The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-23
FRIENDSHIP PUTS HARRY DAUGHERTY
 IN COMING CABINET
President-elect Probably Pre- ferred to Reward Daugherty to Any Other Republican.
 Criticisms Fail
By ROBERT T. SMALL

St. Augustine, Fla, February B. (Specia1) )--Only those who knew Pres ident-elect Harding intimately can ap- preciate the pleasure it has given him to name Harry M. Daugherty as Att torney General in his cabinet.
 That he would appoint his long time friend and political associate to nigh
 position in the government has been known from the day the ballots were counted. It was unthinkable that any
 partisan criticism of Mir. Daugherty could deter Senator Harding, and Mir.
 Harding, at last, has confirmed the statement made in these dispatches some time ago that the fight against
 MT. Dangherty was serving only to strengthen him.
 MT. Harding. it can truth.ully be stated, would rather have given up the presidency than to feel the acceptance of that high office would cut the bond of friendship between him and Harry
 Daugherty. Furthermore, it can bc said that MT. Harding is willing that
 his administration shall stand or fall
 by the record Harry Daugherty will
 make as Attorney General of the
 United States He believes, as he has
 
 make "a great Attorney General LOVES 'sHOMEFOLKS" Whatever the faults MT. Harding may be charged with by his critics, they never can say he is wanting in loyalty to his friends. That same trait of loyalty extends to his home town of Marion and it is taking MT. Harding back there just for day before he leaves for Washington to assume the lduties of the chief executive. The .homefolks' of Marion want to see s'Warren" once more as "Warren,' and before he becomes MT. President" And he is going back there for sort of old home week celebration the night of March 1.
 This striking sense of loyalty, which is inherent in MT. Harding would have made certain the appointment of MT. Daugherty in the cabinet if there had been no other consideration. But MT. Harding was not guided by this sense. It is true, it was this feeling Of loyalty and affection toward Mir. Daugherty that made Senator Harding hotly re- lsentful of what he considers the unjust attacks which have been made upon MT. Daugherty, but MT. Harding in ap- l pointing Harry Daugherty as mem | Der of his official family knows he is keeping in close association with him. self the sincerest friend he has in the wor1d--a man who would gladly lay down his life for his chief.
 NEEDS DAUGHERTY
 ! Senator Harding feels he will need Harry Daugherty during his tenure of the White House even more than MT. Daugherty needs or desires the "vindication' of a cabinet appointment No one knows the history, the achieve ments, the record and the ability of I Harry Daugherty better than MT. Hard \ ing himself The two men have been intimates for more than score of years. Their lives have intermingled Their friendship has been tested in the fires of diversity as well as nurtured lin the sunshine of success.
 1 The careers of Harry Daugherty and lWarren Harding have run parallel toe ! long for any one to imagine, that the election of the latter to the presidency could sever the ties of generation ant more. This is especially true in view ol 1 the fact that 1t was largely due to thu 1 adfastness and courage of Harr, lpaugherty that the opportunity to b' HPresident of the Untitled States camt to his friend and idol, Senator Harding More than once during theSprimary bat ties of last spring; more than once dur ling the hot and trying early days of th' 1Chicago convention last June, Senate Harding considered the advisability o iretiring from the fight content as h
 was to spend the rest of his active DO llitical days in the United tSates Sen gI ate, where he had found so much tha
 Twas congenial to his placid. even tenn
 lperament
 MAXIM SACRIFICE 'l Hut Mi. Daugherty is a born fiEhte and he would not listen to any sugges E ttion of retreat. It will be the sam way in the cabinet. MT. Daughert viii be the lighter of the admintstra .. tion, and he will be fighting always fo Ihis President and chief. Senator Hard ling knows he will need Harry Daugh
 lerty and he knows that MT. Dauehert
 lis making a personal and financial sac
 rifice to go into the cabinet.
 For 20 years augherty has been tn senator's closet advisor and the mex 1, four years will find him in that sam :, apacity, For a time there was tn suggestion that Harry Daughert might De the Colonel House" of tn admittstpeaiQns but 1t was stated i 2 tlsSeGT dfQpatehesx weeks ago frol 2 Marion t>3e4 III 1afdlnE wanted M ,j Dausherty tn tke .cabfnet % that th 's {csetasue6 ep Fpve seven)