The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-06-23
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The indications are that Mr.. JUS
tice Dav will be elevated to chief
Justice Of the supreme court. In the
first place, he comes from President
Hardings state Of Ohio, and while
he is ~ years old he is active, vigor-
Gus and has none of the appearance
Of an old man. If he is honored by
President Harding he will have a
long list Of compliments to his credit.
He was appointed district judge by
Harrison, assistant secretary Of state
by Mckinley and associate justice
by Roosevelt. Taft is the only Re-
publican president in recent years
that had nothing to offer. The rea-
son perhaps was that he had moth
ing available.-Memphis News Scim-
itar.
The infatuation of Admiral Sims
for the British navy, and most every
thing else British, is of long stand
ing. President Taft once repri-
manded him for indiscreet utter
ances similar to those now charged.
1t is also remembered that, in his at
tempt to discredit Secretary Dam
iels and the American navy, he
made public confidential instructions,
that he was not to allow the British
to pull the wool over his eyes, given
him on his departure for his duties
abroad The investigation is iusti-
fled, perhaps, at any rate, as
means Of demonstrating that such
talk as that of Sims does not repre-
sent the American people. Ambas-
sador Harvey ought also to have
been included along with him.-Chat-
tanooga News.
The moving picture industry is un-
doubtedly a strong institution, but it
is not in any wav as strong as the
moral conscience of the people whose
patronage makes it possible We be-
liave that the majority of the people
are tired of the continued stories of
marital INCONSISTENCY, lust as thew are
weary of the endless tales Of sexual
license and lubricity. They would
relish something of the beauty of
life, rather than it's ugliness. Of
course, there are some peonle who are
still facinated by the seamy side of
existence. bnt this minority alreadv
has been served to zealously. The
time has come to serve the great
mass of the people, and if the NOV
ing picture producers Do rot do So.
then they are inviting disaster for
themselves. - Memphis Commercial
Appeal
Chief Justice White was always a
jealous upholder Of the constitution,
but he was not one Of bhe dictionaries
who try to interpose this wonderful
document as a bar to the develop
ment and progress Of governmental
thought. The score or more years
he had been upon the supreme bench
witnessed the emancipation of the
country from the grasp of reaction
airy ideas and Justice White had ever
been found on the side of real sane,
sensible progress. He was an adorn-
ment of the bar of the world, and the
effects of his wise rulings will be
felt many, many years after his body
has crumbled into dust --Memphis
Commercial Appeal. W
This country should eliminate the
league of nations and ratify the Yer
sailles peace pact. 1t is fair to as
sumo that the recent election was a
verdict against the league Of nations,
although an unfortunate one, but
there would be no betrayal of the
peoples decree if the Versailles
treaty were ratified. There is not
now and has been no opposition to
the Versailles peace pact except in
sofar as it was interviewer with the
covenant of the league of nations. 1t
should be ratified with such reserva-
tions as will carry into effect the
verdict of the people last November.
Columbia Herald.
The retirement Of Senator Williams
from the body in which he is SO con-
spicuous and well-nigh lonesome be-
cause of his pre-eminent ability, use
fitness and old-fashioned honesty
would be misfortune, not only to
MiSsissippi-and not even the South
alone-but to the entire nation The
country never needed sterling worth
and ability in the senate such as his
more sorely than now, and we sin
cerely trust that Mr.. Williams will
be prevailed on TO forego his an
nounced purpose to retire. Knoxville
Sentinel.
So, while Mr.. Hughes hands are
tied, and while he is not free to tell
the public directly what his senti-
ments are relative to the Harvey APP
pointment, or what he thinks about
the colonels performance at the
! Pilgrims dinner, we do not know Of
gertrude, from the explicit words of
the two men, that the Hughes and
Harvey concepts of the qualifications
and requirements Of diplomat are
as wide apart and Numerically OPP
posed to the poles -Knoxville Senti-
mel.
Viefeck and all others who are
preaching a German war of revenge
during the present generation are not
only hoping upon hope, but are also
working with everv energy of which
they are possessed to see that our
cards will be separate peace with