South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-07-23

cago That Gamaliel accepts on the basis Of the
"resto Grafton OF party government" and that mean
ing in republican parlance. senatorial govern
ment'-coordinatior between the executive offices
and the senate"-why should the republican
senators happy?
That is all there Mr. Harding's acceptance
speech delivered this afternoon from his front
porch" Marion. He has been at work on It for
week 10 days. according daily dis
patches and has said nothing OF course. ne
couldn't say much. by and with the consent
Of the senate" and in the course OF the frequent
advance reviSons which Mr.. Lodge may have made
Of the text That has been presented to him,
anything that he may have wanted 20 say may
have been The speech Is a mere larrot-
ike echo OF the every morning debates that
issued from the republican side of the senate for
than year; bilingsgate about personal gov
eminent" about "autocrscy Of the white house."
hypocritically assuming reverence the same
ideals the white house has promulgated. but OF
course impossible of proper naturalization under
democratic rule
T. would be kind Of Mr.. Harding from his SEN
atorial background 70 generously relieve the
democratic party of all responsibility for the Will
sonian personal government" II Wilson admin
istraton were such that democracy cared to be re-
lieved evidently it hasn't been the party is
not anxious for relief And we dare say that II Mr.
the republican party, really regarded the Wilson
undertakings as dangerous they pretend to- they
would be trying tack them onto the democrats
firmly than the party might actually deserve.
II the Wilson administration mad been auto
cratic standardization. destructive constitutional
government and threatening to institutions. the
democrats would undoubtedly to recog-
it, and the republicans would be showing
mighty poor political sense. say the least
-gTs.
particular.
But the "strahng' of Wilson has become such a
habit with Messrs. Lodge. Harding. and the
that; we'll habits things that hard to
break. That the Marion ceremonial should have
veloped a Colt Strafe Wilson" refrain,
under such circumstances is not surprising They
had their minds set on Wilson running for a third
term or McAdoo. his son-in-law" being nom
mated to succeed him and their minds once set
they haven't been able to give it up. They still
trying to run Wilson or McAdoo: thought at first
that Wilson had been woefuy repudiated at San
Francisco both in the platform, and in the
inee-and now they cannot get over it, that he
wasn't
But at least Mr. Harding knows that ne has been
nominated and the senate oligarchy," with its
publican background. is that he isn't going to
turn the nomination down. that he has accepted.
and that in accordance with prearranged IIans, he
will do everything. if elected by and with the
of the senate" that he will substitute party
governuent'-of course by senatorial spokesman
ship,-for personal government" or in other
words, he will a rubber stamp" and a
president all.
Conscience" All yes Mr.. Harding refers to his
conscience and the senatets conscience, and the
publican partys conscience; yea even the Ameri-
can conscience now and then. in the course of his
acceptance-but to be sure the American conscience
Is all wrapped up i'm his in the senate's. and the
republican party's conscience. and his and the
publican Iarty's conscience all wrapped up in
the senate's. You know what conscience is To
and this applies especially to the Hard
ing acceptance; It is mental attitude acquired
after long practice by man. in order to conceal
his Interior motives conscientious gentleman of
the Harding school who bluffs only when it
best suits his purpose.