The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-01
DAVIS uNITEs THE PARTY.

DAVIS UNITES THE PARTY.
 An example of the unusual ability of Mir. John W. Davis to unite the divergent elements in his party is revealed by the fact that both MT. W. G. McAdoo and Senator James A. Reed, both arising from sickbeds and exerting themselves at grave personal risk to health, are cordially championing the cause of the Democratic nominee. So antagonistic was Senator Reed to MT. McAdoo, that in July he declared his intention of with drawing from the party's support if MT. McAdoo were nominated for the presi- dency. The antagonism between the two is implacable, apparently, and goes back to the time when Reed was the chief Democratic thorn in Woodrow Wilson's side, and the chief, almost the only, Democratic insurgent against Wilson's program to promote world peace. Reed is the man whom Woodrow Wilson ad- vised the people of Missouri not to return to the senate. MT. McAdoo, as staunch Wilson supporter, naturally found him. self ranged in opposition to Reed, al- though he has never made public any evidence of personal antagonism. Reed showed the opposite course in his sickbed denunciation of McAdoo addressed to the Democratic party.
 The nation needs man like John w. Davis, whose merits are so obvious and whose strength of character so pro- nounced as to win him the voluntary and involuntary support of all wings, factions, groups and subdivisions of his party, to say nothing of those individuals like Reed whose party loyalty has on occasion been extremely weak and uncertain. Sem ator Reed occupies himself mainly with attacks upon Coolidge and LaFollette, but his expression of confidence in MT. Davis cannot fail to have deep effect upon the people of Missouri, who have clung to him when it was apparently a choice between him and the party. MT. Reed has not been deterred by previous McAdoo utterances in Davis's behalf from coming out frankly on the same side. He could very easily have made his illness an excuse for continued si- Hence, but the manly appeal of John w.. Davis was too strong even for prejudice to withstand.
 On the same day, MT. McAdoo was coming back somewhat into his old form when he roundly scored the campaign as "three-ring circus," in which the Re- publicans were seeking to confuse the fundamental issue of honesty in govern ment and "privilege is chuckling in it's sleeve because it has divided the forces of progressivism." MT. McAdoo calls upon all true progressives to unite In order that the administration of this nations affairs may keep pace with new national demands and opportunities. The way to unite, according to MT. McAdoo, is for all who want honesty and efficiency in government to vote for John w. Davis.
 With Coolidge, in the words of the editor of the Atlantic Monthly, able "to sit on the lid, but unable to hold 1t down" ," it appears that the magnitude of Amerl- can public affairs demands the election of a president who can hold 1t down who can hold his job down, in the lan- guage of every day. The social situation in this country requires the election of man under whose leadership conflict ing elements can fight themselves and go forward. John W. Davis is such man. in whom all can have confidence and under whose executive guidance this nations forces can go forward in an orderly and effective manner. A con tinuation of the present administration will only serve to increase and intensity the snarl. Americans cannot afford to take the chance.
 In Alabama, in view of the situation which. has developed showing that those not truly Democrats have sought to con trol the party machinery in this state' It lis imperative that loyal Alabama Demo- crats go to the polls and vote, by thelr very numbers thus repudiating that sit ulation in Alabama. Let Alabama go over the top for John w. Davis.
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