HA^SBURGTELECRAPH A NEWSPAPER FOR THE HOME Pounded 1831 Published evenings except Sunday by THE TELEGRAPH rRINTING CO.. Telegraph Building, Federal Square. 35. J. STACKPOLE, Prts't ana Editor-in-Chief I' 1 . R. OYSTER, Business Manager. GUS M. STEINMETZ, Managing Editor. - Member American Newspaper Pub flishcrs" Associa tion. The Audit Burenu of Circu lation "<nd Penn sylvania Associat ed Dailies. Eastern office. Story. Brooks & Finley, Fifth Ave nue Building, NeSv ern office. Story, Brooks & Fin ley. People's Gas Building, Chi — cago, 111. Entered at the Post Office In Harris burg, Pa., as second class matter. By carriers, six cents a week; by mail, $3.00 a year in advance. SATURDAY EVENING, DEC. 30. In taking revenge a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over he is superior, for it is a prince's part to pardon. —BACON. CIYIC CLUB ACTIVITIES AS was to have been expected of a building so admirably adapted for the purpose, the headquarters of the Civic Club of Harrisburg lias be come the meeting place of hundreds of those interested in the welfare of the city. There are frequent committee j meetings of the association and with! this fine building as the attractive j home of the organization there will 1 be opportunity for still further en largement of its useful activities. Much has already been accom plished by the Civic Club and there Is still much more to be achieved in tho months and years to come. Def inite and constructive policies have been outlined by the officers of the association and these will be worked j out through the various committees •during tho year upon which we are about to enter. Hundreds more of the good women j ■tof Harrisburg should bo identified: ■•with the club, as in a multitude ol' .counselors there is wisdom. The use- ! Xulness of the organization should ex tend Into every quarter of the citj I und the successful conduct of the club in the past is a sufficient promise of its future development. The headline, "Newspapers Forced to j lEßaise Prices," has become so common fthat we have suggested to tho foreman ' jthat he let the type stand. EARLY SPRING fTTTHAT a dark, dreary period win !j VV ter would be were it not for the Christmas holidays! We hurry with our preparations for the lannlversary only casually observant of 'tho weather, and New Year's Day is scarcely past before we turn our ■thoughts toward spring. The holiday "break is timed for the contentment of man with his wintry lot. As Scott •wrote; "England was merry England, when Old Christmas brought his sports again. Twaa Christmas broached the mightiest ale; 'Twas Christmas told the merriest tale;" A Christmas gambol oft could cheer The poor man's heart through half tho year." ■ J And so it is to this day. When the holiday season ends we settle down to a test of endurance of body and mind with Old Man Winter as antagonist, cheered only by the memories of the joys wo have had and buoyed up by the hope of m early spring. Every prognostication is given earnest at tention. Even the goosebone prophet and the groundhog find their way to the first pages of the newspapers and we are willing at least to regard their forecasts hopefully, if they call for a short winter, or we brand them the falsifiers we know in our hearts they are if perchance they pretend to have foreknowledge of a prolongation of the period of snow and ice. With these things in mind we 1, bring forward as cheerful reading for weather-bound folks the following reasons a woods-tramping Illinois editor gives for risking his reputation that warm weather will come earlier than usual this year; Migratory birds were a month later in starting on their south ward flight. The Imrk on the trees is thin and light, and the outside bark of the soft maple is curling up and scaling off. When a hard, cold winter Is In prospect the outside bark lies close and clings to ttie trees. Crickets and grasshoppers re mained actlvo this fall later than usual. The covering on the buds of trees and bushes is unusually light. Moles, up to a short time ago, were moving around under the sod, while earth worms showed that they had not yet sought winter quarters by coming to the surface after rains. Tho shucks on the corn are un usually light and close this fall. It all sounds very reasonable. We hope for the best, but we prefer to await two infallible local signs the coming of the seed catalogs and the finding of the first hypatlca in Wild wood Park by Dr. Eager. For our selves we are almost at the point of believing that spring wouldn't show up in Harrisburg at all if Dr. Fager failed to go hunting hypatlcas while other folks are still polishing their snow shovels. Holland would like to have p-'ace, but la afraid to f-ay so, PLAYING FAST AND LOOSE NO adequate reason has yet been assigned for Mr. Wilson's extra ordinary declaration to the labor delegates that ho wished to avoid the . creation of classes and the develop- ment of class feeling in this country. Mr. Gompers, who was the spokes man for the visiting delegates, says that nothing in his remarks could liavo stimulated the President to say what he did. Therefore, the only explanation which anyone can find j is that Mr. Wilson was