Evening star., 1923-11-14
Politics at Large
By n. O. MEssENGER

The principal topic OF political dis
cusHon In democratic circles since
tormer President Wilson's radio ad-
dress to the country last Saturday
nlsht mas been the object of Mr..
/ WILSON'S speech and It's possible ef-
Iect' The belief is general that Mr..
WILSON'S purpose was to revive in
terest In his league OF nations
project, with view to influencing
democratic sentiment the country
over TO be later registered in the
democratic national convention when
o'ihes 20 framing the platform for
'"e coming presidential campaign.
inc erect Of the speech country
"iue on thought among the demo-
oia's mas Yet to show reaction. 1t is
hho"h' however. that 1t has served
70 renew opposition on the part of
, those democratic senator's and others
VINO are opposed to stressine the
! ue OK nations in the platform or
All 'he campaign after it's presenta-
.ion 10 the country. There IL wide
uiVision OF opinion among democratic
leaders on the wisdom. Of urging the
ieasue as major policy of the party
! III the next campaign.
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Ihat conference OF the democratic
, oosseS IN four of the big states at
! french Lick. Ind. Is being watched d
win anxiety, as well as deem ,nter-
os" oy democratic leaders I'm Wash
| s'oh' and doubtless by leaders
eise"here. French Lick is the home
OF TON" Taggart. the denocr.,ic
DOS" In the Hoosicr state. II has
oeeh 'he custom OF years for Boss
Aurphy OF Tammany Hall 10 repair
10 |oI. Taggart's resort after cleo
uons 10 take the waters"-and dis
cuss party politics. Following The
; eiecuons In New York state last
Iuesday. when Gov. Smith failed to
| carry the assembly. thereby suffering
loss OF political prestige. it Is said.
hurphy journeyed to French
LICK ana was there joined by Demo-
cratic Leader Brennan of Illinois. to
De followed by Leader Guffey Of
a.,eihhsylVania- This constituted q
III, JlS iour In democratic politics
!HHuence In democratic national poli-
tics. Immediately the reDort came
torth that they We're planning Urea
son. strategy and spoils" against the
am nltions and presidential fortunes
or William q. McAdoo.
While in Washington a few days
ago, Mr.. McAdoo said to n friend
Don't take any stock in these stories
Of combination against me. There
will be nothing TO it." Yet the ra-
ports recur that there is 4 "combi-
nation against him. based upon the
possibility OF utilization of the two
thirds rule to create a bloc To frus-
trate his nomination. SIr McAdoo
ts Sas ne Is not scared. but some OF
ms l1eutenants are said to be anxious.
Judge Hull. chairman OF the demo
cratic national committee, holds that
there IS no need for the creation Of
a third party in 1924. He contends
that while the republicans are mani
festiy, in his opinion, unfit TO rule
the country any longer than next
eiection day; the democrats are amply
and all will be we'll
after more than three and on.-
haif years of special interest repuo-
hcan control of the government" ,e
says, the fact is plainly evident that
the country and the WORLD can ex-
pect no sort of tangible affirmative
foreign policies - political, economic
or social-or comprehensive, sound
domestic policies from tho present
republican regime. and the democratic
party alone can be looked to as the
one outstanding agency Of efficient
government.
The conclusion. therefore. is that
while there is ample justification for
the existing widespread revolt
against the present republican ad-
ministration. there is no sound justi-
ftcatiou for a third party nor rea-
In view of the known achievements
Of the democratic party and it's re-
constructive program. which, IL car
ried out would have obviated the
causes OF the present revolt, the
formation of 4 third party might only
result in delaying the needed relief
to the country which the success of
the democratic party would make
certain.
"The democratic party, Justly
proud of its lasting and unsurpassed
achievem and with no apologies
to it's blind or wiIlful critics, offers
the one available agency for honest
and efficient governmental service
alike to business, agriculture and to
labor"
Under the caption, Come on in,
ladies of the republican party, the
water is fine" the women's branch
Of the democratic national committee
has issued Il call to republican wom-
an voters 10 leave the Grand Old
where, it Is claimed, women arc free
from the hateful despotism OF con-
troll by the men.
"It Is perfectly natural, of COURSE"
says the call, that republican poll
ticians of. a certain stripe should fail
to understand the freedom of demo-
cratic women within their party. 1t
has all along been practically I'M
that in the democratic party women
are at perfect liberty, both to stand
for and to express the political ideals
in which they believe: that they are
not expected TO stand with finger in
mouth and wait for orders and di-
rectioRs from the men; that. on the
contrary, as we patiently repeat, the
democratic party offers full oppor-
tunity to its women to be articulate
In politics and TO speak out and urge
upon the voters Of the country the
ideals which they advocate"
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The republican national committee,
very much exercised over the claim
of the opposition organization that
the budget system is the child of the
democratic party in Congress, uses
harsh terms in a statement refuting
the claim. In point OF fact, tie two
committees are getting red-hot with
each other-all by way of adding to
the gayety of politics for the nom
partisan, as well as satisfying each