The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-15

ana watson would nave nau nuCn bo say. Some of them would have ''pawed the earth" For it is no secret that Secretary Hoover is the peculiar bete noir of all of them. They hold, it IS known that Hoover is the quintessence of what is termed offensive Wilson ism" They regard him as autocratic. as one who holds that the people must have a dictator, a master.
 TIES SENATE'S HANDS When President Harding entered the Senate on the first day of his incum- bency, spoke to the Senate as body 1 of brothers, and declared his desire that his cabinet be confirmed at once, the Senate had no other recourse than | immediately to act. It is said that Harding was induced to follow this pro l gramme by advice of Senator Lodge. who knew that nothing would be said | in his presence, whereas, were he ab- sent, much would be said,
 There is also considerable discussion l in private of the elevation by Harding | of Dr. Sawyer, his family physician, from the rank of a private citizen to that of a brigadier general. In the first place, Mir. Harding followed the | tactics of President Wilson, who pro noted his private physician not because his efficiency would be accentuated by such promotion. but in that he might be 1 rewarded with increased pay. That he l emulated an example the republicans had persistently and continuously as- sailed, was not pleasing to republicans, and at the same time gave democra ts | an opportunity not only to smile in their sleeve, but to do the magnanimous in confirming the appointee without resort to partisan disputation.
 A DISTINCT TYPE
 pr. Sawyer is in appearance a typical country doctor, homely and benevolent of expression; a pill pusher whom the 1 average patient would cry for if he had a stomach ache. and required noth. ing more than grains of calomel and I sweet consolation, but one of whom no man would think were he in need of scientific attention.
 A certain senator in discussing Dr. Sawyer declared that the picture would not be complete unless the doctor were presented as mounted on a "boney' Bucephalus, the joggling gait of which | caused the pills in an ivory case to rat 1 tie like a. snare drum
 Senator Watson, who has observed the developments of Harding's admih- l istration and marked them at their face value, and at the same time said nothing in way of formal interview commented on another feature which indicates that Harding will not avoid | the n1lSLdkeS Ol the WlISOn duIululS- 1 tration.
 THE CATHOLIC GHOST
 The Presirent has selected a Roman Catholic priest of Marion, O., for the consular service. Every reader in the United States knows how Wilson was criticised for the retention of Secretary Tumulty.
 The President made his announce ment regarding the priest almost i'm mediately after he had taken several additional degrees of masonry. Senator | Watson naively expressed the opinion I that had he taken several more de- grees he would have induced Cardinal | Gibbons to accept position in the l cabinet.
 I MT. Harding is trying to differ from MT. Wilson in dealing in informal man. ner with the people. In other respects, however, he does emulate the example l of his predecessor. Therefore, either the republicans who criticised Wilson were unfair and hypocritical, or they should proceed as honest men to "Trip the new | executive up the back"