The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1920-12-28

secretary OF -! 10 perhaps i've
of the remaining ten persons, some of
Wilson's relatives were more or less
familiar as names only while prob
ably not five per cent of the voting
populace could have thoughtfully ex-
pressed familiarity with any of the
men who first entered Wilson's cab
met or with their works.
We know why now. Wilson wasn't
looking for men who were landmarks
in Americas business and political
life; he wanted puppets, men suited
to go along with his single track mind.
That is why he went to mediocrity
and obscurity to get them. That is
why we have Daniels and Baker and
Burleson.
That is why when Wilson did ac-
cidentally name Garrison or a Lane,
these men had to get away. Quite
probably it was this thing which cost
the nation the services of -McAdoo
and Lane. And that is why we are
soon to have Republican president.
Harding will never make such a
blunder We speculate now on whom
he is likely to appoint but we always
agree that his official family will con-
tain names to conjure with, names
that have helped shape the policies
of America and who as men, will be
valuable to President Harding and
these United States of America not
SO much because they agree with the
president but because they disagree
with him and tell him So If Harding
can get Knox and Lodge and Schwab
and Kahn in his cabinet, rest assured
they will be there.
i We of the west are looking forward
to four years of good government.
i We are content to believe that Hard
ing is making a good start, that he is
doing his utmost, seriously and me
thodically to prepare himself for the
job ahead. And, in general, we don't
care whom he selects as members OF
his cabinet so long as they be men
of recognized and tried ability.
i We are, however, vitality interested
in one appointment Harding will be
called upon to make; that of secre-
tary of the interior. One of the few
bright spots in Wilson's gallery was
that occupied by Franklin K. Lane
Lane was a western man. We sim
cerely believe that since the west asks
so little and gets even less, that Hard
ing should again fill this position with
a western man. Reclamation, admit.
tedly one of the vital domestic mat
tiers of pressing importance before
this nation today, is largely western
PROBLEM. But not alone for this doe:
the west ask recognition. For the
west is Americas last frontier. 1t j:
the land that promises most for the
nation of tomorrow. Still an infant
the west needs wholesome, sane care
to develop as it should. Without
forcing the matter of sectionalism
we believe the west is entitled to a
word in molding its destiny.
l Who, then, should Harding seiec,
from this vast domain that embrace.
one-third Americas acreage and yeI
includes only a minor fraction of hel
people? Ordinarily we cannot see
those things before our faces because
of our nose. That is the only possible
reason why every Idahoan is moi
squarely behind Governor Davis fol
that Washington job. For Governor
Davis is suited to the job and the jol
is suited to Idaho's governor.
Two years have lifted D. w. Davi.
to the place where he is almost /;
national figure. We qualify it onl,
because he is the governor for west
ern state and somehow fame spread
westward faster evidently than it doe
eastward. We always know who i
mayor of New York and Chicago eve
when they are Hylan or a Thomp
son.
AS president of the Western State
Reclamation association, Governo
Davis, almost single handed and 70
the first time in American histor,
got a reclamation plank in nations
political platform. But he did more
he got reclamation plank in bot
, the major parties platforms and Lor
, only knows how many of the others
probably the governor himself doesn
know.
Idaho's governor proved his eou,
age and his foresight when he spor
sored and then for two years of tris
stood squarely behind the cabin,
form of state government.
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