The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-10-26

VAST n IEAGAkE FUN ffANDiNG,
Sweet are the uses OF a teacake.
According TO literature OF the repub-
lican women's headquarters, at Nash
vile. they are one OF the most effective
weapons for securing ballots for Hard
ing and Coolidge, But teacakes alone
are not enough; they must be put In
the exact shape Of an elephant, and
served at an. afternoon tea TO women
seeking information a. TO how to cast
their ballot. The elephantine teacake
will do the work.
The Illuminating sheet Of instruc-
tlons which IL being sent to repub-
lican women workers contains many
precepts and recommendations, among
which are the following:
Have q. o. r. tents at your county
fairs and gatherings; distribute liter
ature. have music, campaign songs and
patriotic airs. short speeches and mo-
ton pictures showing Harding As he
appears at work, at play, and In his
homo las well; showing scenes from
his early boyhood and his life In wash
ington. Men and women should speak.
Women act as hostesses, answering
questions, giving particular attention
to women and children"
This 10 large order. Imagine the
chagrin at one Of the women assigned
to answer questions II some unfoeling
person should ask her to state Hard
ing's position on the league Of nationsl
She would hardly be able herself to DO
what the candidate has so success
fully succeeded In failing to do. We
have q feeling Of COMMUNICATION for
the women who have T answer uues-
- -
"TnAugurate teas and porch parties"
and parIor meetings for political raj
lies, as well az first voters clubs" con-
tinued the instructions. "Uso candl-
dates pictures, distribute literature,
campaign buttons, @. o. r. elephant
charms, sticlkplns, and campaign songs
making them an endless chain
everyone attending agreeing to give
another one OF the kind. Have Ices
and cookies In the form Of elephants
and In the initials OF tho candidates
to carry out the attraction"
Here we have tho essence OF poll
ties. What better argument could
there be against the league, Of nations
than q NICE tasty elephant cookie? An
elephant leo would be n damning con-
domination of Article X. The pachy-
derm shaped refreshments, in truth.
however would be about az good an
argument AZ Warren q. Harding could
adduce for his election.
A third illuminating section OF the
instructions which were sent out Ia:
ny all means have uuartets In diff
fcrent groups, aging II to 81, 10 TO
~, and so on, giving each group
song 10 use on any occasion" This Ia
segregation with q vengeance What
song win the II quartet Sing, on all
occasions. We might suggest that "the
FIRST kiss In the best OF ALL" might be
nelodious and proper to Harding
rally: viii the women Of IS tunefully
sing their lay OF How Dear to My
Heart Are the Scenes Of My Child
hood7" and the third OF the rudely
separated sets OF singers render "Silver
Threads Among the Cold" TO the tea
OF "w. q. H." ices and telephantine
teacalSeAf What an admirable repub-
llcan rally 1t would make?
The endless chain Of elephant
charms. dangling ono by one from
mere mans watch fob. or gracefully
onoirollng tho neck Of tho fair repub-
lican voter, II one that should all Sem
ator Harding's heart with Joy. The
senator is n nut about France. Per-
haps. too, he Is nut about elephant
charms.
All in ALL we wonder little At the
campaign tactics OF the fair ladies' Of
tho Grand Old Party. They have to
have some sort of an issue. and they
cannot we'll defond tho senator's cham
on-like changes on the league OF
nations. So the republican women lead
ers are trying TO sell the league for
an elephant teRoake and give an elo-
plant chain for vote for Harding.
That In itself Is confession OF both
the loss Of principles Of the republican
party. and of an even more serious
| less, that Of It's sense OF hun1or.