Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-07-17
Columbia Wills to Have Editor as
a Guide During Next
Four Years.
VIEWED AS GOOD EXPERIMENT
An Apathetc Campaign Likely to
Warm Up-Doings of Republican
Leaders-Trade Restrictions With
Russia Lifted - Mexico More
Tranquil-Spa Conference
and Foreign Affairs.
BY E. r. CLIpSON

- $50 NA-i' ICtNa
America ever reSourceful and willing
10 try anything once. has shown the
spirit of true democracy ~ ,oing to
various professions for it's presidents.
The first one was a civil engineer and
since his time the White House ha,
been occupied by lawyers. diplomats.
professional politicians planter. sol.
dierS, tailor two college presidents
one of whom also preached little. and
the other of whom practiced law lit-
tie, and several others who at various
tunes in their careers were identified
with trail blazing, farming. legislating
and the law. Now the supreme exuerI-
ment is to be tried, for Ohio mother OF
presidents, has produced twins ana.
singularly enough. both are newspaper
men. The claim has long come FROM
various sources ttrat the newspapers
run the country. so nothing is more
logical than an editor as chief execu-
tive.
Barring accidents or the totally I'M
expected, either Editor Harding or Ed
it0r Cox will sit IN The presidential
chair March 4. 1921. The consensus of
opinion gathered from puolc express
siOns and the news Of the day. is that
IT is an experiment worth trying. No
very pronounced evidences of worship
for either candidate seem manifest a.
yet IN the great body Of the electorate,
but that is a condition in keeping with
the editorial personality and may eas.
lily change as the campaign warns M.
lntl the day of signed news articles
una editorials changed the condition
slightly, the newspaper man has al
ways been somewhat submerged
voluntarily submerged - perSon".t ,.
He has been most potent leader and
director in his quiet way. but seldom
for him the heroic role He has created
many heroes but little hero worship
has come 10 him. His ideals would not
admit of It, Cincinnatus patiently
plowing is more ideal in the general
newspaper creed than Ctncinnatds
leading armies.
Now the editor gets in front Of Tn
stead of behind the ealciumS bright
glare. The public will. metaphoricalIy.
see two editors at least. stripped to
their very souls: but as each has had
some stripping in state politics the or
deal win be less severe Also. the pro-
feSsional halo makers, in this case the
political managers of the two caudl-
dates will soon he enlarging upon the
nobility of the editorial calling and the
seif-sacritcing qualities which 1t EN-
tails. Already the haloS are in the
mollS and before November il IS safe "a
uSs~rt. toth candidates viii be hprae,
To their respective followers. although
AT present they are lust level-headed
representative citizens, with consider
ahle edge in ability over the average.
The exaltation will extend, ia some
degree. TO the whole newspaper profess
sinn. and some there are who thuE
this viii not be a good thing Any
way. after next March the people Will
/ have an opportunity 70 see how an edi-
/ tor. who never fails to tell how the
I country should be IT,. will run il him
F self
The aftermath of the Democratic
| convention has not been greatly dis
/ similar to that uf the Republican con-
/ clave The bulk - party sentiment.
with the exception of the naturally
diSgruntled. set ms inclined to abide by
Governor Cox, Just a. the bulk of Re
publican sentiment afideS 10y senator
Harding Bean Spillers have been ac-
tive In both parties and Nicholas Muir
ray Butler. in his attacks on the forces
iudeed NOT as much. Is WiliiaW Jeu
unss t}ryan. IN o>r-Conventi0n utter
tnces. has said atonS the Name strain.