Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-20
EFFORTS FAIL
TODIM M'ADOO
ASCANDIDATE
Antics of G. o. P. and Party
Press Show Strength of
Famous Democrat.
PATRIOTISM BIG QUALITY
Ry staff Correspondent.

NEW YORK, Feb. 20.-William G.
McAdoo is Just as much a candidate
for the presidency Of the United
States as any other democrat in the
country
Furthermore, he possesses the dis
tinction of being the only democrat
whose nomination is feared by the
republican party and whose possible
future course is the subject of much
speculation on the part of the repub-
ncan press.
In other words. William G. McAdoo is
the only prospective candidate for the
democratic nomination who has become
big enough to be lied about"
The various antics of the republican
press relative to McAdoo are being
watched with considerable interest by
his friends in New York. They are so
Indicative of the fear that he viii lead
the party that they cause more amuse-
nent in New York than anything else
Also, they are interesting as showing
that the kind of a man McAdoo is can
not be comprehended by the political
leaders who are endeavoring to run the
nation at this time.
William G.. McAdoo will never seek
the presidency Of the United States as
Leonard Wood, Hi Johnson and Senator
Harding are seeking 1t. He has too
high a regard for the Office to make
an unseemlngly scramble out of the nom
nations. He is entirely too whole-sOuled
an American to stOop to the channels
that the republicans are using in their
desperate efforts to create sentiment"
for themselveH
!. FAvORS PRINCIPLES
ABOVE CANDIDATES.
McAdoo believes that the party should
seek candidate on whom 1t can unite
in real effort to express principles.
But the politicians who are f0ndling
bOoms for 'favorite sons need not think
they can take advantage Of this attitude
on the part Of McAdOo to further their
own choices.
William G. McAdoo has done and said
nothing that will interfere with the pe0-
pie in the selection of their own candi-
date. He VIII do nothing to influence
that choice.
He does not propose that candidate
he selected and a platform written about
that candidate.
He is willing to lead the democratic
party ouIy in event the democratic party
is willing to rally around him as n lead
er. He would not be disappointed if his
name received no consideration at the
san Francisco convention. He would not
be unhappy if he might be left 10 his
law practice in New York and permitted
J to watch the wheels go round from the
viewpoint Of a private citizen who has
accomplished much in public life and is
satisfied with q record unblemisbed.
PATRIOT WITH
CONFIDENCE OF PEOPLE.
But William G. NcAdOo is an intense
patriot He believes in the ability Of
the average American to judge the needs
Of the nation and he has supreme con
1dence in the stability of the American
people
McAdoo is the man who appealed to
the people of the United States for the
money with which to finance the war.
AS secretary Of the treasury he taught
the great financial interests Of the ma
tion that their grasp on the wealth OF
America was as nothing to the ability
Of the people to control money. When
he hoated the first Liberty loan he
risked qualification on a gold cross on
the ability and willingness of the peo-
pie of America to teach the money barons
a lesson in finance.
The great financial interests that cen
ter IL New York refused to consider Ne.
Adoo's call for money. They told him
they were willing to take $500 600, 900
bonds at AZ per cent He advised them
the loan would be three billion dollars
at 31z per cent When they combined
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