Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-08-19
LINES UNCHANGED
IN PLANS Of FALL
BATTLE At POLLS
BY ROBERT 7. SMALL
(Copyright. 1924, by the Consolidated Pres
Associa tion-Special Leased Wire
IN The Atlanta journal. J.

Associa tion-Special Leased Wire
to The Atlanta Journal.)
NEW YORK, Aug. 16.-The real
keynotes have been sounded at least
and the issues Of tie coming cam
paisn have been Joined. One must
continue to say coming campaign
for despite the grand doinSs at
Clarksburg and Washington the &C
tual electioneering still appears to
be a good way of finding that the
campaign will not get under way
until after Labor day May be II
will be a week or two after that.
In any way, the vice presidential
candidates still remain to be nOti-
fled Trey will have their places in
the sun, or the rain, next week and
then the road will be cleared for
the attack.
J. The speeches of acceptance by Mr..
Davis on Monday and by Mr.. Cool
idge on Thur sday brought no new
aspect to tie coming battle. There
was verification of the assumption
that the Democrats will be the ag.
gressors all along the line. and that
the Republicans, taking their cue
from President Coolidge will hold
tie fort for all that they are worth.
Perhaps there was an element of
surprise over the manner in which
Mr.. Davis led the opening assault.
Some Republicans have gone so far
as to say they were a bit Shocked
at the evident glee with which the
former ambassador to the court of
ST. James began to throw the brick
bats toward the G. O. p. conserva-
TO In
silk stocking and kid glove cam
paign on the part of tie two old par
ties at least. Not much was expect
ed from the La Toilette Wheeler out
fit, but when Mr.. Davis raucously
announced that his opening assault
was a tame affair compared to what
he would Rave to say when he gets
warmed up" the Republicans laid
their plans to meet the attack from
two sides. For, while Republican
leaders were assuring Mr.. Coolidge
at Washington this week that the
La Toilette movement would kurt
the Democrats far more than it
would the Republicans, the La Fol
lette headquarters made no secret
of the fact that they are going to
direct their principal campaign
against tie Republican administra-
ton. This, of course, Wa< pleasing
news to the Democrats.
Mr.. Coolidge took no new group
in his speech, but he inadvertently
gave the party its campaign slogan:
"A government of common sense
This terse sentence bids fair to
rank with Mr.. Harding's ringing ap--
peal four years ago for a. return to
"normalcy."
Mr.. Coolidge has chosen to stand
on the status quo at Washington.
He has announced himself willing to
assume full party responsibility
for he believes the Republican party
to be sound
Having written his speech before
TIE Davis acceptance was delivered,
President Coolidge made no attempt
10 deal with the specific lines of at
tack to be adopted by the Democrats.
The presidents speech, however, has
strengthened the determination of
tire Democrats to attack along three
main lines.
1--President Coolidge will be as
sailed for not mentioning the name
of Mr.. Harding, although claiming
~ y
for the accomplishment of the adj
mlnistration while Mr.. Harding was
holding the reins.
2-President Coolidge will be as
sailed on the ground that he took no
action on the so-called scandals"
until the revelat ions of the investi-
cation committees and the investiga-
ton of the United States senate
forced him to move.
3-President Coolidge will be as
sailed on tie ground that while pro-
claiming himself an advocate of
party government and a believer in
party responsibility, he says nothing
about the failure of the members of
ms own to cooperate with him
during the last session of congress-
The Democrats will point out that a
great majority of the non-co-opera-
tors of the party have been re-nomi-
mated for congress and if elected
will unquestionably be as obstinate
as ever and in a complete disagree
ment with President Coolidge.
To this extent. therefore, the
issues of the campaigu have been
made clear. Tie president may
smash the first by mentioning Presi-
dent Harding favorably in his future
addresses. The Democrats will not
let the country forget, nevertheless,
that he failed to mention the man
Re succeeded and whose term he has
been filling, in the first important
political speech he has made as chief
executive.
Mr.. Coolidge feels he moved as
rapidly as he was justified in the
scandals The most difficult
issue tie Republicans will have to
meet is that of the failure of Re-
publican congress to support its
president. AS the increasing diff
Guilty is made apparent, the Demo
Gratis are likely to press that line of
attack more closely than any of the
others.
Meantime, the vice presidential
speeches of acceptance are awaited
with uncommon interest The Re
publicans are waiting for Hell an
Maria Dawes to put the real pep
in their campaign. The whole coun-
try is waiting to see what manner of
public figure Charles w. Bryan is
to make of himself. Mr.. Bryan's
utterances may lave marked eff
feet upon the political fortune of
Mr.. Davis. The Democratic man