El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-09-16

POLITICAL cmpaizns are chiefly useful by reason OF me
fact that they reveal to the people what manner OF
men fE candidates are Conparatively few votes are m
fusnesd BY explanation and argument but many are IN
uenoed BY considerations Of favor OF prejudice votes are
more apt to be directed by feeling than by reason
During the progress Of campaign, two processes are
GOING on side bv side: first the candidates are revealing
themselves and second candidates and public are pIosS
siyey forming and fixing their own views on topics unls
discussion.
Candidates finding If necessary TO express themselves
bIol on an sorts Of topics often without previous care
ful preparaton may adopt one Of several Ietnoosi e
nav aupv ceTeTness, turning ASIDE tne llsls "a
7ssrzsss BY swift and humorous or biting repaItee OF
th nav SO arrange and classify their political principles
that fev can instantly find the word IN any emergency
Of discussion and still remain consistent with themselves
II snv event the candidates need only 70 be careruy
watched and their public utterances considered ana COIL
pared5 they VIII inevitably, IN the course q
reveal themselves in ways they cannot conro ana II y
upon impressions thus gained that large proportion OF
VOTERS euake I'D their minds TO how 20 vote fOt1L
debate within themselves whether such and sucn enol
49, ~ CHE sort Of man we want" for this place OF that
and without exactly reasoning It out but rather by sorl
Of instructive process, the choice IS made
Similarly during the course Of campaign the 1ainasl
OF more correctly speaking the feelings Of voters are ong
educated Starting in with only vague ana Alllleo
acquaintance with topics under discussion me maIoly
ordinarily intelligent and active MINDED 1o w -
hit new informatiou their preudces are led OF tneI nos
tities aroused. without any well defined process o.
roing notions more and more positive take form IN the
individual and each up for himself certain plale
standards by which he tests the quality OF the ouPouIE
Of candidates. ,.,. - -
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revealing themselves day by day, and the voters are form
ing their standards and beginning to put to themselves Lne
QUESTION Is he the sort Of want tor preseentf
Judging BY the comments Of leading DeInocrae news
1ers as wen as Independent and opposition papers gov
or cox has markedly weakened himself these last Few
weeks by his caPaign methods Having MADE Sc -
charges Of corruption against his opponents he falled 70
moe then et again and -aia be reiterated the
Threatened puitntary sentences TO his opponents ana o
nznded that the Republicans dismiss their canpalEn m
AYERS and change their plans Of campaign 10 SUIT the views
Of governor Cox Every opportunity was offered ny me
senate committee to develop scandal but me governor
campaign Managers could not help him
Governor Cox back with charge that the coIruP-
tion fund.- as he termed 1t not IS but 50 or s. ons
From relessness he descended TO mere Stiffness BIS own
eudest partisan papers take no stock N his outpoungs
and lament his lowering Of campaign standards and MS
ignoring Of real questions Of importance The governor is
losing ground now the he travels and the more he
talks.
HardnEs campaign methods nay be very dignifed and
all that but they are making lot Of Republicans over the
country nervous It IS growing feeling that Harding
ouvht at least to show himself the voters they can