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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: APRIL 11, 1920. 11 A I HE NAT , Ss5S!c54;";'.v f Hj. rer s iwlflw ' for ;9 s . O. K. OF ALL the many presidential candidates in the field, John J. Pershing of Nebraska is the only one who has refused the nomination from politicians who has declined to boom himself as a candidate who has left his hope and aspirations in the hands of his fellow citizens of this state. Today, in spite oi this, Pershing looms in the eye of every astute political observer as the nominee of the national convention in Chicago. f Only one thing is need Nebraska's "0. K." How much it is wanted, and how thor oughly the nation will endorse it, may be judged from these few clippings selected from thousands of similar tenor, and republished here in order that Nebraska may realize the na tional importance of its action at the primaries April 20th. BOTH PARTIES FOR HIM Washington (D. C.) Post. General John J. Pershing could not by any means be classed as a partisan, and yet there are thousands of voters in both the Republican and Democratic parties eager to support him for President. This is because they believe , him safe and sane, and they . argue that in command of the ; American army he proved, his ability to satisfactorily per form the duties of chief exec utive, i -. There is not a single candi- - date for the Presidency in either party who 'would not, if he had the record and the claim to be recognized which Per shing has, be shouting his own fame from every housetop in the country. FORGING TO FRONT New York (N. Y.) City Telegrarti. In the Republican field the impression is gaining ground that Pershing is steadily forg ing to the front. The boom for Pershing has gained much favor in Washington during the last week, since it was ascer tained that he will accept the presidential nomination if it is tendered him by the Repub licans. fAred by rivals Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch. Despite the fact that General - Pershing says he is not can didate for President, there are a number of political critics who act for all the world as if they were afraid he would get into the contest They would destwy him in advance. They are not taken seriously, it is true, by thinking people, but it is disgraceful just the same that anyone should offer criti cism of the general at this time. For if ever we had a command er who seemed to attend to his own business in a businesslike way, he is the one. . PERSHING TO ACCEPT IF G. O. P. CALLS Philadelphia (Pa.) Public Ledger.. . John J. Pershing is ready to be drafted into the presidency if the people conscript him. The commander-in-chief of the American Expeditionary Forces end General of the United States army is neither an aspiring nor avowed candi date, but if vox populi talks loud enough General Pershing will respond to its call. He does not feel that any Ameri can has a right to refuse to an swer such a summons once it is sounded in sincere and authen tic accents. That precisely represents General Pershing's state of mind toward sugges tions that he abandon soldier ing for statesmanship. Nowhere has the general been more vociferously received than when he was mingling with soldiers whom two years ago he was molding into battle winners in France. At one meeting in he Middle West where 10,000 American Expe ditionary Force fellows were assembled General Pershing was cheered for eleven solid minutes before he could begin a speech. The general's recep tions are said to dissipate the theory that the country will not hear of a military candidate. LOGICAL MAN FOR PLACE Billings (Mont.) Gazette. Pershing is certainly the lo gical man for Republicans to rally around as a presidential candidate. Too many states have favorite sons to allow any one of them to be elected, for each state will stay by its can didate as long as the others do and it is going to take a na tional figure to consolidate the party, r Pershing is surely that. WILL BE NOMINEE Lyons (Colorado) Recorder. Jack Pershing, like Abraham Lincoln, was not born with a gold spoon in his mouth, nor was he handed out the good things of life on a silver plat tor. At the age of 14, with the inborn desire to gain knowledge, he took a contract to make quite a quantity of fence rails near the little Missouri town where he was born, chopped down the trees, trimmed the branches and made his fifty rails a day. When not making rails,1 he worked as a section hand on the old Hannibal-St. Joseph Railroad, earning $1.00 a day and boarding himself. General J. Pershing will be the Republican nominee for Presi dent at the National Conven tion next June in Chicago, if Republicans really mean to elect a President this fall. Our nation needs and wants a leader that will again bring us peace, prosperity and happiness. v General Pershing did more to this end than any man in the world war, and we believe he is the man most able to complete the job now in our own nation. It is our belief that .General Pershing would get as many Democrat votes as Republican. SOLDIERS WITH HIM Washington (D. C.) Times. The Pershing boom through out the country is expected to remain more, or less stationary until after the test of his f itnes3 in Nebraska, if he wins by any thing near the majority that is expected, he will at once be some a formidable candidate. Strength is being lent to the Pershing movement by the Ne braska Soldiers Club which has opened headquarters in Omaha. Most of the members were pri vates or non-commissioned of ficers. That Labor will not be ad verse to Pershing was indicated by his reception on his western ' trip. MAN OF ALL STATES Burley (Idaho) Bulletin) Nebraska nominates General John J. Pershing as the next Republican candidate for Presi dent of the United States. When a man becomes as big as Gener al Pershing has become in pub lic opinion, and affection, he be comes a man of all the States and all the world. We know him well enough to appreciate his greatness and esteem him enough to rejoice in the world wide recognition of his greatness. NEEDED IN WHITE HOUSE Denver (Colorado) Post. Last Saturday, in presenting a gold sword to General Persh ing in Kansas City, Burris Jenkins, editor of the Kansas City Post, aptly said that if one party did not nominate General Pershing for the Presidency this summer, the other party would. Unmistakably and thoroughly, the Denver Post endorses this statement. General John' J. Pershing is the man with the brains and the determination to bring victory to American Arms and we need brains and de termination, law and order, in the White House. POLITICIANS WORRIED Los Angeles (Cal.) Examiner Politicians have concluded that General Pershing's candi dacy for the Republican nomi nation for President must be taken most seriously. NOT A STAGE ACTOR Dallas (Tex.) Journal. It may be that General Per shing cherishes no political as pirations. But to those who are versed in political history and who can claim some suc cess in tracing the trend of pub lic opinion to logical and un mistakable ends Pershing has stood out since his return from France as a presidential possi bility. The popularity of Per shing is as unmistakable as it is merited. An acquiescent nod ofOthe head from Pershing would be equivalent to stick ing a pin in Wood's inflated bubble. The people demand the high est moral courage in their President courage to brave the anger of the classes, to defy the predatory influence In pro tection of the masses, to shake his fist in the face of political bosses. They want no stage actor, but one sincere and brave, who will stand for the right in the face of everything. A GREAT ORGANIZER Greencastle (Pa.) Kauffman ' Progressive News. The fact of being an inde pendent Republican does not interfere with an honest expres sion from us as to General Per shing's ability and chance of securing the Republican nomi nation for President of the United States. The first no ticeable, strong and predominat- ing point or feature in his ca reer is his ability to organize, a very necessary qualification to be President of the United States, Pershing has also a knowledge of character, which enables him to select the right man for the right place. He knows who will fill the bill and who will not, and for that rea son commands the best talent for the place, which is essen tial to success. PRAISE FROM OTHER SIDE Memphis (Tenn.) Appeal. If General Pershing were a Democrat he would make a mighty fine Democratic candi date for President, regardless of the fact that he is a "pro fessional soldier." Because a man is a soldier he should not be discriminated against; neither does a man's being a professional soldier un fit him for high civil position if he has capacity for the job. . All things, considered, we would rather risk s profession al soldier in a position of great responsibility than a profes sional politician. A MAN OF DESTINY Washington (D. C.) Post.' In Nebraska a movement has been started for the purpose of making General Pershing presi dential nominee of that party in Chicago. It has since spread to the other states. In Denver, on the Pacific coast, in the southwest and in the south Gen eral Pershing has been ac claimed by enthusiastic audi ences as the "next President of the United States." The signs are that his name will be presented to the Chi cago Convention. Many candi dates there will have greater initial strength than will Per shing, but his availability is rec ognized even by those who are not supporting him, while there is one factor always to be con sidered, and that is this the whole career of John J. Per shing shows very plainly that he is what history calls a "man of destiny." Some of the shrewdest politicians in the country believe that this same destiny will make him President. STRONGEST CANDIDATE. Plainville (Ill.)-News. It is our opinion that no stronger candidate for the presidency could be found in either party than General Per shing. His services to our na tion have proven him a man of deepest interest in our govern ment and one who has earned the great honor of such a posi tion. Our nation owes him this and a great amount more, and we believe that if he aspires to the office he will receive the largest support from all parties of any man in our country to day. Political differences are" of little consideration now. BIG GRASP OF AFFAIRS Kendall (Wis.) Keystone. The Pershing boom seems to be growing stronger. Most people regard his availability from a military standpoint. I That is the source of his popu- larity. He is a great general. But that is not the whole meas ure of his fitness for the office of president. He is one of the best educated and best informed men in America today on international questions. And his knowledge is on straight and not out on the bias. He knows the Mexi can situation thoroughly and understands our relations with political questions. He is a Re publican. NOT A "KNOCKER" ' "Oklahoma City (Okla.) Oklahoman. Oklahomans admire General Pershing not only because of his military genius, as demon strated in his record overseas, but also for his qualities of heart and soul which stamp him as a man of character. ' He has done his duty, always, without thought of self, impelled only by the consideration of what is best for his country. On,e-characteristic, in particu lar, 'Which endears General Pershing to Oklahomans is his generosity of spirit. Although firm in his own beliefs, he is tolerant of the opinions of others. He is remarkably free from tendencies 'toward jeal ousy and petty fault finding, in striking contrast to some others who' served during the war. The Nation wants Pershing. It wants him because he is the one candidate who is a busi ness jnan but not a rich man; a diplomat, but not an internationalists; a statesman, but not a dreamer; a fighter, but not a militarist; a leader, but not a politician. It wants him BE CAUSE HE IS PERSHING. . ' ' , ' X . But the Nation can do nothing .until Nebraska acts. YOU AND YOU ALONE can place the name of Nebraska's biggest citizen in the presidential lists. It is a great trust the greatest which was ever placed In the hands of a state citizenry. 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