The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-10-14
Where All Is ShddOUy

Mr. Harding should stay his front porch confnng himself to
e formal speeches and statements which he there hands out Whe
goes campaigning in the excitement attendant upon talking
70 large audiences there always danger that his tongue will slip
with the result that he viii really say something that will commit
him definite policy and that he will later be sorry that he took
SUCH stand AS long as he stands on his porch and limits his re-
maks TO the solemn assertion of such uisms and make
four he has fair chance get away the midst
M enthusiasm provoked by cheering mutuds there always the
sbty that he will forget safety first and questionable
territory
For instance in his speech Dc Moines Mr. Harding
flat foocdy against the League Of Nations declaring that
lie favored the complete rejection Of it, He n any
saons anything of the the whole caboode
opeessy bad and should be cast into the heap There
to try to fix the thing and he for dtclng it in its
entirety Now that was perfectly definite and plain and it would
seem mat hee was no occasion Tor anybody to misunderstood
but scarcely the words Of the candidates mouth be shot
from good Republicans that they wouldn't stand for Some Of
his supporters who favor the League covenant with certain serva
lie had spilled the beans
Something had be done about hence when Mr. Hard
ing was safely back on his front porch again he proceeded give
out one Of his formal statements in which he expressed
regards the proposed League of Nations then attempt
ed to fix things up with the proague Republicans folks gen
world associatoncall what you will the slight
consequence and that when he elected the whole
people into confidence and get them tell him how they
DO you marvel at Mr. Rardngs anazemen that there should
remain shadow Of doubt as to how he stands when he thus
declares himself ceary Can't You how unambguousy he
las put hm record the effect an associa
on Of nations but he has idea about what wants
what will be like than hog has about holiday Isn't that def
mite enough for your Why should anybody misunderstood Mr.
Shadow doubt9 No. there can be no doubt in anybody
mind except Mr. ardng where he stands there the
mentality Of the candidate all is shadowy obscrty After he
elected he says he will take the whoe peopeand is
OF folks to consutno his confidence but he has single
scye idea to his proposed association Of
whose policies the people entitled know the
public sufficiently into his confidence If League
OF Nations with such safeguarding reservations pro.
posed to make its meaning plain is all wrong will Mr. Hard
ing offer to take the place OF g Will his free from the
objections he advances against the League Would great
stran on his mind to give slight hint
ng at least one weebt of detail of his shadowy association
would seem that great constructive pres
dent OF the United States should be- would be able 90 that far
Does ne want the people to buy pig poke Can't he give us
glimpse OF the animal in advance The League Nations has
already been sold to % nations Does Mr. Harding offer any
Rope that ne will be able to induce them exchange for the
hadoNy something which he has in mnd The which he
condemns binds the nations together agreement to pre-
rVe peace and provides effective machinery prevent war 1t
delnte hope for world to take the place Mr.
ardins oilers nothing except shadowy promise For own
part we are unwilling to exchange substance for shadow