An occasion of honest sorrow in the hands of overambitious journalists is often capitalized for sentimental purposes to the point of hypocrisy and travesty. The death of President Harding was a shock to almost everyone. Mr. Harding was generally respected, if only in virtue of his position. It is no overstatement to say that there was genuine public sorrow at his sudden death brought about by the cares of office.
Not content with being 100% Americans, however, some editors proceeded to improve on nature by extravagant protestations. Such headlines as "WHOLE COUNTRY...
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