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La Toilette May
Lose Leadership
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rcnominated and real progressive
movement. not proprietary one. should
get under way. II might go as far a-
MIR. Borah in looking for n candidate
who would cut as deeply as possible into
the Republican Party.
4 progressive who hnS been car,-
raigning in the Northwest for ship.
lArnd. Frazier. Brookhart and Others
writes there will BIZ group in Con
gress which will give Wall street Il
"nightmare' every night. In Toilette
has what no one else has for the max
in. Of Il new party movement---a solid
group of votes behind him in many
States.
Samuel Goupcrs hailed him Mt the
last labor convention rs the tribune
nf the American people," And La
Toilette furnished labor an amendment
10 the Federal Constitution which
would make the United States supreme
Court aS negligible as the British HouS"
of Lords.
And in this las, election labor de-
livered its vote. 1t defeated PoMcrcnc
in Ohio at the 'ast moment when l'ome-
Hovcridge in Indiana. It defeated
Townsend in Michigan. For the sake
Of an eight hour day it overturned Re-
publican New Hampshire and against
the Industrial Court il made Kansas
Democratic. II rollabornted in the vic.
tories of La Toilette. Brookhart, Ship.
stead and Howell.
II is n political factor to he rerkoned
with and 1T belongs to La Toilette
more than to any other man. Can he
take il with him into third party?
IIc tried to IN 1920 and failed. only
= small radical segment of it bein;
prepared to go. Mr.. Gompers is gem
crouS with phrases like tribune Of IT,;
people. but not with the labor vote.
Farmers Deciding Factor
Even the blessed word progressive
may not be- enough. II all depends. II
depends on the lnaneuvprs Of the Re-
nub'icnn organization. how surccssfui it
= in holding tn" farmers Labor will
not stand up alOn" and he counted. II
dnpcnds on economic DEVELOPMENTS. Will
! the farmer be worse off Two years from
! now and more radical, or better Of and
( less radical?
Around the little hoarse voiced blond
! nan in the front row of the senate
/ will ""ntor I'll tho poli'irHl efforts Of
! III" i"Zt NV" years. lu'k has h"nn
running against him since the carly
/ days of his triumphs il Wisconsin.
/ Roosevelt thrust him aside Til war
mad" him unpopular. The roaction to
conservatism after th" var 'ef, him
on tho defensive Luck sc"n!s to have
! turned his way this time. i,ut how fr";
Real La Toilette Unknown
! La Toilette never will be known.
: never will be understood by the public.
, His name arousrs more hatred in many
! circles than that Of any other man in
Washington. The real La Toilette
bears about as clos" n relation to til,
/ fictitious La Fol"tt", who has been
/ built up by fear and ha:rrl, ns the real
Germany bor" to The Germany which
/ propaganda put int" mems minds dur.
/ Ing the war. Privately he is an OK
tra"rdInnrily sweet, gentle and shy
: man. II" has capn"i,y for warm
friendships which neither Johnson no,
!ornh has. lie likes pcoplr. even wher
he di>agrcrs with them, NOTABLY he
was III" friend Of Pcnrosc.
lie is radioa! He is TN" only i'm
u rtant man in public life vino mav h,
called 90, gn.,ss some Of the now Sem
tors lurn out 10 b" radical And con
Sidering that there are not ",rn rnougl
liberals +. form It great and ln.tin.
party in this country, be- seem, ,las.
tined always TO b" in small mi.
nori'y.