South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-04-17

how: that is, not the same kind OF sore thumb"
OF course ne and his toastmasters are percepubiy
peeved because the came about and CHANGED 20
be fought 10 success under democratic admins
tration and that the democratic president has not
resigned his treaty-making functions into the hands
OF the republican senate but that is sore thumb
Of different quality. The difference between Wood
and Harding seems to be that Wood wanted go
70 France 10 take part in the fighter ball the
fight: anything TO discredr the democratic presi-
dent and secretary OF war. sure be held respon-
sible.-whlle Harding and the members Of the "old
guard" with which he is associated too emaciated
to indulge in physical combat, wanted to be
sent over to negotiate the peace; swivel-chair pa
triots with fighting qualities running quite exclu-
sively to partisan gas.
However. sore thumbs" seem fair to be the main
feature Of republcanism this year. and distinctions
little difference. Johnson is mad because the
great corporations banks special interests
financing the Wood campaign" instead Of HIS. and
Wood says Johnson is a bolshevist and Lowden
"drunkard and loafer" TO which Lowden replies
that Wood is a 'Glar.' and Johnson Iro-German.
Then the trio sore thumbs" up-wood with
on each hand and these supplemented by the great
toes his feet-turn against Harding who truly,
can afford 70 be charitable. Though lacking the
soldierly uniform Of a major general, in which to
parade. and the rparent sportiness that is sug-
travel in Pullman palace born right in his
own famiy--a la Lowden-Sen Harding has the
"old guard. which is to caucus in back room.
and then nominate whom it willard we'll
afford to play the with suavity.
Let the inexperienced scramble with bowie knives
poison, for the capture of delegations, II they
choose Harding knows full well that delegates
be manipulated by clever politicians in spite of
Preferential Instructions just they were in the
republican convention in 1912, and that steam
rollers sometimes have leather cushions the
wheels invention. get it, Of 191e-calcuated
70 sort of soften the smashing processes. Add to
this advantage that Of looking like presidential
candidate. beautiful faculty of talking
splendidly in sentences that bespeak wisdom be
cause senseless, and there you have Mr.. Harding
who has just been with us; has and gone. just
Mr. Toner has and gone-and may heaven
have mercy them both.
The only objection that Mr.. Hard
ing presidential possibility is that ne isn't hon
about it. His traditional protective tariff talk
is twaddle and his preense at favoring kind or
"a league O nations is hypocriticaI. HI. Johnson is
honest enough to outright that he is against
the League-or against the United States in such
league.-while Harding, like others of his cohorts
pretends to one and then they advocate reser-
vatons which amendments that would render
the League useless; assassination by stabbng it
the back. Harding better than Johnson. knows the
advantage of betrayng with kiss
It is too bad that Ralph Smith did not follow
rather than precede Messrs. Toner and Harding
Their sophistres would have been splendid for
mincemeat AS it is. however, the people who heard
them, without stopping thir;s. analyze their
vagaries will go on, no doubt and pronounce their
names "Wonderful."