The Washington times., 1924-09-20

be satisfactory to me. One is
Dawes, the other is Borah."
This writer hopes that neither
Mr.. Dawes nor Mr.. Borah will have
to endure the mortsl shock Of
reading this incident.
/ The point is, however, that 1t
was not really, politically, an un.
usual sort of incident.
Choosing Leaders.
People, even when they are choos:
ing rulers, think Of their tempera-
ments fully as much as they think
Of their views and opinions and
theories. They think of their sin.
certify fully as much as they think
of their philosophy.
Michigan may think Couzens sin
cere and vote for him for Sena
tor, and then think Coolidge sin
cere and vote for him for Presi.
dent, and be perfectly content to
let the two men continue to fight
their philosophers out between them
In the District of Columbia.
Similarly the State of New. York
might put Theodore Roosevelt, Re.
publican and anti-Leaguer, into the
gubernatorial mansion at Albany
and at the same time vote for send
ing Davis, Democrat and pre-
Lacquer, to the White House In
Washington.
On the New York point it may
incidentally be noted that last
year, although the Republicans
elected a considerable majority of
the members of the lower House of
the State legislature, nevertheless
the total popular vote of the Demo.
cratic members put together seems
to have exceeded the total vote Of
the Republican members put to-
gether.
This would indicate that last
year New York State had a popular
Democratic majority in 1t and that,
so far as Statistical dope" is con.
cerned. the Democrats are justified
in entertaining the hope Of q New
York victory for Davis.
Passing now from our respect
full consideration Of the ability Of
voters to vote for men of opposite
convictions, let us give our minds
to the solving of our second prob
lem.
If New Hampshire has nominated
Mr.. Winant to be the Republican
candidate for governor, how far
does this show that New Hamp-
shire Is ''pfogressive?"
Or, to put II more broadly ard
with a more forward looking eye:
IL Mr.. Coolidge is elected next
November, how far will this show
that the people have given him a
mandate" 20 impose his will upon
Congress In his taxation policy ana
In his other policies?
A quite delightful answer to
those questions is indicated out OF
the recent history Of Wisconsin.
Personal Pulling Power.
La Toilette favors public, instead
Of private, development Of water
pcwer. A referendum was had in
Wisconsin on q proposed law for
the public development Of water.
power. La Toilette was at, the same
time running for reelection to the
United States Senate. His faithful
followers gave him humping
majority. They at the same time
produced q, crushing majority
against public development Of Water
power.
La FoIlettites are for La Fol-
letre. CooIidgeites are for Coolidge.
When the political commentator
goes beyond those facts into sur.
misses as to why La Follettites are
Tor La Toilette and as to why
Conlidgeites are for Coolidge, he
enters into q realm where the, pit
falls are many and where the need
for ''straws" ID great.
In reading descriptions and
analyses Of "straws" from the pens
Of political reporters at this stage
of the .campaign-or at any stage
OF any campaign-tfe reader should
remember that political "straws"
do not fly In winds. They revolve
In cyclones.
Hence 1t Is that veteran poll
ticians at Washington are willing
so often to do what 1t called defy
ing the electorate"
Political reporters may say to
them:
why, the people OF your state
have overwhelmingly shown them
selves to be In favor Of adopting
the metric system"
Nevertheless" the veteran poll
tician will say, II shall continue, to
measure In feet and inches.
Senator Brandogeo. OF Connecticut,
pursuea thie policy. 0xcOpt that he