The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1923-07-06
FORD'S CANDIDACY
Is NOW ACCEPTED
ASSURED FACT
Both Parties Are Worried. But
Republicans Most.-Manu-
facturer May Have Same
Fate as Herbert Hoover's
Short-Lived Boom When He
Kept His Party Affiliation
Secret.


~ Henry Ford has the political tai
ent In both major parties guessing,
but the political seers are not now
guessing as furiously or as disturbed
~ as they were some weeks back be.
cause they have since accented the
candidacy of Ford for the presidency
as a fact.
They know that Ford has said "that
ne was not presidential candidate
put some of them who are familiar
with Don Jaun recall that the sweet
ana coy Julia, swearing she ne'er
would consent, consented" and even
Ford may not be too practical to af-
ford poetic parallel.
Having removed the wizard of
Dearborn from the nebulous realm of
doubt and speculation the present
worry and concern of these practical
politicians Is "what effect will his
candidacy have upon the plans and
prospects of the managers of the Re-
publican and the Democratic parties. f."
Here's the rub; it is not a partisan
claim to Say that the Republicans
are manifestly more alarmed than
the Democrats because to all intents
and purposes their next candidate for
president is already vocal on tine hust-
ings and to the extent of his ability
and authority as candidate has un-
folded the essential issues of the cam
paign which he formally launched in
his st. Louis speech.
Besides Republicans have source
OF added worry in their recent attack
on Ford by Charles d. Hilles of New
York, former Republican national
chairman, who characterized the Ford
boom as a menance. Some Of Ford's
friends have construed the Hilles' ut
terances as Officially inspired. No
nigh up Democrat of past or present
authority in his party has assailed
the recognized aspiration of Ford to
transfer his residence from Dearborn
to Washington for a period of four
years. Thus far at least the Demo-
cratic attitude has been to throw no
tacks or chuncks in the seemingly
smooth road over which the Ford fliv-
yer is racing toward the capital city
of the nation and if it arrives its
owner will park it in the White
House garage.
In the maintenance of this atti-
tude the Democrats are showing real
political astuteness for the reason
that if Ford's presidential flivver
should be upset they will be in po-
sition to extend the courtesy of the
road and take him in as a welcome
passenger,
The real test of the Ford candidacy
Will come when the II states in which
presidential primaries ar eto be held
next year have acted. Then and not
I'll then is it possible to gauge or
accurately determine the measure
ments of Ford's presidential candi-
dacy. After these II states have
voted it is expected that Ford will
give himself a party Identification
unless his purpose is to declare him-
self ready and willing to lead third
party movement.
May Be Like Hoover.
In Keeping his party alignment, in
the circumstances, cloaked Ford has
the fate of the Herbert Hoover short
lived presidential boom as a guide.
The Hoover candidacy mad eprogress
TIL Hoover short time before the
nominating conventions Of the two big
parties declared himself Republican
partisan. Then it was that the Hoo
yer presidential balloon began to de-
flate and soon collapsed. Obviously
Ford intends to keep the politicians
IN both the old parties guessing to
the end or till such time as he feels
that ne may declare himself to the
best advantage.
Another question is, is it propagan-
da, and if so Ford or his friends must
be supplying the necessary nourish-
ment. AS rule presidential propa-
ganda originates in Washington, the
great news catering and dissemina-
ting center Of the nation. But in this
instance Washington was not consult
ed or asked any questions. The Ford
boom struck here travelling with the