The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-30
Doctor Frank
CRANES
Daily Article
The Roorbdck.
Goa and the War.
Harding and T. II.
The Blaine Case.
Copyright 1850,

Tho Roorhack In supposed 20 get
its name from Baron Roorhaek. a
gentleman OF small reputation for
yeracity.
II Is story circulated with I'm
tent to inJuro the chances OF a
candidate for election.
In In usually malicious. some
times scandaious. and not always
untrue.
In fact Il II moro effective n II
contains enough truth 10 make u
awkward 10 explain. and II " car
rles with II damaging probability
RoorhaclsM have started already
IN the present political campaign,
aitho n Is entirely too early IN
the season for them TO thrive. Tho
Victim has too long time q
prepare his anHwer. fieniden. peo
ple forget tefore election day. july
ln a had month for roorbaelSA. DC
tober In better.
As Co Cox. some ono has dur
UP some editorials that appeared
in HIS paper early In the war. be
fore this country entered. which
editorials are construed Go 10 sym
pathetic toward tho Germans.
Cox has made tho mistake Of
trying 10 anHwer and explain. II
in not necessary. His record a.
war governor Of Ohio In answer
and explanation enough. No fair
minded republican really inagine'
for moment that he is Va the
aiighteH, degree tainted with dis
loyalty.
Industrious probcru have also sci
going a roortack for uardlng'H un
doing. finding that he said moAi
hitter things about Roosevelt ane
Johnson al tho time when thes'
two wer. nj outs with their party
Harding has wisely kept ssiii. az
no knows tho public understand,
how 10 make allowances for hcAtce
usteranc-s IN campaign times.
One OF the most celebrated roor
backs was used aTains, James q
Blaine. A preacher named Bur
eharsi used tho unfortunate ALTER
alton. rum. Romaninm and Re
bellion." at a public meeting wher,
blaine was present Few heard 4
and nobody paid any attention ..
II az tho time. IL was not ever
mentioned In IN. newspapers mex
day. Hut tho eagle eye Of SONS
democrat discovered ~. Blaine van,
accused of indssinw II. and soor
IN, whole country was piaenrdcs
with the fatal CRY. II was a NOR
tai offense to the Irish. who ar,
quick on tho trigger. blaine wal
defeated. A. a matter Of fact ~
never heard Burchar,i's words
being husy al tho time preparing
his own speech. and never knew
about the bomb until II was en-
plodod a few days after But d
smashed him Just the same. as 4
was upon tho very eve Of election
and he had no time 20 reply
Ono OF the most audaciour roor
tkAft ~ NAf INC aaffFy frttTf f0 tN'
campaign Of 1880. A letter ap
p~arcd purportinE 10 Be wrf;ied b,
James A. Garfield. republican can
didate for president. IN which h,
was represented na favorfnK IN
Chinese. IL was sprun. too soon
however. 20 do any damage. for 4
was quickly proved that the ie,
ter was shameless forgery. ans
tho forwcr. a New York ncwspapei
man. was tried and convicted.
Another famous roorfack WINS IN,
report circulated that Roosevelt
was n drunkard. This ASTONISHING
scandal Travelled all thru the coun
try by word Of mouth. n WA
finally printed. Roosevelt sued In.
publisher and tho Marquette cas-,
resulted. In which the pubiiHhei
withdrew his charge and Roosevelt
was vsndicatcd.
Roortacks gro rarely Eucocssful
They belong type of warfar'
decen. Amer'ciNr do not fancy.