El Nuevo mexicano., 1920-02-19
HERE COMES A MAN
GENERAL LEONARD WOOD
HE REPRESENTS AMERICA

(Dy "A. III Nandenberg Editor, The
Grand Rapids Herald. Jan $50
Leonard Wood, major general Of
American armies, commander IN cher
OF American Confidence. Will be an hon
orad visitor III Grand Rapids today.
II the political destiniea Of the next
p~ortenti0us months shall make OF our
civic guest the next republican nomi-
nee for president, he Will be triumph
Rntly elected and the United States
will have q chief executive whorreYery
inch bf him-will be worthy OF the
finest traditions that llnger IN White
House history.
No statehood limitations confine
him 10 the precincts or q 'fay0rite
SON.. He was born In New Hamp.
shire. He was raised lin Massachusetts.
He has lived in east, west, north and
south. He Ia a stcitizen extraordinary
OF Kansas, BY act Of legislature. He
belongs to the whole blessed United
States more truly than any candidate
since Grant. He Is Of the whole people
and for the whole people. For 53 con
slant, vigorous, honorable years he has
dedicated heart and soul-and brain
and sinew-to the undivided communal
veal, knowing no inspiration greater
than Columbia's serving, no purpose
save his Uncle sans. No president OF
the United states could more com
pleteIy represent the United States.
for three decades he has steered the
true blue course upon the charts Of
loyalty and progress. Whether fight
ing Indians as a youth Of 20 with a
galiantry that won the congressional
medal Of honor or leading rough
riders through the fire Of San Juan
hin, or directing Cnba's civil evolution
from slavery to Independence. Or car
rylng the Filipino load, or serving
diplomatic ends in South America, or
p~ioneeding for preparedness at Platts-
burg and thereafter fGod bless him
for the American lives his hampered
science thus ultimately sayed,) or train
Ing expert divisions tor that 1913 front
which he never was allowed himself to
reach, or standing like steel for law and
order In the face Of snarling anarchy;
whatever his lot, wherever his assign
ment, he has been as dependable as
imperishable granite, as constant as the
constitution and rs effective as sue
cess can ever be.
The first American soldier asked Of
President Wilson by Georges Clemen-
caau when we al last rallied TO civiliza-
TONS ALTERING battle line, was
leonard Wood. Why Because the
world knew him for hts worth. What
tho world knows, we, Of America,
know, too: and IL Leonard Wood were
TO become president OK the United
States. the mere fact Of his Inaugural
ton would be notification to our own
and all other peoples Of the earth that
Courage, Wisdom. Efficiency and
Fidelity has graaped the tiller Of the
ship Or state. All enemies OF the conn
munal good would understand-bour-
bon and bolsheyiki alike Here comes
q mani" they'd have to say. He clears
tho track"
Poor Ia worldly goods but rich in the
experience Of eivll Administrations rich
ii the powers Of quick decision, fore
sight and organization which nigh Mill
tary curnmand entails; rich IN d lite
time or conspicnous service; rich IL a
vibrant. vivid Americanism which COM
hines i1s faith with works; rich IN
worldwide respect: rich IN the love 81.
aiI who have ever come within the cir
Gle OF his association rich IN his
wholesome viewpoint toward the drty-
Ing challenge Of the future. he IL rich
est Of All in his possession Of the whole
confidence Of the whole people OF the
whole United States.
Politics" Il as uncertain II ~ an
tics az the vagrant mercury IN winter.
Hut - thugs stand At this hour, tho
llkeliest thing ahead is that Il will BE-
Leonard Wood who takes the preaideu-
tinl oath Of office IL months from nov.
And II ne does there IA nothing quite
50 sure as that, when 10 swcars % de-
fand lha constitution Of tho United
stata4. he viii mean every syilable Of
every word he pledges 70 bis God.