The pioneer-review. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1920-current, 1920-09-16
A DAY WITH SENATOR HARDING
Calm, Steady, Determined the American Who Leading
the Republican Party to Victory Goes About the Busi
of the Campaign in His Modest Office in Marion.
International.

the senator, just at the minute he In
reading proof on editorials which are
to be printed In his newspaper, the
Marion star" In the afternoon. The
senator stands for everything that is
printed In the star" and Is careful
to read what goes into It's columns be-
fore The paper goes to press Dispos-
Ing OF the proof sheet. he shakes
hands cordially with you, and you are
at liberty to size him up
Mark Him Dependable.
he Ii somewhat above the average,
OF course, because he has already been
singled out by the people of Ohio to
represent them In the senate. But
aside from this: You are az once
struck by his balance and his pOise
You mark him as dependable-safe
There Is that In his face. on his brow,
which gives assurance that he is not
the sort of man who will speak with.
out thinking, or act without deliher-
ating. There IN reserve force I'm his
bearing, determination In his Jaws
pnthy In his eyes
As yon listen to him talk here In
the Christian dining room, or later, in
speech to a visiting delegation from
the front porch OF his home, this con.
viction Is strengthened He doesn't say
say out on the porch, nor anything on
the porch mat he wouldn't adhere to
In all sincerity In his office .....
The thing that strikes you at all
t'mes--it Is the very atmosphere Of
Marion--ts his mode ration, his re-
| straint---the absence of all bombast
and exaggeratiOn In his statements.
the careful presentation OF the issues,
the avoidance of all attempt to array
one class against the other, the con
veyance OF the desire, II called to the
presidency. to be president of all the
people and, without making any high.
sounding promises. to give all of the
people the best that la in him
Avoids Personal Controversy.
Particularly noticeable is his avoid
ance Of personal controversy Not
once since his nomination has Hard
ing referred in q public speech to his
opponent. He adheres to the issues
Not once has he permitted himself to
indulge lp personal denunciation Of
his rival.
He Ia sane. He has fixed convic-
tious as to the moderation and bal.
ance which should characterize can.
didates for the high Office Of the pres
idency: departure from which he he.
lieves, without doing any good to the
candidate who offends. does serve to
bring American institutions into con.
tempt -
During the war there was Q Hard.
ing kind of man In service as bo'sun
on an American merchantmen The
time came when the ship was tor
pedoed: END the bosun was put In
charge Of the tilier on the whaleboaf
in which q goodly portion of the crew
took refuge. A storm arose, and there
was imminent danger that the boat
would be swamped In the stern
sheets sat the bo-sun. rigid and erect.
his hand locked TO the tiller. He said
little--"Sieady r. now and then to the
rowers; or hold fast: take her head
on I" as the boat rose on the crest Of
giant wave, and then plunged straight
down into the trough Of the sea. But
for twenty-three hours straight-away.
he held fast to the tiiler. and he didn't
relinquish II until he had guided the
boat hard and fast on friendly beach
Then he got up and stretched and
asked for q pipe Of tobacco.
Calm. steady, determined and knew
ing bis business one concoives OF
the other Harding thus guiding the
ship through any storm thA3 0Ay
arise. to = safe harbor.