The Detroit times. [volume], November 12, 1913, AFTERNOON EDITION, Image 12

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ntent to be a cheerful aud independent chronicler
’. • • • Within limited compose it will interpret
day’s history and offer an opinion or two. • • •
a propagandist, it trill have a strong and genuine
wage man, who is too often the forgotten man in our
•engemthts. • * * As the paper it the product of
rkers, its sympathy with the bread-winning masess
Id. Its highest aspiration is to deserve and secure
the people's paper.—From Tol 1, So, 1, Oof. 1, ISOO.
I PEOPLE’S PATIENCE TESTIFIES TO
Pf CONFIDENCE IN THEIR PRESIDENT
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I. Os Dunooratk victories in Hew Jersey, Massachusetts and Delaware.
Kl'fas Meat of Tammany in Hew York, we will allow, were mifhty
pglfaaat of the faith of the people in the present administration in
cVfamfaf ft soon after the reduction in the tariff schedules, and with the
HKaamMgrpolky aaiouaood and the wheels in motion for working
Ffafafaw, the rssmlts in Vow Jersey, Xassaehnsethi and Maryland meant
KM people of those states approve of what haa bean done by the
HliNMli to fate.
Ipßfr wwMit at Tuanany and Murphy by the voters of How York
ifeutod to the stontest kind of an indorsement for the Woodrow Wilson
PfaMthu if government*
■Mm «f oron greater sigiifaaaoe than these vietoriee for President
jjfaSft and his party, to our way of thinking, is the attitude of the whole
mmm paopld «t the prseent time aa the Mexican situation plainly ap>
B|jEg fat point of ariria. -•
pHm fa administration has boon wrestling with the knotty and tick*
Itytohlmi oonfrentiag ns just over the southern border, this attitude
pfaw ant gs patience and of eanifavqrfe the man having it in charge
; It fansfas conviction on the part of the ptople that he is possessed of
ptipfaßt amount of gray matter, a sufficient amount of understanding
iIHM-V A"fafaafaai amount of aharartur, n sufficient amount of hu-
Mplii. OrisHaiity and a sufficient amount of backbone and courage
§jfagl»ths sftastisn at-whatever turn it may take.
mfii* to gotoiflitßd over this Mexican problem, and
puljtoatlon es the Wlloob program in the message to eongiess,
nhaigsi fa temperament; suAeiently, almost, to
Mjm #%ibio far indsatiioatioi with the movement for world peace,
gpjgtha Jfagfasts, fag jingo press included, are willing to Ist the
■Mlfa handle this matter with no further suggestions from them as to
p ifa ought to fa or ought not to do.
PIIIm quit* HWm hosanso they have bean brought to the oon
fjlpfatgM Wntfi psHsy has far its bath ALWAYS the greatest good
ly'gwatsrt number, and bsoaiss they know the patience of the people
Kll has their booking and their support in adhering steadfastly to
ip«ii P ta«t> quite equal to the task of meeting the Mexieam
|NAflMei es eataglementß. *
PSMpP^ l * 191 110X1 *° r **J emergency that might
fflpl MUr than all, for the Mexican situation, WE HAVE A PBESI
mfm mum thx people of the ithited states have coh
?g||bwi months ago, before the jlngouts had been taught their lesson,
at the yotmt of war wish Japan, could we hare believed the jingo
|H||the Jtlgriri press, over the land-ownership matter in California. *
Wmkwrntmucj Wad and iery speeches made, much wood type used
m** fjW'ef yellow newspapers, with considerable red ink spilled
Ifapkli the |tngo color scheme.
MM interested more than any other in this matter was the
|H||Mb te maintain his- composure.
pPjjMy -nnd coolly, and with a level head, President Wilson met the
|HH(Aqfcflltar in a manner not at all agreeable to the jingoists, but,
satisfactory in every respect to Japan.
jpVb hoard no mere of the probability of war with Japan for several
MU, whoa, lo and behold, Pollrio Dias, was discovered on his way to visit
PWmM ier no other purpose, of course than to explain to the Mikado
were not wanted in California, Mexico would be a nice
plf lHr them to aove to.
faiths Japenass war fleet with the fitting force of the country was all
nilr-ti mil by the time Dias bad arrived for the interview that was
HMil thi two countries, we were warned.
om* happened the fleet didn’t sail, and it also happened that when
■■Ms fttseevered Dias was in town, he had the front gate locked
■Hill hill and had pasted in a conspicious place on the gate the time
Mpilan ill 1 1 sin that day. .
ahent this time a communication reached President Huerta in
B§|» ffmn President Wileon, bearing the seal of the United flutes, de-
jjsgairund Get Soaked—(Adolf Twice!)
