The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-05-31
SUNDAY NIGHT MUSINGS
By c. T. RAWALT

opinion The Third Party idea is just important the
Old Party idea There will be third party it, and be-
lieve that IF something. If the forces of
action control the democratic and republican
ventions they did the last if they nominate prac
tically unknown but who investigation turn out to
be hand picked of Big Business which has
politics than Tom cat has virtue, then there
will be THIRD PARTY and it will cut much conecaed
moisture With Henry Ford the head of it
will be practically assured Big Business yode its
head off but the people determined that no repre-
of the shall be paeaceaby elected Pres
ident in 1924 The logic of the times is that the Demo-
cratic nominee will be elected Nothing but igno
different 1t is the psychology
ical moment for the Democrats nominate a whom
the people trust but it, in 1920 coterie of poll
tican every of them selected by the powers that
prey pick tool and shove him down the conventions
throat, they will find that Independent will
repudate and defeat their In 1920 the Demo-
Gratis wanted McAdoo, the Republicans wanted Johnson
The conventions refused to give either party the cand
date they wanted and picked out couple of unknown
They were peas from the same pod We have
of doubt that had Cox every word writ
ing would be applicable to him what say each
week about Harding. different set of would
be sitting at the public table obsequously thanking Big
Business when thrown bone scrap of provender But
the PEOPLE would have been better served The Ga
zete comforts itself with the opate that there po
tical revolt We heard political ninnes say the
thing in the ninetys and the democrats and
pubcans swept to deserved defeat by hastily organized
populist movement. And populism killed by the
alternative of Democrats and Republicans falling
another to snatch panks from the populis platform
and put them into the law. For a brief period either
republicans democrats better populiss than
the pops themselves To reduce discussion sentence
what the people want they will have and if the poll
ticians continue they had better lis
ten to reason and give us at least candidate whom
the people put some confidence in. This country
from the Atlantic to the Pacific and from the
Gulf ripe for political revolt. galaxy the bright
est in the nation behind the people in this strug
gle and Our next President is going be PROGRESSIVE
A RATHER good friend of ours made very repre-.
hensble declaration to the other day and have
mused it at intervals since said that our
crusade for honesty in the public had split the
democratic party wide and would do partcular
good for all men would be the when elected to
office disregardfu of the rules loyal service
Welh have the that if discharging
unfathfu officials splits democratic party it can be
split from Dan to Beershebe from till the
DOOM so far concerned We disagree absolute
y with the idea that election office eliminates hon
esty in square and conscientious We have known
many Office holders who honestly serve
IN public as they were to serve private employer We
expect to know and rely, will be in
this county and elected the Democratic ticket We
know of bitter the than to advise
them that the party will not tolerate either neicency
or corruption in its elected officials. We ready to
gamble little that the personal reputation cand-
dates will be looked after much closer in
was in 1920 in this county by both parties We think
our friend is dead wrong
VOTES are only straw votes, but they have
perennial political interest to the average American
Cotlliers has begun Presidential poll among its sub
scrbers and the first 1874 from every
tion of the country, show that Henry Ford is heading
President Harding who is leading everybody else This
may not mean much, but it something; and the
first question that arises is why number
of American voters should think that Henry would
make an acceptable President That is a subject that Mr.
Harding the Cabinet the Senate, the House lead
of both parties could protaby think about for the
rest of the If Mr. Ford qualified to be Pres
dent then of the other Presidents were qualified
and state of mind that Henry is the re-
suit OF condition of affairs that merits serious political
study. Even the radcalism that William j. Burns finds
every where not sweeping of tie non
uar attitude toward contemporary government in the
United States this sentiment in Henry Ford
| for President.-New York World.
Now just why should it be seriously questioned
that Henry Ford would not make acceptable President?
How come that lf he is qualified it goes without saying
that Others are not2' When did Mr. Fords conduct put
him in class where the maunderngs of the crook VIM
Burns in any way be considered as touching him?
When did it become dangerous consider real business
for President? We have syster lawyers school
teachers and country editors whom had made
bar to consideration the high Office of Pres
1ent? Is medocrity special qualification? If it IS the
present incumbent should be elected life There are
fifty better editors and newspaper men in Ohio than
Harding So there in of the states Henry
Ford higher sells his products cheaper makes
more money and gets along peaceaby with his help
than any other American business man Incidentally he
uses his money to better advantage his country and
her people than any other American Possibly that does
make him dangerous President Of country that has
been run for three decades in the of the ex
plotting class, The World may be right-from their
view point