Evening star., 1924-01-04

|. .s'Since William Gibbs McAdoo threw
his hat, officially. into the ring in
December there has been a general
Tightening. up, in the campaigns OF
the other open aspirants for the dem
ocratic presidential nomination. The
Underwood following, 1t is suggested
by many editors, have displayed in
telligent tactics in suggesting their
man as an ideal second choice" in
favor;te son states. Anti-bonus edi-
tors likewise are making the for
mer Tennessean-New Yorker now
Californian, the target for their criti-
cisms because he emphatically advo-
Gated the bonus and with the demo-
cratic national committee ready to
meet in Washington January 10 the
democratic situation seems ready to
ieclipse that now existing in the re-
publican Organization, so aiie iar as
tionS of candidates is concerned. Incl
dentally, so far as the majority or
|pnrely democratic newspapers are
concerned they insist the candidate,
"liberai' at least in his views
y X X x
This sentiment finds utterance in
the Richmond News Leader. (demo-
cratic), which asks: How can demo-
Gratis hope to win the general cleo
ton next year unless they oppose
standpat republican with a liberal
democrat, whether that democrat be
McAdoo or another? What imagin-
able chance would a conservative
democrat have against a republican
that upholds the tariff,
opposes the bonus and urges a cut in
Income taxes?" To this suggestion,
however, the Chicago Tribune, (pro-
gressive republican,, turns dear ear
Insisting McAdoo in MS piattorm OF m
structiye" suggestions and srguing g
"if Nc. McAdoo can get the nomina-
tion through that program heaven
help uE." .,,,
lister with the Indianapolis News tin
denendent), because 1t feels "the
conntry knows what McAdoo stands
for. what he proposes and VIII have
abundant opportunity to pass upon
his merits and his claims and on the
roundness, or lack or 1t, of the prfn-
cinies favored by him. That he is
now the leading candidate 10 admit
ted by all, Whether he can stay
the course In the question" To which
the Toledo Blade dndependent-re-
pubIicanl adds. diagnosis of the case
today shows that Uncle Sans pulse
ik strong and regular: that his ar
teries of trade and commerce, which
showed symptoms OF atrophy and
hardening under dose of democracy.
have been restored to health and
vigor and that he has So far recov-
cred from the offeots of Father-in-
law Wilson's toxic that he puts In
| full time every day at the big Job of
| hewfng down the national debt Rnd
reducing the tax on incomes pro-
ducad by the sweat of the brow and
the toll Of thu brain,'"
! The Utica. Press {independsnt)
| agrees ff a "two-thirds vote were not
| required for a choice In tho demo i,
cratic convention 1t might be SAID
now that Mr.. McAdoo has the nomi-
, nation ciinched, But the race is not
always to the swift and the battle 10
/ ths strong. Mr.. McAdoo has taken
/, his position In opposition to frosi-
dent Coolidge, tho leading republican
candidate. Thus tho issue petWesI
| them has been Joined and II may Do
said that these two mon have predi-
Dated tho cleavage that ts likely 70
divide the two parties In the ooh'iiis
| contest" -.
! Agro0inI to some extent with LnaI
sentiment,5 the Milwaukee Journal
| (independoht), feels the McAdoo nat
/ "saiis into the ring with a certain aa
breez3ness' and snap that may nay s
BEEN picked up during his westsrn sa !,
Isojotrn. Whatever obJectiohs enn n
may presently urge, even his oppon-
ents will agree that it is Mr. NC
Adoo's own hat and that the few sen Sen
tences he sends to South Dakota o,lol MI
something to think about. MT. Nc
Adoo aligns himself unnesi.athi5n athin :
and not stand still He offers at the
1 very start a clear issue WIN @ .ns
i present republican administration
lWhatevor the coming months are
hPing forth ~ will be Tsco6ni1so -