Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-12-04
P0 | II l PLAN !.
FOR 1920 VOTES

MeAdoo Resignation Seen 40 Part Of
Democratic Stage Piay-lnteredks
Want Progressives Split Between
Two Parties-La Toilette Wins In
Senate-AfterEiectio Efforts to Re.
duce Taxes on BIC War Profits
President Decides to Go to Europe.
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER
| Adoo has resigned his place in the cabi-
| net because he wants to start at once
his campaign for the Democratdc nomia-
Ing to the opinions Of men who are close
He has resigned his place as director
ports. In order that he may, without
embarrassment to the president, declare
himself the champion Of ps aaa;nn go;Y-
! ways, canals and steamship lines. This
is the estimate of his motive made by
these same men who have his confidence.
sue Of the 1920 campaign, as the pol1t1-
clans here see the situation, and while
McAdo1 has never yet declared Ia amseld
that he was drifting in that direction.
He told his friends that he went into the
open as to issue Of o%nership. and that
e eS aaa 91 going to tell the country
he becomes a private citizen, what his
Only the other day, when announc-
ing his retirement on January ! next,
ga gan lin the the ' railroads. as one nation
, wide system would continue as long as
he remained. Although the Association
tn that % memen} in I session in New York.
, employing battalion Of lawyers head
} ed by Elihu Root to. bring legal proceed
) fu Tf ae ascrambi1ne Of the eggs" NC
: Adoo was determined to continue tho
scrambling.
Ready to Bag Progrsssivss.
In other words. Mr.. McAdoo is set
) gressive sentiment Of the nation in
the special interests have a big voice
B the conservatives, such as the south
. ern BoNrbons, and at the same time
will attempt to draw in the progress
y The Republicans will try to do the
4 same thing with tlag-waving and push
4 view. Both party machines are schem-
y ing to keep the progresstves from get
Q ting together without an entangltng
y alliance with the special interests and
Al from capturing one Of the old parties
q or forming an independent party. They
y win at the polls where q clear issue Is
y cial interests.
= Senator Lewis. defeated Democratic
y Senator from illinois,, started the fire.
y works recently by introducing reso-
y luton favoring government ownership
Of rail-
y communication necessary to complete
Q postal and Geographic service to the
citizens The last clause Of his resoi '
. since since It permits eT ts them 70 deny that
Q their Democratic presidential candi-
Q ownership at any definite time or place.
. The Republican Split.
Q Lewis has thrown, down this chal:
O lenge in the senate because the small
q the balance Of power in the senate is
o never vote against an Endorsement Of
% cans, on the other hand, will be forced
n to vote against the resolution. That
@ will split the Republicans. upon one is
~ their disputes. During the next two
% years the Republican party is bound to
~ friends and the enemies Of public own
~ ersh1p, and .McAdoo may play the role
% this time that his distinguished father
NJ in-law played from 1910 to 1912.
~ Whether either Democrats or Repub-
~ licans succeed in annexing the progress
~ sive and radical vote in some diplomatic
COAAO4udLlOH Will SQ0C4dA privilege u0-
x ponds chiefly on how wide-awake the
- voters to be annexed are. # they and
their leaders are again captivated by
sives can unite and that such union will
produce laws that strike at the root OF
% special privilege, the 1920 election will
years: The volume Of unimportant noise
will be amusing to the more sophisti.
y 1s Toilette Case Dismissed.
After II months 0f ai6a1tanninp Tho
!, matter the senate committee on priv.
ID ileges and elections dismissed the dis
c. c. }oya1ty charges filed against Senate,
Safety commission through Senator
fa Kellogg Of that state. The speech
Pa1 IN of last Sea at
fore the Producers and Consumers
"a conference called by the National Non.
T. T. partisan pa it's league, was held to be none
~ In 1t was found disloyal, but even had
~ there been any such sentiment uttered
o. instead of the terrific lashing, Of the
tain, the senators took the ground that
the affair was one for ordinary, Judi.
70 members of the senate.
a The technical action taken was the
- adoption d, 9'1o Of e motion offered by Attqr:
81 F9 fSa as The Tor a
~ by the Minnesota Public Safety com.
20 mission did not constitute complaint
r sucn as 70 properly cali Tor 1nVest1ga'
n tion
~ Only Pomerene Of Ohio and Walsh
4 Of Montana, Democrats, voted against
= dismissal They are reported to be pre-.
n pairing a minority report. Two votes
~ out Of IA was the best that Judge Nc.
IN Gee of Minnesota could get for his at.
~ tempt to brand La Toilette dfsloyal-an6
~ this in spite of the expenditure Of hund
q reds of thousands Of dollars spent By
~ various business groups In q press cam.
paign Of hate against the steadfast lead
~ er of Wisconsin progressivism.
~ War Profits Tax Attacked.
~ One of the most striking congress
: sional activities now on is that to re-
q duce the taxes on the war profits Of
the last year. Previous to the election
,s plans were made to raise over eigh1
- billions by taxation. The country
p thought that the tax bill was settlei
although the final action had not beer
II taken. But as. soon as the election
~ smoke had cleared away congress begaI
to tear up it's good intentions. The wa
profteers are very anxious to see hand