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PRESIDENTIAL TIMBER
Only a little more than three
months until presidential candidates
will be named.
The republican
national convention will assemble at
Chicago June 7 and the democrats a
w<M-k later at St. Louis.
President Wils>*n. without a doubt,
will be renominated
This result Is
so certain that no other democrat is
named in connection with the nomi­
nation. Hut the case ia different
with our republican friends. A
half dozen or more prominent men
are mentioned, either of whom,
possibly, mav lie nominated
The
opinion is general, however, that if
Associate Justice Hughes would ac­
cept. he could easily be the nominee
But aa Justice Hughes has twice re
fused to allow his name considered
ami as he ia a man of flrm convic­
tions. he has generally been relegat­
ed to the rank of the unavailable«.
One ot the principal reasons for his
unavailability ia. hiscandidacv would
make snotuer seat <in the United
States Supreme court vacant for
President Wilson to All and this does
not suit republican politicians and
big business a little bit.
Of all the other name« mentioned
mi potsuhte candidates. The Tribune
believes Senator Cummona. of Iowa,
ia the strongest. His nomination
would be reasonably acceptable to
the Taft republicans and hia known ;
progressive ideas would be pleasing ■
to the bull moosers. While he re­
fused to follow the Roosevelt bolt i
at Chicago in 1912, h« endorsed the
progressive ideas in toto. except the
bolt.
eonglitutiaa
Hut the one great reason why Mr.
Rooarveit Miould not lx the nominee
and If nominated should be defeat*!
ia the fact that a great European
war is now on and will not probably
be ended before March 4. 1917.
With Mr. Roosrveit's known belli­
gerent disposition, a large majority
of the people feel that he would
plunge the United State« into war
in a «bort time. The United States
does not want to participate in that
or any other war if it can tie avoid­
ed without the sacrifice of national
honor and the people tadieve that
if avoidance of war is possible.
President Wilson can l<e depended
upon to bring about that result.
They believe, as Abraham Unrein
stated. "It is a poor policy tn «wap
horse» when cr<»«wing a stream ”
Mr. Roosevelt might be trusted with
thg presidency when the world in st
peace, but not when at war.
Any president is prom* to make
mistakes
President Unrein made
Then there are many republicans
who believe the precedent establish­
ed by Washington, of but two presi­
dential terms, should not be broken.
In their estimation the accident
which placed Mr. Rooeevelt in the
president's chair to serve out the
remainder of Mr McKinley a term,
constituted Roosevelt's first term
The fiction of its not being an elect-
senate ia unwilling that the United
State* should voluntarily render jus­
tice to Colombia, the controversy
should la- submitted to arbitration
with aa little delay as posaible.
Il would be wiser if th« record
waa not subjected to the cold scru­
tiny of a high international tribunal
for there ia no more unpleasant
chapter in the diplomatic history of
the United States
Hut it ia i.amm-
tial to the honor of the nation and
to our permanent friendship with
Isatin America that we make repara­
tion to Colombia for a wrong that
a great and powerful nation wrought
to one that was weak and defense­
less. whatever be the procrea by I !
which this reparation is made
New York World
of a foreign canal company whose
naid lobbyist waa helping to direct
the foreign policy of the United
States
The essential facts in the case are
all matters of record. It is a matter
of record even that th«- Hay-Herran
treaty which Columbia refused to
ratify was drafted neither by John
Hay nor by Seuor Herran, but by
William Nelson Cromwell, the lobby­
ist of the New French Panama Canal
Co
It ia a matter of record aa well
that the "revolution” in Panama
which President Roosevelt refused
to permit Colombia tn «uppreiw was
bought and paid for. and that the
money that purchaand this treason
in the <>pen market was sent to the
Islhmue from New York C4ty.
No astimste can be made of the
damage that our g*x«d rclatums with
the Latin-American state« have sus­
tained by reason of this wretched
exploit of the Roosevelt administra­
tion. Until this slain is erased from
the nstionai eecutcb«*un. thoe»* rels-
U om can never be what they should
fund«.”
There ought not to be so wide
difference in thi-er statements The
city has money with which to pay
these warrant*, or it has not. Mr.
Ewing ought to have known what
the city's financial condition was
when he stepped down and out of
the mayor's chair. He evidently
knew whether or not E. T. Thayer
ha<i l>een paid for funtiahing auxili­
ary power for the light plant—a
debt of his own contracting. The
new city council, when It had the
December bills to audit, soon found
out whether there waa money- in the
city treasury with which to pay
Ihine bill*
What a grave mistake
Mayor Ewing made when he vetoed
the city tax ordinance over one year
ago.
