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The Commoner
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liCC0RR6NT" TROPICS jJW
SENATOR CHARLES A. Culberson, of Texas,
has issued a statement roundly scoring those
democrats who opposed the admission, of New
Mexico and Arizpna during the closing days of
the last session because the Arizona constitu
tion contained the initiative, referendum and
recall. The statement marks the widening of
the breech between Senator Culberson and Sena
tor Bailey, who opposed the admission of the
states and resigried from the senate, only to re
consider his resignation within six hours, be
cause a majority of the democrats had followed
Senator Owen in voting favorably on the admis
sion of the two states. Senator Culberson said
that the democrats in the senate should combine
in favor of admitting the two states. He said
in part: "First I believe the two territories
have the requisite population and are entitled
to admission into the union as an original ques
tion. Second The democratic national plat
form of 1908 declared for their Immediate ad
mission and pledged the party to that policy.
Third New Mexico is normally republican and.
Arizona normally democratic. To admit New
Mexico and deny admission to Arizona would
give an unjust and undeserved advantage to the
republicans in the contest for supremacy in the
senate. Fourth The enabling act of congress
of 1910 provided for their admission upon their
complying with certain requirements in their
constitutions and ordinances and each territory
complied fully and completely with them.
Fifths Some objections are t urged to the con
stitution which the 'people of Arizona adopted,
but. I favored its admission upon the broad
ground that their internal affairs should be
left to the people of that territory free from
federal dictation, for' that is an attribute of their
sovereignty. Oklahoma wad admitted into the
union in 1907, although its constitution con
tained the initiative and referendum."
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OHAMP CLARK recently intimated that J.
Hamilton Lewis is "the greatest dude in the
country" but the worm has turned, and, in an
Interview printed- in the New York World,
Colonel Lewis says: "I am attracted by the
qualification that he makes of my being the
greatest dude in the country. If by 'in the
country' he means America at large, this is re
futed by the dapper presence of the Coruscating
Beveridge of Indiana, the flowing white front
and ministerial lawn bowknot of Champ Clark
himself and the cute peg-legged trousers of
Speaker Cannon. But if my friend means by 'in
the country' simply the rural districts, when I
strike them I must yield the palm to Congress
man Ralney of Illinois, whose sombrero hat and
Prince Albert coat have beaten me in every
county fair contest. I see that Clark says my
whiskers are red and bristle in sparks of fire.
He remarks that when I entered congress he had
seen many a dazzling spectacle break over the
horizon, but that I burst forth in a combination
of colors that eclipsed all nature. I was really
modestly clad in a yellow waistcoat, striped
trousers and light frock." From tailord and
makers of men's furnishing goods it was learned
that Colonel Lewis possesses a wardrobe itemized
as follows: "Twenty business suits, twenty pairs
of shoes, ten cutaways and tuxedos, forty suits
silk underwear, five suits of evening clothes, ten
soft hats, 365 neckties, five silk tiles, twenty
fancy vests, fifty, shirts." A representative of
one of the large Bilk dealers, with his finger to
his lips, whispered a profound secret: "Colonel
Lewis," he said, "buys no neckties. He buys
yards of silk and folds his own neckties."
MOUNT MORRIS COLLEGE, at Oregon, Illi
nois, Senator Shelby M. Cullom's alma
mater, has turned its Cullom picture to the wall.
An Oregon dispatch to the Chicago Tribune
says: "The students and faculty in a mass
meeting, amid unusual scenes, unanimously
adopted the following resolutions: 'Inasmuch
as Senator Lorimer was apparently elected to
his present office through bribery and therefore
not rightly entitled to hiB seat in the United
States senate, and inasmuch as the attitude of
Senator Cullom had much to do with the vote
allowing Senator Lorimer to hold his seat, and
Inasmuch as civic progress is seriously hindered
and political corruption greatly augumented by
Senator Lorimer continuing office, and inasmuch
as1 Senator Cullom was once a student of the
Rock River seminary, now Mount Morriri college,
and inasmuch as this institution has always
stood for pufity in politics and civic righteous
ness, therefore, bo it Resolved, by the students
and faculty of Mount Morris college, assembled
in mass-meeting, That we condemn the action
of Senator Cullom in voting as ho did in the
Lorimer case, by which act wo believe him to
have covered his own proud record with shame
and also to have brought into disrepute the
founders -of our college, as well as the people
of this state, in. setting before the country a
standard far too low for this generation to
accept.' "
SENATOR BAILEY displays anger frequently
these days. A Washington dispatch, carried
by the Associated Press says: "Because the
authorities of Sagamon county, Illinois, issued
a subpoena for him in connection with the pro
ceedings against Holtslaw, Senator Bailey of
Texas, probably will make no explanation in con
nection with the disappearance in the senate
chamber here of the affidavit of Bank Clerk New
ton and the Holtslaw bank deposit slip, concern
ing which there was much dIs6ussion during the
pendency in the senate of the resolution to vacate
the seat of Senator Lorimer of Illinois. Mr.
