The Washington times., 1923-06-25
HARDING FAILS
To CONVINCE
THE WEST
Reaction to His speeches
Feeble, Though Rencmina-
ton Is Conceded.
BY WILLIAM HARD.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June 25.--Ths
political personal consequences OF
the Presidents trip through this
region can now be estimated; and 1t
may safely and confidently be said
that the President has achieved an
extremely small success in his
arguments on issues, but firm
and convincing success from the
political and personal standpoint, rs
e. candidate for, reelection. 7zs
This result may seem inconsistent
and contradictory and impossible.
but it exists; and illustrations of
it may be seen in statements made
to this writer by two Of the most
iTifluential political persons in st.
Louis, namely, Nat Goldstein and
Frederick Lehman.
Nat Goldstein has totally survived
the alleged wave OF moral indigna-
ton which was supposed to come
forward and overwheln1 him for
having been found to have taken
$4,000 of the campaign fund money
of Governor Lowden OF Illinois III
1920, for Presidential promotion ex-
penses. &
1t will be remembered that Mr.
Goldstein became nationally famous
when President Harding Subsequent
ly appointed him to Federal office
and when Mr.. Goldstein declined the
office and remained facing that
moral indignation wave which was
to sweep him out of all political life,
national and local.
Survived Criticism.
1t should now be nationally
noted that Nat Goldsteffils neigh
bors were just simply MT for one
moment convinced that Nat Gold
stein would do wrong. Since the.
exposure" which blighted him ma
tionally was concluded he has run
for reelection as a member of the
local Republican committee. His
district gave him twenty-four hun
dred votes and gave his opponent
just sixteen. Instead Of looking
blighted, Mr.. Goldstein looks bloom
ing.
He informs this writer that in
Republican political circles here
there is really no rival to MIR.
Harding for the Missouri delegates
to next years Republican Presi-
Dental convention. Mr.. Goldstein's
views claim large and ready belief
for two. reasons. The first is that
Mr.. Goldstein knows. The second
is that he either says nothing or
else says the truth.
It can be taken as certainty
that unless there are unforeseen
popular commissions Mr.. Harding
viii have the delegates from these
parts. Just to have a check and
q contrast on Mr.. Goldstein, how
ever, this writer made a, pilgrimage
to. the library of the great lawyer
and great leader of st. Louis Ger
man sentiment, Frederick Lehman,
Mr.. Goldstein is enthusiastic
in favor Of the world league
court Mr.. Lehman is intensely
suspicious of it. He points out
that nobody proposes to go to the
world court with any Of the worlds
Immediate, actual, supreme, present
troubles, such as the French Occu-
patton of the Ruhr. He contends
that the world court is a scheme
by statesmen to divert popular at
tention from their present violence
and lawlessness and to fix the pub
lie gaze on an imaginary scene of
peace and good will existing some
where in the indefinite future.
st. Louis will be more influenced
by Mr.. Lehmann's arguments
against that world court than by
Mr.. Harding's arguments for it.
Nevertheless when this writer asked
Mr.. Lehman to say who was likely
to get the Missouri delegates in the
next Republican Presidential con-
vention, Mr.. Lehman, promptly
and without any bitterness, replied
"Mr. Harding"
Public Is Perplexed.
Now that is the reason why Mr..
Harding can so often be so uncon-
vincing in his arguments and yet
SO successful in maintaining the
chances OF his continued leadership
Of the Republican party.
This writer, after careful and con-
NOTICE.!
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