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VOL. XIV 
Jan. 28, 1916. No. 4 
THere ARE FREQUENT ATTACKS made by indepen- 
dent journals upon the partisanship of other publications 
and organized forces in national affairs. It would appear 
‘from many such publications that partisanship was a bane, 
an evil that should be eradicated quickly. Partisanship, 
however, on the other hand is and ought to be a sign of 
national virility. Men cannot all think alike and their 
ideals and motives may differ, and such differences find 
expression in organized propaganda or partisan politics. 
One may be a true patriot and be a true citizen believing 
intensely in free trade or in protection. There is nothing 
in such partisanship to prevent patriotic loyalty to the 
government. Today the great question before the nation 
is that of preparedness. To believe, intensely, in pacific- 
ism or in preparedness makes one a strong partisan; par- 
tisan to a new doctrine that knows no political lines. One 
may be pacificist and a true patriot in mind, in motive 
and in heart. One may be in favor of preparedness and 
be equally loyal to the nation. The line of preparedness 
is the line of safety. The question of preparedness can- 
not be taken out of politics, but it can be made a partisan 
issue on its own merits. The believers in preparedness 
in all parties should forget their partisan differences on 
all other questions and unite on this one issue. The ques- 
tion cannot be taken out of politics, but it ought not to 
become a mere party issue. It is a national issue and all 
of the parties should unite in a common program for the 
nation’s good. This is partisanship in its truest sense: 
the unified action of believers in a definite political doc- 
trine to accomplish their desires and have it become the 
policy of the nation. 
THerE Has Been Trouste over the division of 
authority between the civil authorities and the military 
powers in the ‘Canal Zone, and Goethals and Edwards are 
on their way to the Capital to air their grievances. What 
a pity that that great work could not have been completed 
without discord. The differences should be settled quick- 
ly and the boundaries of their respective authorities care- 
fully defined. The completion of the canal and the pro- 
per maintenance of order in the Canal Zone presents a 
great task for any mind. There are reasons why the 
canal should be completed, and quickly. 
Coronet Harvey, who “discovered” Woodrow Wil- 
son as a Presidential candidate is now prophesying again 
and his vision sees Root and Borah nominees of the re- 
publican party for the head of the ticket and Theodore 
Roosevelt for state senator from New York. How will 
Teddy like that? 
Ir Was Uncie Sam after all that built the radio 
station at Deering, Maine. At least one naval secret has 
been well kept. 
‘starving, perishing countrymen,” says Paderewski. 
Jan. 28, 1916. 
ONE oF THE Most ImMporTAN’ decisions made by the 
Supreme Court this year, if not the most important, is 
the one sustaining the constitutionality of the income tax. — 
The results of this decision will be much more far reach- 
ing than appears at first thought. The United States gov- 
ernment has only begun on the income tax possibilities. 
Now that the Supreme Court has sustained its constitu- 
tionality the revenue seekers for governmental purposes 
will make an exhaustive study of the possibilities of #m- 
creasing the revenue from incomes. Therein will lay a 
danger. There are other sources of revenue which ought 
to exploited by the government. The tariff for revenue 
and for protection should not be lost sight of. The in- 
come tax affords a supplementary method of increasing 
revenues, but it should not be operated in such a manner 
as to defeat the very purposes for which it was inatg- 
urated, a more just and equable adjustment of taxes. 
Tue CrrizENs of CAMBRIDGE are still in an irritable 
mood over the postoffice conditions in their fair city. 
They maintain that Cambridge is the County seat and 
that that county has a population equal to that of any 
one of fourteen states in the Union, which they can mén- 
tion, and that it should have a postoffice. Their argu- 
ments appear conclusive, but unfortunately Cambridge is 
toe near Boston. The authorities at Washington consider 
the University City an integral part of Boston, and so 
we SiS : 
Tre Boarp oF Drrecrors of the United States Steel 
Company have declared a dividend upon their common 
stock and this action is the event of the week in finaricial 
circles. When the corporation was organized it was 
thought that a great financial organization had been 
created that would be successful and prosper. The last 
few years have been lean ones for that corporation, but 
the war has created a new situation and the financial con- 
dition of that great corporation is the best in its history. 
For Many Years there has existed between New 
Hampshire and Vermont serious differences over the 
boundary. This disagreement has been the source of a 
great deal of trouble to the town authorities and to tax- 
payers in all of the border towns in the disputed districts. 
The taxes involved amount to many millions of dollars. 
‘the two states have now referred their case to the courts 
and the legal battle is on. How much more sensible such 
a course is to the primitive methods of resorting to arms. 
Tur NAME oF Oscar E. DiskR was unknown to the 
world a few weeks ago, but strength of mind and moral 
courage in an emergency has made him a hero known of 
all. The East Youngstown rioters were continuing their 
mad work and he gathered about him fourteen men and 
with them stemmed the tide and turned back the fury of 
the crowd. It was a courageous act and is worthy of 
the words of commendation that have been spoken. 
THERE IS A SURPRISING INTEREST in the suggested 
nomination of Justice Hughes as the republican nominee 
ior President. What a gratification it must be to him to 
be so favorably considered despite his own inclinations to 
serve the nation on the Supreme Bench. 
“T Come Not As HeErerorore, but to plead for my 
What 
a pity that the days of peace are gone! 
Tue War Conprrions makes entertaining in the dip- 
lomatic circles a—serious problem,—to be avoided. 
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