The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-04-03
A VAIL FROM THE CONVICTED

EDWARD B MIEAN owner OF the Washington Post
and the Cincinnati Enquirer, the most
innate personal friend of the late Harding
Therefore, what he says might be with deep
and understanding The following leading editorial
the Washington Post apty describes the
Republican leaders in the Capitol,
Members the Republican party through the Unit
ed States dazed sarned by the lack of leadership
in their great organization They why
the Republican party is subjected the humila-
ing and damaging charges without arousing the
OF single leader Congress The leaders are not
only deed but insuted and they their punishment
as if they deserved IT. The administration is ved and
the entire Republican organization brought into con
tempt 1t is charged with protecting criminals
with being itself participant crime The govern
nent is terribly injured by the wholesale accusations
heaped against the party in power. Paralysis has
taken Congress There widespread defiance law
The people are beginning suffer because the party
which they confded the government function
What is the matter with the Republican leaders?
Can it be true that they trembling for fear
ther revelations will confirm the truth of what
TO be infamous calumnies? Or they weakings
who afraid up for the truth and right be-
selfish desire keep their own individual names
out OF the scandals? One other suppos
tion seems to be the truth
-Scoundrels or moral cowards-it is hard alterna-
tive and the people shrink from imposing judgment
But the people will not forever Republicans by the
lions whose pride in their party is part of their life
are not disposed tolerate the cowardce OF their lead
ers in Congress when aboui2able allegations made
attacking the integrity of their party
There is beginning TO be widespread belief that
there corruption back of the silence which the leaders
fear TO face
Where the great of the Republican party?
Where the Hannas Quay Patts Spooners Aldriches
Chandlers Hales Allisons, Dollivers Reeds Cannons
Paynes Dazells Grosvfnors Moodys Mann, Taneys and
of other champions of Republcansn who regarded
assault upon the honor of their party personal
insult, and who failed carry the into the
enemys camp Is the Republican party dead? Is it
lacking leaders that it is about dsintegrate
disappear?
THE rank and file of the Republican party true
and loyal Americans They will follow great leaders
But they will follow who do have the
defend the party against unjust assault The time
has when leadership in the Republican party
be asserted by the who have been elected
leaders these will be repudated and the party
itself win the risk of destruction
"A presidential campaign is approaching. Through
the lack of salwart and vgilant leadership the Repub
party goes into the campaign if il criminal
on the way execution Senators who should have
Tended the Republican party against nsnuatios
silent and apoogetic afraid confess that they Re-
publicans Not of them has done his duty by his
party, and all OF them know they their
party trust
"It is not ths Republican party that is trial It
is the leaders who trial but if this venaity is
established the party crashes ruin Let them make
good while there is is time"