Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-01-01
COOLIDGE FORCES Z
| At TER WHIP dAND'
IN NEW CONGRESS-
Feel Session Must Not Be
Do-Nothing Affair for Sake
of the November Elections,
Coercion Main Hope
BY ROBERT T.. SMALL
Ueased Wire Service to The Journal.l
Copyright, 1921


Copyright, 1921
WASHINGTON, Dec. GAN en-
tirely new bloc may be formed be.
fore the present congress is much
older. If present plans go through,
it will be an administration bloc. "
1t will be organized to cope with the
farm bloc, the La Toilette bloc and
all the other blocs that are block
ing" legislative progress.
The formation Of an administra
ton bloc would not be new move
in Washington. 1t was resorted to
by Grover Cleveland when he found
a recalcitrant congress on his hands,
and it worked with fair effective
ness.
The modern bloc system in the
American congress has grown OUT
of a determination of a small group
Of senators or representatives that
nothing shall go through congress
unless the pet measures in which
they are interested shall first receive
favorable consideration
Thus far, there has been no re-
taliation on these groups. Congress
leaders, acting for the administra-
ton, have been forced7to give ground
here and there and to make conn
promises without compromising
grants on the part of the belligerentN
blocs.
Administration Offensive
If the plans of certain of the lead
ers go through, this will ,alI@~Ds J
changed. The administration will
form a bloc and will serve notice
that no measure brought forward BY
any bloc shall pass without an
agreement that administration meas.
ures shall receive the support to
which the leaders believe them en-
titled. In brief, it is proposed that
from now on the administration shall
take the offensive in congress in
stead OF beng placed always on the
defensive by first one bloc and then
another.
These plans have been brought
forward by Republican leaders who
say they are no longer concerned Z
about President Coolidge's nomina
ton next June at Cleveland, but a
deeply concerned as to his fate -
November polls IL congress
prove itself 10 De Hd0-noth1se
fair. a.
1t is becoming more and n!us
parent to the g. o.. p. leadgrH
tney study conditions throLlal
the country, that Mr.. Coolhe
rate dependent largely upolisr
record made oy the congress whfos
mas not yet completed it's organizas
ton.
The leaders soy it is unfair to link
Mr., Coolidge up with congress III
closely as the people are doing. be
cause the, Republican majority il,
the h~use and Sc ate is not Ali fha|
1t seelns, because some Of the legi
lators parading as Republicans 4
not Republican, at heart and arc
out to knife the administration
rather than TO help it. But they
also realize that it is condition
winch confronts them and it will
nave to be met. Some way has cot
70 De found to make congress func.
tion and upon the manner OF thatsI
Iunctloning may depend the fate of
the q. .. p. at the Forthcoming eIec.
tic" S.
Expect Lash Used
PRESIDENT Coolidge still is held r.
Inc pubic eye as a man OF actic
slrong man who saws little q
does much Political reports conf
10 washington, therefore, indi,
that the people are expecting
president to use the lash on conQres
10 drive through the Mellon plan
TAX reduction and to Oppose III
passage of a soldier bonus at IN
Time. 1t is realized that even a We
OF the bonus may not be sufficie,
70 protect the president from III
antl-Donus sentiment IL congress
should muster the votes neces
TO pass the bonus bill over the NJ
House negative.
Inc Ieelng has gone abroad In
land that a president has other n,etS
ods or dealing with congress than
tne veto system II he chooses to en-,
pioy them. President Roosevelt use
the big stick. President Wilson or
ployed "pitiless publicity to ho]
the "Wilful ones" up to public 70 e.
tumely. Both methods were effd
tive. 1t soon may be up to Preside
coolidge to devise his own particul
plan of action. Mr.. Coolidge is n
a spectacular man. nor IS he giv
10 spectacular IDEAS. Tt may BIS
he will be content to work his
and his will through the organ
ton of the administration bloc VII
Will function on the floor OF
gress.
Slemp Good Adviser
The president has splendid
wiser on congress in the perso,
his secretary, Nj c. Bascom Sle
Mr.. Slemp served long in the b
OF representatives and knows
congressional game from the ms
He will be able TO give the presidS
valuable pointers as to the
methods to pursue without mfr
ing upon the constitutional preros
tlVes OF congress as a separ tie n
distinct branch " the public servix
The politicians say Mr.. Coolid
gave the country a straightforw
message. If, however, the Rep1l
can party is unable to carry
promises of the message to frIli
1T is realized that there ma
strong reac I which W.
vers.ly affc-t the president
as the congressman 9nd 81
who must submIt them)selyey
lie Judgment in NovenhberX
A splendid sampaign oya1
is springing up in behston
Coolidge all over the r.
the real work of his II
within himself, and thu "a
his dealing with one oort
congresses that
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