The Washington times., 1924-09-06
la OLLET TE'S
POLICIES ARE
NOW LAW
Frank P. Walsh Tells Why He
Will Vote Progressive
Ticket This Year
Continued from First Page.l
law of State and Ma

-
ton.
while theconflict Of democracy
versus privilege was going on
within the Republican party ranks,
it had its deep reflex in every
Democratic convention during the
same period, the progressive Demo
Gratis ever fighting for these
principles; the Democratic reaction
aries, OF which Davis is a shining
example, always bitterly opposing
them with the arguments and.
methods of their stand pat
brethren.
La Follettes ability to thus
visualize the peoples needs. and to
put over 80 per cent or more of
his program in the face Of the
organized opposition of both the
D mocratic and Republican
machines, prominently qualify him
g respond to the great call to SER
nee from progressives of all parties
md from every quarter OF the
Nation.
Record as Governor.
"As an administrator his record
as governor of Wisconsin places
him at the head Of the great exc.
cutives of history. An adept in the
science of political economy, he
believed in a well-manned common
wealth, efficiently and faithfully
When he assumed
office the State treasury had been
virtually cleaned out by the waste
full extravaganza OF the old Re-
publican machine, which he had
1,tk cd.
THE State debt was staggering.
During the latter part of La Fol.
lette's five years administration
as governor, a condition existed In
Wisconsin unparalleled in the his
tory of States. With the indebted
ness paid, the treasury surplus,
even with reduced taxation, was 80
great that the people were actually
tax free during the last two. years
of his term.
Wisconsin, one of the most ad-
vanced and enlightened States of
the Union ever since has voted its
enthusiastic support not only to
him but to any man or measure
which has had his advocacy.
"ThOse who are disposed to turn
from the Senator's leadership be-
cause they fear he may be radical,
at the same time VOicing their al
legiance to the principles and ira
ditiOns Of Washington, jefferson,
and Lincoln, should be reminded
that these founders and mOlders Of
our great democracy bore to their
generations precisely the same rela-
ton which Senator La Toilette
bears to his. They thought and
acted far ahead of the tories of
their day. The great truth about
La Toilette Is that he has their
same fine courage, indomitable will,
and deathIesS fidelity to right.
Il challenge the whole history
OF American politics for such lofty
purpose and actual accomplishment
in the field Of constructive states
manship.
Coolidge Frankly Reactionary.
Coolidge and his platform typify
what is left Of the Republican
party of eAldrich- Penrose and
Watson. Frankly reactionary, the
makers of the platform at Cleve-
Land treated the demands of the
Progressives and the proponents of
labor with brutal cynicism. The
Democratic platform, upon the liv-
est issues, is a cowardly evasion.
Mr.. Coolidge, a few days ago,
as If issues were not created by the
gravity of human events, the oper-
alton of social and economic law,
and the administration or mal-ad-
ministration OF government, issued
a statement to the effect that he
was about to decide the issues
OF the campaign'-and he thought
he would make the issue interna.
ticnal relations.
To-day, however, Mr.. Coolidge
finds 1t necessary to again take
refuge in silence, and declares that
he will have little to say during
the campaign. There are two main
reasons for this policy of silence.
First, no man could be shameless
enough to defend the recent record
OF the Republican party; and, Sec
Ond, his past record clearly indi.
Gates that it is only with difficulty
that Mr.. Coolidge can think Of
anything to say, even under the
most stirring and favorable cir
cumstances.
my prediction is that before the
campaign is many days older the
White House Myth will be ex-
ploded.
Even in the financial district of
New York, wherein lies the Cool
idge strength, as well as that of
Mr.. Davis, it is admitted with pain
full reluctance that Coolidge is a
man of mediocre ability, but he
Is well advised
Davis, Sage Of Wall Street.
Between Coolidge and Davis as
servitors of the industrial and bank
ing magnates of this country and
Europe, obviously these interests
would prefer Davis. His vast ex.
perience in the service of mon
opolistic corporations, his social
position. his contact with the great
financial institutions of Europe
while at the court of st. James,
and his smoothness, would make
him infinitely more valuable to the
special privilege groups in the
office of President; not because he
would be any more willing, but
because he would be vastly moro
capable and more useful than Mr..
Coolidge. Mr.. Davis' entire record,
public and private, justifies this
conclusion.
I'm this day the great bulk Of
the law affecting the public wei.
fare and Industrial life of the
ration is TO be found in judicial
decisions. Even inferior courts
freely set aside laws of state and
nation as unconstitutional. Stat
utes are daily interpreted and de.
fined beyond the recognition Of
their makers, too often on the
sharp edge Of mere technicality.