Gunnison news-champion., 1920-11-12

10 ONO LE- Eep-b cans had divided
at -Ls puularles and he "a as unable %
-...-. O. q LE Ted ..a. ltruE from his
a.- ---rr. Had The g--=t.ga gf his
. r..... ..lL.rn ben submELsL % .ha rank
a.- ..r 0f ils partg throughout he
. Ua-ur-y .- may b. doubted Dee would
. haze received 10000 votes ont 0f the
1900 yH1. y-t IN spItr Uf this TtlfGl
. -s-rs ul popular support b. as named
fgr preslaaul by the Republican b0szss
and b. has won ths election becags.
De- vas the Republican candidate.
N0mIn1ily. therefore Mr. Harding D
90 b. president o. the United State
who the actual precedent be- % b. and
What the pDEtIcs Of the new admins
tratt0n are 20 be- nobody knows. Nr.
harding himself. doe not know nor
I does b. pretend 10 know. He wI.l do
what the strongest faction Of the Re
publican party tells him 20 do II Mg.
| Roo, and Mr. Taft and their friends
gain the asrsudancy they will control
| ,h- f0rel N policy OF the afministra-
] ton. II Senator johnson and Senat-
| or BUrah and the Battalion Of Death
| gain control they will dominate the
/ foreign policy. 4 similar game Of
chance viii dominate the domestic
| policies a. well.
! What Is certain is that the country
/ has returned for n time 20 the reac-
ton IN naive belief that Rcpubli-
can policies can cure all the economic
evils that we're produced by a war IN
| which 10000 900 lives have been lost.
and 5000 900 900 900 in property lost
! No president IN the United States ~
the time Of his election ever showed
fewer qualifications for the task that
confronted him than Mr.. Harding has
displayed in this campaign Appar-
emily his mind has sOlidIfi.d and re-
talus no political impressions that
y.cr. made since the days Of Mckinley
and uauna. H." has shown no capa-
city Tor Leadership sine. his nomina-
ton Whether be- w.lI shUW any capa-
rtg FOR .raaershIp after his inaugura-
ton remains % b. Zen.
The American people have displayed
the aaWe KIND Of political intelligence
that the people Of New York displayed
IN 1917 when they threw out the Nit
cngl administration and made John
7. Hylan mayor. ThCsE exploits in
political prCjudicgs are often cNpen.
ziEe and four years from now this
o country viii be in a better position "a
cst.mat" the cost Of this latest mani
featat.On Of rs worst qualities.
As 20 MIR Harding himself. we can
only wish him wCiI He Is confronted
a boz, wl,h q tax that b. impossible
in Its entirety since no president that
ever lived could redeem the campaign
pledges have been made in his
behalf. Dmc Of them by himself II
q. is easy .D abuse Woodrow Wilson but
to succeed Wilson in the White
House is a mani job and Mr.. Harding
! will not have the aid either Of unit
/ cd party or Of these dominate quail
( ties that can batter down opposition.
] lie will have 20 20 with tide that
[ runs DrTatically and treachcrously, and
| the very votes that have put him into
: the presidency 20 do the impossible
/ will D. ready 10 destroy him at the
first sign Of failure.
I The World quite apart from any Is
sue Of political principle cannot regard
Mr. Harding as the type Of man who
ought TO be president at this time. But
recognizing the seriousness Of his task
we shall try TO help him rather than
! hinder him and in no case shall we
ever subject him 10 the kind Of malici-
Gus obstruction that Republican news
papers and Republican senators have
/ thrown in the way Of President Wilson.
/ The World would rather have Mr.
| Harding succeed than fail. 1t is will
[ ing to do what il can TO aid him II
| the policies Of his administration ever
l permit such assistance. And the first
advice We would give him would be to
I forget all the nonosHnse he has uttered
in the campaigTt-tO wipe Oft the slate,
to start clean-to realize that the very
safety of civilization may depend up
on the prudence and intelligence Of his
administration and to trample all pet
IS partisan considerations under foot
while he faces the ineNorable facts of
most serious situation. To begin
otherwise is to invite disaster.
As 70 the League Of Nations none
Of its true supporters will falter on
account Of Mr. Harding's majorities.
Appealing from Phillip drunk to Phil
lip sober, they viii keep their faith
stcadfast and answering. Every rea-
son that existed yesterday in favor Of
the ratification of the covenant exists
today. None of the elementary facts
, have been changed by the ballots that
: were cast for Mr.. Harding.
The time has now come when Repub-
licans like Mr.. Taft and Mr.. Root, and
/ Mr. Hoover and Mr.. Straus must re-
, deem their own pledges. They have
| said to the voters that Mr.. Harding's
. speeches against the League could DC
only ignored and that his election
would mean that the United States
| Joins the other nations in guaranteeing