Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-11-21
PRO-COOLlDGE EDITORS
WARN REACTION OF
DAYS TO COME

Outwardly proCoolidge editors are jubant over the
recent election Their fayorite amusement Is to lecture
labor and congratulate the nation But the more intel
lgent of these editors interpret the returns they eau
tiouSly present the other side of the picture
These hints published ON the first page lhel
found in editorial articles and election summaries
They indicate uneaSneSs over labors Sohdaflty, the
peoples increasing political independence, Latoettcs
record VOTE the failure to elect an easiyeontroed con
gress and nationwide dissatisfaction with the platforms
and methods of the old parties.
The New York Times, leading LaFollette opponent
warns privilege, through its political agents, that inde
pendent voting is increasing The Times refers The
unwingness of growing numbers to be thought oI a II
they were only goods and chattels owned by the p
ganization."
George Harvey editor of the Washington Post nd
inventor of the term Coolidge or Chaos fears thai the
congress will permit the president to do It's think
ing He threatens these law makers with disaster at the
1926 election if they refuse - surrender their pefoga
tiVes the chief executive There is no use IN lncng
words is the notice of this spokesman for the adnnis
ton.
The Washington correspondent of the Wall Street
journal agrees that congress Is liable to be independent
He says the Republican majories in congress- particular
y in the senate "are not large as Republicans could
wish" This correspondent indicates that the record La
Toilette has been noticed and its effect considered
He says the Democrats will pevent this vote IN the future
"by nominating candidates who Will appeal to the ee
ments LaFollette appealed to this time"
One of the leading political writer's of the Washing
ton Evening Star, proCooldge, also voices alarm over
the independent vote and its danger in the future He
itself to become reactonay for in that event the pro
gressive tidal will increase.
"If the Republican party" he says becomes reac
tonary, then uprising in opposition will be staged in
the congressional elections of 1926 and later in the
tional elections in 1928 But Republican leaders,
looking to the future already talking of berazing
the party This writer predicts that in 1923 the Demo
Gratis will not pick with the background of John
W. Davis-able man though Mr. Davis undoubtedly is
The Springfield (Mass) Republican, pro-Coolidge is
another newspaper that not deludng itself The editor
acknowledges that the LaFolette vote will total 100000
"Ths," the editor continues, lis surely an impressive
showing in view of the popular vote for Davis of about
$500 0OO for the aFolete organization impromptu
and was hastily thrown together only last July
The Philadelphia North American, prO-Coolidge
drops this hint to the administration:
"The spirit which it (the progressive movement in
vokes adm is created by three hngsineficency IN
government corruption in administration and the pres
sure of economic distress-and party will long retain
power which does not show itself capable of mastering
these three indictments to popular revolt"
The above excerpts from various proCOoidge news
papers indicate that the vctors have not forgotten the
1920 presidential election with its 100000 majority This
was followed two years later, by the election of a
gress he present one that has proved to be among the
most progressive in the nations history.