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maudiug nothing «f Moxioo other than that it aooept the services of the
owner of the seal toward bringing peace and order out of ohaoe, and as
suring the Mexican president that the United States preferred being con
sidered a friend rather than a power.
This .is still the position of the United States, in keeping with its
claim to being a Christian nation and to leadership in the onward march
of civilisation, thanks to a big, broad and human president in Woodrow
Wilson.
The running aground of the steamer Grammer rather reflects, does ii
not, on the captain’s geography?
•. e •
We have concluded since the report of the state railroad commission ss
to what is wrong with Detroit’s
’phone service, that our street rail
way , difficult/ is due to the fact that
too many people use the cars.
• • •
Howsvsr, we find the railway com
mission and the Telephone company
entirely agreed. The company com
plained some time age against the
unwilllngnees of Its. patrons to main-
Uln their ’phones for decorative pur
poses only.
* * •
Rep. BUI Marts (cigar salesman be
tween sessions) reports the loss of
his automobile whUe in a saloon tak
ing, an order. There has always been
a sneaking suspicion as to where Rep.
BUI got his orders.
• • •
That Kansas convict who, upon
complstlon of his sentence, wrote the
warden a testimonial, is back in the
prison again. Our guess:
Dedr WorOes t lavtas tried year
Srteem for ear tend refit Me te mmr
I WMllatt be wtthoet It.
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The farmer who delivered the fire
commission short-weight hay having
produced a bond in court, this makes
him, we presume, s bailed hay dealer.
• • •
Too bad we didn’t have that con
vention hall for the occasion, so that
Bishop Foley could have been given
a much better idea of how much we
all love him.
• • •
Experience has taught us that dye
ing la also fatal to a last winter's
overcoat.
• • •
In other words, the state railway
commission reports:
lats yaa reat a ’efcaae.
Rest NrrtM pi—a# rradMti
lt*a i| B prlrtUgn be rare yaa «Mt
Msa'/rntilw'fw T y—r, #rWf ’ 1
Pay tht rrat wb«a It la far, bat 4a aat
rva. show You twr u*y\
( I WOUCD NAIC THAT
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From Another Point of View
Hess Haskins
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‘’Suppose In th’ last set the villain
should bs dsclarsd th’ rightful heir
an’ coma Int* th’ old man’s money, an*
word Is rscsivsd just befors th’ cur
tain falls that th’ haro has boon hit
by an auto an’ killed an* that th f sou
brstts hat bln plnchsd far shopliftin’,
wouldn’t that be a lovely play 7”
Bref Decisions.
They say matrimony la a lottery.
A lottery has many more blanks
than prices.
Some self-made men are anxious
td file plans and specifications for the
making of others.
Benevolence is often too local in !
Its practice.—Judge. I
BOOKS
“Mayor Qaynor'a Litton and
IPooehM." •
Men of high public position who
are of u philosophical turn of mind
and who have the ability to express
themselves aptly *re eo few and far
between in this country that the con*
spicuous talent of the late Mayor
(laynor is for that reason all the more
noticeable. The traits which made
him a master writer df letters and an
entertaining speaker are evident in a
collection of letters and addresses
compiled shortly before his deaths
The charm of his letters, their power
of attracting general interest although
written for the most part on affairs
of the moment, does not lie In any
single characteristic. One of their
common qualities however, is a never
failing lucidity. The mayor followed
his own precept as to the use of
Anglo-Saxon words and simple
construction. With him though, the
use of such diction is the result of
a tolling directness of thought rather
than the conscious following of a rule.
Sometimes hie plain speaking be*
come more than bluntness, as when
he discussed bitterly the policies of
papers opposed to his administration.
But whatever the apparent vindictive
ness shown on euch occasions, it was
what appeared to him to be a frank
statement of Just grievances.
4 Though the style of Mr. Gay nor*#
writing was almost always Informal,
Its content varied from the most ser
ious discussion to playful comment.
