The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-29
LINING UP FOR 1870.


AS a pleasing mid-snmmer diversion
from the horrors of war we are offered
a wind from the east bearing certain
political stlaws of much significance
to the national campaign of 1920. In
deed, one need not be very keen of
discernment TO see the groundwork
Of two well defined presidential booms.
The July issue of the North Ameri-
can Review carries an interesting and
highly Mandatory review OF Secretary
McAdoo's work in the treasury de-
partment. The author is Major J. c.
Hemphill. for many years editor Of the
Charleston News and Courier and
more recently Of the staff Of the New
York Times. The major. gifted with
unusual insight into political affairs. is
a close friend Of Col. George Harvey.
editor of the North American Review.
The colonel, a political lumberjack Of
long experience and sound judgment.
discovered Woodrow Wilson of Prince
ton university as the tall oak in thin
patch of presidential timber. Forth
with he proceeded to the task OF
transferring DR.. Wilson to the White
House. First and most important in
the various stages of that long jour
ney he made the doctor known to the
American people and in this work had
the assistance of William Q. lnglis, n
master hand a. that sort of work.
Without reviewing the entire route
it may be said that Col. Harvey with
the all important aid of Col. Bryan
succeeded and that the reward Of the
colonies was pitcher OF ice water
from the cold hand of President VII
son. Col. Harvey's fame as 4 War
wick was short lived and yet never in
American politics Was there shown
more mastery strategy in bringing a
candidate from obseurity and dropping
him in the highest office within the
gift of men.
We now find Colonel Harvey seek
ing to be a come back and resume his
is his choice and the work of convinc
ing the American people of his avail
ability has begun. Time alone will
show whether the task is greater than
was assumed when Colonel Harvsys
pleasing eye was cast upon Woodrow
Wilson.
that William Randolph Hearst is the
leading candidate for nomination for
mayor of New York on the Democratic
ticket. The present mayor, John Pur-
roy Mitchell. will be renomina,ed on a
fusion ticket. OF course. Mr.. Hearst
says he does not want the nomination,
but his close friends know that the
one goal of his ever mounting ambi-
ton is the White House. lie is a cam
didate all the time. Sometimes he has
been taken as a joke. This time he
must be taken seriously. II Mr.. Hearst
is nominated and elected mayor Of
New York ne will become q most for
and will have strength from sources
that heretofore have regarded him with
either amusement or contempt.
At the start, Mr. Hearst will have
the almost solid support of those wh'
were against the entrance OF thu
United States in the war. He vii
Germans, Of such Democrats as fol
lowed Champ Clark and a good man!
who have followed Bryan. The arti'
lery of big business will not be so cf
fective on his candidacy as before be
cause there is the war to talk abou
instead of the rights of the people
ular chums is Judge Ebert II. Gary
chairman Of the board OF the Unite
States steel company. Besides. som
people are unkind enough to say tha
Mr.. Hearst has made his peace wit
big business.
Then, too, Mr.. Hearst has twelv
newspapers of large circulation in i'm
portant vote producing centcrs. To
gether they make a powerful factc
in moulding public opinion. eve
though the work is done for the OWE
er It has been noticed in Chicag
for instance that MIR. Hearst's new.
papers work in harmony with the 81
democratic boss. Roger q. Sullivan.
may be assumed at the outset that Il
clever young man who Is in charge
Mr., HeaIst's political interests and I