Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 3, 1924, Page 10

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The newspapers that want the primary system tooth and nail to destroy party lines and party authority and that have persistently sneered at party principle in order that they might become the political bosses of their communities. Nat- urally ‘they do not want to see the adyent of a reform that will destroy their power. The individuals who love the primary system | as it stands are chiefly office holders or office} seekers of such calibre or such record, that they know their day will be done the moment party nominations depend upon the action of a con- vention responsible to the members of a political | faith, or even upon a clear majority vote of a party primary. The free-lance leaders of little cliques and blocs who edge into office by hook or by crook, and who care nothing for principle, and acknowledge no party authority and care for nothing except their own advancement, those are the men who hold up their hands in horror| ‘ainst any move to touch the primary election system, “The only opposition to primary election law re- vision for the strengthening of party lines and party authority and the general betterment of representative government that is likely to de- velop is an opposition which ought to strengthen the general belief that such a revision or abo- lition is imperatively necessary. There are some timid souls who pretend to believe that abolishing the primary system weuld | tuke from the people some sacred right and the} * party performing such a surgical operation up- on a rotten law, would be forever damned. Such belief is foolish. More likely the people would forever bless the party that would relieve them : of such a cumbersome and unfair method of : choosing public officers. ; You may go back to copvention days and com- ‘ pare the general quality and attainments of party candidates with those turned out by the primary system of the present day. There is no + comparison. You take what you get, now, and make the best of it, but it is never what “you want. The best men simply will not be dragged through practically two elections, at great cost, for an office they can never hope to secure enough reyenue out of to pay election expenses, and do it honestly. If you want public offices filled by grafters the best way to get action is to continue the| primary system, ° pS Fails to Scare Senator LaFollette has finally issued his manifesto. It is, somewhat disappointing and scarcely up.to the radical temperature of other announcements from the same source in days past. He makes no direct threat or promise to be- come a presidential candidate and his greatly advertised offensive, when dissected, proves to be, old, very old stuff. Mostly shopworn phrases respecting the “purging” of the old parties. He denounces the Communists, warns all progres-) wives a y from the Farmer-Labor convention at St. ul, excoriates the dictatorship of the proletariat, and asserts that Americans can control their government in all ita branchas by use of the ballot. He attacks the control of Mos: cow over the St. Paul meeting, and declares | that Communist principles are repugnant to all America Not only are the Communists the| mortal my of the Progressive movement and} democ ideals, but, under the cloak of such} extremists, the reactionary interests find the I opportunity to plant their spies and provo + catory agents for the purpose of confusing and destroying true Progressive movements. The approaching Democratic and Republican cenyen tions will demonstrate to the people whether either of those parties can and will purge itself of evil influences. It demands the elir ation of monopoly control, downfall of, the Ipt po litical bosses, adoption of truly progressive prin- ciples, and repudiation of great campaign con tributors who haye bought up both parties, If this is not done an indignant people will find effective means, indgpendent of both these old parties, to take back control of their govern inent. Must Take a Hand | The time is at hand when business men must get into politics, the good of the intry as well as for the tion of their own business interests. Not since the McK the inley campaign of 1896, when safety of the country depended upon the on of Bryan and his free silver and| 8 there bee An € ion of re to the busi men as the] ring. The one factor of safety in the present mixed situation lies in the per sonality of Calvin Coolidge and the likelihood | that he can be elected with such emphasis as to| carry’ along with him a nnd senate pable of doing business upon intelligent line We were scheduled for good times a few house ca months ago. Business was moving gratifying fashion. It looked as if. war burdeng forward in were losing their weight and the people of this country were getting ready to go forward to a larger measure of prosperity than they had ever before known, Then what peknened A rad- ical combination took tontrol of house and sen- ate. The regular Republicans, either lacking the voting strength to accomplish anything, or the fighting skill necessary, succumbed before the opposition, with the result that no legislation worthy of the name has been enacted. And busi- ness has suffered a body blow. The solid interests of the country anxiously await the results of the November election. That great referendum will determine whether this thing is to continue-or not. We are in for a big battle. Only the dunce can this year say that politics are unimportant, or that both parties are just alike, so that the outcome makes no dif- ference. The election of Coolidge, with a sym- pathetic congress, would give the business of the country the same wholesome impetus that Me- Kinley’s election signalized in 1896. And with anything less than such a victory we are liable to punishments comparable with those of the Bryan craze. What Is It? Someone has inquired what is meant by cul- 50 ? 