Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-11-27

election there was doubt in the minds
of some of us.
Il was reading the other day one
Of the best editorials / have seen on
Party confidently looked for most Of
its strength. 1t was surprise to
evry one, perhaps more particularly
to Senator La Toilette himself, that
the workers in our factories refused
to follow his leadership. 1t shows
that they have kept informed Of af-
fairs at Washington Before the
Third Party leaders had started their
campaign, the wage earners were
familiar with the Republican record,
and it was futile for Mr.. Coolidge's
enemies to upset the views they had
already formed.
"The next four years will show
that the confidence of the people in
President Coolidge has not been mis-
placed. Business is improving rapid
ly, and that not only means more
profits to the men who own big en-
terprises, but also more work at
better wages for those who are emf
ployed in them Even those who
cast their votes for La Toilette will
be benefited by his defeat, for they
will share in the prosperity that will
this subject. 1t struck me more
strongly than usual because remem-
Der SO well how much that paper has
leaned toward the Democratic party
many times in the past. The editor
pointed out so well that great dis
aster this country Of ours has avoid
ed by so overwhelmingly electing
President Coolidge. He said:
owe have escaped the economic
and political disaster of deadlock
that would mean divided Congress
spending the winter in plots and
schemes. The public welfare called
for decision and the conservative
Democrats who voted for Coolidge
were fortunate in their opportunity
to support man of Coolidge's char
acter and views. 1t is probable that
no Republican since Lincoln has had
SO much Jeffersonian simplicity in
his personality, and the people have
turned to him in overwhelming null
titudes.'
"The editor might have added that
tens of thousands of the people who
turned to Mr.. Coolidge came from
industrial centers and from the West
, ern farms where the La Toilette
come to all of us.
another thing that adds to the
confidence of business is the change
in the two Houses of Congress. Re-
publicans are likely to have work
ing majority in both the Senate and
House. That means that even If the
Democrats and La Toilette followers
vote together against Republican
bills they can still be beaten. You
remember last spring the President
had great trouble in getting even a
few of his recommendation enacted
into law. The tax bill prepared by
Secretary Mellon was beaten, so far
as it applied to income taxes, and
new one, written by a North Carolina
Democrat, was substituted in its
place. That occurred in Congress
where the Republicans were suppos-
ed to control legislation.
''There will be nothing like that
next year when the new Congress
meets. Our government will be Re-
publican in both the executive and
legislative branches, and the people
can look forward to seeing their
wishes written into law by Congress
and carried into effect by the Presi-
dent and his heads of departments
1t will be Coolidge Government all
the way through.
"Those are the reasons why bus
mess is picking up in the way it is.
The next four years will see great
er development of our country than
any similar period in the past There
will be plenty Of work for everybody
at good wages, and everybody should
be happy and contented. 839
Now beat it to bed and enjoy
some happy dreams" 81 9G
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