He was often witty and not Infre
quently sarcastic. In fact, he was
particularly adept at- turning sharp
phrasos, but usually there went with
them a kindliness which took away
the sting
His manner of argument was worthy
of Benjamin Franklin whom he so
much admired. Time and again, we
flqd, he closed his argumentative let
ters with a pregnant query throwing
the burden of the issue back upon hie
correspondent, but in such a way tha*.
the almost unavoidable answer was
an expression of his own conclusion:
The humor which shows up con
tinually, especially In his letter, Is
unique. It is always a seasoning to
the thought expressed and never a
sauce added to It, if so close a distinc
tion may be drawn. It is an essential
part of what he had to «ay. This
peculiar quaHty made It applicable in j
all sorts of circumstances. He could!
almost have written a funeral notice
humorously and stood a chance of
"getting away with it.” !
Extended quotation from his work
is Impossible. The two following let
ters, how’ever, are self-explanatory.
Both were written to E. P. Prentiss,
chairman of the Republican state cen
tral committee of New York. The
first dated. Nov. 3, 1912, is as follows:
“Dear Sir—lt might be a good
thing for you to stop putting out false
statements, even though you cannot
get your campaign speakers to do the
like. I never favored the nomination
of Judge Keogh for governor, nor was
he a candidate for governor so far
as I know. I never knew a dividend
to be got out of false statements yet.
I suppose, very naturally, that the
other statements of fact In vour pub
lished statement are equally flxlse.
Suppose you pray every morning for,
awhile for Gc4 to direct you to tell;
the truth, and see what frutts it will '
bear.” *'
Then two days later: "Sir —I am ?
glad to perceive from your letter of;
Nov. 4. just received, that I have al
ready so far cured you of your pro-!
pensity to make false statements that |
you drop your forged quotation from
my letter to Mr. Rldder, and use the:
correct quotation. While the lamp
holds out to burn, the vilest sinner
may return."
We cannot even enumerate here the
qualities of character shown by the
things Mayor Gaynor wrote about and
what he said of them. His Judicious
appreciation of books; hlg humanitar
ian interests evidenced by frequent
letters to his department heads like
the one protesting against the over
loading of horses; his repeated recom
mendations of a studious life; his
philosophy of government which he
often summed up by saying that ours
is a government of law and not of
men; all these and many other inter
esting traits of his must go untouch
ed.
The prevailing characteristic of the
man, if he had one. was honesty. He
hated Indirection of any sort, ffis
opinion of fawning seekers after pre
ferment is expressed In a letter to
former Governor Stilzer as follows:
‘They are scoundrels of the worst
kind. They have not an honest hair
In their heads.”
William J. Gaynor was not without,
obvious faults of temper, and tem
perament perhaps. He was not n
statesman of overshadowing abilities.
His actions bordered on the naive at'
times as do those of all men who are
not afraid of originality. But he was
a faithful student, an-able and cour
ageous man.
This collection of his jetters and
speeches deserves a place on the shelf
leserved for books that are to he
read not once but mmnv J* j
Cos., of New York. Price, $1.26 net.
Expects 'Republicans to
Aid Currency BUI
Bg GILSON GARDNER.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Nov. 11.—
President Wilson expects Repuolican
support for his currency bill. "The
Democratic party js responsible tor
seeing that there is legislation on this
subject.” said the president “The
legislation, however. Is not a partisan
matter. The only question in regard
to it is whether the proposed bill Is
sound. If the bill is sound, there is
no reason why a Republican should
vote against It, and if it is not sound
there is no reason why a Democrat
should vote for It.”
The party "conference” or caucus
in the senate la for the purpose of
clearing the way for a vote on the
currency bill as passed by the house
of representatives. The president
does not intend to have the senate
put up a fundamentally different so
lution of the currency problem, ne
cessitating a full reconsideration by
the house, with a possibility of q dis
agreement and a repetition of the
struggle in that branch of Congress.
• • •
Senator Hitchcock's opposition to
the president's currency bill is the
result of a complete change of mind
on the subject of currency legislation.
Just before the administration bill
was introduced. Senator Hitchcock in
troduced a bill providing for twelve
regional reserve banks, in lta essen
tial features his'bill was like that .of
President Wilson. Now he is In fa
for of a central bank idea as aer forth
by Frank A. Vanderlip, of the Na
tional City bank, of New York. In
cidentally, Vanderllp's central bank
idea is opposed to a long letter which
Vanderlip wrote to Carter Glass, three
months ago, in which the idea of
government control over a central
bank or any other bank was denounc
ed in unmeasured terms by Mr. Van
derlip. This fact tends to weaken
the confidence which might be placed
In Mr. Vanderup's advice. There is
a strong suggestion of insincerity.
