The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-10-04

Philadelphia Pn., Oct. ?.
MIR. H. II. Hening,
Editor, The Herald,
Albuquerque, n. NJ.
Dear Mr.. Hening:
So many former p~rogressives have
asked me why ! am for Harding that
perhaps your readers might be inter-
ested In my reasons. Here they are:
am n follower OF Theodore Roose-
welt alive or dead. While no was
here ! worked with him and sup
ported him. Now hat he has gone
to his reward. ! stand for the prin-
cipleH and work for the things for
which he worked and stood. ! am
o Roosevelt republican.
Had he lived my choice for the
republican nominee and for the next
president would have been Theodore
Roosevelt. but only tho spirit OF
Roosevelt Ia with Us still. The re-
publican convention has perforce
chosen another candidate. ] can not
Have what l wanted. That. however.
is nc reaso for throwing my vote
away.
Senator Harding and I have oppos-
ed each other In politics. lie vas
regular in 1919, while l followed
Roosevelt; and ! can never DO glad
tnQhEn NnNN I QNus nc mas bHAa
things about Roosevelt which / deep
iy resented; I have said things about
Harding which he must have resent
ed Just as deeply; and ] have not for
gotten. He has many friends who
are not mine, and there In not n little
in his record that ] regret. on the
other hand, ! find deep In his con
fidence men whom l trust; what I
like least in his record is farthest
back; and what he has said about
forestry. conservation, and ogrieul-
ture at Marion is sound and right.
Senator Harding was not made to
my order. but he Is by no means the
reactionnry l thought him. He is a
republican regular. who supports
what his party agrees on. n acts
with the majority. There In nothing
autocratic about him, Under him,
there will be no one.man rule at
Washington. congress will represent
not the president but the people. and
the government will be American
again.
Harding is no super-man. but sim
pie. earnest. sincere. and human, best
thought OF where best known. Men
who know him, and on whose judy
ment I rely. say he Is slow TO decide,
I but having decided stands like a
stone wall. Wnht i saw at Marion
I confirms It.. liked Harding because
he lodged nothing, looked me
! straight In the eye, and Enthusiastically
] meant what he said. And j liked
/ Mrs. Harding even better.
I want to see Harding elected moi
only because l have conn to think
well Of him. but because he belong,
TO the party OF Lincoln and Roose'
welt. and because l have had my III
OF the democrats ut Washington. We
must have in charge, men and @
party capable Of running the govern
mont, and In the white house a prcsi
dent, not Il boss.
Cox IL in bad company. The liauoi
men are for him. Ho stands will
Baker. who refused to prepare whcI
he knew that war was surc to come
and therefore sent against the Ger
man machine guns thousands o
young Americans unframed or half
trained, and without artillery sup
port.
Cox stands for Palmer. who prom
ised to reduce the cost of living an,
oo~nspicuously failed. but for p~olitica
reasons let the liquor traffic go on
who denied the rights OF free speecl
and free assembly; Imprisoned hun
drods OF people In defiance OF tn
law he was sworn to enforce; ant
turned over to the Southern Pacinl
railroad without n struggle five hun
dred million dollars worth Of oil
lands in California TO which II hal
no right. That Palmer YVES scriousl.
considered for the nomination at Sal
Francisco shows how Low the demo