Life — January 9, 1919 — page 10: what you’re looking at

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“ETRE ° LIFE’S Ticket FOR PRESIDENT Joux J FOR VICE-PRESIDENT Persuine Ronert Laxsixe PLATFORM The Unconditional Surrender of Politics E announcement of Lire’s presidential candidates in © of 1920, as published in Life's last issue, has been grected with universal applause from the people large and with consternation in the camps of the two mos important political parties. One of the most prominent of our political leaders yesterday : “This marks the b of the old régime. It stands as a symbol to the world war has not been in vain. To place at the head of intensive practical nd the end ns that nning of the New Day a our affairs two such leaders with the ind understanding of pract Shop-worn and destructive according ced death knowled al problems, is con- crete evidence of our progres secret diplomacy will go by the board. Just to the common standards of men who have together, will prevail. Intellectualism, with its sinister show of superficial morality, will fade away. Native character Politics will not only he adjourned, tical re- will go over the top. but will vanish. “Men will be judged by the 4 sults they will achieve. The incompetent will he relegated to obse The pacifists will quit their Secret prop- aganda. The best business principles, based on strict econ- omy of expenditure and the greatest good for the greatest number, will be in control. Democracy will come into its own Wastuxctos.—W. G. Medic of his views on Lire’s presidential candidates, had nothi: Ked for an expression to say. Sir Thomas is Put Off THE New York Yactt Club showed excetent sense— night have been expected—in declining Lipton’s challenge for a race this year for the America’s cup. for international yacht-racing with cnor- on the minds of iting to be deter- This is no ye mous concerns: pressing I people whe te of nations wa world perplexed about subsistence, have minds, and the mined, With half th who wants to spend time and money in large amounts on mere play? Years will come when international diversions will he welcome again, and then the advertising baronet—if he must be a perennial challenger—may get another turn, Hut that may not be very soon, and it is not certain that yacht- ing will hold its place as an international sport Thomas at least has heen a cheeriul loser, which has not heen true of all his predecessors, and the memory: abides of one season's work that ended in bad words and a law suit. Perhaps the coming competitions will he tried out with veroplanes. When the America’s cup-races began, the seas were full of sails, and yachts reflected current life. But now, like horses, they are getting to be museum properties and men who own and work them belong in the group of res temporis acti. jonal competitions that are mere memorials of re too much wasted. They should aid in develop- ment of someth that is alive. Places for Him Wits What is your hoy going to be? Guus: 1 don't know of his traits, F Winus Giunis: Yes I'm discouraged over some ¢ thing, he won't take a bath. I don’t know whether to send him to Kussia to he raised as a Bolshevik or let him go to New ind be a Bohemian, ‘4 al \/ “AWPLL, MES, MCGOVERN, TSP YR THUSEAND'S HOME FROM THE TRENCHES” _~