The Washington times., 1924-09-20
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By WILLIAM HARD.

Now is the time for all good
political commentators to note
and narrate the "straws'' which
show the direction Of political pub
lie sentiment in this present Pres
idential campaign.
The air is full Of "straws."
Mr.. Winant has defeated Mr..
Knox in the Republican primary
In New Hampshire for the NOM
nation for governor. Mr.. Winant
is-for New Hampshire-an adj
vanced progressive" and "lib-
eral." His defeated opponent, Mr..
Knox, is more inclined to 60 along
with that CHEEKY and obdurate
Tory, the senior Senator from New
Hampshire, George Moses.
It is further related that Mr..
Winant likes the League Of Ma
tions.
It is then gathered and deduced
that Mr.. Coolidge is not so strong
as he might be in New Hamp-
shire,
Anti Coolidge Sentiment.
Mr.. Coolidge has never been dc.
nOunced as an advanced progress
sive." Mr.. Coolidge has sung sew.
eral requiem masses over the idea
or American entrance into the
League. He has never beatified
''progressivism" and he has given
American entrance into the League
several burials.
New Hampshire then and thus is
seen to be in a mood which is not
the mood Of Calvin Coolidge and
wise fears are expressed as to the
size, the possibility reduced size, If
the Coolidge vote In New Hamp-
shire next November.
A similar straw" is discerned
in Michigan.
Mr.. Couzens, having bearded the
President In Washington to the
point Of bringing him to his present
condition Of seeming never even to
need razor, gets re-nominated by
the Republicans OF Michigan for the
United States Senate.
It is thereupon concluded that
anti Coolidge sentiment in Michigan
IL strong and that perhaps Mr.. LIE
Toilette or Mr.. Davis will carry the
State for President.
The word perhaps" lie perhaps
justified.
OF all words in the language the
word perhaps" is the one which
deserves the most frequent use In
political writing.
nnVa01AAV g. = a..
demonstrably true that IL the voters
vote for one sort Of man they
will reject the opposite sort Of man.
Let US also consider how far 1t
IL demonStrably true that IL the
voters are in favor Of a certain
sort of man they are also in favor
OF his policies.
Alabama's OppoSites.
. In the United States Senate tho
State OF Alabama, like every other
State, has the right to present to
our n@uonal gaze two specimens of
its citizenry. 1t gloriously and com.
prehensively avails itself Of that
opportunity.
For one specimen 1t sends US
Oscar Underwood. sedate, cautious,
Q ternperamental elephant OF a man
who puts his foot with care on
every plank of bridge before he
attempts to cross it. and who, in
MS economic Views has gained the
confidence Of the country's most con.
sentative business interests.
That Is one specimen of AlabaI ma q
human product in the Senate.
The other specimen is Tom Hef.
lin. irate' headlong. political
coioratura singer Of the highest
note and notes, ferocious enemy
OF the Federal Reserve Board and
OF the money monopoly, and, &C.
cording to the best minds in orr
Dest clubs, a vicious "demagoRue. I"
One Senator who. according to
his enemies, is a 'demagogue'' and
one Senator who, according to his
enemies. is a ''reactionary''--suc
are the efforts Of Alabama to keen
everything on an even keel
Alabama seems to be Just about
equally devoted to each OF these
efforts.
Any political commentator who
said that because Alabama had
chosen Underwood in one election
1t would thereupon reject Heflin in
the next election would be hasty:
because in the next election in Ala.
bana Helm Is elected.
From such facts, which could be
presented through many colun1na.
this writer concludes that voters
can vote in faithful accordance
with the principles Of that great
English philosopher and literary
charmer, @. K. Chesterton, who no
consistently and continuously main.
tains that life is q contradiction
and q paradox and that the world
has both q north pole and a south
pole and that you have to take In
both OF them or else you are wrong.
This writer IL fortified in thir
conclusion about politics by a vivid
recollection of a beautiful COMES.
sion OF faith made to him BY a
chairman OF delegation In the
last Republican convention in
Cleveland.
On being. asked please Il say
whom he favored for Vice .,resi.
went, this chairman said:
II have two candidates. I like
them both. Either Of them would