trying to make 1 amends for some of his Shadow Dawn ] speeches wherein he told of the alleg ed attempts to coerce workmen to vote for Hughes and said other things cal culated to align employes against em ployers upon a basis of political sep aration. In playing fast and loose with the labor element as he has, the Presi dent has doubtless made a signal con tribution to whatever the country | has of class feeling; and if he now ! shows contrition, so much the better. Those coronation festivities at Buda i pest must be almost as cheerful as a ! funeral. EIGHTY-FIVE YEARS WITH to-day's issue the Telegraph concludes the eighty-fifth year of its history. It is a long span !from IS3I to 1916 and a glance over ! the pages of this newspaper is a reve lation of the progress and development, not only of the particular community, but of the American people. Entering upon another year with the coming week, the Telegraph will strive to more and still more efficiently dis charge its obligations to the people of Harrisburg and Central Pennsyl vania—lts special field. This city is now regarded every where as one of the most attractive: and prosperous of American munici palities. Its fame as a progressive city has spread far and wide and It is the common remark of the stranger within our gates that no city any where presents so many interesting, attractive and wholesome features as j the capital of Pennsylvania. During the last fifteen years we! have seen the city expand from an j overgrown borough to a modern and: up-to-date municipality. Millions of: dollars have been expended in public j improvements covering a wide range! . of practical and substantial under-j takings. But there is much yet to be done and we trust the City Council will continue to keep step with the public spirit of the people, recogniz ing tho obligations resting upon offi-; cials as the commissioned representa- j tives of the community. Our future growth and prosperity! depend largely upon the br< adth of vision and the proper response of those vested with authority. So far as this newspaper is concerned it will continue to devote its best energies to developing lively co-operation ; among our people in all good things, ] so that there may be an Increasing interest in the betterment of the com- j munity In every home and among all classes of our citizenry. "England May Take Over Drink j Trade."—News headline. Russia pushea it over, and then stepped on it. MR. RAMBO'S RETIREMENT THERE will be general regret that the exigencies of political warfare have forced out of the public ser vice Samuel B. Rambo, Superintendent of Public Grounds and Buildings since the administration of Governor Stuart. As superintendent in charge of the construction of the Capitol building, Mr. Rambo had an intimate knowl edge of every detail of that great structure so that his appointment tc the position from which he will re tire on tho first of January was gen erally approved as one most fit to be made. There have been rumors from time to time that he would be removed, but it was the hope of his friends here and elsewhere that no change would be made. Having resided in Harrisburg for several years, Mr. Rambo had come to be regarded as a permanent resi dent and his retirement will be widely regretted. "Allies über alles" shows how con tagious German ideas are. THE CITY MANAGER THE idea back of the city manager plan as it is being worked out in Springfield, 0., is well set forth by Charles E. Ashburner, city man ager of that municipality, in a recent report on conditions there: I may be putting it a little strong, perhaps, but I feel that a man who will employ another because he says he believes the same as some man in Washington as to the cur rency, the tariff or prohibition, In stead of making the pie-requisite for a position in municipal affairs ability to render to the people just returns for the money lie takes as compensation, is In reality taking, from one man that which does not belong to hint and giving to an other man that which he does not earn in order that the giver may receive the ultimate benefit. Springfield employes have a right to what they are paid because every man, regardless of political or other beliefs, has earned his compensa tion. The light thinking people in the community believe at heart in lilts part of the administration, and in my opinion the majority of every community are clean and right thinking if they can only be In duced to wake up and take hold of their own affairs. The small council or commission form of government is moving steadily in the direction of the city manager. The trend is natural and consistent. First the large council, then the small council with each member in charge of a department, then the city man ager, who is responsible to a small The Days of Real Sport By BRIGGS j and unsalaried council, but who acts upon his own initiative and directs all the business of the municipality through various department heads who owe their appointment to him. It lias been said that a city manager selected by an independent council ■would doubtless be a blessing, but a manager chosen by a group of selfish politicians would have the city at his mercy; and the