Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-01
HIS MASTERS VOICE.

The attitude of the two principal candidates for
president is well illustrated by Harding at the Ills
tening post" his front poreh and Cox visiting the
White House for instructions.
Mr.. Harding is listening for the voice of his mas
ter the American people while Mr.. Cox is listening
TO the voice of his master, President Wilson.
Is this an unjust statement of the facts? Repub-
licans of every color of belief have been calling upon
Senator Harding, laying before him the national sit
uation as they severay view it. Governor Cox pays
a visit to the White House and carries away with
him the statement that President Wilson and himself
are in perfect agreement upon policies.
Senator Harding is trying to take the attitude of
making the government responsive to the will of the
people; Governor Cox is seeking to make it respon-
sive to the will of President Wilson.
The election of Senator Harding means return
to constitutional and representative governments
government of laws and not government of men,
Governor Cox is seeking to perpetuate the political
policy and administrative methods of President
Wilson
Were it possible to refrain from discussing the
sick President. the inclination of men of good in
sncts would be to let him alone. But he is not suf-
ficiently i'll to be willing to eliminate himself By
his own choice, in dominating Governor Cox. he is
making wisconsin the real issue in this campaign
If Governor Cox is able to convince majority of
the American people of the wisdom of perpetuating
the policies of Mr. Wilson he is entitled to do So
But in attempting that he lays down the bars for
free and frank discussion Of the record and person
ality of President Wilson Thereafter the plea of
immunity for MI Wilson, the ground of illness
is play of the politicians To combat VIII
sonism-it is necessary to talk about Mr.. Wilson.
To discuss Mr.. Wilson does not signify any bit
terness or hostility toward the That he is able
and patriotic goes without the saying. He is neither
a fool nor traitor. But he does have certain per-
sonal characteristics and theories of government
which, given time to crystalline themselves into
precedents would be dangerous to our government
should have a foolish, unpatriotic or ambitious
at the helm.
Our government must be kept government OF
laws. The checks and balances, wisely put there
by our forefathers to curb foolish ambitious men
must again be made operative for the national safety
Inclination made Mr.. Wilson autocratic His
master mind" made him impatient of advice; il
led him 10 seek, and find weak men with whom tt
surround himself His will must be supreme; theii
minds must run alongside of his
The war led us all, in the great national cmer
gency, to make him a dictator. Such was
the least of two evils. We must have then, prac
tical dictatorship or a lack of co-ordnated effort,
The war over, his temperament would not per
init him to surrender the unusual powers Which
were making our government p-heavy and de
sroying its balance
Had there been other reason for fighting
against the Wilson League of Nations. than to effec
establishment of the just authority of the leg
isatve branch that fight would have been justified
President wilson's usurpations and their force
surrender are the most vital issues in this cam
paign.