Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1920-10-08
A DAY WITH SENATOR HARDING
Calm, Steady, Determined the American Who Is Leading
the Republican Party to Victory Goes About the Bust
of the Campaign in His Modest Office in Elaron

| the senator. Just at the minute he is
| reading proof on editorials which are
to he printed in his newspaper, the
Marion star" in the afternoon. The
senator stands for everything that is
printed in the "S,ar.' and is careful
to read what goes into its columns be.
fore the paper goes to press. Dispos-
ing of the proof sheet, he shakes
hands cordially with you. and you are
at liberty to size him up.
Mark Him Dependable.
He IS somewhat above the average,
Of course, because he has already been
singled out by the people of Ohio to
represent them in the senate. But
aside from this: You are at once
struck by his balance and his pOise
You mark him as dependablc-Safe
There Is that in his face ON his brow,
which gives assurance that he is not
the sort OF man who will speak with
out thinking, or act without deliber-
atlng. There is reserve force in his
hearing, determination in his Jaws,
character In his mouth, kindly sym
patty in his eyes.
As you listen to him talk here in
the Christian dining room, or later, in
a speech to visiting delegation from
tho front porch Of his home, this con.
anything in his Office that he wouldn't
say out on the porch, nor anything on
the porch that he wouldn't adhere to
in all sincerity in his office.
The thing that strikes you at all
times--it is the very atmosphere of
MarI0n-is his moderation. his re-
straiRt--the absence of all bombast
and eXaggeration in his statements,
the careful presentation of the issues,
the avoidance OF all attempt to array
one class against the other, the con
veyance Of the desire, if called to the
presidency, to be president of all the
people and, without making any high.
sounding promises, TO give all Of the
people the best that is in him.
Avoids Personal Controversy.
Particularly noticeable is his avoid
ance of personal controversy. Not
once since his nomination has Hard
ing referred in a public speech to his
opponent He adheres to the issues
Not once has he permitted himself to
indulge in personal Remuneration OF
his rival.
He il sane. He has fixed cOnyic-
tionS as To the moderation and bal
ance which should characterize can
aitsIes for the high Office of the pres
ldency; departure from which he be-
lieyes, without doing any good to the
candidate who Offends, does serve to
bring American institutions into con
tempt.
During the war tacre was Hard
;kind If man in service as bO'sun
on ar American merchuntman. The
time came when the ship was tor
rcrOed and the hO'sun was put in
charge OF the tiller on the whalehuat
in which n gOodly portion of the crew
took refuge. 4 storm arose, and there
was lulinlltut NbllrfI ll4al Inc bOdl
would he sw0mped In the Stern
sheets sat the bO,sUn, rigid and erect.
his hand locked Ia the ri!lpr. lie said
:" NOW and then 10 the
rowers or hold fast; take her head
on :" MS the boat rose ON the crest Of a
giant wave, ana then plunged straight
down into the trough of the sea. But
for twenty-three hours straight-away,
he held fast 10 the tlllcr, and he didn't
relluquish il until he had guided the
boat hard and fast on friendly beach.
Then he got up and stretched and
asked for pipe OF tobacco.
Calm, steady, determined and know
ing his business, one cOnceives Of
the other Harding thus guiding the
ship through any storm that may
arise, to a safe harb0r.
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