Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-05
Harding's Words
and Works
New York World

Let all good Republicans who End h
| difficult 70 reconcile senator uarIinyi. .
| attack upon the League a Nafif,us ..'ft.
his speeches and yOtes IN favor II sbo
] covenant as interpreted by fhe Il50e
| reservations note the fact, fully sef fl.r1b
| elsewhere IN This issue ~ The W0rld fiaf
the gentleman often talks one yav ard
votes another
For example, he informed the senate on
several occasions that be Wa pof = p,,-
hibitionist and that he had no faith n ~,
attempt 10 bring about rightemi4uees ~
| Constitution or by statute 10 mako N.
position entirely clear he said a. 49,.
time that II Prohibition should lee.,...
| the law Of the land he would favor sn -.
pproriation 70 indemnify those who ~.
fered financially by the process ~ N.
voted 10 submit the Eighteenth AmerI
nent % the States ard ~ pas ~ EaL
stead enforcement Bill over The prs.
ident's veto.
Following the peculiar working n fta
candidates mind 70 their Iilovrai ror
cluaions, we find that he was orafor,rsL
! ~ in opposition 70 Woman sunraer. ~
peciailY az q war measure AN thee
sex and class appeals worried him Ffvrr
theless, he voted ~ submit the Nlnetnfffi
Amendment 70 the States. ard af ..
present moment b. is making : drtrr
mined effort % convince the surr,gfa'
that he was one " their easiest and - ..t
devoted friends
In like manner. while ~ voted for r.
of the war measures, YER few ~ ffa.
gave him any sntifacfi0n The IHe-
bond campaigns were particllar ~.
sive n him IN his opinion ~ arerf.
pressed IN the Senate fhe arr9 yl,.
labors ~ the men and women Who .ar-e.f
these drives 70 glorious success rr
hysterical and unnemlY He te9 IF
the American people could 1es.rr SO.
Of the sturdy devotion sfd stab
played by the Germans f.rr fr
purposes bis roul rcvol'ed agart
excess-profts tax re did rcf fa
fixed price for wheat and darrl sr A
ninistration 70 commander fte terms
i had - many manufacture ar
lie had no faith in Government lnrr.
Of railroads and predicted thai fhese ~.
critics never would 81 returned
vate ownership Reversing a.. Iua
tom, hc now opp0sos fhef.ea quo n Nssrr.
for which he has voted 'wicp
Possibly sorne opponents - Nr Hsrl
ing will zoe IN these rprtraa. ~fIl.r.a
nothing but The harmiees t..t
finding y great statesman l.enirassi
not with the objects sought Luf the
methods by which thev are fa o. galrri
We prefer ~ accounf for them ~ .fe
theory that the candidafe - ehancfers'
lcally without enthusiasm. initiative
inspiration He j. moved IS s9ne levr.-
BY the surging tides ~ suhhe aaasinr ~
opinion, and - ialis in Rlth them NOR ia
less reiuctanflv but his ratursi ferf
toward conservatism and ohetrIrf..r
When be goes forward j. + with eounisr.t
and forebodings. His preference s u naIa
back
When this has been -aid ~ ,hink tus
nomination 81 Chicago s f1llv explained
Senator Harding ) not - he greatly n-
huenced bv progressive movements e
any kind His mInd IS fNet New IDEAS as
not appeal 70 hIm Il follows ~ course
that such man may be axpected e. t.r.r
easily % the opinions ana uternsts
advisors holding beliefs ike III own snd
70 whom he is politically indebted de
may talk az intervals ir terms agreeanie
to the people, but when he acts e WliI ne
IN response 70 the demands u TIE Sena-
tOrial !unta-