The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-09-17
Mr.. HARDING MOVES FORWARD.

No fact better known students o history and govern
than that the possession OF power and responsibility has
tendency radical rcocrs into conservative statesmen
The ordinary outside looking he happens have
fertile mind work solutions for all the big problems in
business and government but when he placed III
position where he has an opportunity reduce his spun
theories practice he generally forced to modify his views
Illustrations OF this truth easily found in the history OF France
during the last twenty-five years several eminent socialists like
the present premier Mr. BRAND having settled down into sensible
conservatives after being sobered by the possession OF power
But need not so abroad how the possession OF
authority and responsibility amcs radicals In our own country
every four years have presidential election IN which the
issue movement the part OF the outs to ousi the
"n Whatever the principles and policies enuncaed in the OPP
posing platforms may lie IN the working out OF the purposes OF
practical politics. is all resolved into effort by the party III
power retain its supremacy and fight by the opposition TO
dethrone the dominant party and establish itself Political plat
forms therefore make extravagani promises IN their appeals Tor
popular favor and campaign orators are apt to so even further
dragging out all the supeaves in the language condemnng
their antagonists and in the aurng hopes which they hold out
the people being OF realization il they vote right In
this respect the last presidential campaign was like all Its pde
cessors.
In his political economic IDEAS Mr. Harding is anything
but radical and as far as rev doctrines are concerned
raised by the major parties in the campaign but with
the League OF Nations holding the center OF the stage Mr. Hard
ing felt called upon position which directly OPP
posed to the IDEAS which were sponsored President Wilson and
hence he became real radical OF the policies involved
our foreign relations true that the OF
Mr.. Harding candidate susceptible OF conflicting
interpretations but finally he seemed to become more fixed his
ideas definitely agnng himself with the splendid isolationss
loose foreign entang and
go absolutely alone like sort OF hermit nation one inferred
from Mr.. Hardings "lnenationam preached
II.
American and dangerous the all that the people OF
this country hold dear must indeed make our splendid soa
ton real and maintain at cost the republic was to be saved
1t America for Americans and nothing but America or Amer
leans; nation selfsuffcent and didn't need any
foreign in business and this patriotic idea went over
big at the polls.
Mr. Harding knew all along picture of splendid isolation
painted by the political could never be completely true to
life otherwise to underrate his craftsmanship but
it winning slogan and the egences OF politics demanded
that he be radical his opposition Wisconsin the dominant note
of which that America world and must take her
place SUCH assuming all the obligations and performing all the
duties incident to occupying that position Placed in possession
power however and confronted with the responsibility OF
ay steering the ship Of he be governed by the rules
and requirements of practical navgaon his radcaism vanhes
and like sensible statesman he dealing With the situ
he finds it. True for popular consumption he must
hand the kind of talk which caught the voters and
must move with the greatest caution at every step in
incur the opposition of the econciabes who still make fetch
Of splendid isolation but doesn't need superior dscernment
to discover that the foreign policy which he developing leading
the precisely the direction that Mr. Wilson
going He has had observer at the sessions OF the Supreme
Allied Council and has had representatives various foreign COM
has demanded and his fight for hand in the set
ement of mandates and has entered into treaty with Germany
which leaving the League Of Nations section out carries prac
cay all the provisions of the Versailles pact and thus when other
proposed treaties with the allied powers completed makes us
party the great European settlements made necessary by the
and finally he has called disarmament conference in which
America is bound mix with foreign powers as If they were all
old college chus and bind herself by some sort OF mterna
tona agreement the purpose OF the conference is to be achieved
the nations thus entering solemn compact with sort of
anarms alliance. What then becomes Of the Splendid soa
ton which the political orators rolled under their tongues as
morsel? Still the new association OF nations
becomes fact how escape the dreadful Of
"enangng foreign aiances?' would smell just sweet
had another and League Laton otherwise labeled
and minus many Objectionable features of the Paris covenant
would just assredy involve international relations
Splendid Isolation the East the West
Manifest Destiny" has been much condemned quar-
but refuses resign at the beest Of school of states
men, Our national ideals constantly de-
veopng Regardless of political platforms the wild rawlings Of
oceseekers and all the dust which be kicked by politicians
over particular plans pertaining foreign policies America
without surrndng the peculiar place which destiny has pre-
scbed for her. will continue become closely involved with
powers If Mr. Harding is backing off from splendid iso
lation he be criticised adversely but be commended
for yielding the obeng sauary influence which the
sion of power brings to every open-minded statesman
won't be funny Fatty Arbuckle the screen
when remember the ST. Francis party 1t still pays to be
decent. Nt HalsN