answer is that such a city manager would not last long. In considering third-class city legislation at this session it might be well for the Legislature to go carefully into the city manager plan as in operation at Dayton, Springfield and elsewhere. The Republican party isn't going to be judged by the next Speaker of the House, but by its record in the Legis lature. Those Yale "girls" Were even prettier than the Yale boys were handsome. I ""PtKKGljttfCUua By the Ex-Commltteemaa Governor Brumbaugh's drastic steps to aid the movement for the election of Representative Edwin R. Cox as speaker of the next House of Repre sentatives have attracted attention of people at the national capital and even at other State capitals to the factional contest waging once more among the Republicans of the Keystone State. In this State there hr.ve been many ex pressions of regret voiced by news papers and representative citizens that the dominant party should engage in another rough and tumble contest so soon after the May primaries and leaders of neither side are being com plimented. Dismissal of Samuel B. Rambo, the superintendent of public grounds and buildings, known as tho man who built the Capitol and whose administration has never been ques tioned, has been received with mixed feelings because the manner of run ning the State House has been widely commented upon. The general impression is that the Governor will make more dismissals, but that they will not be of great ef fect on the speakership because of the Impression which prevails that the appointments will be made with an eye to success in the contests to be wa?-ed for offices in Philadelphia this fall. I —On the other hand, friends of the Governor say with perfect propriety that being Governor he is responsible for everything except the fiscal de partments and that he is entitled to have in office men who suit him and that the custom of removing men not in harmony even though they be the most efficient and of long service has been recognized in American politics for over 200 years and that the pres ent Democratic national administra tion has given some striking proofs | of adherence to traditions. —Governor Brumbaugh is under stood to have been importuned for days to take the action he did yester day, but refused until yesterday aft ernoon when after a conference with his advisers he determined to make more examples. Even then it was personally very distasteful to him. —Dismissal of the two officials had comparatively little effect upon the few legislators here last night or early to-day as it had been expected that sooner or later Mr. Rambo would be asked to resign, but what cutisei* com ment was the absence of any explana tion. At the Cox headquarters there was: much jubilation because it was felt that the dismissals would impress incoming legislators and there was considerable tulk indulged in that more might go, while at the Baldwin headquarters the action had been dis counted. —Statements were Issued in gener ous measure by both Hides last night but the world went on. Mr. Baldwin issued a statement declaring that he thanked his friends and did not intend to answer all of the abuse leveled at him, while his headquarters fore casted "an easy victory," doming 109 pledged votes, including 35 from Philadelphia and Allegheny a*d "solid delegations" from these counties: Delaware, Chester, Bucks, Lebanon, Schuylkill, Washington, Erie, Payette, Dauphin, Xorthumbeiiand, Crawford, Beaver, Venango, Indiana, Wayne, Chester, Mercer, Carbon. Warren, I-.ohlgli, Somerset and McKean. It is also claimed that Baldwin will have the votee from Montgomery, Luzerne, Lackawanna, Westmoreland, Cam bria, Clearfield, Jefferson, Lawrence, Snyder and York. —Congressman John R. K. Scott, field marshal of the Cox forces, come back with a statement scornfully re ferring to the Baldwin claims and as serting that Baldwin was beaten and knew it. Ho said Baldwin would have only 60 votes and that the claims from Allegheny were ridiculous. Scott said later that to-night would see the col lapse of the Baldwin boom. —Representative F. W. Stites, of Montgomery, joined in tho issuance of statements in favor of Cox and to-day the railroad brotherhood representa tives in the Cox camp blew tlio whistle for railroad men to boost for Cox and see that their legislators voted for him. —ln Philadelphia Senator Penrose and the Varcs exchanged volleys at short range. -—This morning Representative Cox issued the following cheerful state ment: "This light is won. 1 will have a comfortable majority and my elec tion as Speaker of the House is as sured. The developments of the past week have all been favorable to my candidacy. The friends of decent things in Pennsylvania have rallied to the standard which our side of this fight has raised and a victory for the rehabilitation of the Republican party as an agency for the people is ours. As Speaker of the House my course shall be in strict compliance with the position I have maintained throughout the preliminary cam paign." —Mr. Baldwin said that he stood upon his statement of last night. —The general spirit of fighting which prevails in politics affected the Central Democratic Club