The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-10-21
M'kINLEY AND HARDING.

William Mckinley. though there arc
not many points OF similarity between
them. Their preference for the front
porch as a point from which TO CON
duct a campaign Ii a coincidence. of
course. Another feature Of resem-
| banoe Ia seen In the fact that neither
was ever considered as in tho front
rank OF American statesmen. Beyond
these. there are few things about the
present republican candidate which re-
mind one OF the chosen leader Of
twepty-four years ago. Mr.. Mckinley
had the reputation OF q tariff specialist
whom nominated for president, but Mr..
EIardings public service record has
been quite negative one.
In the campaign OF 1895, the coinage
question was tho principal issue. on
this issue, MIR Mckinley and his party
took tho position that America could
not maintain the parity II both metals
were coined on terms OF equality with
out the co operation OF other nations.
In the campaign Of 1920, the league OF
nations is q leading Issue. on this
question, while more or less wobby,
MIR. Harding Ia understood as oppos-
ing a general scheme Of keeping the
peace through cooperation among the
nations, Mr.. Mckinley thought concert
of action WIS desirable In fixing a coin
age ratio. but Mr.. Harding refuses the
assistance OF tho balance OF the world
In the adoption OF methods for the set
Element OF International controversies.
u may also be said Of Mr. Mckinley
that, while moro or less conservative.
he had n forward look which is al
most wholly wanting in Mr.. Harding,
Mckinley was long regarded rs an OK
poncnt OF high tariff. but he recognized
that even this must give way in the
progress OF events In his last public
| speech. he declared that the period
| of oXCluslyoncss ia past" No such sen
| tlmcnt can be discovered among Mr..
| HardlnE's utternnces this year. Like
| tho unlamented kaiser. when asked TO
| join In n world agreement 10 keep the
peace, he answers with the challenge
"Amrica flrst." II Is merely German
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. uber allcs"-ovcr
again in slightly different form.
Senator fIRrdlug's roRctlonism how
ever, liz not confined 10 tho world peace
proposition. He also wants to back
| track" on the tariff. Twenty four years
| ago, Mckinley thought the period OF ex-
| cluslvoncss---of hsolntion--was past.
| Twenty-four years later, Harding thinks
II Just emerging. Tho former was willing
70 Erone HIS way ahead The latter goes
| backward like Crawnsh The latter
| wants to build again the walls OF
tariff in order to protect" American
industry which he thus assigns to the
| infant class. In bohnlf OF our RtruW-
Cling weddings, he would meet tho for
| eiEn products at the waters edge and
| hurl them back upon those who send
| them this way,
II may he OF Interest 20 take \ look
for a moment at those whom Mr., Hard
| ing fears arc coming TO take away our
| Independence and pRralyEe our industry,
| Extracts from few Rcd Cross reports
are Illuminating. These tell us an TIM
| proHsivc story OF Europe which IL
trembling on the brink OF death. Says
| one: Tho hospitals OF Austria are
gcrEed with children dying OF tuher-
| culosis." Says another, no less per-
sonRge than David Lloyd George; The
| German children are receiving only half
| tho normal allowance OF food" And
| again; "Tho international committee OF
the Red Cross says that In France 400
400 children are being underfed." Still
another declares TINT "in Hungary there
are nj least one million children either
hungry or sick" and that Poland Is
worst OF all Conditions are terrible.
Two million children need food and
medical care"
The same story comes from other
| countries. This In a birdseye view Of
| the peoples against whom Mr. Hard
| Ing wants to protect our puny indus
triesl These are tho people with whom
| he r. afraid to co operate lest they over
throw our Sovereignty a. n nation
| These erc the people whose exchange
| has sunk Co such n low cbb that they
| can no longer purchase supplies from
| this country. II they wcrc trans ullllzod
| and stabilized they would buy more ~
our wheat and corn and meats and rot-
toy. Put Mr. Harding refuses 20 hear
| their pleas. Instead tho Dro0tocr md
militarist have his ear. Ile would huild
n higher tarifr wall for tho bcno6t ~
| tho former and would huild greater
naVieE. fortiNcat'ons and armies Tor the
| heucnt ~ the latter. America 0rst'-
| deutschland uhcr allies"