The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-10-11
REAL AMERICANISM

IS thing loyal one associates to regard - the obligations inevitably incurred in doing things With others to be true to the group party sEort to run with the pack. greater thing an acld test of character be able to clearly great moral issue and have principle and and sufficient to take what considers the right side though it involves the rupture of affiliations
 It is just this thing which Herbert York has done by coming out for Cox. the thing requires genuine moral and Mr. Parsons graduated
 There be question Parsons Republlcanisn He has represented his party in Congress He has been publican National Committeeman He has been chairman of the New York County Republican Committee He have been the most influential member the local Republican nouncement that he going vote for made in letter regnng his place member of the County Republican Committee in New York Countys
 Mr. Parsons does leave his party without and they cogent and stated with such earnes and vgor ton.
 Like other minded person he brushes all the greatest day which says requires aggressive positive leadership of Cox. the econfessed ignorance of Harding Mr. believes the League Nations offers the practical opportunity this genera ton to unite the nations in effort and effect disarmament" In his judgment it is "mOnsrOuly not to into the League all and let slip this opportunity to prevent future war" He has to believe that Fiard ing is and will be for going into at a Then the conclusions " shall Note therefore for Cox as the certain the United League do her full share to preserve the peace of the world"
 Here real Amercansma A logical of reasoning brings Mr. Parsons 10 certain conclusion regarding what he believes to be great moral issue He is faced with choice be,cn conviction party and he boldly and bavey cuts all considerations to take stand the side of sort AmerIcanlSm helped to make this country is ihe sort of Amercanism that through the the United States the spec of the world and it is the sort of Americanism which many had begun to despair for. s-t
 Mr. Parsons act emphasizes the disappointment which number of people feel because prominent able Republicans world wide reputation, who be- ieve in the League have not had the do what Mr. but still hoping that the best enter the vote who constantly declaring the mos; solemn manner that he is absolutely against it.
 ncisive clarifying, analysis dispasionae of Republican candidate has appeared than Mr. Parsons He 
 Harding will mol accomplish anything coIlstruc tive his tall. is musl He says that he has
 ernationai program and that It Is folly to be specfIc
 "Hardiny's real policy will be to do--not what the ,% of the world requires-bu what he
 will be squeezed doing by the opposing prcssures
 the. conflicting forces supporting him. It may be
 nothing a all. long ass compromise
 to preserve harmony in the Republican party and
 possible continued Republican control of the
 Senate.
 In politics the who is ignorant sraddlcr
 or a sentmenalist--by which who is
 unctuous in talk but e Apher in action--compromses
 one vay-and that IS the of those who
 know what they and determined to have it.
 "iardn9's delay and fatuty will result in scrap
 ping the League if Americas sustaining from can scrap he is wiiing to sacrifice the League. the world court as part of it, to the comfort
 
 These then the which Mr. Parsons had in nind-and they logical else when he wrote in his letter of the Sth:
 Tt is my intention to vote for Cox President / m for the League of Nations Cox $ going
 Harding is not for going in though in the Senate he
 voted for going in So 1 am for Cox"
 LONERGAN VS. BRANDEGEE