Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-07-15

ON SECOND THOUGHT
Jay II. House In Philadelphia
" Public Ledger.



There can be no criticism of the
reader Of the Public Ledger who asks
1t to print "full-siz photograph Of
the Hon. william J. Bryan" That
would be a stroke of enterprise quite
in keeping with the policy of the pic
torial department of this newspaper.
But the readers expressed intention
to frame such picture In gold would,
cacy Of feeling.
We go further. A picture Of evil
liam J. Bryan" framed In gold would
lack elan.
Nevertheless, the matured opinion
Of the subscriber in question concern
ing "Mr. Bryne's" gifts is interest
ing. and we quote 1t literally. II
think" he writes, The is a profit send
by God to redeem the world and peo-
pies should worship him instead Of
criticize a Gentleman so good. l have
one of Rosefelt and he is, to my find,
equal and supear to dear Mr.. Rose
felt in spirual things"
As we have said, our correspond
dents views concerning "Mr Bryne"
are interesting. We do not share
them unreservedly, but ours is cold
and unimpressiOnable nature. We
are constitutionally cast for the tight
Tipped roles.
The error, If it was an error, of
Mr.. Harding's press agent In stress
ing the Republican candidates con-
nection with the Baptist church has
been matched by the friendly b.
ographers of Mr.. Cox. The point
that Mr.. Cox is United Brethren
already has been made.
But Mr.. Harding still must over
come, in the public mind, the hand
lean of having married a widow.
"Often before" writes our favor
tie political seer, Mr.. Arthur Bris-
bane, in his comment upon recent
crime, Criminals have said they
were foolish to think the thing could
be pulled off. You do not hear that
from any Of the great criminals that
pulled Off the stealing of billions
from this government in war. They
thought it could be pulled off and 1t
could"
We hate to interrupt Mr.. Bris-
bane, but would he mind being lit
tie more explicit? Who stole billions
from the government during the
war? If there was stealing going ON,
and Mr. Brisbane would not make
the charge unless he had positive
proof. the public ought to be told
who did it.
Mr.. Brisbane, you will recall, was
not a bit backward about naming
the nominee Of the Republican con-
vention. He said Senator Hiram
johnson would get 1t.
We have no quarrel with Mr..
Hardings word 'normalcy,' but
since 1t does not fit our needs, we
delegate the use Of It, What we
want, and the thing Of which we
stand in pressing need, is snbs1-
tute for ''intrigue."
Fifteen thousand men and women
welcomed Senator Jim Reed home
from "Waterloo." And in ordinary
circumstances they all vote the Dem
ocratic ticket.
"Mr. Cox" his friendly biosraph-
ers say, "preferred working on Il
to teaching school," We
should think he would. A school
teacher doesn't have arr excuse Tor
going downtown at night on an av@-
age of twice a year.
That is one thing about this bust
ness. A newspaper man can stay OUT
half the night the year around with
out arousing suspicion. There are,
taking them as they come and go,
A dozen occasions every year when
he can stay out all night.
The newspaper business. we adj
lure those who are unfamiliar with
It's inner workings. is no SLOUGH OF
yame for the free and untrammeled
spirit.
Meanwhile, we express the hope
hat the showing of our fellow hu-
norist, Mr.. Ringgold w. Lardner, In
he San Francisco convention con-
erred upon him the same degree or
that the name OF the
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