The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-07
COOLIDGE FACES
TWO BITTER
. FIGHTS
President Is Between Squads
Of Borah and Daugherty
Fighting Adherents.
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agemept Of it If Daugherty receives
from the President a treatment
which they consider unjust.
This firing squad stands with its
guns at ite shoulders. Meanwhile
the other firing squad IL headed
by Senator William e. Borah Of
Idaho and is equally resolute and
equally dangerous.
BOrah wants Daugherty instant
ly dismissed and has made no bones
about 1t. He has told it to the
President and he has told it to
Daugherty.
His view is that the Department
Of Justice has virtually totally
broken down as Department Of
Justice, and that a new head for
it and a whole new system Of
management Of 1t Is Immediately
necessary.
Till this revolution il accom-.
plished. Senator Borah is stand
ing aside from the Coolidge Presi-
Dental movement and is watching
1t inactively while It goes faster
dubious collision with the increasing
power Of the Democrats in the cleo
ton next fall.
Borah's Support Needed.
The White House is extremely
anxious to have the support of
Senator Borah in the election next
fall. He is regarded as the only
Republican who by his eloquence
on the stump and by his strength
with the Western "progressives"
and by his well.known independence
OF character could go out next fall
and save certain great progressive
sections OF the West for the Re-
publican party and Coolidge.
Thus Borah gets invited to break
fast at the White House and thus
his wisdom and his advice get
sought by the President.
1t Is known that there is q rift
between Borah and Hiram John
son. It Is known that Borah is
not supporting Hiram Johnson. 1t
Is also known, however. that he
has not committed himself to
Coolidge. He is free to choose.
He has not yet chosen.
His extraordinary powers as an
orator and as leader OF the
masses might yet go toward Cool.
idge. The point is that they will
not go there as long as Daugh-
erty Is in the Cabinet.
Thus the President, when he
looks in one direction and decides
to dismiss Daugherty. sees a squad
OF Daugherty's friends who will at
once proceed to fling shot and shell
into the departments of various
other members Of the Cabinet and
who for months will every day fill
Washington with ammunition for
the Democrats.
Others Off Reservation.
Meanwhile. If he looks in the
other direction and decides to re-
tain Daugherty until the Senate in
vestigating committee has investi-
gated and tried him, he sees Sena-
tor Borah perhaps shooting the
whole country full Of holes with
indignant oratory against the dom
inant elements in both old parties,
Republican and Democratic equally.
With La Toilette on the warpath
and with Hiram johnson off the
reservation. it becomes at least
highly desirable and possibly abso-
lutely necessary to keep Senator
Borah in the mood Of being a good
Indian II the progressive" hostiies
Of the West In the Western rural
radical regions are to be kept Re-
publican this fall.
So between Borah on the one
hand and Daugherty's relentless
and vengeful trends on the other,
the President today begins to face
the final crisis in q decision which
might induce almost any private
citizen to rejoice that somebody
else, and not he. Is President.
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