The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-12-22

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By Arthur Brisbane
CALVIN COOLIDGE TALKS.
HE KNOWS WHAT He WANTS.
AND HE TELLS you.
WHAT FORD COULD SAY.
ANOTHER BIBLE VERSION.
A presidential message, telling Con-
gress what the President thinks it
should do, and over the head of Con
gress telling the people why the Pres
ident thinks he ought to be reelected
must coyer many points.
President Coolidge's message deals
with foreign affairs, money, prohibi-
ton, education, our islands, Army and
Navy, coal, Muscle Shoals, farmers,
the bonus, immigration, taxes, rail
roads, merchant marine, budget, for
eign debts, World Court, negroes, Rus
STA, highways, forests, etc.
All this ground President Coolidge
covers in a message that has the mer-
it OF being free from high flying ora
tory, and the greater merit OF being
perfectly blunt, outspoken, unmistaka-
BILE in its meaning.
You observe, first OF all, that there
is not a word thai could offend Il
rich man.. The most important work
OF all is TO cut down taxation, says the
President. That will please the men
with big incomes. For while they
have not actually been paying the
heavy taxes, it annoys them even to
think about them.
The President opposes the bonus for
soldiers. That, at least, shows politi-
cal courage and will cos many a vote.
Perhaps those that would have been
taxed to pay the bonus will make up
for the lost soldier votes, but that's
doubtful.
The farmer is told that he is doing
pretty well, on the whole, eleven OF
his staple products having increased
in value from i've billions three hun
dred Millions to seven billions. As one
farmer talking TO another, Mr.. Cool
idge tells the farmer he must vary his
crops. The man in North Dakota
would say, Come L here and do it"
The President thinks the farmer
will profit indirectly" by reduction of
taxation. He won't when he hasn't
any income tax.
On the whole the farmer must look
out for himself. The President says,
mo complicated scheme of relief, no
plan for Government fixing OF prices,
no resort to the public treasury will
be OF any permanent value in estab-
fishing agriculture
The farmer will recall drastic Gov
eminent fixing OF prices, freight rates
and passenger rates did a great deal
to re-establish railroads. But appa-
rently there is one political economy
for railroads, another for farmers
There's no doubt fnanciers, stock
dealers, and so on, heartily approve
President Coolidge's speech. They
say, AT least he won't interfere with
business and that's all they ask.
They may be wrong or right, but
politicians, as a rule, are convinced
that Ford. if nominated by one of the
two big parties, would win beyond all
question.
One of the best informed Republican
Senators said to this writer: IF the
Democrats nominate Ford millions of
Republican farmers will vote for him.
Nothing could stop them"
A frst-class orator might stampede
the Democrats for Ford, especially as
he has so many friends in the South,
where the real orators live.
Ford could say, and probably would:
You farmers know what | did to auto
mobile and tractor prices as a private
citizen. Make me President and I'll
do the same to fertilizer prices, rail
road rates and farm interest rates"
The farmers are about ready for a
Moses to lead them, and Moses Ford
would have many qualities.
Seven women have been elected to
the Parliament of Great Britain and
Will nave Inelr say IN governing the
British Empire. That's very good.
Putting seven women in the House of
Commons is like putting boric acid in
the water with which you wash your
children's little eyes and noses. VERY
purifying.
Another version of the Bible is to be
published, The American Bible
Professor Schaff worked thirty years
on the translation. j. P. Morgan and
Company are interested in the publ
cation.
But the majority will prefer the
marvellous language of the old King
James version.
For the stars of heaven and the
constellation thereof shall not give
their light; the sun shall be darkened
in his going forth, and the moon shall
not cause her light to shine"