The Washington times., 1923-09-27
COP. HOPES To
WIN n. 4. lie
IN COOLIDGE:
Hard Sees Great Battle OF
Vets Versus Drys in ver-
mont Senate Contest.
By WILLIAM HARD.

leaves a New England State where
the Democrats are engaged in max
ing political gains through an at
tack upon the Volstead law and
enters New England State where
the Democrats are already in major
control Of the State government
through advocating such industrial
labor issues as an eight-hour law
for women workers In cotton mills.
Moreover, the Democrats seem like.
~ to have b good chance to carry
this State OF New Hampshire again
next year unless Calvin Coolidge
is the Republican nominee for the
Presidency and unless New England
pride IN him ID strong enough To
overcome the local tendencies which
nave weakened the power Of The
local Republican organization.
Democratic gains In Vermont and
in New Hampshire are striking
phenomena which already are en.
gaging the close study pf Repub.
lican national authorities. So far
as Vermont ID concerned. the prob.
lem does not seem to include any
Industrial or social issues leading
toward any new "proEressivisrn' 81
'radicaliSm. !" In New Hampshire
on the other hand, there has been
distinct revival Of the spirit which
IN the days OF the progressive party
gave the governorship OF New
Hampshire to Roosevelt,s friend
and follower Robert II. Bass.
This spirit is reappearing along
with certain fnodernistic accom-.
paniments which would be favor
ably regarded by Senator Capper
Of Kansas and Senator Brookhnrt
OF Iowa. In the New Hampshire
legislature there is fuIl-fledged
farm bloc which calls itself 'sthe
farmers council.
Meets Openly.
This council held regular stated
weekly meetings during the last
session OF the New Hampshire
Legislature, and 1t held them openly
In the main committee room OF the
State capitol at Concord with both
Republicans and Democrats IN at.
tendance. Farmer members, =
whether Republican or Democratic.
conferred together IN order to vote
together for the advancement Of
the agricultural interest.
IL such developments are ''radi-
cal, then this roclx.ribbed and
granite grounded Republican State
Is well on its way into radical
In Vermont meanwhile the
very idea Of s'blocB" seems to re-
main Objectionable and the Re-
publican party ID struggling simply
with the difficulties raised BY the
feud between prohibitionists ana
bootleggers. The three Republican
candidates for the approaching Ro-
publican nomination for United
States Senator take the three fol-
lowing instructive positions:
Dale Is Extra Dry.
Porter H. Dale is dry. He Is
Vermont ne ID "dry as q covered
bridge" AS described by one OF
his opponents, he Is $50 dry that
the only amendment he wants to
the Volstead law Is one that would
authorize any policeman to seize
any citizen and use a stomach
pump on him to find out did he
take a drink last night" Dale has
been Congressman for some time
and has the inside track politically
and Is highly esteemed and ardently
supported by the Ants a o o n
League.
The second Republican .candi.
date, Judge Stanley c. Wilson, lis
accused of carrying water on one
shoulder and beer on the other.
The fact is that he is q sort OF
mild nodifier" Of the VoIstead law.
The fact is further that from the
standpoint OF the Anti-Sa To o a
League he is no better than one
Of the outright wicked vets.
The third Republican, John II.
Redmond, is just about as wet ae
respectable. iaw-abiding citizen
can be. 1t happens that his ~.
spectability can hardly be ques.
toned. He is attorney for the Cen
trail Vermont railroad. He is thor
oughly conservative, and he .seen.s
to see three great radical evils in
the world. He is going about the
State making a strong speech
against all three OF them at once.
The title of this speech is: "Bloce,
Bolshevism, and the Volstead Law"
Considering the present temper Of
Vermont towerd blocs and toward
Bolshevism, this ic just as II Red.
mond had chosen to talk on Rattle
snakes, Cholera, and the Volstead
Law" 10 let's the voters know that
Redmond regards the Volstead law
as a poisonous pestilence.
BetOIens Dissatisfaction.
It is to be seen accordingly that
among the tire Republican candi
dates for United States Senator
there Is a distinguished Judge and
there is a distinguished attorney
who are both engasAd In open criti'
ctsm OF the Volstead law, while
at the same time the gentleman who
will undoubtedly get the Demo
cratic nomination, Park Pollard
Is crtticizing not only the Volstead
law, but the Eighteenth amend
ment itself. There can be not the
slightest doubt that If the follow.
ers OF Pollard and Of Redmond and
or Judge Wilson could be added
together in support OF one candi-
date, the result would show an
extraordinary widespread dissatis
faction with the Volstead lLw In
this State which has been expert.
menting with prohibition for sew.
eral generations.
II Redmond gets the Republican
nomination, or If Judge Wilson gets
IT.. the wind will be somewhat
taken out of the sails OF Pollard
IN his Democratic candidacy In the
election in November. If, however,
the Republican nomination goes to
Dale, the Vermont November S,sna.
torial election will be an outright
clamorous wet versus dry contest
which will be eagerly watched ma
ttonally by both Republicans and
Democrats as large straw for
their guidance In their Volstead law
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