Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 12, 1924, Page 8

+ PS PAGE EIGHT Che Casper Daily Cribune The Casper Daily Tribune issued every evening ani’ The Sunday Morning Tribune every Sunday, at Cas- ver, Wyoming. Publication offices: Tribune Building. onposite postoffice. Entered at Casper (Wyoming) posto‘fice as second class matter, November 22, 1916. Business Telephones ~.~~~.-------—-. 15 and 16 Branch Telephone Exchange Connecting All = Departments. J. E. HANWAY aot B. BE, HANWAY MEMBER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the tse for publication of all news credited in this paper and also the local news published herein. Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation (A. B. oc) Advertising Representatives Prudden, King & Prudden, 1720-23 Steger tines engo, Lil, 28¢ Fifth Ave., New York City; Globe ween , Mass., Suite 404 Sharon Bidg., 65 New gomery St., San Francisco, Cal. Copies ot the bo mmol ‘Tribune are on file in the New York, Chicago, Bost » and San Francigco offices and visitors are come. 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Register complaints before 3 by. o'clock. ° ° : Coolidge’s Popularity Today is the appointed day for Mr. Coolidge’s renomination for the office of president of the United States at the Republican national con- on at Cleveland. Mi a a in Mr. Coolidge is general and deep seated. In the presidential primaries he carried every state in which the people had _oppor- tunity to express preference, and by majorities so overwhelming as to leave no doubt of their significance. No president has been more se- curely entrenched in popular good will. i There is a lesson in that popularity which ought not to be lost upon those politicians who habitually think of public questions only in terms of votes. Calvin Coolidge does not offer entertainment for the galleries. He does not profess to be a mere registering machine for public sentiment whether informed or misguided. The people, after all are not so fond of being fiattered as demagogues suppose. They have a preference for leaders who think and act upon the guidance of conviction, rather than upon suppositions as to what may be for the moment popular. The United States is a representative repub- lican government, not a democracy. Under such a government the people rule, but they rule through chosen representatives who are ¢ex- pected to give to the consideration of public problems that same intelligent consideration the official of e private corporation would give to the affairs of its business. The public servant whose so-called conscience is a mere siesmograph by which the momentary emotions of the mob are registered is worse than worthless. The nation has had no better example of the true representative than Abraham Lincoln the first great Republican. Lincoln did not fear to breast the tide of adverse public opinion. He respected public opinion but he did not obey it against his own better judgment. He did not fear to disagree with even a majority. Subservience to a majority might be treason to the republic. Lincoln said “the people wobble, but they finally wobble right.” He did not wobble with them, he went straight on bis way and waited for the tide to turn. In other words Lincoln thought more of being right than of being popular. He cared nothing for power for power’s sake, he cared for it only as a means of real service to the people. Lincoln was not a follower; he was a leader, and because he led in the right direction and stuck to his course through evil and good report, he saved the nation and gained historic immortality. No one ever heard Abraham Lincoln extolling his own honesty, his own fidelity to the people and reflecting upon the integrity or sincerity of those who disagreed with him. The politicians who practice t method of getting on in-pol- ities by that very course forfeit all claim to con- fidence. Imagine Abraham Linéoln dominating one of these present day senate inquisitions, emp- tying the jails to provide witnesses to “smear up” somebody with hearsay and gossip in the hope of helping his own party and hurting the other party by such misuse of public funds and public power. Imagine Calvin Coolidge, if you can, par- ticipating in that sort of performance. vin Coolidge has dignity, integrity, cour- age, self-control and a dominating desire to pro- mote the welfare of the American people. He is not a demagogue or a charlatan. The Amer- ican people admire his modesty, his sincerity, his simplicity and his consistency. They are weary of the gabble of the time-serving gallery players. The Republican convention today will nomi- nate Calvin Coolidge for president and in No- vember the people will elect him. They want a level-headed navigator in the pilot house of the old ship*of state. They want one who steers by the chart of the constitution and the fixed stars of principle, rather than one who steers by the weathervane and the comets. Let "Em Hammer The conclusion has been reached by Mr. LaFol- lette that he can do more