Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1920-10-08
BY WILLIAM HOSTER.


The American people will decide,
Of course. II they can visualize the
vital principle which is at stake-the
spirit which Is at once the keynote
and the handspring Of the. campaign
upon which the nation has entered,
there can be no doubt of the result.
1t isn't a thing that can be carried
about the country, and exhibited from
the renr end Of Pullman car. 1t Is
wholly apart from the red fire, blair
ing bands and stump oratOry Of old
fashioned campaigns. The issue, In
short, goes deep down TO that principle
which has been the handspring OF
the national life since the days Of Lex
ington and Concord; and the patriotic
citizen, Republican and Democrat
alike. by taking counsel With himself,
will find it imbedded in his own heart,
Here in Marion, O., you get con
crete exposition of that vital princi.
pie 1t is good to come to Marion and
get the true perspective. You are
brought anew. here, to the realization
that the country is in process Of elect
ing chief executive TO guide the DIES
TIMES of 1200O0,000 people for the
four years ensuing from March /
next tlAl the very serious business of
bringing about what n European OBJ
.lnr.rihnH ms Hn rnN-AI1ti,n nv
due process Of law" is going forward
with proper regard for the dignity
and Importance of the task.
Scene Entirely Appropriate
Your first impression is of the fit
ness of Marion az the scene for the
enactment of such chapter in Amer
lean history. II is a quiet little coun-
try town, for all its boosted industrial
activity: and when you approach the
Harding residence, one among many
10 Its simplicity and attractivcness,
you feel it is quite In Keeping with
events that from this typical American
home there should come Il modest, dig |
nified and capable, outstanding Amer |
lean upon whom the choice Of his fell |
low citiZrns should fall to uphold the
honor and traditions of the nation.
This conviction grows when YOU meet
the man. lie is typical Of the success
full business man-Of the hundreds Of
thousands of successful Americans
who have accumulated competence
through the ordinary channels which
are open to all hard working, straight
forward American boys.
Meet him, now. He has established
an Office in the home Of George Chris
tian, Jr., his secretary, which adjoins
the Harding house-and this is typl-
cal; chief and secretary live side by
side, each owning his own modest
home. And by the way, these exec
utive officers are illumination: Ms to-
the kind Of man II is whom the Re
publican party has made its standard
bearer in this experimenting campaign.
Every room in the house is given over
TO the business in hand-th" Seuai0r's
conference room is the Christian Gin
ing room, his private Office, where the
important conferences are held, IL the
kitchen. IN the living room sits Chris
tian. Elsewhere, from cellar To lnr-
ret, the staff are AT work. No ronfu-
sion, no disorder, no hectic shouting
at the top of ones voice. no running
around In circles, pounding of the
table, no Marrying, Jimmying or Billy
Ing, with strident denunciations %
the ether side. and loud hnaNlings Of
the way the opposition candidate ISL
70 be beaten into a pulp. just a thor
ough. careful business-like transac-
ton OF the business in hand precisely
the way in which we like TO think the
work OF l20,OOO000 people will be con
Quoted at the White House after
March 4.
Step into the dining room and meet