvlUe, Ind., where she will probably spend the summer with Mr. and Mrs. Mac Long. She will be joined at - Dayton by Mr. and Mrs. D. A.

Petry and daughter, of Farmersville, who will accompany her.

REV. J. W. ZERBE WILL SPEAK. WEBSTER, Ind.. May 25. Rev. J. W. Zerbe of Marlon, Ind., will deliver the Memorial address . Sunday, May 27, at 2:30 o'clock, at the Friends' church.

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