harm to the Republican party from the outside than he can from the in- ide. In the latter situation he is making no and the part he out reference to his 1 lw is traveling along with- rking. Therefore in his 1 vind wisdom he has an- nounced that if the Republican national conven- tion now in session does not repudiate the result of the popular primaries and name him for pres- ident, which it has no intention of doing, he will have a personally conducted uprising of the peo. pel which, athis suggestion, will simply insist that he h he candidate. This will not be an evidence of good faith but a means of furnishing as much help as possible to the Demociatic nat jonal ticket this campaign. The popular, primary is a device for register ing public opinion whi nator LaFollette and others similarly minded have long insisted was the method by which the people would name the presidential candidates and rule by machines and bosses wo » extirpated. No candidate for president has iven evidence of more over whelming support by the voters than has Presi dent Coolidge during the past few months. But do the gentlemen who make a specialty of being advocates of the people’s rule have any for such a verdict when it happens to be them? On the contrary, they announce in ad- vance that they intend to bolt the convention which will ratify-the action of the voters and name a ticket of their own through a convention consisting of hand-picked delegates. In Europe every little movement has a party all its own. A desperate effort is being made in the United States to create the same condi- tion here. The plan ig admirable as a means of preventing the possibility of majority rule. European parliaments: are governed. by fortut- tous combinations of ‘blocs having no fundemen- tal fier? ud bape as mperityse course fila majo rule an jponsible government are ee The advocates: of ‘bloc rule as a sub- stitute: for party rule are uot to Europeanize not only our economic and political system, but to de-Americanize our party system. There is nothing finer about America than the absence of the caste and class system our fore- fathers thought they had left behind forever when they came to the new world. The system of class rule, of bloc control, and of despoiling groups appealing to the communistic spirit of expropriation to the destructive instincts of men, to envy, malice and hatred of other citizens, is distinctly European in its origin and purpose. The American people are periodically appealed to by. demagogue. movements, headed by profes- sional politicians who mistake an ingrowing ap- petite for power for a superhuman seizure of conscience and affection for the voters. The Republican party has survived several as- saults of this sort, and it will survive another. To the adventurers of politics the traditions and the ‘principles of a political party mean noth- ing. In fact, nothing about a party means any- thing to men of this type except the use that can be made of an organization to further their own personal ambitions—their own unlimited lust for domination, a passion as corrupting as any other evil influence in politics and public life. But there: are millions of Americans who think more of the great Republican party than of the ambitions of any self-seeking demagogue. Therefore the effort to destroy the Republican party from without will perhaps succeed not even so well as the rather well advanced attempt to rend it from within. At any rate the Republican party will be doing business at the old stand long after the politicians who use the old Bryan line of talk in slandering it have been forgotten. Filling Stations It has been said that a hick town is a place where there are only three filling stations to a block. Give our ambitions and warmly competing oil companies time and they will have Casper well up toward the head of the metropolitan class..The little game of follow your leader al- ready has effected considerable progress toward that distinction. The city is fairly bristling with gas pumps, more or less tastefully clustered like ganglia in the spinal ‘column. While it might be desirable to get into the metropolitan class, however, there may be bet- ter ways of reaching it than by giving over all our corner properties to Japanese pagodas, Swiss chalets and late American bungalows, shrinking behind palisades of red yellow or equally lurid pumps. The erection of one such architectural adornment in a neighborhood, it seems must immediately be followed by the erec- tion of four or five others by rival oil compan- ies. For the protection of neighborhoods against oil companieg and the protection of oil compan- ies against each other it probably is time that the city adopted some definite policy. The situation is‘ reminiscent of pre-Volstead days, when similar rivalries were indulged in by the breweries in the larger cities. As with fili- ing stations so was it then with saloons. If one brewer opened a saloon in a neighborhood the other brewers proceeded withont deluy to open saloons as close