Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-08-20
DAWES RATES RADICALISM CHIEF
ISSUE OF PRESIDENTIAL CONTEST
La Toilette Program Assaed attack on COnstifu.
ton-Brynnism Called Menace as Wel-Re-
publican Foreign Policy Praised.

! think it wise for our party to make
| no nominations under the circum-
| stance but at the same time to hold
the Socialist party intact. adhere
risidly t" its principles and keep the
! red flag flying.
says the Associated Press further:
The Dehs sentiment echoed the
opinions expressed in the debate by
such party leaders "a Morris Hill
quit of New York. Representative
Victor Berger of Wisconsin and
Mayor Daniel Hoan of Milwaukee,
Here is the battle alignment and
here are the flags.
Living between these two armies of
progressive conservatism and Of radi
caliSm. which are properly aligned
upon this issue in the minds and con
sciences The American people. is
interpoSed the Democratic party, with
on" conservative and one radical can
didatc on its ticket, hoping to get
votes by avoiding the issue.
In this situation. for which the
American people are responsible. the
Democratic party. as party, instead
of recruiting Itself from the two bat
tie lines, will suffer only the fate
hirh hcfaIiS thoS. lao try to strad-
die in a Real fight.
Sees Abnormal Conditions
we are fac. to face with an alb
normal condition III this country. -x-
listing because OF lack OF RESPECT Of
law. caused in part by Widespread
dtmago&u"rN in Legislative" bodies. in
part by the weakness OF many OF
those commissioned to execute the
law. and in part by The existence and
activities of aggressive minority or
carnations behind selfish purposes.
I'm Congress. during the last few
Years the American citizen has heard
more drmagogir utteranCcS than have
ever before characterized il. He has
seen men running for Congress and
the SENATE advocating in the sam"
State at the same time. and ire
spcctiv, al their Inconsistency. in
creased wages for railroad Ia Dor and
decreased railroad rates, and higher
prices for beef on the hUoi ana lower
prices for hr.i on tn" table.
1T is not too much to say that from
the Average candidat" TOR office. in
either party. he must accept ''lfh"f
rxaSion or - dnctrin- designed Il"
please him and appeal /" his prriu-
?ires irrespective OF whether OF not
il tends to plunge tn" whole country
into disaster
False Prctrn>e Charged.
He. has seen thu disposition on iht
parr of political leaders and office
holders To coudune in minority organ
iZatinnS acts OF IawlrSsncSS. He haS
Witnessed th,. stealing. on tn" par OF
TN. candidates. of thu habilim"HtS Ui
"A conservative. party Tor election rur-
poS.S and then. after election. TN
h,.tralal Of that party I" tho>" ar
rav,d against Fundamental principles
of th,. cor >titui!"n.
..'rh. average. man. with his sens al
man ont to catch votes under falSt
ur-i,rS.S aud he feels that IN" de-
SIRE. of politicians to get votes IN TINS
way * endanerring the Fundamentals
Of this great Republic,
AS th.. enemies OF the rNIsti'2; or
DIR of thin-s group themselves tot
battle. the average good citizen knows
that thu elemental principles for
which his fo-.brars fought arr a
stalk"
H. demands a strong leadership.
standing on the Constitutions ana
moving forward with law and order.
common sense and high purpose. 20
combat strong leadership tending to-
ward diSinteGratiou.
H has this III Calvin coolidge and
the platform on which h" stands
Neither President Coolidge nor his
party platform assumes that the CON
Stitution of the United states is an
outworn document OF old fast i"ned
IDEAS. to b. DISCARDED for tn" prin-
,.ipl.S Of the new Socialism.
Calls La Toilette Radical.
'Roi.rt NJ. La Toilette. l-adins the
army of extreme radicalism. has 4
platform demanding public owner
ship of railroads and attacking our
courts which ar" Il fundamental and
constitutional safeguard Of American
citizenship.
our nation is asked To leaN" I'M
rOrtant constitutional moorIngs to I'm