The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-03-27
POLITICAL APATHY
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Roosevelt ia dead. Bryan IS shOpwo:n
and Wilson has lost his prestige.
No other living American has tn"
mower to stir that each Of these men
had Comparrd 10 these three. all tn"
men now racing for tn" PRESIDENCY ar"
lacking in magnetism and in TIA" mower
to stimulate personal devotion or par
iiSan passion.
Lack Of Party a Consideration
The. people are IN u mood Of fatigue.
This lack Of emotion ~ pracil'diIy UNI
yersal throughout the Northwest In
nothcrn Michigan competent observer
expressed ii by saying;
Judging from what I ser and hear
IN this SECTION az the state. that -. tn
,vnlye northwestern counties, thcr" '-
mot any stronger party sentiment. The
people are sick Of constant %psrr'nC f..
nolitical prestige in congress and gov
ernmcnt departments and would Clock ~
any man or party which offered '''
prospect OF more business ana i'SS pa''
,isanship. For that reason N""N"r,
believe, is strongest throughout TINS 500
ton among the voters, not among IA"
roIiticians His failure {" ann"unr"
himself az = party man S"'w~ To IN"
average voter ~ b. "A recommendation
lust as this ohscr> alton comes from
The WISH LOT NDUl'biAt''N NV va .'.'''' -
-, do all the others. II il not that they
have any exact knowl"dG" aboU, B""-
Yer. not that Hoover is necessarily 4
r,rrer man than some Of tn others.
h,t Hoover is new. and he has no con
nection with either Of il. old iH.ir'S..
That this latter farl should Il" ''riuH
il the striking thtnG. Lt-""'t" {" an
other man, competent :" GudE' iNhis
feeling. said:
political sentiment h""" - para
wed and dumb. III "p' .m''W ~
gcndercd b. shoul1cr-tn "N"n'd"r W"'N
in the war has been killed Toy Wash
tngton. The attitud" "f our common
average people makes th"9r a. Wash
ing1on seen ten years behind 'E'
tines"
In Matter Of Organization.
Oxer and over against. IN" innWrluE
traveller hears the san" sentiment 81.
indifference. Tho publ" is apa,h"r"
as among the various oauhIdat"s for
tho nomination. Wood wins. wherever
he wins by virtue 0C superior "r~aw-
zation; l.owdcn wins. wr,r"N'r hn
wins, by virtue Of superior "rsHm'H"-
ton; Johnson witt. Wh"r'N'r h" "'Hs,,
chief1y th;U.-u his own personal '>
ertionS.
In the matter OF the personal i'm
campaiGntng Wood outpolnts L.wdrU.
The verdict is general that L""i'n o.
h1s speechmaking and in has app"G.
ance personally before tn, Vo'rrS "i
the Middle West has beer d'"1l1-
pointment- 1t is not especially mat
he turned voters against hr. HH that
audiences left him W1th n Ia:;U. s'us''
OF being disappont"I md 49, n"wn.
The universal comm"1' 80 'h. .nwi.S
where Gov. Lowdcn appeared % NIu-
ncsota and South DaGu'- :- Win au-
dicnccs came in IN, 'Ni."' "a On IT
hearing something strong aiJ DC, I-
siye on national issue. but Tint ';,>.
lowden confined his speeches {" Tin
budget system and 10 his own '>l".'
ricuce in applying the budg"i system
and otherwise organizing IT," G"y'ru-
meut Of Illinois. The aud" noes i''t
that the subject WAS slightly a,"u
and were disappointed \ rh"u&H'ful
citizen of Watcrtown, $. u. saod
Il am supporting Gov. l."d,n.s
candidacy. but l feel certain D." h~'
rather than gained by coming Nr" m"
Sta;c and failing to touch urou thu
problems Of the day. Asld" from tn"
bearing that budget system may
have upon the situation. GOV. L"wd"u
did not refer. except ia 1n indirect
way. to a single national prnhlrw
Handicapped by Uniform.
While Wood uutpuulN I.uWd'n IN
the personal impression h" makes and
in his speeches. Wood has had al
handicap. A. one South Dakota nh.
server put Il:
The fact that cen. Wood ,uiu.s as
an army man, w"Hr!u" ms mI!It1I!
uniform. accompanied h., It staff al
uniform and son 800 uniform. and
k.yOtcS much OF ht. ,jr,h Ia mats