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be Daily Eribune Issued every evening exce} beetaits Casper, Natrona county, Pubit- cation offices: Oi Bitanee “Huttding. BUSINESS TELEPHONE 15 Entered at Casper (Wyoming) Postof- fice as second-class matter, Nov. 23, 1916 MEMBER. THE ASSOCIATED po UNITED REPORTS FROM J. EB. HANWAY, President and Editor EARL E. HANWAY, Business Manager THOS. DAILY Advertising Manager B. EVANS. City Kaitor H. HUNT! sociate Editor R. w. ~ Advertising Representatives David J. Randall, 341 Fifth Ave., New York City, Prudden, King & Prudden, 1720-23 Steger Bldg., Chicago, Ill, Copies of the Daily Tribune are on file in the New York and Chicago of- fices and visitors are welcome. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. By Carrier 3 astonishing blunders With Pespect to governmiént financial 1.95 No subscription by mail ‘aceep ed for less period than three months. All subscriptions must be paid in a vance and The Daily Tribune will not insure delivery after subscription be- comes ong month in arrears. ——————————— Member of Audit Bureau of Circulations (A. B.C.) Member af the Associated, Press: The Associated Presa is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news credited in this paper and also the lecal news published herein. <> . Republican Ticket NATIONAL For President— WARREN G. HARDING Of Ohio For Vice President— CALVIN COOLIDGE Of Massachusetts For Representative im Congress— FRANK W. MONDELE For Presidential Electors’ for Wyo- ming— JACOB M. SCHOOH PETER KOOF JAMES NICHOLSON Republican County Ticket State Senator— d. W. JOHNSON Representatives— HARRY FREE J. E. FRISBY Sheriff- LEE. MARTIN Treasurer— E. M’DONALD County Clerk— HELEN K. CARLSON Clerk of Court— HAZEL €ONWELL County Attorney— ALFRED R. LOWEY For For For For For Fur For For Assessor— LYLE E. JAY County Surveyor— MN. W TEELER Ninarapestersal (Four Years)— W. F. DUNN Soaitafaeaie (Two Years)— CHARLES ANDA Coroner— TODD W. BOWMAN a ar DO NOT MEASURE UP. Having realized that their chosen is- For For For € For sue for the determination of campaign results, the Wilson league with the solemn referendum attachment — ob- tained no rise frem the people, Jim Cox and Frank Roosevelt have resort- ed to un attempt to distract public at- tention to their opponents’ campaign committee ,affairs. Seeking by distor- tion: and mivrepresentation to’ east re flection and suspiciom upon the acts of the Republican national committee. Already those who enlisted for the duration. of the war in Coxey'’s army have begun to inquire one of the other, why their generals have abandoned de- of thelr chosen stronghold, to concentrate an attack upon an unim- porlant outpost, which, even if cap- tured evuld yield them no stores nor imr their line of battle? It is just a tactical ferse error. Another * And to its case of the fate. Meanwhile the “somel “ly us bDlundered ‘sees forward” Cox brigade walls of the deserted league stronghold are boing demolished, the defenders captured, Gen. Coxey's army cut to pidces and destroyed. Once more ix the outstanding ¢hat- acteristics of the Democratic party, in- ability and inefficiency, démonistrated. Cox and Roosevelt both, may Have got on, fairly well in some subordinate ca- pacity, er some undertaking of maghitude. but when high réspons less ibil- ity and supreme direction are placed upon them they have failed. Just as Wilson has failed. Just as Baker and Daniels and McAdoo and the rest have failed. ither Cox nor Roosevelt’ measure up lo the Jobe they Have undertaken. ot ATC ENPESMAN OR POLITICIAN? Yormer United States Senator J, U. Bristow of Kansas and one of the pfo- Sressive members of the Republican farty while in the senate, find hat the Republican | candidate, Warren Tarding is making rapid strides as # popular candidate Because of bis scund utlitude upon all pabie questions. civ: Cox ts not meeting with the saine suc- cess, in his public utteranees on the stump! Mr. Brivtew ptite the situation in brief dnd concrete form when. he, Bays: ——o———E——E campaign as one of isspes. Gov, Cox, former is th@ course of the statesmay, the latter that of the politician.” eee NOT MAKING A HIT. Franklin D,- Roosevelt, ting on particularly well in his West- erh tour in’ hf efforts to pose as an: other Theodgre Roosevelt and to ap- peal to the voters who sujiported Theo- dore Roosevelt and the Progressive cause in the yéirs gone by. It is @ faet that Franklin Dy are not driwing the crowds it was hoped they would draw but passing that matter over, thre is much comment.that Franklin D,. “hits soft,” whereas Theodore Roosevelt al- ways hit hard Franklin D. has already made some matters and is making po greater suc- cess in his attempt to mess around in campéign fihaneial affairs. —— oo BACK TO RIGHT TRACK. “There was @ broad Americanism, a freédom from narrow partisarship, says Harvey’s Woekly, in that little speech which Senator Harding made at Worthington, Ohio, whith by reason of its cooly unprejudiced philosophy of tone, was highly refreshing in the pre- vailing