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Editorial
December 11, 1923
The Caldwell Tribune
Caldwell, Canyon County, Idaho
What is this article about?
A New York parson criticizes American statesmanship for rejecting the League of Nations and lacking Senate leaders. The editorial defends the Senate as composed of able men, notes that rejected League proponents were voted out, and laments American gullibility.
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A bemused parson of New York City who is still whining because we are not in the League of Nations declares that statesmanship in America is at the lowest ebb in the history of the nation.
"Can you," he asks, "point to one leader in the senate tried and tested to whom his countrymen instinctively turn?"
Obviously the question is answered by another: "Who sends them to the senate?" The truth is, however, that allowing a few exceptions, and they are glaring we will admit, the senate is made up of very able men, so able, in fact, that no one stands out conspicuously as a leader. Leaders spring up as mediocrity in a community or body becomes increasingly apparent. The senate "leader" who attempted to "lead" us into the League was himself led out to the chopping block and beheaded by the voters of Nebraska. And the "leader" for whom he led today presents a sorry spectacle as a consequence of popular anathema and former lack of self-control.
Not one of the least difficulties with the United States is the fact that too many Americans exhibit the same gullibility that led to the fleecing of Andy Gump.
A bemused parson of New York City who is still whining because we are not in the League of Nations declares that statesmanship in America is at the lowest ebb in the history of the nation.
"Can you," he asks, "point to one leader in the senate tried and tested to whom his countrymen instinctively turn?"
Obviously the question is answered by another: "Who sends them to the senate?" The truth is, however, that allowing a few exceptions, and they are glaring we will admit, the senate is made up of very able men, so able, in fact, that no one stands out conspicuously as a leader. Leaders spring up as mediocrity in a community or body becomes increasingly apparent. The senate "leader" who attempted to "lead" us into the League was himself led out to the chopping block and beheaded by the voters of Nebraska. And the "leader" for whom he led today presents a sorry spectacle as a consequence of popular anathema and former lack of self-control.
Not one of the least difficulties with the United States is the fact that too many Americans exhibit the same gullibility that led to the fleecing of Andy Gump.
What sub-type of article is it?
Foreign Affairs
Partisan Politics
What keywords are associated?
League Of Nations
Senate Leadership
American Statesmanship
Voter Rejection
Political Mediocrity
What entities or persons were involved?
New York City Parson
Senate Leader (League Of Nations)
Voters Of Nebraska
Andy Gump
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Defense Of Senate Leadership Amid League Of Nations Criticism
Stance / Tone
Defensive Of Senate, Critical Of Parson And Past Leaders
Key Figures
New York City Parson
Senate Leader (League Of Nations)
Voters Of Nebraska
Andy Gump
Key Arguments
Senate Composed Of Able Men, No Single Leader Stands Out
Leaders Emerge From Mediocrity
League Proponent Rejected By Nebraska Voters
Current Leader Disgraced By Popular Rejection And Lack Of Self Control
Americans Show Gullibility Like Andy Gump