New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1920-11-10
Official paper of New Ulm, Mimi.
No Sinecaue for Harding.

We do not envy Presldent-elect
Warren G. Harding his much-coveted
position in the least, for it will prove
to be anything but sinecure before
the end of his four-year term. Under
the heading: "For Those Who Re-
joice,' the Minnesota Daily Star
points to the huge, dark shadow of a
state of affairs that may we'll cause the
common people to greet with more or
less apprehension the advent of the
new national administration, as it
forebodes much that is yet shrouded
in mystery. Here is what the Star
has to say:
Some who made their protest
against acts of the Wilson administra-
ton by votes for Harding are likely to
have cause for reflection before the
next four years are over. If there is
vagueness about where Harding stands
on domestic issues-and there is great
vagueness as to where he stands on
everything-there is no doubt what
ever about what is wanted by the class
which picked him for president.
He was the candidate OF those who
saw that there must be liquidation
of labor The meaning of that phrase
is that lot of labor must be thrown
on the market, which in turn means
that lot of men must be thrown out
of their jobs, in order that wages may
come down and labor he made more
humble. He was the candidate also
of those who are campaigning for laws
making strikes illegal.
How far his supporters will go in
the acts of the coming administration
will depend on how far they dare to
60.
"There is information in the exulta-
ton of a local supporter of the man
who is to be the next president. 1t
picks out as the wrong doing of the
democratic administration that the
assistant secretary Of labor insisted
that immigrants be protected by the
laws of the United States from the
lawless acts of the department of
justice and that the secretary Of war
released from prison spies and traitors.
"Indications such as these may
cause thoughtful mood in those who
thought that by voting for Harding
they were protesting against the
infamies praticed by the department
of justice, against an attitude of harsh
vindictiveness toward the political
prisoners who opposed the war for
conscientious reasons, and against a
league of nations that was an alliance
of the strong to Cypress the weak and
to promote instead of to end wars
AS a further Indication that there
are threatening clouds fanked along
the storm-hecked horizon, the follow
ing editorial from the Mankato Free
Press, while glorying in the "stupend-
Gus victory won by the Republicans,
at the same time admits that the
political stream abcunds in shoals, to
avoid which the newly elected Presi-
dent, as well his future official re-
tinue and the party at large must be
ever vigilant. 1t is a journey that
will test the seaworthiness of the new
ly-launched' Republican ship Of state,
uoll tho nautical Shi1itx- of Stc
captain. We quote from the Free
Press:
"The republican party has won a
stupendous victory. 1t has been given
the presidency and congress. After
March 4, next ye ar, the governmental
machinery will he placed in its hands
for operation. If the republicans fail
to make good they deserve to be ousted
from control of affairs at the first
opportunity. The faith Of the people
has been placed in their keeping. T hat
faith must not be abused. The people
have right to demand and expect ex-
cellent results. The prediction
promises must be redeemed Burdens
of taxation, must be lifted and other
needed reforms instituted. Failure
on the part of the republicans to do
these things will relegate them to the
dc n of oblivion"
1t is not very often that we are in
accord with the editorial policy of our
Mankato contemporary, but, as far as
the above paragraph is concerned, we
cannot help but subscribe to the
timely note of warning sounded by
Brother Reynolds. .i.