Evening journal., 1919-02-05
SBERMANPOKESF FUN
AT fORD'S CONTEST
Senate Amused by His On
slaught Against New
berry Opponent
FINDS FORMULA
: MCST SIMPLE

-convulsed from time to time with
daughter. listened for almost two hours
Yesterday 10 a review Of the life and
ssvorks Of Henry Ford. who is seeking
sthrough a projected contest Of Com
smander Truman H. Newberry's election
ito enter IFS ranks. The biographer and
Reviewer OF the Detroit automobile
man was Senator Sherman (Ill)
The appreciation Of Mr.. Ford came
'as part OF an address on the general
subject OF the Presidents definition Of
fthe discussion Of peace making with
Germany to the creation Of an fnterna-
sticnal league TO preserve peace for
Everybody. Mr.. Sherman had charged
That the President has long appealed
TO the groups and classes to govern the
country" and he said ''the groups 10
which he panders applaud while the
sewerage man looks on In silent but un-
disguised disgust"
After denouncing the drift away from
the older principles Of the American
democracy to the new and untrled
pwOrld democracy Mr.. Sherman brought
-himself TO the point Of discussing Mr..
Ford as a proponent OF the lnterna-
ttionalist theories OF altruism. He said :
"Henry's Idea OF civilization is for
Everybody 10 have an easy time, enjoy
all he wants. be happy: self-denal Is
0all mistake. The human mind Is
negligible; the pocket and the stomach
dominate In his plan. This simple for
mula win eradicate avarice, vice and
crime and make every one healthy,
sufficiently wealthy and wise enough 10
run one OF his educated machines,
'Of course this will end all war. The
Turks will quit killing the Armenians
directly they hear OF it. The Russian
Bolshevlki win be so fascinated they
{ will emirste 10 Detroit II Ford does
NOT build a plant fun OF educated ma
chimes In Petrograd.
The gentle spirit incarnated in the
Nazarene carpenters son. his Sermon
on the Mount, his matchless code OF
human morals, the lsbors OF his insplr-
ed apostles crowned by the divine
tragedy OF the Redeemer exemplihed IN
the sublime shadow OF the crucinxlon
have not wrought out for mankind in
twenty centuries what this singular
wagalo-maniac proposed 10 do by being
elected United States Senator.
''This astonishing creature has a con-
q tempt for history. He must ignore his
: tory 10 receive credibility for his pros
: pective achievement. His grasp OF
public affairs Is measured by his peace
ark voyage 10 command peace by the
: mere majesty OF his presence and the
: exemption OF his son Edsel from mill
fary service when many thousands OF
The 0est OF our race were voluntarily
offering their lives for the country
Ford slandered before the war.
An alienist would say such a mans
.crientatlon is bad and he was no more
ft 10 SIT In this Senate than his son
was willing 10 80 10 the army. He la
bors under the hallucination the pub
lie will follow him like the Pied Piper
of Hqmelin.
"Ford's peaoe ark pilgrimage grew
ont of his basic inability 10 understand
the difference between his Detroit Of |
nces and the capitals OF Europe. or |
co1rse Henry Ford is beginning 70 feel |
dazed. At the outset he would not |
make single speech even II he was
beaten. and he was Now he Is vocal /
with cries OF corruption. every one OF |
/. his vehicles protests in cost OF gasolene |
: against the deep damnation OF his TAX |
ing on He even proposes 10 found a
newspaper TO destroy an unfrlendly
press.
Now contest is under way 10 en-
able MIN 10 annex the United States
Senate TO his iitney works. When he
sbecame a candidate BY executive order
the President neglected 10 specify what
primary ticket he must run on. so he
took no chances of mislnterpreting the
order and ran on all OF them. None OF
: the parties wanted him. so In the
shufle he naturally fell into the bosom
OF the Michigan Democracy. Anyway
he went aboard a none-partlsan Oscar
IL. voyasine the auium seas toward the
November election. Trustful soul. de-
stined TO q rude awakening amid a
tempest that drove home a hapless
wreck 10 defeati
: "The President like Ford himself.
: knows no limitation IN politics. He
: Therefore issued his proclamation in Oc-
tober. 1918. calling on the American
people 10 elect none but Democrats.
& 33lia deraneed Henry's non-partisan
ff3an of navigation and he sank under
sen adverse majority before the Michi-
van Democratic Central Committee
could revise his sailing orders. An
other mfsunderstandingr
Senator Sherman alluded 10 Fords
light against preparedness.
Mooney accepted this view" he went
On. MONEYS and Ford's hearts beat
as one In those days Mooney practised
what Ford preached. Do those Kindred
thoubhts have any relation TO the
Presidents persistent medding with
The Mooney case IN California; Mooney
and his accomplices sent ten Ameri- |
can citizens to their graves as their
protest against preparedness. 10 must
nave seemed a chastity inconsistency
70 tne President TO hang Mooney and
send Ford TO the United States Senate
ss,oee r ane twinklins OF an eye Ford
Ne ~. rom a pacif1st to a warrior.
the reco~s ~ :. tne President and broke
s1he pres,au sor speed 10 changing coats.
-pacinst W. ran Tor Reelection as a
ed from sns campaign posters shout
msndlin dr,,.a;s billboard the cams
''pres,dsn. r,,, as Ford's advertisins
In Buss,a ~ wilson says Bo,sbas's
ing the roS,.s on oe stoppel only nv tsss ,s,n
70 prey on the industrv ns VINO plan
ford Informs us he can c,, ~ sns world.
motion pictures. 'ure hem by
..o R fora can win be shown DOING
sar ppm througn village with 80
ytaDie possessed OF fierce whisters sop. u
pursuit The Bolsheviki win rscon
nize the whiskers as the tie tha, h,nSs
eno harmonious relations will results