The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-28
Bacon and Politics Bring Tears
Merits of Wilson and Hughes and
Which Good Publicity
a Suffrage

POLITICS, assuming the bellicose
attitude of Mars toward a Hymen,
stepped between Miss Sarah Adding
ton and Howard Reid, two Richmond
young people who have chosen New
York for their field of endeavor.
At least, such is the context Of a
half page Sunday feature article sent
out by a big newspaper syndicate
showing instances where fiance and
fiancee are hopelessly split in their
political sympathies. The story bears
the ear marks of press agent yarn
for the Congressional Union and the
National Womens Suffrage associa-
ton.
Both Come from Richmond.
Mr.. Reid Is Republican lawyer and
he votes. Miss Addington is Demo
cratic publicity agent for a suffrage
association and wants to vote. Mr..
Reid went out of Richmond high school
and Earlham college with a reputa-
ton for oratory and maintained it
through Harvard and the New York
bar. Miss Addington left Richmond
ditto. and ditto.
But, according to the Sunday fea.
ture article, Mr. Reid evidently gets
the jump on Miss Addington in argyll
ments over politics by letting her exert
a woman's privilege of assuming the
long end Of the conversation. He
answers with notices.
The account does not say that the
political arguments have caused last
ing split. The two are engaged to be
married. The engagement was an
nounced in Richmond several months
ago by friends of Miss Addington,
whose mother is Mrs. B. c. Arlington,
a prominent club woman here. Mr..
Reid lived northeast of Richmond.
Stands for President.
Read part of the story:
In a years time it will probably be
of very little individual difference
whether Mr.. Wilson or Mr.. Hughes
stands at the helm of the American
flagship. But the fact that Howard
Reid could reduce Miss Sarah Adding
ton to tears on the street may well
persist in the memory as an example
of the pernicious influence Of poll.
tics!
Miss Arlington and Mr.. Reid both
come from Richmond. Ind. They have
known one another many years. He
is young Republican lawyer. She is
assistant publicity director Of the Ma
tional Woman Suffrage Association
Neither, therefore, Is at loss for an
argument. And hers are all In favor
of the present President.
But. I ask you" said Miss Adding
ton, "how are you to argue with man
who always answers in notices."
Answers With Motto.
This, it seems, is the method Of Mr.
Reid:
Miss Addington, in defense Of her
hero, Wilson, points to the horrors OF
war in Europe and contrasts them
with the happiness at home.
peace without honor" replies Mr.
Reid.
She speaks of the terrible complica
lions that might have ensued from a
strike, and argues Mr.. Wilson's dread
of national disturbance.
DUTY without fear" says Mr. Reid
OF course, 1t is possible that this
method is more subtle than 1t sounds
MrReid is a graduate Of the Harvard
Law School and presumably compe
tent in his profession Indeed he
might have been pardoned his seeming
lack of inspiration, had he but confined
himself to his highly concentrated es
sence of argument. But he didn't
which is the crux of the situation.
Reid Hurls Insult.
Mr.. Reid descended to deliberate IN
suit,
It may be explained In passing that
what was compliment in the reign
of Queen Victoria has degenerated into
an insult today, Perhaps Mr.. Reid
may be explained as an anachronism
but that in itself Is not an excuse.
1t all began over the bacon and eggs
Mr.. Reid and Miss Addington live in
the same boarding house. The argu.
ment was still on when they reached
the street. 1t came to climax near