last night and there was a long and strenuous contest over the presidency, which was c assed by the morning organ of the D< mocracy as "a friendly contest." However, it was more like the fuss over the Republican speakership nomination than anything else. When the row ended McClellan Koons was elected president over John A. Mar shall and Robert N. Bernheisel was elected vice-president over John P. Snyder. Other officers elected were: Secretary, H. D. Reel: membership committee, E. M. Winemiller, D. K. Young and George L. Marshal; house committee, Oscar J. Bogen, James B. Maul, Joseph H. Lescure, Roy M. Hatfield, Charles Duttonhof fer, John D. Jennings and Charles Moeslein. —Death of Representative Jefferson Yost of Tamaqua, will shorten the Re publican list by one. He was counted as a Baldwin man. —Representative Conrad Miller, of Hazleton. has Issued a statement deny ing that he is pledged to Cox and Dr. I. K. Urich, of Annville, has told friends he is for Baldwin, although claimed by the other side. Along the Color Line [From the Crisis.] Next Tuesday there will be held in New York city the annual meeting of the National Association for the Ad vancement of Colored People. The Harrisburg branch will be represented, According to the New York World, negroes have left the South for .the North as follows since the recent im i migration: From Alabama, 60,000; Tennessee. 22,000; Florida, 12,000; Georgia, 10,000; Virginia, 3,000; North Carolina, 2,000; Kentucky, 3,000; South Carolina, 2,000; Arkansas, 2,000; Mis sissippi, 2,000. Plans are under consideration for the erection of a SIOO,OOO high chool for coolred pupils in Richmond, Va. Major William Stewart Robertson, a coolred man, has been awarded a medal for gallantry. He is a member of tho British army and the Royal Highlanders. He is now on duty near or around Flanders. The machine gun troop of the Ninth (negro) Cavalry, United States Army, has set a new record for gun practice. They went into action from a gallop in 12 2-5 seconds. Not only did they do astonishingly rapid work, but they literally shot the line of targets down after scoring 73 hits,on 65 per cent, of the targets, firing 240 rounds In 1 minute 10 seconds, the range being battle Mght. The city of Rochester, N. Y., Is plan ning to celebrate tho one hundredth anniversary of the birth of Frederick Douglass, February 15, 1917. Raymond J. Knox, a colored rail way postal clerk running between Kansas City, Mo., and Omaha, Neb., has made his third consecutive 100 per cent, examination of states by routes. Miss Adela F. Ruffln is the secretary of the Young Women's Christian As j iation in Richmond. She took special training for this work at the national Y. W. C. A. In New York city. Doubleday, Page A Co. have isued the long-awaited "Booker T. Wash ington. Builder of a Civilization," by Kinmett J. Scott and Lyman Beecher Stowe. I BACK TO THE COFFEE HOUSES ) THE saloon as a social and eco nomic institution seems to be doomed. Its condemnation rests not only upon moral grounds, but upon increasing evidence of its tendency to destroy the most beneficial social in stitutions and to check industrial and economic progress. If it is to disappear, however, some adequate adjustments and arrangements must be made to supply its place. For there Is no doubt tnat the saloon has uiinistered to cer tain characteristic human wants. The need of some stimulus has so far been a persistent force in the develop ment of society, and the instinct for as sociation in a common place of meeting under exhilarating conditions is a part of man's nature. Alcoholic drinks and the public house have proved to be eas ily accessible means to meet these ends. Where these social requirements have been overlooked or neglected the en forcement of prohibitory laws against tho saloon has been extremely difficult. Where they have been met or substan tially ministered to by other agencies 1 EDITORIAL COMMENT! All the oil of Roumania will not com pose Germany's troubled waters. Philadelphia Public Ledger. The occupation of Saloniki appears to satisfy the Ralkan ambitions of the allies.—Philadelphia Record. Bucharest populace showers flowers on the victorious Germans, but wait till the deportations start.—Wall Street Journal. Notwithstanding the weapon Samson used among the Philistines, he didn't claim to be forcing his kultur upon them. —Dallas News. Villa is demonstrating that a man may make a great deal of headway in Mexico without any recognition to speak of.—Washington Star. Russia announces that the allies have agreed to let her have the Straits and Constantinople—provided, of course, that she can get them. —Kansas City Star. