The Washington times., 1920-06-22
HARDING ASSA|LED
BOTH TAFT AND T.R.
G. o. P. Nominees Newspaper
Virtually Read Ex-Presi-
dent Out Of Party.

| MARION, Ohio. June 22.--Among
the interesting facts concerning the
policies OF Warren q. Harding. as re-
vealed through the reading OF issues
OF his newspaper, the Marion Star,
which have been published since tins
srmistiee. the most impo'tent were
the following:
That in dealing with all the prob
lens OF reconstruction which have
arisen since November. 1913. he has
thought only In terms OF standpat
| Repu blieanism and dealt with the Is
sues along the same argumentative
| lines and from the same viewpoint
that were popular with Republicans
when Cleveland was running for
President.
That william Howard Taft. who In
1919. while Roosevelt was being de-
nounced as a fsker. was the NHafd'Dg
pet, was almost. though not quite,
read out OF the Republican party by
the Harding newspaper in 1919, fol-
lowing Mr.. Taft's espousal OF the
League OF Nations.
G. O. r. .FATTY ARBUCkLE."
The star wound Up ID. jibes at the
~x-President by Announcing that his
fate was scaled as . possible Prrsi
|
Been spoken OF by CosEressmsn VIII
Hams as .'the Fatty ArbuekI~ Of The
Republican party he "wouid b:
Isughed out OF the country if he mt
tempted 10 capture the uominstI"n.
The Star makes u plain that IL has
NO regrets that such IL the cns~.
or two editorials which come near.
est to reading Taft out OF the party
one accuses him OF dissemination OF
propaganda on which the future OF
the Democratic party depends, and
| the other links him with the free
| traders
The first which appeared In the
summer Of 1919. when Harding was
laying his plans for obtaining the
nomination, read as follows:
Travelling from one end OF the
country to the other Mr. Taft is busily
disseminating Tn. propaganda upon
the success OF which the future OF Mr..
Wilson and the Democratic party de-
pends. SO jealous has the former
President become in his efforts to
bring the people into line that he even
resorts to vituperation.'
PRAISES KNOX AND LODGE
The Star then quoted Mr.. Taft as
saying that he would not trust some
OF those who are setting out to de-
feat this League OF Nations with the
Constitution over night The article
brings in the names of Senators Knox
and Lodge as those who are fighting
the league and continues:
'It is a sad plight to see our only
ex-President, a former Federal judge,
many times prominently mentioned
for a seat on the Supreme bench in
dulging in such expressions-it can
not be called argument-such Ian
Eguage is the ordinary resort of the
! lower classes OF society in their quar-
! ters. but never has been associated
with gentlemen OF standing or law
| yers OF reputation. unless pcrchance
! Uney were iured to say something and
were at loss for substantial argu-
ment."
| A little later in connection with an
Endorsement Of the league of nations
by the Free Trade League this ap-
! peared:
"Ex-President William Howard
Taft will now find himself working
! shoulder to shoulder with gentlemen
who demand free trade with all the
world, and no doubt he will be able
| to adduce arguments why the Ameri-
can Free Trade Leagues propaganda
should be incorporated with the prop
aganda of the league of nations. soon
the view to carrying the country by
| storm"
"TAFT's FATE SEALED.-
4 few days after this the Star
inquired:
Doesn't Mr.. Taft's admission that
the constitution of the proposed
League OF Nations needs revision
come dangerously close to lcse ma
jeste?
Next came Prof. Taft and Ger
many are as one on the proposition
that there must be either a league Of
nations or worldwide Bolshevism."
And finally. under the head Oft
"Taft's Fate Sealed" there sppesredi
at has remained for Representn-
tive Williams, Republican. Of the
Twenty-fourth Illinois District. to
prick the Presidential balloon % VIII
liam Howard Taft. who In believed to
have ardentiy hoped that his eSpousai
Of internatIonnlism as nGainst stnnek
Americnnism would rally to his aide =
sufficient number OF votes to capture
the Republican nomination next year.
Williams In the course of n debate
called Mr.. Taft the Fatty ArbuckIc
Of the Republican Party Exit here
Taft ms n Presidential possibility.
HE would be laughed out OF the
country II he attempted to capture
the nomination in the face of that
ridiculous description and the pity of
IL is that no one can feel sorry for
Mr.. Taft because OF the ridicule to
which this is bound to subject him
for his support OF the league Of ma.
tions and his blind muddling in poll
tics have brought down upon him the
anathemas OF those who fought car
nestly for him in the rout of 1912"
CLAIM ROOSEVELT FoRGAvE.
In attempted pslliation OF Hardings
attacks on Roosevelt. II is said. his
managers will advance the argument
that at the time Of Roosovelts death.
Roosevelt had not only forgiven
Harding, but had resumed a close re-
lationship with him. Or. Charles T..
Sawyer. one OF Hardings closest
friends In Marion, says that early in
the war Harding was on a trip to the
west coast of the United States when
he received a telegram from Roose
welt summoning him to oyster Bay.