9 | ture? Culture is one of those words that have var- ious connotations. It means different things in different mouths. It has wider and narrower significance, according to the context, Mathew Arnold popularized the word in Amer- ica along in the eighties. Thenceforth Americans used it instead of that favorite word in the mid- dle of the nineteenth century, “refinement.” Yet, as a matter of fact, the Arnold culture is not refinement. A person might be refined, yet de- yoid of culture in the Arnold senae. Conceivably a person might have culture and yet lack refine- }ment. Dr, Samuel Johnson, for example, was scarcely a refined person, yet'in culture he was foremost in the England of his day. Gilbert Ches- terton of our time is not especially refined, but has quite a respectable fund of culture. The great Jonathan Swift about as little refined a man as appears literature, but his culture way remarkable. Matthew Arnold defined culture as an acquain- tance with the best thought of all the ages. Such intellectual culture supposedly results in refine- ment, but not necessarily. The point is that Ar- nold’s culture is an intellectual matter primarily and is not concerned for what is known as “good | breeding.” Some great men intellectually have been conspicuous for lack of good breeding. Culture, in the sense in which it is frequently employed is not at all Arnoldian. A savage tribe has its culture, as do every age and nation. One may speak of the culture of an illiterat A low stage of culture is none the less a culture. The German kultur, which we learned to abom- inate during‘ the late unpleasantness conveys the meaning more precisely. The boorish Muscovite Boyars whom Peter the Great shaved, bathed and kicked upstairs to the level of western Europe had their culture quite as much as did the Court of Versailles in that day. That is to say the Moscow nobles had their customs, habits, ideas, sentiments, which they practiced in their peculiar dwellings in their particular city. Their culture did not please Peter, who cracked his subjects’ skulls in order to constrain them to accept other culture. Japan retains her own ancient culture, beneath the veneer of western culture, she has acquired. Properly speaking, there are not degrees of culture. There are low and high cultures, but the lpw culture of the Hotentot is just as much a culture as the high culture of the Frenchman. Future Wars Every forward move by which the influence of the Golden Rule in the hearts of men is advanced brings us nearer a warless world. But suppos- ing that when that sway had become almost uni- versal there yet remained even one powerful peo- e which declined to accept its guidance, which, in fact, was actuated by the very antithesis of that rule and did to others what it would not have done to itself and engaged in oppressive works of evil. What recourse would be left but to fight, when obviously its desstructive depre dations could be stayed by no other means? In extending the reign of peace and the vogue of all devices that may aid extension, and, if righteous conflict must come, in preparing ob- ject lessons on how greatly the wara of Christ- ian peoples differ from the wars of barbarians the church has glorious enough mission. There is an ideal of Christian manhood to be held up before the youth—a stalwart manhood that is forbearing and slow to anger but which, as all the centuries show, will fight triumphant- ly for its conceptions of ‘religious truth and of civil right. What might not such a self-respect- ing Christian manhood do for China, which has been carried far by an academic spirit of weak nonresistence? The Peace Special The projectors of the “peace special” which is traveling about the country . transporting workers for the Women’s International League of Peace and Freedom, probably will deny that they have part and parcel with the Reds, or are i mpathy with the Communist cause. And most of them may be credited with sincerity. But it is apparent, nevertheless, that the organiza- tion has in its membership and among its sup- porters, persons who have been strangely active’ in carrying aid t comfort to the radical cause, F nent has the approval of all s of Reds, Pinks and near Pinks, logic of this encouragement given by bol shevist agents and sympathizers is plain, and ought to act as an effective warning and ad. monition to the country. The bolshevists are not disarming nor advyc ing non-resistance, On tr: Trotzk preaching militarism and prophesying war in which the soviet goyern- ment will take part. Red agents believe in dis armament and pacifism only for their foes, or for those they design to attack, But t horoughly in unpreparedness among opponents their doctrines and imper- ial ambitions, so encourage such foolish en- terprises as the “Pax sp ” in America. They also love to hear such speeches as the ono their gullible friend, Raymond Robbins, recently made on the subject of the outlawry of war before the Methodist Episcopal general conference at Springfield, But if the women of the international league desire to find out how sincere they are, let them is | apply to some accredited representative of Mos cow for permission to allow their special to go into Russia and pre the doctrine of peace at any price and resistanéy to all attack, among the farmers and townspeople of at country. ss - ‘Che Casper Daily Cribune Informing