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Show v . That opposing politicians who do-light do-light to refer to Leonard Wood as he "military candidate" are not In :iny degree hurting the candidate's cause, was the assertion recently, of George M. Cannon. Executive Chair-Tan Chair-Tan of Leonard Wood league of Utah, who pointed out that the country coun-try has had eleven soldier presidents including names of some of the greatest patriots of our history. "A little investigation reveals that Washington, Jackson, the two Harrisons. Har-risons. Taylor. Pearce, Grant, Hayes. Garfield. McKinley and Roosevelt were all soldier presidents," said Mr. Cannon. "All of them placed country above party. Each one was j the president of all the people; and it never has been apparent that the people ever regretted the election of a single one. "No soldier president ever brought on war. No soldier president ever developed militarism. No soldier president ever involved the country' in difficulties with foreign powers. No soldier president ever threw the country into domestic deseord or destroyed our national unity." ' Mrs. Muuie Munfurd r--,.i': J. f-'-r:! SliIi Lake Saturday. j J. P. Liliy white was lu re Monday on his way to his home in Salina. |