New Britain herald., 1924-10-20

these lines with tho late Mir. Me- Adoo. and the cost for that short time was nearly two billion dollars, Such a step would bo financial and economic suicide and even worse,-- 1t would be taking on the govern ment payroll all the railroad cm- ployes, who would get huge salaries such as those in the postal service. It is unthinkable and preposterous; 1t is not progress, but reaction and 
 Ia Toilette and Supreme Court
 Turning then to La Follette's other much discussed principle, the plan to allow congress, by a two- thirds vote. to override decisions Of the supreme court, he said. "con- gress can now override the preA- dents veto by such vote, but the courts have no veto power to be overridden." He pointed out that the dissimilarity between the British parliament and tho American con- gress was as between night and day. Parliament is supreme; 1t can tax red headed men and exempt bald headed men, tax tall men and exempt short men, tax Protestants and exempt Catholics. The people can only turn it out at the Gext elec- ton and begin all over again. "In this country we kept our pow CT by means of a written constitu- ton. Congress has no sovereignty and can do only those things speci- flcally delegated to it, the rest re- maining with the states and the people. If congress passes an un- just law, we do not have to grab a gun and shoot. but can go to court over our fundamental liberties. The La Toilette plank may be de- sirable, but 1t Is revolution and strikes away our foundations of gov- ernment.
 How Bryan May Get In
 There is another aspect to the campaign. Unless Coolidge is elect ed, the people will fail to elect a president at all. Neither Davis nor La Toilette can get 266 electoral votes. Do you want to make the choice yourself or turn it over to the 6Sth congress?"
 He then described the intricate method by which, in the event of no choice by the people, the house of epresentatives might ballot from February to March 1 without a choice and the vice-president chosen in the meantime by the sen- ate, would then succeed to the pres idency. He pointed out that there is only nominal republican majority in the senate and that the radicals would swing to Bryan, so that "bS this devious and roundabout meth cd, Charles W. Bryan proceeds tc the White House, almost surely ac- companied by his sobbing brother who failed three times to get thert by the direct method. This is fine subject for cartoon!
 "Either the people must choose Coolidge or the senate will choose another probably Bryan. No one even in the democratic r""'v, W ,uld seriously consider nr- ~~ f5ryar president. You have your choice o alternatives. Choose ye this day whom ye will serve.". h. The rally was opened with tht
 "star spangled Banner" played b! the Philharmonic band. w. H
 Judd, chairman of the republica,
 town committee, apologized for .mix-up which had occurred, Nb
 which the chairs which should hav
 been on the stage had been sent b,
 mistake to the Capitol theater, s'
 that those invited to sit on the stag
 could not do so. He praised th'
 work of the Woman's Coolidge clul and announced that it is near thu
 2,400 mark in membership. He alst announced that on October 31 Lieu
 tenant Governor Hiram J. Bingham
 republican candidate for governor 0
 Connecticut, would speak at rall.
 in the Palace theater, with anothe
 speaker yet to be secured.
 Mrs. Hortons famed Coolidg
 chorus. recruited to r members fo
 last night, sang several campaigl
 songs, opening with Keep Cool am
 Keep Coolidge" and then parodyini
 it with Be Busy Backing Bing
 ham," They followed these wit
 several others. and President Butle
 was so impressed that he began hi
 address by saying that the youn
 ladies could sing the campaign [
 victory and speakers were unneces
 sary.