, 1922-05-17
HUd to Understand

IT is DIFFICULT for the RswIins Republican to
L lind consistency in motives and actions occurring
N politics Assuming that all persons concerned in
Politics arc honest and sincere and entirely governed
by principle, the Republican may well wonder. For,
out of the experience of the years elder statesmen
and observers in the watch towers have concluded
aty. You find less and less OF it in the great Amer
ican sport each succeeding year. The Republican
rather expected better things of the Wyoming Labor
Journal than it finds and thus tells of it:
In politics things frequently occur that are ex-
tremely hard for the average mind to understand.
or Illustration, the attitude of the Wyoming Labor
Journal toward Frank W. MondeIl.
In its issue of Friday. April 2s, it openly espouses
the candidacy Of Senator Kendriek because Of the
splendid record he has made in the senate, a record
that requires no explanation, that needs no defense,
a record that speaks eloqucntly of his deep and abid-
ING interest in the welfare of the people of the state
and nation
"In the Wyoming senatorial race, two candidates
are presented for the peoples choice-one was an
orphan boy at the age of six, whose early training
depended upon the charity Of a Congregational min
ister. He was a farm boy, a laborer in Chicago, a
miner and n railroad builder in Colorado, a coal pros
pector in northeastern Wyoming. and then a repre-
sentative of the people at Washington. From every
angle he is essentially a sympathizer with and a
friend of the poor man and the laborer. He has been
part and parcel of that class of people. He has never
been able to acquire even a competency because of
his continued service in the interests of the people.
"on the other hand we have a man who has become
tremendously wealthy through work for himself;
whose chief interest in politics has been in self
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, as evidenced by the fact that in the
middle OF his term as governor he resigned that office
for the purpose Of becoming n senatorial candidate.
One is a serving poor mantle other is a rich man
seeking honor and power.
sit is stated by the Labor Journal that it is for
Senator Kendrick because of the splendid record he
has made in the senate This is the first time that
anyone has charged Senator Kendrick with any record
whatever in congress. OF the three Democrats wyo-
ming has had in congress, not one has passed any
piece of constructive legislation. Their records have
been nil. Mr.. Mondell has more splendid legislation
to his credit than any member of congress. It is rea-
sonable to judge the future by the past.
I'm his congressional action, Mr.. MondeIl has
been a consistent, earnest and capable friend of the
middle classes and the laboring man. He has voted
for every piece of constructive legislation introduced
in their interests. Hence the difficulty of under
standing just why the Labor Journal is assuming its
present attitude. The men connected with that in
stitution have at all times been treated courteously
and honorably by Mr.. Mondell, and this is also true
as to the attitude toward them Of the Republican
party.
I'VE can only account for the position the Labor
Journal has taken by the fact that Mr.. Kendrick has
been flirting with it, and a Kendrick. filtration means
a diamond ring n'everything."