Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1920-10-29
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1920

Before the next issue of the Review, another
presidential campaign will have become matter
of history. In later mention OF it it will poken OF
as one almost entirely barren Of issues OF interest
to the people, at a time when issues and oppor-
tunities were lying about on every hand. Instead
from the first, it has been disgusting struggle
of one side trying to retain its power and OF the
other side stopping at nothing in the effort to re-
gain the control lost eight years ago. It the gen
eral tone of the public press can be relied upon
the election of Harding and Coolidge was an as
sured fact from the minute they were nominated.
However the public press is largely owned or
controlled by the party represented by Messrs
Harding and Coolidge ard it has been known to
claim elections where the actual vote showed
different result. The Chicago Tribune, for in
stance was two weeks later than the most remote
hamlet in the United States in learning that
Woodrow Wilson had been reelected four years
ago. On that account we shall not be surprised
if James M. Cox has a few votes when every pre-
cinct is heard from.
After the Chicago convention the New York
World summed up Mr.. Harding in the words used
below. It's estimate Of him is confirmed by the
fact that not once since his nomination has he
made an address in which he proved himself any
thing but country politician, = weak and vac
ating to marked degree. With all that every
thinking person knows will confront the United
States during the next four years, it will be a
regrettable if man Of the Harding type acts as
chief executive, and he will go out of the pres-
Dental chair disappointment to himself and
friends, and object of contempt to his enemies.
Mr. Cox has, as governor of Ohio, shown his
ability to handle large problems with keenness and
promptness, which every president should be capa-
BILE Of doing whether he be Democrat or Republi-
can His election could not in any way prove to be
the national calamity that can easily about
with the election of of SO little stamina and
determination as Warren G. Harding.
"a more respectable dgurehead than Warren G.
Harding been nominated for president Of the
UnJed States by either party
has either party, since the Democratic
tion of 1855 named Buchanan, selected candidate
little qualified to grappe with the nations issues
Senator Harding is the perfect flower of old guard
politics. He is Ohio country politician with the mind
of an Ohio country politician and he sees the world
through eyes of Ohio country politician Being weak
and coores and mediocre he appealed powerfully to tile
managing politicians who control the Republican organi
zation, of whom senators themselves. They
Harding and they know that he will be faithful
agent the organization They have worked with him
and they that he never had original idea
entertained thought that outside the routine of
well trained and we'll disciplined party servant.
'The Republican platform adopted in Chicago per-
haps the best index to the Harding mind. Whoever
curious to know the mental of the Republican
candidate has only read platform Those are the
very terms in which Senator Harding thinks and in
which he expresses himself.
'"The Republican candidate has been member of
the United States senate for than five years. but
his is not identified with any important act of
legislation with any public service of consequence He
has voted Penrose and Lodge wouldt have him vote
and has displayed anything that could be
garded by the liberal Interpretation independence
courage
"With Hoover and Hughes and Taft and Knox and
Coolidge and Sprou and Butler to select FROM what
ptifu choice could have been made in view of the
+a.a
United States deal?
senator Harding was nominated because the Old
Guard Republicans want president to whom they
give orders-a president who will take orders. Accord
ngy present their puppet candidate in the person
of Warren G. Harding of Ohio. New York World
June II, 1920
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