Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-03-12

It seems a long. long time age
that the writer started this serial
story of the active life Of Leonard
Wood. His career. in all its color
land action. has power to make one
concentrate his mind in the ex-
treme, once embarked upon a de-
lineation of it. II brings out all
the vivid imagination of the person
who can visualize the beautiful
and admired in life. 1t makes
che live with the subject from Ari-
coma to Manila, from the Presidlu
to Constantinople, from Portland
both of them--to Bombay.
leonard Wood is a candidate for
denomination as president of the
United States. That is his right
and privilege as an American citi-
zen, born in this country and of the
proper age.
1t is your bigger privilege, how
ever, to say aye" or may" TO this
ca ndidate-and to all other candi-
Gates. Yours is the final decision.
Never in the history of the ma
ton has it so strongly behooved
cur people to forget the politician,
to ignore the paid spellbinder, to
use their own Intelligent American
brains and common "huss' sense
In selecting their leaders.
Say what we will, we know
deep down in Our souls that a
strong man only can lead the ma
ton out of the wilderness, that all
over America, in every little ham
let and town. in every city. in every
metropolis, men and women are
awaiting eagerly, a little anXiously,
perhaps, for a man with the
strength and capacity for gradual
W pulling the nation from the dan
gcrous edge Of the precipice.
Is Leonard Wood that man?
That is for you to judge. If this
little review of his life. his career
as an organizer and an admins
TRAITOR, his bravery as a soldier and
as a fellow citizen. helps you In the
least to make your decisioh, 1t has
served an end.
Either way You decide, whether
il be thumbs up or thumbs down,
dt1I GtTldtl iIiGN Nbu VIII INV
leonard Wood accepting your die
tum cheerfully. His has always
been unquestioning and glad acqui-
essence to the will of the people of
this nation. He knows that it his
country, my country. your country.
and that when we all get together
on the situation that we will come
cut clean and whole and sane.
viii you spare a little Of your
tine to read a brief epitome of how
Leonard Wood stands on some of
the high lights of the American
situation2
He believes in solution of the
problems of agriculture, that the
farmer is the backbone of the ma
ton, that a plentiful food supply
obviates greatly the need of huge
naval and military establishment
to keep food lines open.
He believes in civil authority
first of all; he is not q militarist;
he believes only and absolutely in
q reasonable preparation against
the malces and petty greeds of
some nations.
He believes that education
should be as free as the air and
that the educator who has Amer
ica's most precious trust in his
hands--its children-should be
compensated so that he can put his
whole time and thought into his
task, with material worries.
He believes in a tariff which will
protect such American industries
as need protection. a flexible tariff,
If you will.
He believes in absolute elimina-
ton Of treasonous sources in this
country.
He believes in spreading the cost
If the war over a longer period than
is at present the plan.
He believes in relieving business.
the arteries of the nation, of some
of the tremendous pressure which
is now keeping America from set
ting to contentedneSs.
lie believes in return of the rail-
roads, with proper reservations of
supervision.
He believes in a league of ma
tions with reservations which will
safeguard Americas rights first,