When Wall-st. offers a perfectly fine
scheme sos government control, af
ter undergoing a complete change of
mind on the subject, one recalls the
fable of IToy and the wooden horse
• • •
It Is refftrtad that one of Miss Jes
sie Wilson's gowns is of silk which
was woven la the silk mills of Pat
erson. N. J., where the long and bit
ter strike was recently ended by the
complete defeat of the strikers. Now
the story comes from Patterson that
the defeated strikers have gone back
Into the mlUa with the determination
of practicing sabotage. This means
that they drop a thread here and there
skilfully in weaving a bolt of silk and
the defect remains concealed until
the bolt goes to the market and is
made up Into dresses, when there are
ravellngs and silk droppings which
make the silk impossible for use,
whereupon It comes back through the
channels of trade to the mllla This
Is the last resort of workmen who
are in a hopeless struggle with em
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ployers, and it la one Way In which
they believe they can enforce better
wage and working conditions. It te
an Incident of industrial war between
the employer and the employe. If
Mian Wilson finds a “run” In her ellk,
and notes It, she will be reminded of
the hopeless struggle at Patterson.
• • •
The practice at giving qfteraoon tea
is spreading. Regifiniitg at the Ut
ile theater, in New YoNA and the Toy
theater, in Chicago, whore the aud
ience la served between acta with bit
culst and tea. the shops In Washing
ton have taken up the fad, and now
milliners and house ‘decorators are
inviting the public to come around
and drink some afternoon tea with
them and look at their wares.
The woman suffragists In Washing
ton have resumed their active light
for the constitutional amendment.
This fight began Just a year ago, and
during the 12 months the senate com
mittee has reported favorably the res
olutlon seeking to unset the consti
tution and some 20 speeches in favor
of the amendment have been made
on the floor of the senate; Nett
week, It is announced, ‘The Suffra
gist,” a weekly newspaper devoted to
the politics of this subject," will be
gin under the editorship of Mrs. Rhela
Child Dorr. Also on Dec. 2 bearings
will begin before Chairman Henry's
committee on rules of the house of
representatives on the question
whether the bouse will create a stand
ing committee for the consideration
of woman suffrage. It Is Henry's pur
pose to invite both sides and to con
tinue argument as long ms possible,
apparently with the idea of delaying
action as long as possible. Chairman
Henry, in common with some other
administration leaders, regard wo
man’s suffrage as an embarrassment.
The Progressive party is on record
in favor of woman suffrage; the old
Republican party (seeking to amal
gamate) is not coming through with
promises to advocate woman suffrage;
and the Socialist and even the Prohi
bition party long ago declared in fa
vor of this policy. Unless the Demo
cratic party soon gets in line, It Is
likely to find Itself the sole party op
posing woman auffrage, which. In a
presidential year when there will be
at least 10 states In which women
vote for presidential electors, might
have serious political results.
The Other Car.
Some salesmen are equal to almost
any emergency and do not spare the
“other car" when occasion requires.
“But the Blank car la guaranteed
for life,” protested the prospective
purchaser to a sa'esman of the sort.
“Yes, 1 know it is,” retorted the
quick-witted saleimaa. “hut eqr car
is guaranteed for a whole year.”
It required several moments for the
prospective purchaser to see the
point.
THE REVOLVER.
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It once was weapon of the strong.
The daring and the bold,
Who left the dull and toiling throng
To seek the land of gold;
It made all men of equal height
in realms beyond the law;
It spoke in many a fair-fought fight
Where life is rough and raw.
It rendered justice as was mete
’Twlxt Ghlbbellne or Guelph.
Where each man stood upon his feet
And made his law Himself;
It had some glory at its best,
Some glamor of romance
Amid those Winners of the West
Who dared to take a chance.
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It once was weapon of the brave,
I’ut'in this later time
The cownrd and the sllnatng knave
Have made It black with crime;
It is the weapon of the pack
That stalks, by night, its prey,
Then shoots the victim In the back
And loots—and runs away!
It is the comrade and the mate
Os those who beat and slug.
Os murderers degenerate,
The gangster and the thug!
—BERTON BRALEY.
WORDS BY ‘SCHAEFFER
MUSIC BY MACDONALD