Mr. Taxpayer Editor Tribune—The discordant note appear- ing in Saturday’s Tribune over the signature of “A Taxpayer,” contains so many false conclu- sions and is such a jumble of passimistie mut- terings that some reply seems necessary, «l- though no one in close touch with real business conditions in Casper would give the communica- tion more than passing attention. From the tenor of the gentleman’s letter it is. a pretty safe bet thatehe had either crabapple. sauce or unadulterated giersimmon juice for breakfast the morning before, and it is hoped. that he feels much better now that his system has been rid of what was ailing him. “A ‘Taxpayer ” is probably one of the many who brought property at the peak of prices and is now sore because he can’t make 100 per cent on the deal and blames the city of Casper and everybody in it, ineluding the real estate men, for a condition which he and many others of his kind are responsible for creating. Of course real estate in Casper is not produc- ing the big margin of profits now that it did back in the days of 1917 to 1920, when you: could sell almost anything for twice what it cost. Those days are gone, and are not likely to return. Real estate values of Casper are re-adjusting themselves and becoming more stabilized. Values have hit the peak and are settling down to a normal basis, controlled by the Jaw of supply and demand, which controls every other com- modity. Most certainly, if some one from the sand hills of Nebraska hops into Casper, buys a piece of property and then tries to make a thou- sand per cent on his money, he is mighty certain to be disappointed. Business in every line is better in Casper than in any other city in the entire west. And this includes the real estate business. One look at the real estate transfers and building permits sin January 1, will convince any one of this fact. Many of us have seen Casper grow from less than 5,000 to more than 32,000 (not 25,000: as “Taxpayer” suggests), The population has grown and the business of the city has expanded to meet the requirements of the increased popula- tion. We may have lost step in some lines, but as a whole it has been a steady, substantial prog- ress builded on a firm foundation which-insures a great future for the city. It is true that some lines of business in the city have become overcrowded, and that a weed- ing-out process, controlled by the law of sur- vival of the fittest, must take place. As an in- stance of this it might be well to remember that about five years ago there were only five eating places in the downtown district, today there are about thirty-five. Only a few years ago there were only two drug stores. Today there are at least ten. Only a short time ago you could count the Casper barber shops on the fingers of one hand. Today you couldn’t count them on both hands and both feet. Not so long ago we had only three or four gasoline filling stations. If we took the census of these stations today it would require the services of a small army to do the job. This increase applies to every other line of business, including the real estate business. More money has been made on Casper real estate, per dollar invested, than in any other city in the west, if not in the entire country. Business is still good, and more money is to be made. But it will be #lower, safer and more sure, We haye reached a more solid footing, through the deflation process. Many subdivisions have been opened up, it is true, and perhaps a few more will open up. But it is a safe bet that there is not a single.person in Casper who has bought a lot in any one of these subdivisions who will lose money on the deal. It is a safe investment and will return big dividends, We would suggest that “A Taxpayer” take a drive about the city and see what is going on; take a trip out to Salt Creek and Lavoye and see the activity in the oil fields; come downtown on Saturday night and mingle with the crowds and get a new slant on things. Then he will throw away his hammer, buy a horn and join the Casper chamber of commerce and work for a bigger and better Casper. CECIL BON. Concerning Specialists Concerning specialists there,are two schools of thought, the one holding that a specialist is mere- ly an ordinary practitioner who keeps more re- cent magazines in the waiting room and knows how to multiply the bill by six, and the other firm in the faith that all specialists are super- men, endowed by nature with an insight and a degree of skill no ordinary mortal can hope te equal, The truth is that nearly all men who are worth their salt are specialists. The man who places bolt No. 7 in a jitney frame and trusts his fel- low-workman to affix the nut might fail miser- ably as an optician, piano tuner or auctioneer but at the task to which his life is devotéd he has no superiors, When nature produces a genius she produces a man who can do many things well, but when she produces an ordinary mortal she gives him capacity for excellence at one task only. If he then will devote the whole of his energieg to the business of developing skill at this particular task, he may hope to become a_world-beater, whether the task be that of laying brick or of so- liciting funds for orphans in Asia Minor, As a general thing, the specialist who devotes himself to ears, noses, throats, colons or ob- stetries is not a man of unusual intelligence. The excellence of his craftsmanship is a result of practice. He knows his business uncommonly well because he has been a great while at it, He goes about his delicate task with a precision almost mechanical; perhaps he whistles; cer- t ly he wears no look of anxiety, for he knows what he is doing and