heated-and-growing-hotter _po- Utical atmosphere. Evidently inspired by the ominous clude orershatowing Europe, and by our’ own present escape froth implication in the calamities which these foreign threatenings por: tend, Mr. Harding's words were pitched in a Key of grave appeul to us to come understandingly together in’ a clear- visioned grasp on our bearings, dangerous waters through which must steer oin curse to sound Ameri- can terra firma once more. “I do not think J am pessimistic (hé jsaid), but I tell you, my countrymen, jwortd this evening: as there was in the tumult of war. [become steady again. There are wars in Europe teday, threatening indus, trig! revolutions throughout the world. There is an assault on our inherited civilization, an@ I want our country to steady down, to come to an understand. ing of our inheritance, and let America stand as a barrier against the onrush of revolution and destruction throug‘ out the world. We of America have had the supreme inheritance, and it is the patriotic wish of every citizen without regard to political affi- liations to preserve that inheritance. Some of us may differ as ta method, but I beg to speak this afternoon seri- pusly and solemnly, Let us hold fast to that which came to us first through the sacrifices of the founding fathers, and then through those who gave us the preservation of this Union. and ¢ling to the firm foundation, certain we can always go on safely and make an ef- quite go ahead in the of America.” Back to the right track; back to the ol firm’ foundations of our country built so wisely and se well by the “founder fathers’ and by them but- tressed with that bulwark of the entire strueture—the federal constitution. Back to the right track; feet firmly planted on the old foundations; away United States Americans worthy of the name want to get back to the right track; back to the ola foundations, Theré’ may be Aifferences of opinion as to the. best} and shortesst rowd back. But there & ong thing that is very sure; that the rodd-by which we shall never get back is the one which leads, through hurbed Wire foreign entanglements, with a forelgn super-government as our guid ing pilet. —_ THE. REPUBLICAN PLAN, The friends of the league’ of nations aré in ineveasing numbers declaring themselves in favor ef the Republican candidates, ts the New York ‘ribune’s view of the situation, The reasons for this decision are becorfiing steadily clearer w#nd* more persuasive, Further clighluting: tts ide it says: “A> vote for Gov. Cox © inevifably means a vote for the Wilson league as it stands teday—with eartuin ‘inde} ‘interpretative’ redervations., Per- haps Mr: Cox might yield much under this phras#: He might conceivably yielt the unpopulat drticlo X. Sécre- tary, Baker cvidently thinks, not, for he defends this section; as: did My. Wik son, asthe’ breath of life of the league, if dtiy event it is clear that Mer, Cux séed no nedaeity for vital chatiges in the covenant, and’ therefore “he dtters Tie) COustrUctive pla for its completion He accepts te Wilson fined ty in mwueh the same spirit. | the speecties of in his speeches | far- in the! we there is just so mu@h of menace in the! Civilization has not. fort to get hack on the\right track and} or bettertuent. not much to be wondered at, ft had Neaguc fargely ue an uel of Mth, ANAT ny props to support it through that friends ‘of the Ieague principle WNO| sued, which “now wre deeayed arid vote for Mx, Cox. are obliged to accept kerumbted away. ‘Tirough that period | “The Republican. platform: if uml eiment; now it is undertodd to Ne been In! its support Of @ leaisue./ 4 guecessful one. ‘Then, all that sauyght \eyigeely Mecay bars psy bhi celebrity and fame and distinetion ex- “jpected to find them In the success of Cvolidge, in their specehes of accept- ene “Senator Harding has dealt with tlic aia pigdged themselves specificany | of pon Ae is to the support. of this outspoken ‘plank. in his addrestes shows that he is’ cofiue!Tt m nok, however, lédge t6 ent to try, to mmke dt one of mien. The} the jen ot =a Wilioi league with’ eves shut. Sa existing Iengue i# ri6t discuased. In: stead thére is a Wroad defitition of Pav tet sy complete league toward the deviop-| ! ance. an party tolrhing the substance of a league—in the opinion of many the! try upon the whole project. performance of its pledge Avfierica into a world league. ‘There- fore, we ask a careful reading of these seeing words, which) in our judg- ment, constitute thé first utterance of a eomprehensive and definite plan for) a true league of peace, organizing ef- fcetively every féree for peace sdvait- able in the’ -vorld today: — “The Republican party stands for an agreement among: the nations to pre- serve the peaeo of the world: We be- lieve that such an: international *asso- ciation’ must be based upou> interna) tional justice, and must provide meth- ods which shall maintain the rule of public right by the develépment of law and the decision of impartial coyrts and which shall secure instant and genera} international