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR" OI.D AND JEW To the liditor of the Telegraph: Will you kindly publish on Saturday, December 30, the following verses: The Old Year stands at the open door. Grim and gaunt and gray. He seems to pause and gaze afar On a long and lonely way. And some would speed the parting guest For he brought the bitter days, Others are loathe to see him go Who walked in pleasant ways. He is gone, but 'tis no empty door. See the bright young New Year there! A rosy lad with heart of cheer, And never a thought of care. "Pray let me in," he gaily cries, "I am yours to make or mar." So we bid him enter and start a new For the Old Year's gone afar. Marie C. Higgins, Harrisbuig, Pa. It Pays to Advertise Too frequently the public fails to realize, says a writer in Leslie's, that nearly all public service corporations, in addition to the usual expense of wages, maintenance and operation, are called upon to meet many other charges not directly related to their operation, but rather enforced con i trlbutlons for the public benefit. Very wisely the Chicago surface lines, for example, are reminding the public to the extent to which they serve. In their "good will" advertis ing campaign they bring out tlie fact that paving, maintaining and cleaning of their right of way have cost them more than $14,000,000 in the last nine years. The city's 55 per cent, of not receipts has amounted to more than $17,000,000 more. "Without counting the $9,761,000 spent for taxes," say tho companies, "during this period the companies have been required to ex pend—not for transportation purposes, but to meet public burdens—the enor mous sum of more than $31,000,000." Putting the facts frankly before the thinking public Is a wise move for every large corporation, public or pri vate. From prejudiced and ignorant criticism all corporations have suffered tremendously In the past; such unan swered criticism has made the recent extremes of prosecution and even per secution possible. Conversely, putting the corporation's side of it squarely before the public will do more than anything else to insure the corpo ration's receiving the same kind of "square deal'' it is giving- the public. alcoholic excesses have been materially reduced. It has long since been noticed that countries using liberally such infusions as tea. coffee or cocoa have been able to combat more successfully the ex cessive use of alcoholic liquors. It is. therefore, significant tliat at the recent meeting of the National Coffee Roast ers' Association announcement was made that the consumption of coffee had largely increased in those States which have in recent years gone into the prohibition column. The associa tion considered the advisability of es tablishing coffee houses in tiie more thickly populated cities of the coun try in competition with the saloons. The development of tea, coffee and cocoa houses, in connection with which might be found other accessories of so cial intercourse, would satisfy reason ably well some of these human cravings which operate powerfully in society and are not met by the moving picture shows, the recreational centers, the open forum, etc. —New York Indepen dent. OUR DAILY LAUGH *ouH ap , pear That 8a nt y XX ought. to J ' And his job I An eaßy on * this year. HIS VOCA TION. I don't know -4(|^ What to do with /L mine. Ho won't I , go to school, he 1 f won't work and SSjP ' i Sat he's always ask- mß\ lng mo for flQft wmV 1| Why don't U you get him a m Job as collector for an install- * ment house? )/ d MATTER OF JL& MONEY. 0 * 1 thou *ht Klt ¥ ty figured on ' marrying Jack Handsome. She did. but another girl with more money outfig ured her. The Nickel O. here's to the nickel, So shiny and bright, That serves me so often From morning till night. It takes me to business Or blackens my shoes; It pays for a smoke, Or provides me with news. When I go to the movies It takes me inside; If I travel by jitney It pays for the ride. It's a tip for the waiter, The barber, or kid Who brushes my clothes And then hands me my lid. It quenches my thirst, Or it buys njc a stew— It sure beats the deuce What a nickel will do. So here's to the nickel, Ijet loud praises swell To this wonderful coin That has served me o well. —R. E. Haynes In the New York Mail. What We Need [Brooklyn Kagle. I We don't want the sick, Hie paupers, the criminals of other lands. Immi gration laws shutting out brawn and muscle are antl-American In spirit and purpose. We wish the United States Senate would take that view, but it will not. \ I letting (tthal Governor Martin G. Brumbaugh"! message to the second legislature 01 his term of office will be read in the two houses of the general assembly as soon as they organize on Tuesday and will be a document of between 3,000 and 3,500 words, somewhat shorter than the Governor's inaugural address, which also gave the legis lature his ideas of legislation for the session of liilC. The Governor in writing his mes sage sought much advice from people throughout the State, having written to editors and men prominent in vari ous walks of life for ideas, and it is understood that many matters of mo ment have been sent in by editors and representative citizens are re ferred 10. Others could not be incor porated in tl.e message without mak ing it unduly lengthy. The salient things not included may take the form of especial messages to the legislators from time to time. It is manifest from the letters re ceived that the people of Pennsyl vania look confidently to this session for constructive anil definite enact ments commensurate with the needs jof its rapidly increasing population and expanding industries. . Closing of the Paxtang parkway for tralllo during the