The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-08-19

IL IL peculiar thing, but not once,
as yet. has anybody mentioned the
subject of personal pulchritude in
connection with likely presidential
candidates to succeed Calvin Cool
idge.
Those Of 10 who can dig hack
In ancient history far eno1xh 20
recall Mr.. John w. Davis (let's
see: wasn't he Z candidate for
president 0nce?l will remember
that Mr.. Davis pOssesaed that
quality OF handsoneness which
would make the feminine heart
beat faater. And yet, he want
elected president. Either !. he,
wasnt handsome enough, or elses
there has been . swing to the
rugged type which Mr.. Coolidge
It is time, therefore, that politiacl
leaders consider this phase. Il
would seem, this time, chat they
should have less trouble in digging
up man who can qualify for the
presidential beauty contest. Mr..
Lowden, with gray hair and rosy
complexion, should qualify very
well although it is q. question wheth-
err Mr.. Richie of Maryland might not
be more appealing. Mr.. Dawes is out
of the question and Mr.. Smith seems
hardly likely to measure up to spe-
cifications. Mr.. Hoover IS trifle
large. As, for Mr.. McAdoo, his
chances are nil.
Az welcome change from the
standardized election svatesm.
therefore, we propose . move
which should do much 70 enliven
the buslneSs Of being elected
president. Our plan would Be to
choose . committee OF six to 'de.
eide what the ideal candidate
should look like. Each pirty
would then choose the man who
came cl01est to the specifica.
tfons. There would be 4 chance
for the infection Of some spice
into the campaign. too. 1t IL not
hard to visualize the Democratic
nominee charging the Republican,
nominee with using powder. that
would furnish . controversy be-
side which al others would sink
into oblivion.
Whether the best looking man
would necessarily be the most intel
ligent one, II, Of course, doubtful
But the pleasure to the esthetic sense
would make up for that. Anyway, II
1t were necessary, a second man, not
quite so handsome, could be. elected
for the express purpose Of furnish
ing the brains for the administration.
THE JOYS OF LIFE IN A SMALL
And now it seems that Sinclair
Lewis was looking at the small town
through rosy glasses when he wrote
''Main Street" A new book deals
with miser in what is meant to be
a typical samll town. He is q pleas
ant gentleman. He wants to build
an ice cream parlor, so he blackmails
his best friends; lowers his CLERK s
salaries and then, when the parlor
fails to make money, since he is post
master, takes to tampering with the
mails, is finally found and tarred and
feathered. ="
You have to give it to these
authors for discovering the pleas.
ant things about small town llfe.s
Whoever else fails, they keenss.
busily 1t work telling the world
about the joyful side Of life In,
the average American town. It.
IL interesting to read and note
carefully just what sort Of peo-
pie we are.
In the case Of book like this, the
thing that comes to mind is the state
ment that American authors turned
mt cnu NIL loss fhnu uIc 80 koOLe 10 -
year and helped the publishers to set
a new record. They are doing the
same this year, and this book about
small town life is among the tones
pouring from the presses. All it
needs now is to have someone de-
nounce it or have it barred from the
library. That will insure a big sale
and make someone (the publisher and
author, at least, very, very happy.