to the first as the physica’ jaws permitted. The result was too many saloons. Kt iv a little too early to predict the prohibition of filling stations, but it is entirely possible that in their enthusiasm the oil eompanies will burden themselves with more expensive real cs- tate than they will tare to carry. As with the automobile filling station so with the other type of filling station that serves fill- ing for the inner man. It has sprung up and blossomed in profusion. Whereas, only a brief time ago you could count them on the fingers of one hand, now it requires the fingers of sev- eral pairs of hands to do the reckoning. It simply means in the case of both varieties of filling stations, a survival of the fittest. The ones that serve the ‘highest quality of products at the most reasonable prices and have the best locations for the convenience of the public these wil remain. The others will vanish. One Thing Certain Whether the reorganization of governmental departments proposed by the congressional com- mitee on that subject will make for efficiency or economy is a question upon which the laymen’s opinion is of little present value. Our guess is it won't. The plan may be good or it may be simply a sort of “fruit basket upset” game, in which various bureaus and depantments are shuffled from one place to another without ad- vantage to anybody but the jobholders. But there is one point about it that is clear to everybody, The new organization plan would create a brand-new department—one of “edu- cation and relief.” ‘Who ever heard of a pol- itieal reorganization scheme that did not in- clude the creation of a new department or bu- reau? Reorganization in the minds of profes- sional politicans always means more complexity and more jobholders. Bringing Southern Prosperity The New York Journal of Commerce recently published an elaborate symposium on the cotton industry of the country, particularly in the vouth. The presentation of the facts illustrates the marvelous progress in the cotton manufac- turing industry of the country, especially the tremendous growth in the south. In 1880 there were 2,000,000 spindles in the south; in 1923 there were 16,500,000 spindles. In all New England, the home of the cotton indus- try there are only 18,387,000 spindles. In North Carolina there are 400 textile mills with 10,000,000 spindles. In South Carolina there are some 75 textile mills with 2,000,000 spindles. The cotton mills of the south in 1923 enjoyed one of the most prosperous years of their in- dustry. This, despite the fact that during 1923 the American people imported and consumed almost twiee ag many square yards of foreign cotton cloth as in 1922, The explanation is that the American people during xis of prosper. ity and steady employment under protection, can and do consume much more than under a period of free trade and depression. The American people are genéroys spenders when they are earn ing good wages. The Journal of Commerce in itssreview says; _ @be Casper Daily. eribune DAY, SO “During 12°38 business and financial condi- tions improved over 1922. There is a more hope- ful outlook.” This despite the prediction of the same paper in 1921 and'1922 that a restoration of protection would check business and bring de- PrQccording to the very figures gathered by the CO) to the very res gathe: y Journal of Commerce the tariff” of 1922 has proved a success. Business has improved and the textile industry, especi .the cotton manufac- ture industry in the south, has improved: It is better than for several years. In the face of these facts how can a business man and ally a manufacturer in the south, favor free trade or a lower tariff? Protection has already proved its value to the cotton goods’ manufacturers of the south. Hearing From the People Amplifying a subject already touched upon by this paper the St. Louis Globe-Democrat says this with reference to the home folks calling traitorous senators to account: “Reports from Kansas indicate a very strong feeling among Republicans of that state against the course of Senator Capper in opposition to the policies of President Coolidge. The meeting of pery leaders at. To} was very outspoken in its condemnation of Capper for his failure to stand by Cooligge, particularly in his veto of the bonus bill. A report from Johnson county, here- tofore, a Capper stronghold, says that oat of sixty-one Republican business and professional men interviewed, fifty-six were epposed to the senator. This reversal of sentiment appears to be general and it seems to be based mainly if not entirely upon public support of the president and antagonism to the course of congress. “We asked the other day whether the Repub- lican party’ was represented by congress or by Coolidge, and .we expressed the belief that Coolidge, whether the people supported congress the people were with Coolidge and against con- gress. In the last week there has been striking evidence that this view is correct. The attitude of the people of Kansas, a typical western state, is