The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-11-13
WINS FULL SWAY
IN BOTH HOUSES
Newly Elected Republican
President Is Sure to
Have Control.

The decisive manner In which the
voters Of the country rallied TO the
wishes Of President Coolidge and his
party In the recent election. by proyid-
Ing a substantial working majority In
both houses. marks the event as one
general satisfaction 10 those directly
concerned.
Several important items mark the
election OF President Coolidge as most
remarkable In such events. Among
them may be enumerated the generous
support that was given in the election
10 the senate and house OF members OF
the Presidents party--a substantial
majority In both branches what might
have proved a thorn In the side OF the
President and his feilow-wOrkers
Lstoiletfe factIon-has been dispelled;
the election was not thrown into con
Cess as had been feared approval OF
President cooIldge's course by approx
msteIy 100000 votes.
Deeply grateful for ''the faith and
expressed by the people nj
the polls. President Coolidge In state /
ment OF appreciation dedicated him
self anew 10 the service OF all my
country and all OF my countrymen."
He wrote:
1T does not seem possible TO me TO
make an adequate expression concern
ng the presidency OF the United
states. No other honor equals this, no
ther responsibility approaches this
when II Is conferred by an over ,
'helming choice OF the people and ,
ote OF the electoral college. these are ,
,ade all the greater.
Il can only express my simple
hanks 10 all those who have contrib
ted 20 this result and plainly acknowl-
ige that II has been brought TO pass !,
trough the work OF Divine Proyl.
rnce. OF which | am but one instru- :
ent. ~
"such powers as have | dedicate OF
the service OF all my countrymen. a,
the performance OF the duties OF II
y office | could not ask for anything Of
ore than the sympathetic coasidera- BE-
IN which my follow Americans have y.
ways bestowed upon me. or
Il have no appeal except 10 the be
mmon sense Of all the people. I have ch
ide no pledge except 10 serve them. Id,
have no object except 10 promote IN,
FIR welfare" ar
The lineup OF the next congress pre-
ats situation that viii further FRY
ess the support President Coolidge VIII
y have during the next four years. 70
IN Senator LaFollette 40 badly NJ
nkened that he will be OF no dan wh
! 10 the interests OF the party In On,
nirol; with the defeat Of Senator en-,
'ngus Johnson OF Minnesota. repre- tha
ntIng the FarmersLabor party. In
q, the senate situation IL better n
Nm Republican standpoint than .a,
y OF the administration leaders had ar,
ped for. ~
Causes Of the Landslide. ~
Causes for a landslide In prcsl- n,
ntiai election always are discussed. ,,a
Ter the smoke OF the battle has "n'
AIRED Tho platforms adopted az tho ~
tional conventions OF the three par ps'
> are well known. The fact that -.
Toilette carried only his own state so'
Wisconsin, and that Davis could con. g. g.
! only the so-called Solid South, ~
! not all OF that. showed the , "u
rneth OF President Coolidge. II Is 40,
tended that the principal causes,
ie from the preference Of the ma ns'
ny OF the voters for the present adj OF
'lstrntion may be ascribed 10 the snF
abstraction OF the labor element NV
the discomfort Of the farmers. ed
Is obvious that the voters OF the W.
ntry did not follow either Davis or ne'
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