The border vidette., 1924-10-18
was placed upon the statute

It Is an experiment in gov.
| ernment, without any authority
at its head. 1t is an experiment
so far as the legislation of the
government Is concerned. con
trolled by q majority, by a block
or group in the congress OF the
United States.
When the Democrats were in
power, we acted together-we
co operated. There was unity
Of action. For the past year in
Washington there has been no
co operation. The members OF
the party in power would go to
the White House to confer with
the president aud seek his ad
vice, but could get no advice, for
cautious indecision is his chief
characteristic.
The Democrats ia the con.
gress of the United States have
acted together as they did when
they were in power. II we are
to have four years more of Cool
idge, we are to have four years
more Of indecision. We are to
see happen again what has hap
pened--the members of his party
voting with him when they
please, and deserving him when
they please.
We will again see the presi.
dent vetoing bills, the members
of his party voting to pass the
bills over his veto, and if the
election is close, we will again
see a group in the congress of
the United States voting first
with one side and then with the
other, leaving the Republican
party absolutely without power
to carry out any kind of policy
at all, and after the end of his
next term, if be is elected, the
Republicans in national conven
ton, If they tell the truth in
their platform, they will have to
say about many measures what
they ought to have said about
one measure in the platform
which was written in Cleveland
not long ago. There should
have been plank to this effect:
We commend the courage of
Republican president for veto.
ing the infamous soldiers bonus
bill, and we take pride in a Re
publican congress that passed
the Infamous soldiers bonus bill
over the veto of q Republican
president" lLaughter)
The candidacy Of Mr.. La
Toilette in this election is utter
ly without hope," said Mr.. Hay
den. We know, as we'll as
every other we'll informed per
son in the United States knows,
that he will not be elected presi
dent of the United States as
result Of this election. His can
didacy is q smoke screen behind
which it Is hoped that more of
his kind Of congressman and
senators, the non partisan bloc
OF which be is the head, may be
elected.
Senator LaFollette, like Sen
ator johnson of California, made
a magnificent governor of his
state, but when he went to the
senate, like Senator johnson,
the presidential bee began to
buzz, and he forgot how to co
operate in the great legislative
measures that had to be under
taken. He and Senator John
son, both with their eyes on the
White House, did everything
they could to thwart the work
of that great Democratic presi
dent who did the best be could,
better than any one else could,
everything possible to bring
peace to war weary world.
They did all they could to
thwart him, and yet in time to
come, when their names are lost
in the long list Of puny men who
struted for a brief time upon the
political stage, when they are
forgotten, the American people
will speak with pride and rever
ence of Woodrow Wilson. Gap
plause)
It is hard to belive that in
this state of Arizona where the
registration is two to one Demo
cratic, that it might be possible
for the three electors selected
from this state to cast their votes
for the Republican nominee for
president, yet that thing can
happen if the progressives in
this state divide.
Every Democrat, who is a
progressive Democrat, is more