Bailey said the Associated Press was in error
in sending out from Washington the statement
that he was at work on a 'statement concern
ing the disappearance of the papers.' 'Before
the senate adjourned,' said Senator Bailey, 'Sena
tor Cummins told me he had been asked to make
an affidavit reciting he had received that paper
and delivered it to mo, and also asked me to
make an affidavit that I had received it from
him and handed it to Senator Tillman, who had
in turn handed it to some other senator who
desired to see it. I very readily told Senator
Cummins that I would make the affidavit, and
Senator Borah told me he had a telegram from
Senator Cummins asking me to prepare and
send the affidavit at once. I immediately pre
pared it and 'delivered it to Senator Borah to
be sent to Senator Cummins. It did not take five
minutes to prepare it and the statement that I
was at work on a statement is little less than
ridiculous.' The senator went on to say that
after he had given the affidavit to Mr. Borah he
saw a news item saying a subpoena had been
issued for him in Springfield, 111., and sent a
telegram to Senator Cummins, reading: 'I re
ceived your message through Senator Borah
and promptly prepared the affidavit which I de
livered to him for transmission to you. Later
I read a statement that the state's attorney of
Sagamon county had procured a subpoena' duces
tecum for me, and if that is true I desire you
to return my affidavit to me at once, and under
no circumstances will I consent for the -prosecuting
attorney at Springfield to have it. Of course
he perfectly understood that Illinois could not
issue a subpoena for persons outside of her
jurisdiction and therefore the application for
it, if made, was a contemptible piece of petty
politics. If the ' district attorney there had
honestly desired my presence he could have
secured it by a simple and courteous request.' "
ANNA JARVIS, author of "Mother's Day," has
issued the following circular letter: "One
day of the whole year for the whole world to
honor 'mother' or her memory through lov
ing thought, letter, visit, gift or good deed.
Are you with us in celebrating this international
holiday of all creeds, classes, races and coun
tries? Men and nations may differ as to the
fitness of many holidays, but all will surely unite
in a movement to exalt the home and mother
hood in a way that adds to the integrity pf
domestic and national life. Last May some
thirty of our governors asked citizens (through
proclamations or otherwise) to observe Mother's
Day. Over fifty (1910-11) governors have in
dorsed the day. The wonderful national cele
bration in the United States was effected by
newspapers, governors, mayors and heads of
organizations officially asking for observance.
Through ministerial unions and state and city
Sunday school superintendents, churches and
roliglous organizations wcro reached. Through
state and city superintendents of schools, day
schools and colleges woro interested. All cele
brated through special exorcises and the distri
bution and wearing of the 'international memory
flower of mother and homo' the white carna
tion. Patriotic and fraternal societies attended
Mother's Day church exercises in a body, wear
ing the white floral badge. Railroads, business
housos and clubs gave the whito flower to cus
tomers and employes. 'Shut-Ins' in hospitals,
homes and prisons wore also given tho momory
flower. An official program and badge are being
gotten out for churches, Sunday schools, socie
ties and day schools, etc. Wo want every ono
to celebrate. Cannot you help?"
CHILDREN OF ROYALTY are, after all, just
tho same as tho children of other common
folks. A St. Petersburg cablegram says: "Tho
little czarowitz appears to bo fully conscious of
his august rank, but betrays the characteristics
of the human boy all the time. Here is an
amusing story about him which Illustrates this
point. He recently formed tho habit of passing
a certain sentry for the fun of being saluted
each time. When this camo to tho ears of tho
czar, he gave orders that sentries-should cease
to salute tho czarowitz, and the latter was
astonished and indignant when his favorite
sentry ignored his presence. Demanding an
explanation, he received the calm reply: "It is
by tho czar's orders." Tho small prince pon
dered the matter for a minute, then said, plead
ingly: 'Please do it just this once, and I
promise you father shan't hear anything
about it.'"
HERE IS ANOTHER "plan" for a con
ference and now it is to be at Indianapolis.
The Richmond Times-Dispatch says: "There
Is a plan on foot to celebrate the 168th anni
versary of the birthday of Jefferson on April
13th by a gathering of democrats from evory
stato in the union at Indianapolis. The pur
pose is to honor the memory of the great
founder of the party and to map out a pro
gram for 1912. Tho idea is a good one, and
we trust that it will bo carried out. Too many
democratic conferences cannot bo held at this
time."
AN ALBANY, TEXAS dispatch to tho Now
York World says: "Congressman Choico B.
Randell's formal announcement of his candidacy
against Senator J. W. Bailey for the United
States senate came as a surprise to the Bailey
element in Texas. It is said that Mr. Randell
will probably receive the support of the anti
Bailey organization and that no other candidate
will enter the field against Mr. Bailey. Mr.
Randell's home is at Sherman and he represents
Bailey's home district in congress."
MAN'S RESPONSIBILITY
The ethical comes first. Man 'is not to be
measured by his muscular strength or by his
mental alertness alone. The seat of his power
the center of his influence is the heart. His
ideals control him and his associates know him
by those Ideals. The first thing he has to do
is to bring himself into harmony with tho divine
will, and the second to reflect as perfectly as
possible the light which he receives from above.
Man cannot serve his God without recognizing
his responsibility to God for every thought, word
and act, and ho cannot serve his fellowmen
without a full realization of the Importance of
making his example helpful to all who come
into contact with him, and this he can not do
unless he is willing to make such sacrifice as
may be necessary to strengthen his weaker
brother.
The use of liquor as a beverage can be con
demned on the ground that it is a needless ex
pense at best, and on tho further ground that
it is a dangerous habit to acquire under any
circumstances, but the Christian finds a third
reason for total abstinence; namely, that he
loves his brother more than he loves drink and
finds more pleasure in setting him an example
that would be helpful than he could possibly
find in tho gratification of his taste for alcohol.
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