conference when- ever peace shall be threatened by poli- tical action, so that thé nations pledged to doxand insist upon what is just ond fair may” exercise their influence and power for the prevention of war. “It will be noticed that the plank puts the juridical features of a league ever-reddy diplomatic funs-; tions! sécond. This accords, We are. con-| |fiaent, with the conviction of lbernt | thought and the wisest fiends of peace. As has been discussed in these col/ umns,, the Paris league was the In-} ‘evitable consequetice of the hour in| which it was framed; it looks primarily to diplomacy to avert war and gives the seantest. thought to those slower progesses whereby international law dan be developed atid # respect for in- ternational justice vstablished which will: gradually eliminate the causes of) war. In any long View of the prob-| lem jt seems plain that the slower miethod offers the more reasoaahia hoe of eliminating war. Only after a bill of international rights has been con- Strueted by the evolution of. the mon will of the nations of the world operating through int courts of justice and internat: ‘erences yvpon law, can any so'ld basis for a) Jeague of nations be said to exist, | “As an old friehd of the Teague: prin-} ciple the: THibune takes especial pride in’ this broad, constructive plan of the Republican party. It portrays a task that will demand years of the _ most competent effort. The halt ledgué or- ganized at Paris, devoted almost whoel- ly to the dpilomatic, tho political forces which Gan’ make for peaet, contains) mueh that is admirable and workable, ‘ahd will almest- certainly form — the nucleus out of which the greater ¢eon- fception will grow. It must ogviously be liberalized by the nullification or ex- cision of article X., which represents ja militaristic and impérialisti¢ coneep- tion of a world league and has justly | first, the with “visions” \ and’ world-hgdrtyreak-|mict tlie condémnation ~-of — iberall’ ‘ ade custom has ; ing fooléries, and. the tootlings of |thought everywhere. When thus Iber- tt Written than tires. { 4, “voices in the air." Back to the old}atized il should effectively | fulfill the; : _ this polic fo the ted ee : Ned roék roud) of plat sound’ Ameri-!second half of the Republican plen for ‘y tor Uni Probably the teason — canism, the old firm highway which}, assodiation 6f nations: S at R bb € mm why U demand kee we lave treddéw to a goal of moral) “The precise measures by which this rt es u er o o ‘Yy - 8. k ‘ps al- ahd material aehievement unmatched! great constructive labor will be begun, | pany— \ ‘ways ahead of the number of in the world’s history. if Mr. Harding is elected, it is human- tt That is an appeat which rings clearly impossible to forecast. Fortunately, i Build i fi tires vu. Ss. makers can to eyery real American, no: matter} ine Republican party has muclhi abbity HS a ares to one supply. x what his potitical affiliations. AN}ty piuce at the servicé of the country, | or so fitted’ for this par- Mr. Root there peculiarly Besides ability ticular task. yare Mr. Taft und. Mro Hughes, to name |" the Most obvious. There is Mr. Hoov- ers great’ practical exporienee in Eu- repean affairs. Because of this per. sonal’ ability the Tribune is the m confident that its readers who are de voted to the Icague principle do: well to place theit faith in the tepublican program. World peace will net be athicved in a day. No sudden: formuld, whether of covenant or league or law, can work such magic, Only the slow, patient’ wisdom of men whose practical capacity is equal to their imagination ean win prégresy toward this. difficult goal. “tw suum, the Itepublican’ program offers: to the advocates, of w leugue of peucc beth constructive, compre+ hensive plan for a complete league and the men necessary to make’ that plant ta living, rye fuet. SSE een HAS THK TIME COME? Abedham Lincoln, at Suringfield, I firnois, ih 1837 delivered aw lyceuny ad- dress of which the following if a por- tiom. ‘Phe application’ of the: mmrtyr's thought may be mude by mauy in tits day and time: ~ ? “That our governfgent should hee been maintatned’ in its original form, from its @stvblisliient until! now, re it Was felt by all to bé wn undecided ex- Nevet! , thirst’ and burhs for distinction is to ‘men of Ae od oe tainly it cannot, think you these places would satisfy on Alexander? Caesar or @ Napoleon? Towering genius disdains a beaten path. ft seeks regions hitherto unexplored. It sees no distinction in adding story to story upon the monu- ménts of famé érected to the memory} of others. enough It denies that it is glory to serve under any chief. It )#eerfna to tread in the footsteps of any predecessor, however Hlustrious. It and if possible, it will have it, whether at ited. New. reapers will |eislaving freemen. be yokes too" Wilt aéek @ field. It's whit the uistory of the to suppose that }ambition sufficient to push it to its at. alt |W: and tafents will not! continué to'spring up amongst us. And/ ment of Which, with America, as @/when they do, they