In iMil two Confederate rmmi
sanea were taken from the British
mail steamer Trent by Captain
Wilkes in command of an U. S.
war ship. England demanded their
release and. at once, commenced to
make preuarations for war. even
going so far aa to send troupe to
Canada
The United States then
had a good nixed man's job on hand
in the war of the rebellion
liahrd during the first year of our
Civil war* When one reads of the
detestable conduct of England dur­
ing the first year» of our Civil war.
it ia a w<md«-r that American sympa­
thy ia not with Germany at the
prrw-nt time
And it would be if
Germany had not rvw*rted to such
awful crultie« to Kelgium and to
non-com bat tan Is in general.
PARK MILL COMPANY
He that aa it may. thia matter must
be settled Soon or late. aWd if the
many of them in the enoduct of the
Civil war and bis «uccesaors made
mistake« in time of peace, Pre«
dents Grant. Hay*. Cleveland and
I
McKinley all made inistakra
Even
Mr. Rotewvelt when president, made
blunders, a fact which hr never
WHO IS WRONG?
would admit.
President Wilson,
when mistaken, is honest enough to
admit the fart and change his
In Mayor Prill*« report of the
actions accordingly.
city’s financial condition and budget
While Mr. Roosevelt ia enthus­ of the probable expense for the citv
iastically patriotic, his mental dis­ during the present year, the public
position is not just what the Ameri­ waa told that when the lierembrr
can people desire in their oremdent. lulls were audited, the floating or
He is too aaaertative too positive warrant indebtedness was let ween
and in such perilous times as these, >400 and >5u0 and if the warrant
would I* unsafe
for the chemical rngine be added,
la*t us hope our republican friends the city's
warrant
indebtedness
will nominate a candidate from would total near >1000.
among such men as Cummin« or
In last week's San tian i New« ex­
Borah, or men who are broad mimi- Mayor Ewing, seemingly, would
ed and progressive in their ideas, have the public lielieve the city was
who are patriots in the true senM- practically even, with a balance of
of the word; who. while avoiding 110 cash <>n hand
war if possible with honor, will de­
These statement* differ so widely
fend the American flag »nd all it that it is very evidently Scio has a
represents.
very | romment candidate for Mr.
Roosevelt*« Aannanias dub. It ia
THE NATIONAL HONOR
said figures won't lie but liar« can
figure.
The Tribune due« not know any­
The only blot on the national
honor of the Uaitad States within thing alsiut this matter other than
the lifetime of this generation was what the city official« state. Recor­
put there bv Theodore Roosevelt der Sticha now has something over
>400 in city warrants which he has
when he “took" Panama
In this transaction the United castled from his own funds —debts
States government played a part no incured during Mayor Ewing's ad-
leaa wanton, although l«w shocking mimstration and there is no money
than the part Germany tdaved in in- in the city treasury with which to
vailing Blgium. We too reduced a way them. Consequently they have
■acred treaty to the statua of a l>een endorsed "not mid for lack of
'
Within the past two weeks, the
name of Roosevelt has been grow­ , "«crap of paper” and we had no
ing In prominence for the position - ! excuse of war. no pretext of nation-
so prominent that most stand pat I al defense, no Justification of mili­
republican newspapers regard his tary neoxsity. We were concerned
nomination aa possible, or even in this matter chiefly with a tender
probable and intimate they will give consideration fur money and not our
him their support in that event.
own money at that, but the money
Democrats will be glad to see Mr.
Roosevelt the republican candidate,
for they lielieve he is handicapped
in so many particulars that Mr,
Wilson would be sure to defeat him
and regard him. nevertheless hia
great self assurance and unlimited
confidence. aa a weak candidate.
Nevertheless Mr. Roosevelt • would
be eminently satisfactory to big
business which would furnish any
amount of money to finance hia
campaign, Taft republican« would
not be very enthusiastic in hia sup­
port. They will not ao easily forget
that Mr. Roosevelt wrecked the
party at Chicago and made the elec­
tion of Woodrow Wilao a certainty.
be. for the faith of the great re­ I'resident Uncoln concluded that it
public will be under suspicion
would I m * wisdom to surrender the
Th* treaty of reparation to Col­ Rebel emmtaaries to British authri
umbia was reported out by the tw-s.
«mat«- committee yesterday by a
A few days ago a British war
vote of M to 7. The rumpenaatoMi •hip took 27 Germans from an
ia reduced from >26.000 .000 to American vessel, making s caw
> 16.000,000 and the rxpreesum» of exætlv synoninM»us with that of
regret are made mutual
It is IMi!
Wonder if Great Britain will'
rumored in Washington that the live up to the precedent »he «-»tab
treaty cannot command the rwcv*- I
aary two-ihirda vote, largely l>ecauw
unpolitical cundiUons in the w-nate.
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