he knows that he knows. It is not wholly a desire for money that per- suades more and more men to specialize; it is an increased understanding of the simple truth that a common mortal with. but one short life to live does exceedingly well if he learns to do one nec essary labor flawle: In Justice to Slattery With its usual disregard for truth or in its ignorance, the New Northwest, the state admin- istration organ in western Montana, insists that United States District Attorney John Li Slat- tery should be “curtly dismissed” from the fed- ral service for “bringing weird charges against Senator Wheeler.” Thus speaks the Helena Independent, one.of the leading Democratic journals of Montana. District Attorney Slattery diA not bring any charges whatever against Senator Wheeler. The senator was indicted by a federal grand jury in Great Falls, a number of whose membets were friendly to Sens Wheeler and so expressed themselves in the*jury room. Attorney Slattery did not even address this jury, according to A member, He simply placed before the jurymen my the charges and the “evidence” turned over tol - him the postoffice department and the depart- ene justice. He did not have to utter a word, but simply acted as a messenger for efficient postoffice inspectors. The Independent has the word of a member of the jury of unquestioned standing that Mr. Slattery did not ask for an indietment, but merely. did his duty as district attorney. Senator Wheeler himself is largely responsible for a misunderstanding of how the indictment was returned. He declared on the floor of the senate that the foreman of the grand jury “is my ‘most bitter political ate : The person. referred to N.,T. Lease, business man and building contractor of Great Falls, a member of the last legislature and very close to}, the present: state’ administration, which on the other hand pretends-at least to be very close to], Senator Wheeler. $, Mr. Lease is not a political enemy of Wheeler. On tne other hand, he was the demn Wheeler for his alleged inactivity during the World War. If N. 'T. Lease is a “bitter polit- ical enemy,” or as the senator said, “my most bitter political enemy,’ then:B, K. Wheeler will likely end his days in the United States senate. Mr. Lease, like Mt. Slattery did his duty as a member of the grand jury.Other members have said, “If Mrs. Wheeler had been a member of that jury and had been shown the evidence which, we were shown, she would have been compelled under her oath to have voted to indict the sen- ator.” Whatever may be the outcome of the case, it should be remembered that neither members of || the grand jury nor the district attorney were necessarily guided by polities. District Attorney Slattery may be blamed for the indictment. He may be made the “goat”. of the Republican nat- ional committee, and Senator Wheeler may brand N. T. Lease as his “most bitter political enemy” but the sensible people of Montana know better. Lost Motion Everyone will be glad to know that a com- mittee composed entirely of bone-dry congrtess- men, including, of course, our old friend Con- gressman the Reverend William David Upshaw of Georgia, is going to investigate in its own way the whole question of Volsteadism. Mr. Volstead, himself, being no longer among the chosen of the lower house, cannot sit on the com- mittee, but his successor the Hon. O. J. Kyale, of Minnesota, who is generally credited with be- ing even dryer than Mr. Volstead, will be one of the members. We are sure the public will read with intelligent relish everything these gentle- men have to say, including their opinion as to the possible effects of modification of the Anti-| Saloon League, act. What does occur to us, and what will probably oceur to Americans in many places is the unnec essary amount of waste motion employed in thus getting the Anti-Saloon League's opinion of its own handiwork. Instead of going through the forths and motions of investigating the workings of the law and then getting out a long report on’ it, wouldn’t it be simpler—as well as cheaper— to pay the Hon. Wayne B. Wheeler, general coun- sel of the league a small honorarium and let him turn the report out in a jiffy? “Dorr’s Rebellion” By ELDEN SMALL When Rhode Island adopted its first consti- tution it was considered by many citizens un- democratic. They especially complained that it did not permit all free citizens to vote. The pro- tests did not bring relief for a number of years. In 1841 the dissatisfaction grew into a revolt headed by Thomas Wilson Dorr, who had been a member of the legislature. Over the oppositjon of the regular state government, the angry peo- ple issued a call for a constitutional convention, defied the officials and the convention adopted a new and more liberal econstitution,.which was ratified by popular yote. Since the state officers would not recognize the document, the people formed a new govern- ment, naméd Dorr as “president” and inaugu- rated a bloodless “revolution.”*It was soon ex- tinguished, Dorr and his aides being convicted of high treason and sent to prison for life. A few years later an “amnesty act” was adopted freeing them. Lines and Angles By TED OSBORNE The man who Hesitates Ts lost. The woman Who. hesitates Is extinct. UNCLE HOOK SAYS. “Et’s durned hard t’gcure a toothache with philosophy.” —_ HISTORICAL. Toacher—“What did Caesar say when Brutus stabbed him?” : Small Boy—“Ouch!” ‘We wonder if the Ku Klux Klan is trying to make the world free for mobecracy. EXPRESSIONS OF LOVE. Wifie—“Y,ou don’t love me any more. Before we were married you used to send me roses every ” Hubby—‘Roses! That was easy. 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