will as naturally! Democratic member, Mr. Harding and the Fiepub-| seek the gratification of their Tiling} nominee for vice president, is nut get- lican party solemnly pledge themselves. passion as others have done before “The words of this plank, the. TH-}them, ~ THO @uestidn then is: Can that bune concelves, are of historic import-} gratification bé fourid im supporting They were penned by Elihujand maintaining an: é@ifice that hes Root, the ablest mind in thé Republic:|peen ereeted by others? ‘Most. cert Many great and good nen, sufficiently quatitien for any task ublest mind in any party or any coun-lthey should undertdke, may ever be Tt is large:/found whose ambition would aspire to 1y Ypon Mr. Root's genius that the Re-!nothing beyond a seat in congress, a publican party, if it prevails in Novem-' gubernatorial or a presidential chair; ber, will unquestionably rely for the)put such belong not to the family of the|iatger citles is particularly acute, Out | to bring ition, of the tribe of the eagte. What!! of a population of approximately 110;- Nei to expect that some man possess’ Of the loftiest genius, coupled with Most stretch, will at sOme time spring up among us? And when such an one does, it will require the people to be united with each other, attached to the government and laws, and generally in- telfigent, to successfully frustrate his} ADRESS REE a Rete HOUSES TO LIVE ID i Actording to the most reliable -in- formation to be gathered in the coun- try thre are ‘six million persons in- adéquately housed, with no apparent) relief in sight for this general condi-! tion. The situation in a number of the! 000,000 people in the United States 60,-' 000,000 aré fiving’ in the larger cities and of these approximately 6,000,000 ‘are improperly housed: Tn New York city alone there is a ortage of more than 106,000 apart- ments eXpense of emancipatiftg slaves or, tory, 5.000 to 10,000 at Atlant It is unreasonable, | gia; at. Philadelphia building has’ and about 600,000 persons are) ,.Geor- kept; with population demands pat pi Duyers will not have the houses, Washington, . C.;) housing is ade- dukite by reason of the recent exoduis of wilt workers. And so it goes the country over. Some places worse; others better. Higher standards of living and a de- mund by the home-buying public. for Iigomething better” are responsible for thy troublesomé housing © problem fr) most places. People today want something better | ‘and are “ho longer contented to buy or rent a home simply for shelter. Today home buyers and tenants alike, desire jet the modern conveniences of the best- bulit type of Homeés at present’ high-; yas price levels. Where years ago the home buyer or’ jtenant was satisfied) with a soundly} built home in a désirable iieighborhood today this does not answer. It must be all modern to be evén considered. Tm the last three years or so, with) Aons are kept at: and profits greatly. increased people havé come wages over old standards, livitig iy quartérs that ary cramped, in-|to a reelization of better things and to- sdnitary anc. in many instances, im- moral. day insist on! gettinig the best. * The conditions as recently reported indieate, in a’ few of the cities, a short- The whole aur is practieally hn the same situntion. too true of big, cities that a woeful lack} ge of 50,000 in the Los Angtles terri exist’ where populations awe” increas- Philadelphia centennial expdsit! | Zt i& doubtless only (Ale) Railway Light’ and Power Com- ed rapidly, country, Many tal sity may dter force tHosd ént have their Shits raised too high, to do the best they can undey cae eireum- stance. > | tanced house — supply. ‘heré is for good beasties ml 4 “ ‘of them ‘But site the : | supplied as fast as desired, pec We jong née doe thé best they and ‘gfe still at ft. Ay Ste ea ———— area ny re ree abe 8 sn ling breaks and cracks -for fear roe en- ;}dangering the lives of the tourists who constantly visit the place. a Mies Zenhie W. ‘Tohitinsont is pur- chasing agent for the Birmingham |Pany. Bhe began her business career in 1876 as a telegraph operator at the Ton, Are the Best Tires too for the Small VERYBODY agrees standard and let the tire’ that it is generally user choose his own size. desirable for mercham- When the oldest and dise to be graded. largest rubber manufac- | A good principle that turing concern in the eften comes out at the world focuses all its re- wrong end for the car- sources upon ove grade, owner—the man with ove quality, it makes one the upkeep on his mind client—and that'is the —the tire bills to pay. whole public. ‘He feels that tire econ- This single ideal is vie- pat caer ns apersonal ible in any U:S. Tire contract with the tire-user. factory, at any U. S. dis- tributing a, in any U. S. dealer’s storé., whten that Camps. economy mi with an unlimited ae Policies are harder to make i Reasoning tires in human terms instead of >, United States Tires | : United States Gi Rubber Company — Syemihres Two hundred thirty-ypove Branches , ali Hi Nail Yan experiment. But this fleld DA Sr Pe