Evening star., 1923-02-15
EDITORIAL DIGEST

privilege of running on the record Of
| the Harding administrations" On the
other hand, the Little Rock Democrat
| (democratic) believes that ''it is
agreed by all parties that the Presi-
dent has been bigger than his partI
The republican party is not likely to
drop it's pilot, especially when he has
won more personal approval than
any other man in the party" There
is another consideration. as the Man
chester Union independent republi-
CAM sees it, and that is good times
| is, necessary conconitant to re-
publican success in 1924" This point
warmly is indorsed by the Duluth
Herald independently, which feels
that such prosperity must extend to
the farmers. because If by 1924 the
| farmer is doing a very profitable
business the heart of the revolt will
! be dissolved. If the farmers become
prosperous. and. above all. if the
President shows tendency to release
himself from some of the more reac-s
tionary influences that surround him,
there would be a great change in the
neighborly border. the Toronto Star
believes that the President, after
Congress adjourns, will have nine
| months in which to act without q sit
ting Congress to hamper him in his
policies. If between March and De-
striking successes, especially in for
eign policy, without alarming the
country with the extent OF the entan-
clements he gets into, he may so i'm
prove his personal standing that there
Will be no question of setting him
aside. But the democrats begin to
| feel confident that they can win the
next presidential election
Should the President not be re
! nominated, the Savannah Press tdem-
l int -
in his place would be obliged to sup
port the Harding policies or meet de
feat. If this candidate should seek
election on reputation of the Hard
ing administration he woaId ALLEVIATE
the mass OF regular republicans. with
| to win" " In agreeing to this point
the Springfield Union independently
argues that. even if a President does
i not wish for denomination for
second term. the position OF the party
is weakened" The indianapolis News
independently feels the Presidents
position is all right and sit will be
easier for the republicans to defend
Harding than to defend the record of
Congress. At this period of the ad-
ministration It 10 felt that Harding
has meant well. He has lacked some
qualities of leadership and has had
no definite foreign policy" Because
:: there was doubt that he would want
. to make the race once more the Des
Moines Tribune independently feels
; all the potential jealousies. personal
rivalries. backbiting and general
acrimony of such a situation were be-
ginning to show in Congress. There
' was need of some sign of definiteness
| in the party's prospects, some focus
| ing point And the President, whose
policies and acts-or want of policy
and 'acts--will have to be defended in
the, coming campaign, anyhow, wns
| the logical man to provide IT," Tais
view does not appeal to the Provi~
dence Tribune Independently, which
believes there was no particular need
of any announcement at this time.
Land that SIT has no especial sig
nificance. AS the situation now
stands, of course, the plain fact ia
| that IL the republican convention was
held today ii couldn't avoid renomi-
mating Mr.. Harding, IL It would, and
it wouldn't dare to if il could.