The Washington times., 1924-06-02
COOLIDGE WILL.
NAME c. O.P.
ISSUES
Economy to BE Big Plank IN
Simple Program, Says
William Hard
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fundamental Republican policy in
the next campaign.
Calvin Coolidge of Vermont IL
primarily for solvency and he 10
going to be the Republican platform.
Inquiry here in Republican circles
reveals scant interest in any effort
to prevent Calvin Coolidge from
having his way In the making Of
the platform Of the Republican
party. in the convention ct Cleve-
land week after next.
ON tust one point, according to
present indications, there may be
some crise.crossing between him
and certain prominent Republican
| Senators. r
Coolidge may want declaration
for the World Court more ringing
and specific than these Senators
can willingly endure. In certain
| Republican quarters q compromise
world Court plank has therefore
already beend RATED. It commits
the Republican party to q firm be.
| lief In the judicial settlement OF
international dispute but leaves 1t
free to make q subsequent unim-
netIad choice between tho numerous
| different sorts Of World Court
which have been suggested.
On the issue OF economy It ID
admitted that q large part OF the
Republican party in Congress has
voted for measures which the Presi-
dent regards as extravagant, but 1t
a agreed that in principle the Pres
Iident shall have his way In the
future and that tho Republican
party win 60 TO the country flying
the Coolidge banner Of q faithful
pledge to refrain hereafter from ex-
travagant adventures and to i've by
the slogan:
"Fewer Governmental projects
and smaller Governmental expendi-
lures"
The Republican campaign win be
lmonotonous and simple. The Demo
cratic campaign will be fiery and
complicated.
The Democrats have 20 many
issues that they even are trying to
run away from some Of them.
The other evening in Washington
at a gathering Of prominent Demo
Gratis, men and women, q question
was addressed to ali Of them. II
was as follows:
''First: What do you think win
ACTUALLY be the leading issue in
peoples minds In the next cam.
paign? Second: What do you
think the leading issue really ought
to be?"
The answers were made In writ.
Ing and made without any signing
OF names. When they were all in
ana had been classified, It appeared
that there was q majority for each
Of the following propositions:
First: Peoples minds win actually
be on prohibition.
Second: We think their minds
ought to be on foreign affairs.
| In the results Of this straw vote
there could be seen two great
anxieties widely prevalent In the
Democratic party here In Wash.
ington.
Fear Split On Issues.
It IL feared that n AL Smith, Of
New York IL nominated, the prohi-
bition question win tear up the
South and the West. It is also
feared that the people at large may
not be as much interested in foreign
affairs and in the development Of an
active and internationally useful
American foreign policy as the lead.
Ing Democrats here in Washington
have wished and have hoped.
The Democrats ere faithful to the
issue Of larger and firmer foreign
policy by the United States but
they are likely to give to that
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one time they had hoped to give It.
| dubious about nominating Cox Of
Ohio because Of his we'll known and
repeatedly recorded enthusiasms for
the League Of Nations.
Many Democrats here are simi-
larry dubious about nominating
McAdoo, Of California, because they
fear that he Is too closely identified
with the issue Of Federal control Of
railroads and Of more recognition
for the railroad trade unions.
Mr.. McAdoo during his recent
stay in Washington said emphatic
ally and with manifest sincerity that
ne was absolutely sure that his
delegates will win him the nomina-
ton. It may be that the Democrats
Will have to take q candidate who
IL the embodiment Of some one
issue particularly.
Hope for Neutral.
II, however, the Democrats could
only think Of q candidate who was
not the embodiment Of any one
issue, but who just simply, partially
ana moderately and more or less
alootly represented each one Of all
the nine or ten great issues with
which the Democratic party IL hap
ply ana sumptuously provided, they
would take him with relieved joy.
Conversation in Democratic circles
here runs to the following issues,
among others, as the main issues
on which the Democratic campaign
10 likely to be conducted:
Cooperation" with Europe on q
larger scale; attacks upon the Ro-
publicans for the oil and other
scandals; attacks upon the Republi.
cans for the attempted drastic re.
duction OF surtaxes upon the very
rich in the Mellon plan; attacks
upon the Republicans for the al.
legged oppressive high import duties
In the present Republican Fordney-
McCumber Tariff law; attacks upon
the Republicans for not doing more
10 relieve the distress Of farmers In
certain regions; numerous other at.
tacks upon the Republicans for
being, as alleged, the friends Of the
rich while the Democrats, as al.
legged, have stood up for the poor.
These issues, at bottom and in
sum, would make the campaign, as
between the Repuhlicann and the
Democrats. a good old.fashioned