Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-21
Independent Mind
ShOUn by Harding

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court of justice. Mr.. Harding went
ahead with his plans for a league or
conference among nations In addition
to the court. In the end, the Senate
may have it's way. But Il won't be
because it rules Mr.. Hsrding's mind,
If we may guess from here. It will
be solely because the constitution, by
requiring a two thirds majority Of the
Senate in ratifying treaties, created n
balance against the executive and In
favor Of the Senate when 1t comes to
foreign relations.
Take another influence much scruti-
nized by people anxious for the welfare
Of the next administration, Harry NJ.
Daugherty. Mr.. Daugherty is impor-
his importance. He Is trusted friend
of Mr.. Harding. But one cannot see
in Mr.. Daugherty either a Mark Hanna
or a Colonel House. The limitations
are in Mr.. Daugherty. Leave Mr..
Harding out of the reckoning and Mr..
Daugherty is not potentially a Mark
Hanna or a Colonel House. Mr.. Daugh-
erty hasn't II in him to be either one.
A Shrewd Local Politician
Daugherty is shrewd politician,
somewhat local in his experiences. a
good fighter, but he has neither the
forces nor the ability of Hanna, nor has
he the peculiar quality Of disinterested
service ability of Colonel House. Daugh-
crty il not disinterested enough to be
a great influence. Already he has made
himself master Of the state of Ohio.
Soon, IL he is not now, he will be mas
ter of the Republican National Com.
mittee. That is all important. But
ronchaStr'o 20 ortiyttiaa nll IN thA
direction Of party politics. He Is 9
politician. He Is not statesman, and
the Harding administration will elude
him just because he is not states
man.
Put Mr.. Daugherty down before the
League of Nations problem and he 10
lost. Put him down before all the big
financial questions that confront the
Harding administration and he has only
commonplace views. 1t is easy to see
/ Dausherty's sphere of influence. In
! ali the relations Of the Harding admin
istration to party politics Daugherty
will be supreme. In the attorney gen =
erals Office he will have much to say
about the administration relations to
business. The usual avenue of ap-
proach of business to government is
through politics.
This opens to Mr.. Daugherty ths
possibility OF q big heId. but sui
politics IL only a small part of an ad.
ministration. Take It now, when thu
cabinet is being selected, We migh. ex.
pect to find politics big factor. But
there is no sign that Mr.. Daugherty |.
exercising much influence over the Sc
lection Of the cabinet. Mr.. Harding il
picking cabinet TO serve the country
much more than he Is picking one e
please the machine. Therefore. tn,
limit on Daugherty's influence in cabi'
net picking.
If Mr.. Daugherty were a Statesman
as we'll as q politician. he might be thu
Mark Hanna Of the new administra
ton. His limits indicate, the extreme
limits of his possible influence. Mr.
Harding does not look at things witt
Daugherty's eyes. because he is Presi
dent and knows that to be President il
to be something more than politician
He does not see things as the Senate
does because the President sweeps
much wider horizon with his eyes thar
does the Senate. He is feeling his wa!
10 advisers. He is the kind OF maj
who will have several rather than one
He is too cautious a man to have ont
Hanna OF one House.