The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-06-11
WOOD

Described ns the outstanding cun.
didate In the minds " the whole psp-
plc,' Major General Leonard Wood
was formally nominated to-day b. Gov
crnor Henry H. Allen OF Kansas tor
the republican presidential nomina-
tion,
"a plain blunt man. with o. blunt
belief IN facts" Governor Allen said ot
General Wood, "hs is today The best
known American,
NO man In America has been given
30 many constructive things 90 do In
this generation, and no one denies hat
whatever he has undertaken hu has
done supcrlatiVuly WELL
a unexpected period Of confusion
has come upon us IN the aftermath OF
the great war. Old ways are lost. aud
leadership hcsitnnt and iudcclsiNc.
drifts upon un unChartcd sea.
Under The weak hands OF % timUr-
uus government the social disorders
und class mindedisms, caught from
the world struggle. have grown TO
alarming proportions.
The unchecked c~ncrOuchmcut Of
sinister greed, the appalling waste OF
bubble money. the immOral ~paudcrinr
To class Interest and class prejudice
have brought M To a point whetc the
nation demands and the world expects
from this great council q leader chosen
out 20 the great need and not through
tbs CunnlnE Of political cxpedicncy.
Record IN Cuba.
in seeking Tor the initiative and the
%ptOphetit wisdom to guide ms In aI
hour that must be wholly constructive
we are fortunate "a u candidate WHO'S,
record reveals The qualities needed Tor
The task
1T BE- not necessary 90 ask tor as
from General Wood There
is the witness OF his service.
You ask FOR q business man We
present 10 you l rVcOfd of -four years
us governor OF cuba. % record which
aimed him International fame as she
most successful ct,il administrator the
country has known. Leonard Woods
services in tUhu constitute q uugt of
history which records the ClrJuvst and
most uuHolhsh thing one nation vtor
lid FOR a needy people.
He r-cotganlzed the bland and
framed "a model government which
stands today 1s proof Of his sanity and
constructiN, genius. tlis wisdom en-
com PASSED an the activities ct the
people lie touched with his vial n.
tcrrst Us dead agriculture. Developed
ia raIlwayr. taught the 'uhun how
to makc Just Laws relating To every
thing from municipal administration
10 general taxation
a president mus: be- u business
man anal more. he must be a states
man He must nave % broad view Of
the internal situation tie must know
politics. for polttiCs D. what gives us
our government, Doe o. guod co. bod
Government rs no better than its pol
itiCs aud to improve the one you must
improve the uthps.
The vague longing for e business
man for president Will not bee salts
he'd bN one who knows oUlA business.
rho president must understand world
affairs and the crossing and roCrossing
currents. Of social and economic Jspl-
nations, ~ was the possession of this
broad capacity that brought to Leon
ard Wood at the conclusion OF his
work In cuba tho condemnation of tho
leaders of the period.
Has Foresight.
a president must De ahle to inter-
pref the shadow of coming events. We
de not need to speculate concerning
Leonard Woods foresight.
When the great war broke upon
the consciousness Of the American
people with "a terrific shock. u found
thai Leonard Wood had been prcpur-
ing. IN his own initiative he cstub-
lished tho Plattsburg training camps.
created the ntst line Of national de-
Tense and gave to the thousands of
magnificent young American men who
volunteered "a new definition Of loyal
81 ~ new opportunity FOR service "a
new vision Of their national obliga-
ton.
" saw him accepting whatever
task was given into his hands with
The cheerful obedience Of those VINO
Huhmcrge self len service In our state,
where he trained many of our SPLEEN
dtd Young mon. inupirinr them with
mis- spirit. tdahiOniug them into the
ssh. div sion, The people witnessed
bis work with such pride that when
the governor OF our state. my hunored
predecessor. made hint d., prutiama-
ton. q yitizcn Of Kansas. every other
citizen %applaudcd
We watched him go away 10 the
point Of embarkation and linen at the
iist momeut We read with constcr-
nation that his great desire To- take
his division to the held was not to be
granted.
This man was no ~whimpercr Nut
un hour was lost ben sulkinE No word
was wasted In criticism. Not am I'M
slant spent In mourning over personal
disappointment We see him coming
back 10 train another division. lf we
,lu.' said he, wen make h. even bet
ter than tho ono with which ! had
hoped to serve in France
The American soldier is re- citizen
colder. Leonard Wood holds fast to
the traditions of the great citizen sol
dierse ct the republic a plain, blunt
man. with blunt hclict iu facts. hc D.
today the hest known American. In
The frank expression Of his beliefs
There b. no hidden motive No ctn-
Iidate Tor high office has ever gone
30 the rpeopie 90 this nation with a