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JANUARY 8 1920 “While Pu LIFE Miner. President and Axpenw asurer PUBLISHING there ts Life there's: Hope hed by COMPANY James S. Murcatre. Sere: tz West Thirty-first Strect, New York English Offices, W calendar have turned acorner in the and en- tered upon a presi- dential 8B naturally the talk of candidates in- Especial- year, and creases. ly of Republican candidates. On the Democratic side Mr. Gerard has made been Mr. again, have holds leaking there that a modest how, and that the Bryan's aspi rumors can ations is and people continue to talk of Mr. Me- Adoo, But shy as yet Democrats as a rule are about holding up their hands. Not so the Republicans. Gen- eral Wood is quite formally a candi- date, so much so that Secretary if has thought it proper to mention that he knows of nothing to hinder the General from continuing his connection with the army while running for Presi- cent. Senator Harding is a candidate. and so is Senator Poindexter, and some Massachusetts people think Gov- Mothe bill, and inois is New Butler needs no ernor Coolidge would well York Governor Lowden of 1 thought of, and here in Dr. Nicholas Murray introduction to Republicans. All these gentlemen, with personal variations, seem to be believers in the world as it has been, and in some kind of a Republican party as the dep ary of nagenient of the United States. They are for the Grand Old Party and the Good Old World. Senator Poindexter Coolidge are probably proper the and Governor good \ apart on a go these great would agree. a matter of getting the incompetent 1 many details, but on they It is all so simple—just generals no doubt Rolls House, Rrean:s Bldgs., Landon, F incumbents out and giving the country at last a sound business administra tion! What a wonderful prosperity is possible if only the Grand Old Party has the squeezing of the Good Old World! . the GO. W. has been squeezed considerably, and is True enoug! less succulent for the moment than it sometimes is, but there is juice in it still, and more coming, and the G. O. P. would know how to get it for Democratic cand ‘¢ much more complic: mnot tell the v that with the the shel years they Wilson, and r months have. heen working to get ters world is their oyster already off For seven ave been backing Mr the Peace Treaty and the League of Nations through, and they are quite a bit committed to the theery of the New Era, in which things are not as they were, and political and interna- tional deportment must ¢ them, Mr. Wilson failed, as Mr. Maynard England ange to match may have Keynes of (ately quoted Jength the New Republic) thinks he hitch the various New the Democratic The They must either go on with Mr. \ wagons of Europe ~ but he fh tied to to the Era’s st party right Democrats ca son, or with someone else who will go on where Mr. Wilson leaves off. They are a consecrated party, and must stick to that condition. Mr. Gerard made an excellent ambassador to Germany in the war, but one smiles at his can. didacy. Where is his consecration? Mr. Cleveland had a lot of it, and used to take on more periodically. He might have done for these times, but would Mr. Gerard do? However, consecration accumulated on Mr. Cleveland after he became President, and it might accumulate on Mr. Gerard. It is rash and unsuil to suggest that it wouldn't, and + i aybe Mr. Gerard has more now than ape pears. But the Democratic candidate must have it. That's safe to say Fok the real issue in the coming campaign promises to he New heen under violent discussion for the Is this a Era or not? That is what has past six months, and that is what the voters of the country should divide on. The people, whatever their pai who think this is the same old world to be managed in the aa) subject to occasional destructive int ruptions, should have a candidate to who that view vote for represents and is competent to take such steps will be necessary ii that view pre General Wood is could he trusted to keep the country such a mar ina state of defense in so far as Con gress would let him, and it would need to he done. But the people who t! we are beginning a new cycle in whic nations must give up gun-toting, and stop pinching territory off of one an other, and live at least as orderly and be at least as honest as though they should to vote for who repre- were common business men, have someone sents that sentiment We shall know a litle better where has been fails. part of li it wir we are when final action taken on the Treaty, If it doubt it will become a great issue of the campaign. through in some tolerable form, t beginning, and the will he a will only he the spirit which is to back it issu Whoever wants the sort of work the League of No- tions will have cut out for it, and for us if we join it, can get useful point information about comicbooks.com