but one of these evidences. The Ohio senators have been under strong fire from all parts of the state for their votes against Coolidge pol- icies. In Vermont a Republican state convention has formally expressed condemnation of Senator Dale for the same reasons. In Connecticut Sena- ters Brandegee and Mclean have been severely criticized by their pariy. But nowhere is the party condemnation of a senator so strong and so universal as it is in Massachusetts. against Senator Lodge. Everywhere in that state he is being publicly and privately denounced for his betrayal of the president. “And it is clear that the obloquy that falls upon him falls upon all of the Republicans who have opposed the president. The people generally are with Coolidge. They have confidence in his integrity, his common sense and his sincerity. | They believe that his policies are sound and even where they differ with him they are dis- posed to respect his judgment and his honesty. Obyiously, congress has been mistaken in the at- titude of the people in regard to the bonus and other measures, and the ‘Republican members, at least, are going to find it mighty hard to explain their conduct. But most of all the popular sense of fair play hag been offended by the course of congress. The Republican party in congress has not given him a square deal. It has not stood by him, it has not defended him. it has not support- ed him. On the contrary, it has worked constant- ly to defeat his purposes, it has been disloyal to him and lias betrayed him outrageously. In spite of the antagonism of congress the Republican party will nominate Coolidge: by acclamation and it will go before the eountry on the platform that Coolidge will dictate. And if Coolidge is elected the Republican members of congress in both bodies will be given plainly to understand that the people expect them to work with the president and not against him if they hope to obtain public support for themselves.” The Feminine Caesars Girls who have made their living by teaching the young idea to shoot seldom make perfect wives. They wish to be wives, ad normal girls do, and they move from one locality to another at least once. every two years for thus their frocks appear to be new. It is assumed among teachers also, that a, girl who has not caught a husband in two years should be advised of pru- dence and set her hooks in another locality. The reason these young ladies do not make per- fect wives is not because of their want of ex- perience however, but for the same reason that the leader of the orchestra would froth at the mouth when invited to play second fiddle. ane bias ak deals ate follows who are almost wholly empty o: iowledge. They su: her with a daily ration of AAOeREASE Peli she now knows so much more than they even hope to learn, they stand always agape with awe. Every feminine pedagogue is a heroine to her pupils. She is Caesar. The pupils are but slaves,.eager to win her good will. Let any man be told a sufficient number of times that he is a wonder and he will begin to need a steel hatband. Let the schoolma’am la- bor for two or more years in an atmosphere of adoration, where her store of knowledge is many times greater than the store possessed by any of her pupil» and she will be ready to accept the verdict of the youngsters and agree with them that one small heat does well to contain all the knowledge she has accumulated, Now let her marry and the fun begins. Her husband is not « hero, but a small boy in all ways similar to those she wrestled in the third grade. Her husband has forgotten all he ever knew of algebra; he can’t bound Utah, he knows little except the art of making spending areyt She feels ete to him. 8 to money she no longer expects payment for her labors at the end fot be mouth. he must ask for what she gets. Let her love ag she will ,her pride will cringe and her voice will shake when she asks for money to buy a new frock. Shame will be her daily portion. She will long for the fleshpots of Egypt. And unless she is handled tactfully, she will be clamoring for independence within a fortnight, and the only way one can keep her contented is to deliver up the family purse so that she may take what she will, and to confess daily that he was very lucky to win such a prize ii erate prize in a world full of ordinary es Divine Laws If that second century of self government is to go on safely to its close, or is to go on safely and prosperously at all, there must be some re- newal of that old spirit of subordination and obedience to divine, as well as human, laws which has been our security in the past. There must be faith in something higher and better than ourselves, There must be a reverent acknowl- edgement of an unseen but all seeing, all-con trolling ruler of the universe. His word, ILlis day, His house, His worship, must be sacred to our children, as they have been ‘to their fath- A 8 WY ers, and His blessing must never fail to be in- yoked upon our land smi upon gur liberties. The yairiot yoice, which cried f: the balcony of yunder old state house, when the Declaration had Leen originally proclaime:t “stability and perpet- uty to American indepsndence,” did not fail to adé “God save our American states.” 