The Washington times., 1924-10-24
DAVIS PLEDGES
EASILY To- Be
kept
Bloc" System IN Congress to
Favor FuIfilIment If He
Is Elected
ILContlnned from FNIrgt Paee.l

precise liking Is. Of course, not to
b. expected, even though his cleo
ton should carry with 1t d ma
jority of his own party into Con-
gress.
Congress under Mrs. Davis,
leadership, and with the, same ele-
ments backing him as In the fight
for tariff revision. surely would
abolish the railroad labor board
and aid him to keep his pledge III
lower freight rates. On the gen.
eral scope Of the Eech-C umrnins
Acta and the method of arriving at
railway valuations for rate.making
purposes, he has made no pro-
nouncetnene. Certainly his known
objection to Government ownership
Of railroads could be maintained.
with the help OF Democratic and
Republican regulars.
Farm Aid Easy.
Mr.. Davis farm aid program. IL
this issue still be alive wileh con.
gress gets. down 10 work, should
80 thropgh Congress with little
emasculation, his own party mem.
ners voting Tor It soltdly, the Pro-
Eregsives accepting II protestingly
40 lieu q something they consider
better and the Republicans votiilg
Tor Il OF, withholding their votes
~ Tear Of something they think
might be worse. Whether NJ
1aEm relief policy would prove
effective must here Be left is the
Judgment of the general electorate.
income tax bill really ii
democratic measure accented ~
Republicans and Progressivee alike
M place Of Oppositely drastic nrn.
p0sai4 Of their own, should IA ~.
pected to stand about 'sas iss uniIpv
MT. Davis leadership. with Prnr.
resslyeS Joining Democrats AZ A.
posisi0n % AI1y lowering Of rates in
Enc upper brackets and 81 narfiea
Joining enthusiastically any effort
ne may make to lower the Ieyies an
smaller incomes.
Against the too free use az II.
functions, Mr.. Davis haE .enoltan
rlrmly, but he has not n,lrrested.
that legislation Is necessary Ia rIIrI.
their use by the courts. so nras
suInabiys he win try "a restrict fhis
evl by executive influences ratI1er
than BY prohIhitory laws. He hae
declared his belief that the Dnrnose
or the Clayton act to free labor or
carnations from threat OF 0rosecu.
ton as trusts, - or their numbers
from punishment for contempt with.
out jury trial should prevail. ana
any legislation he may propose IA
make this object kecure silEuId %
through Congress- readily with thA
lelpg sCf his own DaPty. the & pm.
ygrssslves and the q. q. 4. labor bloc.
Monopoly Attitud6 Uncertain.
On the curling Of monopoires and
their prosecution under the criminal
clause OF the Sherman act, Mr..
Davis mas spoken only In the most
keneral, terms. What HIS attitude
would be in the event Of his cleo.
ton to the Presidency Is q guess
ms writer must leave TO his FOL.
On the Ku Klnx KIan. on The
other hand Mr.. Davis has expressed
nlnlseli repeatedly and Fllcst vigor.
0usly IN denunciatiOn. Yet he has
suggested no specific curb upon ne
activities. Probably there ii no Ieg.
islattve action possible ana II there
should be, it il not clear, from any
known alignment in Congress, what
that body would do with II should
9 measure Of this character Be pro.
posed. Prosecutions Of its nlsll.
Ders for any Of their alleged acts
nes- solely In the hands Of the ek,
ecutive and this, under Mr.. Davis
direction might be expected to Je
vigorous and prompt as the crowded
court calendars would permit. !.
While MIR. Davis has not disclosed
whether or mot he has fOrrnuIat N
any change In this Nations policy
toward the Latin.American reDnb.
licss he has declared himself I'M.
qulvOcally for Americas cntrance.
- soon rs the public sentiment win
permit Or sanction II, into member.
snip Of the League Of Nations.
he mas not suggested that such
sentiment could be created during
the coming four yearA and even
u It could be it. scarcely could hp
reflected sufficiently in the Ss.iafe
within that period to overcome the
majority now firmly against such
81 commitment there and permit
the attainmStt Of Mr. Davis an.
lectve. However he could go nf,ich
farther than has been gone m the
way OF official intervention in Euro.
pean and other international affairs
without help or very effective hin.
ORANGE from Congress. He has IN.
limit. $50
Rlan Purge Out Corruption.
Also Mr.. Davis has promised N
root out corruption from the Cav:
eminent service and 10 Droheo,1ta
those deemed guilty yof faIlnra' ~
preserve the public trust. This IL
can 90 without calling on Congress
Tor Megislatiye aid. Any help he
might ask Of that body In the way
OF Investigations he would be likely
70 receive. Funds for his, own III.
vestigatory forces probably would
pe furnished almost on demand
Upon this plsdge there should Be no
doubt OF his ability to deliver fari.
~ though he might be harnpsred IN
some instances by the fact that
many OF the permanent Depart
mental Officials upon whom Ne
must IN part depend for information
and help are members Of his own
party stepped deeply In the dye of
bureaucratic service and traditional
Iaissez faire.
Economic governmental admits.
tration lies largely within control
Of the executive and Mr.. DAVIS
promises on this issue he may 81
expected to perform aocordinR "a
his lights, "A politically successful
Mr. Davis on analysis would seem
to be strAtegically rather well
placed to carry through the mas
Jortty OF his announced policies.
with the Congressional situatibI,
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