Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-06-19
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COMMENTS ON HARDING.

We have seen no comment upon
Warren C. Harding which seems bet
ter 10 set forth facts concerning the
Republican nominee for President
than one which has just appeared in
the New York Times. The trend OF
the comment Is virtually that made
by The News Just after Mr.. Hard
ing's nomination. and the basis OF
the comment is the complete record
OF the Senator. Says the Times:
Upon n platform that has pro-
duced general dissatisfaction. the
Chicago convention presents a can
didate whose nomination will be re-
eeived with establishment and dismay
by the party whose sutirages he In
vites. Warren G.. Harding Is very
respectable Ohio politician OF the
second class. lie has never been q
leader OF men or a director OF poll
cies. For years a protege OF Fora
ker. he rose TO a subordinate office
By favor OF Boss" Cox OF Cincinnati
Beaten By Judson Harmon In the
contest fcr the governorship In 1910,
he has never shown independent
strength In his own state save when
he was named for senator IN 1914
having a majority OF a little more
than ieO.es0 over his Democratic
competitor: and outside OF Ohio he
has only such strength as he nov
derives from his place at the head OF
the Republican ticket. Senator
Harding's record at Washington has
been faint and eolorless. He was an
undistinguished and indlsiinguIsh-
able unit in the ruek OF Republican
senator's who obedienily followed Mr.
Lodge In the twisiings and turnIngs
OF that statesman's foray upon the
Treaty and the Covenant.
The nomination OF Harding. for
whose counterpart; we must go back
10 Franklin Pierce II we would seek
President who measured down 20
his political stature. is the fine and
perfect flower OF the cowardlce and
imbecility Of the senatorial oabal that
charged itself with the management
OF the Republican convention against
whose control Governor Beeckman so
vehemently protested Rejecting
Leonard Wood. probably the strong.
est candidate with the people the
party could have chosen. because they
knew he would never be dictated 70
by them they favored until Borah
served upon them his notice % a veto
OF that nomination. Borah Was com
handing and truculent because he
knew that he had 10 deal with .
group Of white-livered and incom.
peient politicians II Republican
leadership had not fallen into the
hands OF pigmies the chief men al
Chicago would have told Borah Il
bolt and be hanged. just a. upon the
issue OF the League they would have
defied Johnson to do bis worst. But
they ran like a frightened flock sur
rendered everything. Mr.. Lodge n
nally throwing off all DISCUSSES ant
standing out as the open foe Of th'
Covenant OF the League Of Nations
even with his own reservations
What has befsllen the Republican
party OF the early dsys the party Of
sixty years ago. when Il was pos.
sessed Of moral purpses, or Of forty
and thirty years ago. when u could
SIN profess 90 have them and find
believers,
Where are is leaders that can bt
compared 20 Morrill,. Seward. Hale
Platt Of connecticut Oliver p. Nor
ton. samner. Blaine. Conkling and 3
dozen others who rose to high places
In the party councils And. II the
question be not too unfeellng. where
and what are iis principles. II any