The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-20
PARTY UNAFRAD
 OF LA TOILETTE, DECLARES DAVIS
May Take Six Or Eight
 States, Candidate l Admits
(By Associated Press.)

NAS1N LILLE, IeHu., Ocl' Ao' "oiiH W. Davis, democratic candidate for president. admitted tonight for the first time since the campaign opened that the La Toilette Wheeler independent ticket might snatch six or eight states, Tn November. He fimly started, however that "the Democratic party does not fear Senator Ia Toilette"
 As to the attitude of the Republican party in regard to the independents, the democratic nominee said:
 If has been a question in the minds of many as to the seriousness with which Senator La Toilette and his party should be considered in this campaign Secretary Hughes who has now been pushed forward as the spokesman of the Harding Coolidge administration and the republican presidential candi- date. considers this third party very serious indeed and very dangerous; so mSch so that he appeals to the country to rally to the support of the repub- lican party and thereby check this menace of La Follettism."
 Analyzes Situation
 "lhe situation between the repub- lican, democratic and independent parties was further analysed by MT. Davis. In this connection, he said, referring par ticuIarly to the reported appeal that democrats and republicans alike combat La Follettis" that certain questions had been aroused ''in' our minds" Con tinuing his statement concerning the appeal" Mir. Davis asked:
 ''Is it fear of defeat that leads this spokesman of the republicans to urge a combination against Senator La Fol lette? Is the chief of the presidents s cabinet conceding that the La Toilette rebellion threatens to make the re-elec- ton of Mir. Coolidge impossible?"
 The democratic candidate, in turn, answered his questions.
 "If so," he said, it must be ad- mitted that this fear is not without foundation. A great division nas come upon the Republican party. It is a republican who is leading the revolt which may snatch six or eight states from the republican column supported by thousands of discontented members.
 And" he continued, "this open in surrection here is but another indica- tiono of that dissesiOn which has existed between :he president and his party in Congress-dissension which resulted in constant opposition and clash on such propositions as the World Court, the Mellon plan, the Japanese immigration bill, the bonus bill, etc. No wonder that the republicans arc beginning to remember with anxiety that a house divided against itself cannot stand"
 In another part of the statement, given by him tt newspaper men in confedence today, MT. Davis explained his reasons for remaining nnfrightened by the independent party election pros poets and confident that the democratic ticket will be victorious on November 4.
 No Share Of Fear
 "f think youN will agree with me-" he said, that the Democratic party, while opposed to Senator La Toilette and his supporters, does not share in this fear of them. Our confidence rests mainly upon the fact that those who are justifiably discontented with the present state of affairs will find their relief in the platform which we are advocating and the promise of reforms to be carried out.
 Tt is said that Senator La Toilette hss concentrated his efforts chiefly on behalf of the loborer, but let me ask if any labor party could have done more for labor than has been done by the Democratic party? We not only gave a secretary of labor to the cabinet, but we wrote tue Clayton act, which is labor's Magma Charta today, placing on the statute books for the first time in history the fact that the labor of human being is not commodity nor an article of commerce, and preventing the abuse of the writs of injunction or court procedure in labor disputes. During the years 1913 to 1921, more legislation was passed on behalf of the laborer than in any similar period in the United States.
 "As for the farmer: The Democratic party brought credit home to the farm CTS door in the farm loan bill !; and it passed the warehouse and grain trading acts.
 No. the Democratic party does not fear Senator La Toilette. It makes its fight on the faith of those uphold .ng l just cause. It is armored in the knowledge that it's principles are truly progressive.