The Washington times., 1922-12-02

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" WILLIAM HARD.
In the first place II II quite clear
that the new bloc has entirely sue
cessfuliy survived the greatest
danger which attended its birth.
The fear was entertained and openly
expressed that Senator La Toilette,
having called the new bloc into
existence, might use II as means
OF furthering his personal political
fortunes. That fear 10 now ef.
|fectiveiy checked. Senator La
toilette has deliberately put him.
self into the background of the new
bloc and has given the whole fore.
ground TO legislative policies and
principles.
Conversations with gentlemen
who took part In all OK the most
intimate secret conferences OF the
new bloc are convincing to the ef.
feet that no suspicion remains OF
any improper selfish political ma
neuver by Senator La Foiiette. NO
member OF the bloc feels that he
has Joined La Toilette machine.
Ia Toilette specifically asked that
no special prominence In the man
agement Of the bloc should be given
10 him. His request was under.
stood and appreciated and admired
and granted.
In this new bloc then there VIII
be full opportunity for influence
and for leadership by others than
La Toilette. The outward TACT that
La Toilette does not hold the
chairmanship Of the new bloc is In
strict harmony with the actual SIT
uation inside the bloc. The DAN
ger of a suspicion Of personal IN
trigue has been killed. and tho new
organised bipartisan progressiveism
IL going forward In good feeling
and in complete freedom to choose
its own leaders and its own
methods. Day before yesterday II
ran the risk Of becoming a tail TO
the La Foliette kite. Now by La
FolIette's own viii and act II II an
impersonai national movement.
But win this movement become
n party? VIII II run q candidate
IN i91I7 What win II DO In 1s14f
Present circumstances seem 70
Justify the following answer:
This new movement win either
successfully compel the two old
parties TO accept Its principles or
else by the pressure OF events
which it win not be able to con-
troll It will find itself driven out
into the wildesaess and therefore
driven out into the necessity OF
forming q new party some time
within the next few years.
Comment here II fixing itself to.
day on the remarkable resemblance
between the present national situa.
tion and the one that existed dur
ing the presidency Of Franklin
Pierce. Mr.. Pierce !. was elected
president in 1852 on a platform
preaching and promising normal
This platform said that there was
70 be no more discussion Of the
slavery question. The voters who
were for slavery and the voters
who were against slavery were to
subdue their differences OF opinion
and nothing was to happen except
businees as usual Absolute quiet
was to reign. Inltwo years absolute
political chaos was reigning and
the group which subsequently de-
veloped into the new triumphant
Republican party was formed.
The chaos Of that time started In
Kansas and Nebraska. II spread to
Michigan and Wisconsin. " The new
Republican party came out Of dis
content and turmoil In the. West
This fact lives IN the minds Of the
Western members Of the new bloc
today. Henrik Shipstead. of Mime
sofa, the new Senator elected from
that State by the new Tarfner-
Labor party. was asked TO comment
yesterday on President Ifarding's
appointment OF Pierce Butler, OF
Minnesota, to the United States
supreme Court. His answer was
amazing.
4 with the utmost intensity he said:
THAT. appointment IL precisely
like the appointments which were
made to the supreme court In the
years before the Civil war when
President after President packed the
supreme court on behalf Sof the
slavery Interest"
To shipstead the fight today 10
the equivalent Of the old fight
against slavery. But what 10 his
attitude toward new national
party7 asked him that question.
He replied:
"The new Farmer Labor party. IN
Minnesota was formed In q furnace
OF which the fires were lighted not
by us b.. by our opponents. They
went 90 far against our people and
they did 90 much against them that
finally our people were fused
against their win into q third PARTY.
We did net do Il. 1t was done 10
us, That z the way Z happened
tionaily II win nationally happen
that way. The aggression OF our
opponents wiIi compel IT,"
rTnat is precisely the posft,oa
that was taken in 1854 ~ the