Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-26
HOW DOES 1T
STRIKE YOU?
By kELLAMY


ITO GET some idea of small town
= neighborliness it is necessary to
know that the chief men of Marion who
made the big notification of Harding
possible are Democrats.
Marion is Il Democratic town in
Democratic county.
The richest men in Marion are
Democrats.
The men who organized the Civic
Association which had charge of the
arrangements for handling the crowds
in Marion were Democrats. all friends
of Mr.. Harding. who will probably vote
for him in November, but none the less
Democrats.
And 1t was big job they did.
Marion has a population of $1,000.
II had 100000 visitors on notifica-
tion day. who arrived by train. by
trolley, on foot and by automobile.
Imagine adding to city for one
day more than three times its normal
population.
Prohibition somewhat simplified the
problem of handling the crowds.
But it was big job the Harding
Democratic admirers did.
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THE Republican candidate is not a
l. man of much cgotism.
In fact, his whole theory is that
this nation should get away from the
cGotists in the presidency and back to
the nonegotiSts.
He il modest.
They say that all his life he has been
hal rI hy thnyn uhA hnI
confidence in him than he had in him
self by his wife sometimes and by
his friends.
His friends had to urge him into
the race for the presidency aud more
than once after he got in they had to
keep him in.
Yet he has some of tho attributes
which ordinarily make men vain.
lie has an unusually distinguished
appearance.
lie is the handsomest of our public
men.
He has that rare possession, nbov.
all rare in America, n fine voice.
whether for speaking or conversation, Il
voice rich and various in tone.
He has a smile Of unusual gracious
ness.
With little more fire or cgotism in
his personality he would have made an
orator like Bryan.
As it is he is just n good speaker.
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DERHAPS there are compcnsations.
l. There usually are.
Perhaps this is Il bad year for
cgotists.
Perhaps il Mr.. Harding were
little more self aSSertive he would not
have been nominated for the presidency.
lie Is the type of man ordinarily
called safe.
a very large number of the Jobs of
this world go to the men called safe
the modest. cautious, unaSSuming people
who take few chances. who conduct
business cOnservatively and who are
usually sought to manage going con.
Germs.
Most bishops and most corporation
presidents are of that sort.
4 party is like church or cor
poration; it prefers the safe cast of
men.
The bolder fellow. who takes long
chances, rises If at all by his own
efforts.
THE great unsettled question of
Ihuy canal
date play golfi
1t troubles Mr.. Harding.
Probably It troubles also Governor
Cox.
II troubled Roosevelt in zoos when
he had a golf. playing candidate on his
hands in the person of Mr.. Taft.
1t has been settled that President
may play golf.
President Taft played golf
President Wilson played golf regu.
larly until illness overlook him.
The physicians OF both Of them Or
dercd them to do so to keep in health
and the country thought none the worse
of them for doing so.
1t used to enjoy seeing pictures of
Taft bending over carefully and study
ing u putt, and now and then It read
Of score made by Taft
Wilson was more secretive about his
golf.
There were few pictrtres and no pub.
llshCd scores.
Most OF the ScuatOrs play goli.
The only man who i not permitted tu
play golf Is Il candidate