The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-08-14
COOLIDGE OPPONENT
OF ALL RADICALISM
PRESIDENT LIKELY TO SHOW
GREATER CONSERVATISM
THAN MR.. HARDING.

WASHINGTON, D. c. While
pledged to carry out the Harding pol
icies, President Coolidge is expected
gradually to modify them in import
ant particulars.
AS a protectionist OF the rock RIB
ed New England order, Mr.. Coolidge
is counted upon to put the brakes on
an extensive revision of duties by
means of the flexible provisions of
the new tariff law. While President
Harding also was a high protectionist
his enthusiasm for the elastic tariff
has occasioned some alarm to eastern
manufacturing interests.
With New England members of
congress greatly agitated over the an
thracite situation and clamoring for
government regulation of the coal in
dustry, the new president may be ex-
pected to take a more advanced posi-
ton on the coal question than Presi-
dent Harding, possibly to the extent
of calling a special session of con-
gress
Bold Position Expected.
On the basis of his record in the
Boston police strike the assumption is
that Mr.. Coolidge will take a bold
position against the miners if an an
thracite strike takes place this fall.
President Harding sought usually to
compromise labor difficulties.
President Coolidge knows from per-
sonal experience something of the
difficulties of the farmer and will give
sympathetic attention of plans for re-
lief. However, he will be less likely
than President Harding to approve
schemes to aid agriculture which from
the conservative New England stand
point are radical and unsound.
Like President Harding, Mr.. Cool
idge will take a conservative position
on such matters as revenue and rail
road legislation, The new president
is opposed to excessive tax burdens
on business and will seek to prevent
the restoration of the excess profits
tax or the adoption Of any other rad
ica1 tax measure aimed against large
corporations and wealthy individuals.
Similarly, in dealing with railroad leg
islation Mr.. Coolidge will oppose
measures advocated by the radicals.
Stormy Session Predicted
In general Mr.. Coolidge is expected |
to display greater conservatism than
Mr.. Harding, even though the latter
was regarded by the radicals as ultra
conservative This conservatism is |
certain to arouse the radicals in con-
gress and a stormy winter session is |
in prospect
The elevation of Mr.. Coolidge to
the presidency at this time is bound |
to have far reaching effect upon the
tariff policies of the government. AL |
though the Fordney-McCumber tariff |
law was passed nearly a year ago it |
has required all of the time which has
elapsed since to set the machinery in |
motion for the administration of the
flexible provisions and up to this time |
not a single change in duty has been |
made by executive order. 1t has been |
expected that the first recommends |
tons of the tariff commission for |
changes in duty would reach the |
white house shortly after the return |
of the late president from his Alaskan |
trip.
Uneasy About Tariff
President Harding at different times |
gave assurances that he had no inten- |
ton of disturbing business by con-
tinual Investigations of duties or of
reducing rates to degree detrimental |
to American industries. Notwith !
standing these assurances there are
been a feeling of uneasiness among
protectionists because of a fear that
the conservative element in the tariff |
commission would be outvoted and
that the president would follow the |
majority recommendation of the COM
mission.