Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1920-11-03
A DAY WITH SENATOR HARDING
Calm Steady. Desrinad the American Who l. leading
the Republican Party to Victory coe. About III. Bust
ness Of tho Campaign in His Modest Office in Marion

the senator. Just&at the minute he Is
reading proof on editorials which are
to DO printed In his newspaper, the
Marion "Star," in the afternoon. The
senator stands for everything athat Jis
printed sin the "Star."E aud 10 careful
b TO read what goes into Its columnssbe.
Tore the paper goes to press. Dispos,
Inf Of the proof sheet, Il hs shskes
hands az cordially With YOU. and yous are
at liberty To- size him>up.
MARK: Him Dependable.
BE IS somewhat above the average,
Of course. because he has already been
singled out: BY the people of aOhto,1o
represent them 10 the senate. But
aside from this: You Ire TT once
struck BY his balance and. his poise.
You mark him q depepdable-safe.
There Is that in his face, on his, brow,
which gives assurance that he Ii not
the Il SORT Of a man, who will speak with
out thinking,- OF act without deliber.
ating. There IS reserve force in his
bearing, determination In his jaws
character in his mouth, kindly, sym.
patty, 10 his eyes.
AS you listen to him talk here In
the Christian dining room. or later, in
q speech to a visiting delegation from
the front porch Of his home, this con,
viction Is strengthened. he doesn't say
thing Ia Ills office thai he Wouldn't
say out on the porch, nor any hing OF,
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
Marion-ts his moderation. his re-
straint-the> absence Of. all bombas,
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, II 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 denunciatlon OF
his rival
He is sane He has fixed convic-
tons as to the moderation and bal
ance which should characterize can
,didates for the high office Of the pres
idency; departure from which he be-
lieves, without doing any good to the
candidate who offends, does serve to
bring American institutions into con-
tempt.
During the war there was q Hard
ing-kinu of man in service as bo'sun
on an American merchantmen. The
time came when the ship was tor.
pedoed; and the bo'sun was put in
charge OF the tiller on the whaleboat
in which goodly portion of the crew
took refuge. A storm arose, and there
was imminent danger that the boat
would be swamped In the stern
sheets sat the bo-sun, rigid and erect
his hand locked to the tiller. He said
Iittle-"Steady!' now and then to the
rowers; or hold fast take her head
on y as the boat rose on the crest of a
giant wave. and then plunged straight
down into the trough of the sea. fBu,
for twenty-tlree hours straight away
he held fast to the t;ller, and he d;dn'l
relinqu]sh it until he had guided tn.
boat hard and fast on friendly beach
Then he got up and stretched and
asked for Il pipe Of tobacco.
Scam. steadt, determined and know
ing his business one ocOnceives ~
the other Harding thus guiding the
slip through! an: *'nrm that mas
arise. to Il safe hnrInr.