winter months has given many pedestrians, those who like to walk in this brisk, bracing weather opportunity to enjoy the beauties of the city's boulevard through the woods. There is nothing liner than a stroll through the Wild wood park trees now, although it may be rather colder than the ordinary man likes. There winter can be seen unadorned and in a way that one will always recall the visit and it is aston ishing what a number of birds re main. Tracks of animals are to be seen and the warm water of tho springs keeps Paxton creek open be tween snow-covered banks. It is the same along the Cameron and Paxtang 1-arkways, for Spring creek is fed by springs and some of the spots are in deed beautiful in their winter setting. Reservoir park is a line place to visit, too, if the winds are not too keen and on clear days the view is superb, in finitely better than in summer time. Father Harris has provided some splendid places to visit in winter as well as in summer. Cnmp Hill is to have .1 new church building in the near future. The Presbyterians of that town and vicin ity have organized a congregation that has grown so rapidly it is already getting too big lor the llrehouse hall, where it now worships. The members have been looking about for some time for a site. The town now hiis Lutheran, Methodist and Kpiscopul churches. Many Presbyterians pre vious to the organization 01' the new congregation had been worshiping at one ol' the other churches. The pros pects are that the new congregation will be one of the strongest along the West Shore. "I have never sold so much outdoor goods in the winter time as this year." said a downtown sporting goods deal er yesterday. "All manner of camp ing outfits and hiking equipment found a ready market, particularly utensils easily carried and intended for cooking over an open lire. A lot of people who used to imagine that winter and the fireside were one and inseparable are now spending much of their leisure out doors despite the cold. Week-end parties at some of the cabins and cottages near town are not infrequent." "Harrlsburg is fast becoming a Sat urday half-l.oliday town, even in win ter," observed a solicitor whose bus iness it is to get into the downtown offices once or twice a month. "It used to be," he continued, "that Sat urday afternoon was my best time for sales. Years ago I would tind men easing up for the week-end and in a receptive mood. Now nearly all of fices with which I deal close at noon, or one o'k Saturdays, and the boss as well as the clerical force does not turn up again until Monday. This applies also to many manufacturing places which use the products I sell. Saturday afternoon is 'dead' in Hbg., so far as business is concerned; so 'dead' indeed that my house no longer expects me to do much then." William B. McCaleb, of this city, who was yesterday reappointed a member of the State Game commis sion, has lieen one of the most active members of that organization for years and has worked hard for the extension of its protection and propa gation plans. Mr. McCaleb is a keen sportsman and every fall takes to the woods when his duties as super intendent of the Pennsylvania railroad permit. He is a member of one of the biff upstate huntinff clubs, but lias hunted in many of the interior counties of the State. For several years Mr. McCaleb has been working to improve game conditions in coun ties in this district. WELL KNOWN PEOPLE —E. P. Albrecht, of the Philadel phia Bourse, is active in the move for adoption of the metric system. —C. E. Middleton, of the Carbon Stfcel company, has resigned to tako charge of work for one of the Dela ware river steel easting companies. —Henry C. Frick i 3 reported to have added to his already fine col lection of paintings. —Senator P. C. Knox will spend part of January on southern golf links. —Charlemagne Tower is making his home at present at Atlantic City. —When the Rev. J. Ranch Stein, well known here, resigned his charge at Bethlehem, his parishoners gave him S2OO in gold. DO YOU KNOW That Harrlsbtii* cinder Iwrrows arc used in steel works all over the country? HISTORIC IIA RRISBURG The tirst Harrisburg water works was projected for the bis island op posite the city but changed to the present location. Undemocratic Long Ballot Every voter, remembering the diffi culties in making up his ticket at the last election, must agree with Henry Allen that the long ballot lias proved to be undemocratic. When people are called on to vote for twenty or thirty candidates they can't do it Intelligently. They haven't time. W' let the President choose his Sec retary of State and Attorney General and Secretary of the Treasury. Why shouldn't we let the governor choose Uls cabinet in the same way? Why ex pect to elect a county surveyor? No body would think of electing a city engineer. The democratic way is to elect the few men who decide on poli cies and then permit them to pick the best executives they can find.—Kansas City Star. Among Those Not Present [From Charleston News and Courier.] The Hrltlsh seem to have an Idea that they can worry through this war without the assistance of Winston Churchill.
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