Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1920-06-18
SEND UP AND CLEAN UP !

From the persprng turmoil OF the Chicago convention
outstanding fact that has be accepted by Re
publcans throughout country and that is that whether
they not Harding Of Ohio is the
Republican candidate for President the November elections
Neither condemnation mudsnging going to change the
Moreover if the delegates the convention the
people's-which they have been-then
Harding may considered fairly popular choice
sufficiently representative gather
ing where the needed majority is little 400. 1t would
d. that the logical thing for those who still claim the
Republican their do all in their power to
Senator Harding give him the whoesoued support of
Republican ballot and send him into office with
backing of such confidence will make possible for him ito
interpret Mr. Hoover sage suggested his telegram
congraulation-"th wishes of the American people
The convention and its results distinctly disappointing
alter the fact that candidate ehos
whose stature considering the convention and the
leading
candidates. is neither to be laughed to be con-
demned to medocriy until he has had chance him
self. The of the patchwork which was
adopted platform Whatever convenient editorial
torica missiles be hurled at it during the few months
the adopted platform of the Republican and there the
argument within the party ends.
These facts do eliminate the conviction however that
the convention whole has demonstrated condition within
the that should clarion call for individual
Republican yotera condition which marked the high tide Of
intrigue and corruption that has for long been the
the top of the boiling pot of politics Thank God
underneath still believe there exists the liquid of
public and political spirit and integrity striving earnestly to
cleanse itself
We forced then a of convention, to ac-
knowledge first Republican party
a candidate, individual members APP
not being Republicans they must support him.
ondy that this candidate could have been lead
the through purely selfish
Of the other candidates their supporters
leaders of the party had brought themselves and lastly
that the entire convention conduct and results revealed
such state within the party itself demand instant and
energetic cleansing and reorganization throughout branch
and of Republic After Chicago Republicans
truly knee and hearty thanks for the destructive
complshment of Woodrow Wilson in the enemy's
Chcagos chief work has been to show to the country
the coors of Mr. Lodge and the Senatorial
rightly termed by the completely aundced New
Times Mr. Lodge showed himself at last what long
been suspected of beinga ward politician protected only
the thnnnest veneer from exposing his underlying policy
ugue He and his cohorts ruling the
uey throughout the first few days built rckety platform
cornered and at bay the final collapse ap
prove the choice of white shred unexcitng
week OF playing the role of supercious political
showed voted the land that matter with the
country and the parties first and last
bes of the SxyFrst Congress thereby revealed to
voter who wants for better things particular run
nng sore on the body polite and will be conscenousy
quickly healed.
Those Republicans who disguised and disiusioned
while the Chicago circus being performed
than they before their unknown delegates
went into the Coliseum They Representatives
properly called the House Misrepresentatves They
too Senate that has dsregaded every public necessity
party and national ideal principle determination to
match in obsnacy the dctaoral occupant House
For this final and clear revelation Chicago efn
i.ey
The duty of the party plain Senator Hard
him and him and his running
mate from Massachusetts, And if give country
truly representative executive bodyand by that
which will return the good days grab pre-
vious to the Roosevelt era-it will November
elections send into Washington Republican Congress both
houses Congress whose members will be carefully
constituency throughout the Union pro-
gressvey for the public good and perd its obey
ing the dictates of selfish and unworthy leaders Lodges and
Borahs do not exist Congress alone They have been
poraby instrumental in the construction Of the political
fabric stands today Only with their elimination and the
election by the people of whom
and cleaner political begin.
The destructive effects of the have enough
The voter who makes the
resenatves and Senators Washington INDUCED himself
too long the apathy which followed the whr the