New Ulm review., 1920-06-23

snail be nOmlnared, the first two because
OF the money taint, the third because
johnson is too much the wild-ass colt
on all issues.
'sThe reception of the platform was
perfunctorily warm. 1t fell fiat It is
full of language. 1t is most effective
in tis denunciation of the Wilson admins
tratlon But the platform is strong for
protection. 1t is strong for Americana
zation and the barring out Of immigrants
from lands not@up to our standards of
living. But it lodges the question Of
universal military service and it is al
together weasel-worded as to the de-
mands of organized workers for share
in the profits Of industry There isn't
a word for Ireland in the platform. n
There was a little spinal thrill through
the crowd when a minority report was
announced. A little man named Gross
of the La Toilette crowd was the minor
ity of one. He read his report which
was mostly not listened to. It called for
throwing the League of Nations on the
scrap heap, declared for disarmament,
said we should withdraw our troops
from countries with which we were not
at war, recommended continuance
of governmental ownership Of trailroads,
called for taxation that would get the
profteer's and so forth. Mr.. Gross's
platform said something, had CUTS, but
it was voted down stentorianly
Barring one or two, the best speeches
were those nobody heard Platitude
upon platitude, endlessly. The atmos-
phere was blue with bromides. The
orators made splendid physical efforts,
But the speeches were machine-made
with a few exceptions, And they were
ponderously solemn. Nearly every
speaker claimed Roosevelt's mantle for
the speakers candidate. And it was
almost disgusting when those speakers
were men who had no use for Roose-
velt, living, and were using him dead,
in lieu of either argument or idea. The
best speech was made by Willis who
nominated Harding not for it's fine ora
torical form, profound eloquence or
high thought, but because it was aimed
with exact ballistics at the conventions
then thought.
'The balloting started off about as
expected for four calls. Then came the
adjournment. Within two hours
! Harding was the word. The sena-
torial machine knew him we'll, knew it
could do business with him, knew he
would not say or do anything foolish
or off his own bat A safe man who had
spent only 100000 to carry his own
state and hadn't talked about candi-
dates who had spent more.
Republicans are justified in the Sc
| lection Of Harding They want no ideal
ism, no social-justice spouter, no man
+ who will throw brickbats at bankers,
national or international, no spieler of
the common 'peepuP I think that the
most effective argument for Harding,
in the final caucuses was that he is so
much like Mckinley, a stodgy person
who can say an undisputed thing in
such a solemn way, who would rather
be led than lead, who will never lose sight
Of the great business interests and will
rejoice to be surrounded by the repre-
sentatives of the interests who know
exactly what they want.
"But the republic was auctioned off
just the same, only, private rather
than publicised bid took the parcel. The
Wood and Lowden hackers won, though
Wood and LoWden could not. The
plutocracy plucked victory from the jaws
OF defeat and brought home the bacon
The ticket will appeal to all the reac-
tlonaries against idealism in govern
ment, to all those who shudder away
from popular government. 1t is the
very best ticket that could be devised
for the comfort of all those who are will
ing to do everything for the people
except get off their backs"
Continuing Mr.. Reedy says that a
Democratic, as distinct from a Wilsonian
ticket, on a platform that does not
recognize the President as constitu-
tional king, can beat Harding and Cool
idge hands down. .Up goes the stock
LOT James M. Cox, Of Ohio, as the can
didate at San Francisco. He has carried
Ohio three times. He refused to stop
the Dempsey Willard fight at Toledo,
saying he id not care for the scrap but
would not usurp authority to interfere.
He refused also to help the Steel Trust
smash the last strike. Harding's victory
is a big boost for this man and the
Democracy may go into the presidential
campaign as Cox's army"
ELECTED HONORARY MEMBER