Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-07-17
MR.. DAWES OR Mr.. BRYAN?

Would the American electorate as whole rather
Charles G. Dawes or Charles Bryan IN the presl
Dental chair?
The question may appear far-fetched and foolish,
but it is nothing of the kind and the fact is likely to be-
of increasing Importance as the campaign draws TO
close and the people to the polls to make up their yer
dict
The pertnence of the question arises naturally and
logically out of the political conditions of the time There
is oinder of circumstances making 1t easily possible
if not probable that no presidential candidate will win
majority of in the Electoral college In that event
the presidential election would pass to
the House of Representatives The political alignment IN
the House such that that body be into
deadlock. In there no election by the House
before March the elected the vice presidency by
the Senate would become president The Senates choice
for vice president would be confined to the two Candidates
receiving the highest number of electoral votes The best
impartial political judgment of the day is that these two
highest candidates will be Mr.. Dawes and Mr. Bryan
There is little reason to doubt that Senator LaFol-
lette and those who fall in with his leadership would
fer Mr. Bryan to Mr. Dawes because the former is the
radical of the two and nearly in line politically
with LaFoletteism. This group has become habtuated
in Congress to join forces with the Democrats instead Of
with Republicans. Republican insurgency has recently felt
at home in the Democratic camp than in the camp
that acknowledges the leadership of Calvin Coolidge Tin
principle" if not always in practice
Conservatives Of all parties cannot long hesitate in
judgment that Charles G. Dawes is better presidential
timber than Charles W. Bryan. For thing Mr. Dawes
is economist of the front rank with not only national
but international grasp of sound fiscal and
policies He experienced in federal governmental
affairs and he is endowed with greater ability many
important ways. 1t the country with President Coo
idge in his demand for economy and then for
omy, then it ought to be for Mr. Dawes as against Mr.
Bryan on board business principles.
AS holder of balance Of power, Senator LaFollette
and his group have been disturbngy effective in Con.
LaFoette independent candidate for
idency obtain the electoral votes of enough
prevent either President Coolidge John W. Davis from
getting majority in the Electoral college, His chances
for doing this probably enhanced somewhat by
announcement for the Hearst papers that neither the
publican ticket the Democratic ticket is acceptable
them.
The greatest possible there can be against
excessive nfuion of radicasm in the next adminstra
ton is to be found in the election of Calvin Coolidge and
Charles G. Dawes in November together with the election
OF Congress that will sustain the President in his clearly
avowed purposes regarding the conduct Of the nations
business Conservatvey progressive voters of both the
old parties will do well to think the situation the
outlook along these lines Choice to what they shall do
at the polls is not the simple thing it has been in most
presidential years when the fight duel between
two principal parties with third factor to reckon with
seriously LaFoletteism has injected problem that is
not lightly to be considered by voters who their heads
in pursuit of the governmental principles and policies in
which they believe There very important implications
bound in this question of the relative merits of Mr.
Dawes and Mr.. Bryan.-Minneapois Tribune.