National Affairs: Ford vs. Weeks

If a business man and a politician set out to abuse one another, who would win? Henry Ford and John W. Weeks attempted a practical solution of this question. There is little doubt that Henry Ford won. But the question is not answered. Mr. Ford accused Secretary Weeks of being "a Boston bond broker, in politics for a pastime." Others were outspoken in declaring that Mr. Ford's abuse was political—with the sole object of promoting Henry Ford as a Presidential candidate in 1924. The whole matter rose...

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