Arizona republican., 1920-03-29
Soldiers and the Presidency

Before the presidential primary campaign was begun the politicians democratic and republicans n the of candidates other than General Wood with the characteristic cocksureness Of who undertake to speak for the people de- ciared a military record could be and elected president of the United States This of the fact that every candidate the presidency with military record has been clected-washington Jackson William Henry Harri- Taylor Grant. There have been other presidents with military records though not elected on those records-Hayes, Benjamin Harrison, Me Kinley Roosevelt though it was perhaps Roosevelt's record that made him governor of New Ycrx and opened unexpected way to the presi- dency sixty years there have been elected to the presidency only three without some sort of a military record-Cleveland Taft and Wilson
 What reason the self-elected spokesmen for 'the people" supposing the people did not want military man for president do not know. The spakesmen offered any As a matter of fact there was no believe that the people had distrustful of military men Certainly they have had be distrustfuL
 It is true that boys came back from France brought with love for their officers of high or low degree. The officers held re- sponsible for their discomforts abroad. General shared of their disaPprova of their over seas officers fact profited by comparison with the the field abroad The comparison was instituted by thousands boys who had through France and the officers in France suffered in the comparison The Funston boys abroad and other thousands of boys who had not been at Funston became infected with ad irritation General Wood.
 There has nothing the numerous pop uIar primaries since been held to indicate that the military of General Wood has mili- tated against him. He appears to be more of a pop uar idol everywhere any other candidate. Thus early in the campaign there have been elected more than 100 Wood delegates either instructed who have expressed him. His victories vvher he wa O partc- rl strength have been dsmayns alike to his re- publican opponents the democratic admins tration would rather other republican were nominated The election of Wood would be regarded the last rebuke the people could admin ister to Wilson regime.
 But if the people been repeled by the military record of General Wood they to him by something than that; by his good sound sense: by his splendid admins trator n Cuba and the Philippines and by the fact that he was of the few army farsighted enough to perceive peril world and fearless enough to proclaim a purblind administra ton what he saw. and invoked its wrath.
 The people know. too, that General Wood the founder of officers school at Plattsburs where men were ready for when so ingoriously being kept out of war; into which we were being inevitably drawn. when we needed officers more than anything Those of Platts burg were trained the minute while those in the army and those in West a and modern warfare.
 This work General Wood-the PIattsburg school his warning of of preparedness ,ot the work of a miIitarist seeing, prac ,icaI citizen And it such a citizen that the neople are now turning primaries offer oppor- tunty O