New Britain herald., 1923-10-24
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS."

I
We refuse 10 believe there Is an
present significance in the foFmatio
Of some $40 Ford For President
elnhs, nor in the calling OF a confer
enee out In Michigan for the pun
pose OF forming new party wit
Ford as It's head, The sound com
mon sense OF the people OF the eoun
try. upon which one may rely. wouli
come 10 the rescue OF the eountr
were any honest attempt made-a
this time-to elect Henry Ford TO tn
presidency. as we know Ford today
HE lack of any one qualification nee
cssary 10 the proper conduct Of tina
oniee is apparently clear. There Il
tut one reason why there might b,
significance In this movement.
That one reason is the present
mental attitude of great man,
voters In the country. They ar,
completely disguised with things al
they are; they want something badly
very badly. What that some
thing" Is which they want they don't
know and they cant find out. They
are looking for panacca.
Now most OF the men who have
been considered presidential possibili-
ties have certain opinions. These
opinions are known; their policies are
known. The restless class before re-
fcrred to have heard the policies OF
such leading men: they have read,
perhaps. the speeches of such ''presi.
Dental possibilities" In those opin-
ions, in these speeches they have not
found what seems to them to be any
panacea for anything. No relief will
be found from them.
But here is Henry Ford. No one
knows his policies, his opinions on ma
tional and international questions
Possibly he has none; he may lack
conviction. But this protesting null
titude in this country, possessing no
knowledge of what Henry Ford
thinks, might turn to him in desper-
alton as fisherman throws his hook
into an untried pool when he has
failed in others out of which he used
TO pull many fish. Perhaps Henry
Ford may have that panacea. He
hasn't said what his policies are; the
others have come out and said some
hing. The words of the others are
10 good--let's try Ford. 1t is to this
lass that the candidacy of Ford
night appeal.
We refuse to believe there is any
present" significance in the move
nent. The word present" is used |
,dvisedly. For Henry Ford has shown
determination in what he has
Undertaken In business that should
e remembered. From very small
egninings he rose rapidly to be, per-
ars, the richest man in the world.
lie built on those small beginnings in
usiness He reached his goal 1t is
ute possible that in the back of
lenry Ford's mind that lesson is
1t is quite possible that he
elieves he may win political sue
ass years from now if he starts to-
~ with these small beginnings" in
Is political fight.
And there are two possibilities.
ne of them Is that, beginning today,
his deep interest in his
vn business Of which he has made
tremendous success Henry Ford +
ight develop by study and thought
rough the years to come as he de- ]
Hoped In his own work. knowledge
i'd understanding of national mat
RS, OF men and mems needs and the !.
untry's needs, that might fit himl
take place in politics where his
Unions were worth CONSIDERING
iere he would not be a presidential
possibility Such time might come
ars from now. But such time
'uld be FASTENED if there should
pear, as a presidential candidate of
e or both of the great parties,
TN or men whose known policies a
re SO menacing and dangerous 10 a
country that even an untried u
nionless man would be preferable.