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November, 1920
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cowboy-movie star did some witty reporting for one of the well-known newspaper syndicates. For instance, he says he said to Mr. Penrose, "Who prayed today ?" and that Mr. Penrose said, "The audience." Mr. Rogers spoke of Chauncey Depew, and said, "Chauncey went pretty good with the audience," to which the Senator said, "I believe those jokes went better this year than they have for years."
All this is pre-nomination stuff. Since the candidates were selected, Mr. Rogers has said nothing. He has preferred making good motion pictures to bothering about bad politics.
The writer, however, finally induced him to say a few words about the forth-coming election.
"I hear Harding is a very good man. I heard that from a Democrat. I also heard that Cox has been very good to his folks. I heard that from a Democrat. I also heard something about Harding from a Democrat and some more things about Cox from a Republican.
"Generally speaking the country is to be congratulated on the candidates. Nobody ever heard of them before, so it's likely that we'll hear a good deal about them during the campaign. Who will I vote for? How should I know? Every time I talk to a dyed-in-the-wool Republican— there is still one in this part of the country — 1 know that I am going to vote twice for Cox. But then, every time I talk to a man who has voted the Democratic ticket since '88, I know I am going to vote for Hard ' ing just as often. I figure I'll wait a while before making up my mind, for there is going to be an awful lot of bunk spilled and I have to listen in.
"Anyway, the nation may
lose, but Ohio is bound to win. Two native sons in the race ! It looks as though there might be a real family row before November, and anybody knows that when two brothers fight it's worse than strangers. They usually know more about each other. As for the wet question, I don't see where that figures in. They tell me that a man recently went into a bar over the Mexican border and wrote out an order for a drink. The bartender gave it to him but refused to take money. We don't charge deaf and dumb men, he said, but the buyer opened his mouth and said, 'Deaf and dumb, Hell ! I live in the United States and I was just dry, dry, dry!'
"Well, anyway you look at it, prohibition is a great institution. So is dust. I see where neither platform and neither candidate has talked much about prohibition. Maybe they're dry, too. I don't know much about politics, but ever since I became a reporter and covered the pow-wows I see that it is the aim of politicians never to talk about things that the rest of the country is talking about. The idea seems to be to get 'em interested in anything but what they're interested in. The Democratic platform at least came out for petroleum, which is something, but it should have said whether it was to be 2.75.
"Many men who are otherwise honest take an interest in politics, I have found out.
''As to the two candidates, I am neutral, as I have said. The great issue seems to be Ohio. It may be a good state, but why should thev have so many politicians? I shall have to look the ground over."
I left him silent — but still idly swinging hieternal lariat.