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Show ffORD'S FUTURE, fl Henry '-Ford-for-Presldent clubs are springing up in many cities The one j feces tly organized in New ork is "preparing literature for an extensive H campaign." The campaign will be wisel) man-aged, man-aged, bank on that, for level-headed H business men are backing ir. km It is not Impossible that Ford wilt run for president at the next election. elec-tion. Nor Is Jt impossible that he may walk Into tho White House when Harding moves out, Strango things happen In politics. Four years ago today, Warren C-. Harding had no idea that ho had been selected by tho Fates to load tho nation. "We never dreamed of It." Mrs. Harding said at Marion during the campaign. When Ford gets an idra In his head, be usually finds a way to carry if ou, Ino matter how "visionary." Recently he took a trip three mfleK underground In a coal mine, and decided de-cided that mining is not a fit job for a human being, It's not by coincidence, that, shortly after, Ford bought a property containing con-taining 180,000,000 tons of coal, near Stenbenvflle, 0 of the "strip mine" sort coal exposed on the surface Where it can be mined in davllcht bv dredges, no one underground. What would Ford, as a presidential (,indldnte, "do about liquor?' Here's the answer, as he put it the other day "There won't be any prohibition problem within 15 years. By that time the old drinkers will have died off and we won't have any trouble about enforcing en-forcing the law. That will take care of the moonshine and bootlegging 'problems, too. The moonshine takes 'care of i's own problem, you see, for it kills those who drink it. If you will J Just give it time. Alcohol never did any good and never will." Ford gets the public's attention ea3-' ea3-' ily because he usually says tho opposite oppo-site of what the public Is used to be-i be-i ing told. He is not strong on platitudes plati-tudes and "bunk." Ford is quoted as saying recently in i Boston "Spend your money Don't I try to save money and be a miser. Spend it. Spend it on yourself you'll have the experience! anyway, and you'll learn how to earn more." If Ford ever does go into politics, and If he makes speeches as startling land interesting as this discourse on thrift the country would at least have the unprecedented experience of hear-iing hear-iing political speeches without anesthetic anes-thetic powers. |