1 would prolong that ancestral prayer. And the last pie to pass my lips at this hour, and to take its chance for remembrance or oblivion in years to come as the conclusion of this. centennial ora- tion, and as, the sum end summing up, of all I can say to the present or the future, shall be-- there is, there can be, no independence of God; in Him, as individuals; “we live, and move, and haye our being! God save our American states!” -—Robert C. Winthrop in centennial oration at Boston, July 4, 1876, Abraham Lincoln By ELDEN SMALL While Americans venerate the name of Abra- hain Lincoln and are in the main familiar with: the outsanding poimts of his cdreer, there are many important details with which few are fa- miliar. They Know he was born in a log cabin, split rails, studied at night by the light of a log tlre, practiced law and debated with Douglas as a candidate for United States senator. —_—— ‘ It is not generally known that in the first national convention of the Republican party, held at Philadelphia in 1856, after General John C. Fremont was nominated for the presidency, Lincoln ran second in the balloting for vice pres- ident. Senator William L. Dayton of New Jer- sey was finally named over the unknown young man from Illinois. Lincoln had served one term in congress and been an unsuccesyful candidate for the United States senate in 1849, Following his debates with Douglas he received 2 popular majority of 4,000 votes, but was beaten in the legislature. Meet the Challenge “The tampering with our federal constitution in the last decade an@ the introduction in the recent congress of resolutions averaging one a day giye rise to the thought that we are break- ing from our moorings.” _* This is the opinion of Mr. B. Mf. Altfeld, writ- ing in the Commercial Law League Journal. “If our forefathers, who, with stupendous vis- ion and prophetic foresight, conceived our scheme of government, were to see how it has been pfos- tituted today they would surely turn in their graves. In the last decade, and principally in the last five years, there has been a cry from some sources almost unbelievable that our con- stitution has outlived its purpose and influence. That the time has come to check these aggres- sions is evident. The gage of battle having been thrown, the bar of these United States, inspired with the traditions of the early futhers, cannot sit idly by. The challenge must be met. “One of the significant and, to my mind, dan- gerous tendencies is the gradual wiping out of the sovereignties of the states. The taking over by our government of subjects beyond any realm of federal jurisdiction which cur early fathers could ever have visualized would indeed be most horrifying even to Alexander Hamilton, were he living today. \ “The Tenth Amendment, like the ten command- ments, cannot be too often repeated: “The powers not delegated to the United States by the constitution nor prohibited by ® to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people. “It is hard to realize in this day, with our law- makers seriously considering a tax-exempt se- curity amendment, a child labor amendment, a uniform divorce law amendment, that the Twelfth amendment was adopted in 1804. Yrom that year until 1913 not another amendment to our or- ganic law was adopted, save only those which followed the Civil war. “Daniel Webster safd that “God crants liber- ty only to those who love it and are always ready to guard and defend it.” “If we do not now demand our liberty whither shall we drift? The people of the states are like a fly appealing to the federal spider to disen- tangle the web and set them free. We have come to the crossroads of the constitution. We must de- cide whether we are going to stop this huge federal octopus, from fattening and feeding upon the people.” a No Telling Wheneyer vanity and piety a love of pomp and dress furniture, equipage, buildings, great company, expensive diversions and elegant en- tertainments get the better of th» principles and judgments of men and women, there is no know- ing where they will stop nor into what evils, na't- ural, moral of political they will lead us— John Adams. Lines and Angles By Ted Osborne Congress Has left Washington, Says a Newspaper. Well, we are Glad that They left Something. ANTICIPATED HIM. “If it hadn’t been for his wife, Jones would have spent every cent he had in the world.” “How did she stop him?” ' “She didn’t exactly stop him; she beat him to fo DEFINED. “Paw, what is a congressional investigation?” “It is a key that locks the barn door.” THE REMOTE PAST. Reader—“There seems to be an idea back of everything that Scribbler writes.” . Critie—“‘Yes, all the way from one to two thousand years back.” RARITIES. “What is so rare as a day in June?” Asks Jimmie Russell Lowell. 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