Arizona republican., 1921-09-03
Mir. Harding

The more the country and hears of Mir Harding the greater it's confidence in his strength, judgment and integrity of purpose. At the time of his election, look back we find that we knew very little of him. He had not been conspicuous in national politics. He was only one Of ninety-sx senators. He was not leader in the senate More than score of his colleagues more prominent and active. The best we could think of him then was that good. average man, of doubtful strength.
 We were hearing too, about that time. much of the senate oigarchy," of which by the way we have heard nothing since. Many believed there was a senate oIigarchy and we may have thought that knew who constituted 1t. The names of half dozen senators were before Though Mr. Harding had not previously been regarded member of the ohgar- chy" certainly not of the oligarchs" many be- eved that he under the influence of this shadowy sinister combine.
 In the short time since MT. Harding went to the White House we have heard nothing of the "oligar- chy' but we have heard much of Mir Hardings in fIuence the who were supposed to consti- tute the oearchy. He has been accused of going out Of bounds enforce his will upon the senate in certain matters.
 But whatever he has done he has done openly. slving plain reasons for asking the action which he desired and his requests have ben acceded to with cheerfulness, contrast reluctance with which DemOcralc fear of his hardly yelled threat to appeal to the country
 Mir Harding's public utterances are distinguished by their absence of bunk lofty idealism; by his treatments of things they as they may be expected be rather than they ought to be in m ideal state.
 In his talk before the Army War College on Thursday MT. Harding did not look forward to the time when wars would be. It much we could expect that this country should provoke war and should engage in unjust It has never done
 Only the unreasoning pacifist who shuts his eyes or the dreamer of the millennium at hand will ques- ton the soundness of President Hardings words:
 T do know what ought to be said about your profession for the future. but men of the army, no whc~e the best aspirations of the world may lead us, no matter what tremendous and gratifying progress is made there may never be a time without the necessity for armed forces in every government I believe with all my heart coming to a time when we are going diminish the burdens of ar mament.
 q think there will be of armies and less of navies. I wish it with all my heart but there never come a time when there is not requisite agency for the maintenance of law and authority and for is perfectly futile to think there may never be conflict when you stop to consider that in 1000 years of Christian civilization 4OO0 more of pagan civilization concerning which are informed we have only lately come to real civilized state Of armed warfare and that doesn't apply quite to all the nations.
 Tt has been slow proceeding, and believe we of America without unseemly boasting say we have come the nearest to unsefsh conscientious warfare of any people the world, and pledge you now you will be called to service during the present administration for any that you could with all your heart and souls as American citizens"