The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-25
NOW CLEANING DECKS
FOR BUSY FOUR YEARS
PRESIDENT COOLIDGE WOULD
SAVE ACTUAL WORK FOR
THE NEW CONGRESS.
RELOCATE RADICALS TO REAR
Will Cause Little Trouble for Admins
istration, Which Is Facing Import
ant Issues. Several Cabinet Changes
Being Freely Predicted.

ant Issues. Several Cabinet Changes
Being Freely Predicted.
WASHINGTON, D. C.-Now that
the election is settled President Cool
idge and the new congress are the
chief topics of interest. There has been
talk of special session on congress,
of new cabinet appointments, of radi-
cal influences, and of republican adj
ministration problems. President Cool
idge, who political observers agree
will be the boss in the capitol for the
next four years, already has begun
mapping out his program.
No Fireworks Now.
Speculation that the December SEES
sion of the present congress will be
replete with fireworks has been set at
rest by republicans close to the presi-
dent. They declare that the work of
the session will be nothing more than
unfinished business" The president
will put the real issues before the new
congress when it convenes early in
1925, these republicans believe.
Handling of appropriation measures
will be the chief business of the pres
ent congress when it meets next
month for its last session, it is be-
lieved With economy the chief aim
of the administration, an aim that is
resulting in predictions of wholesale
reductions in appropriations, this mat
ter is expected to occupy the whole
attention of the session.
Radicals Will Pass Out.
This same session, it is believed in
Washington, will see the last shots of
the radical group in congress. LaFol-
lette and his followers are expected to
make things lively for a while, but in
the new congress they are believed
slated for back seats.
President Coolidge is said to be
content to let things shape their course
in the old congress, being certain that
the republican working majority in
both the senate and house of the new
congress, majority assured by the
elections, will finally triumph. For
this reason it is believed that no really
important matter will come before the
old congress. The president is known
to be opposed to a special session Of
congress, and will not call such
meeting under present conditions, it
is said.
The subject of cabinet changes has
come in for much talk, but nothing
really definite has become known. Mr..
Coolidge is holding his peace.
President Coolidge will have to
make number OF appointments,
among them one to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Secretary of
Agriculture Wallace, but he has not
made known his intentions concern
ing other cabinet posts,
No More Radicals.
Republican leaders feel sure that the
day of the radicals has passed. I The
elections resulted in crushing back
slides for a number of members of
the radical group, and the old guard
republican forces went by the board
as early as the Cleveland national
convention President Coolidge will
hold the whip handle in the new con-
gress, and the younger republicans
will stand four square behind him.
There may be an anti-conservative
element in the congress, but it will
not be able to WELD the power en-
loved by the radical bloc. That is the
way political observers line up the
new congress, both in the house and
senate.
Administration problems also are
presenting subjects for much discus
sion. These problems are many and
varied, and the new congress will be
sure to have its hands full, politicians
agree.
Tax Reduction First.
Tax reduction is sure to be the first
matter discussed President Coolidge
stands firmly opposed to the present
tax law and rate and will not lose
any time in calling upon the new con-
gress to make changes and reforms.
Tax reduction, it is believed, will be
the chief topic OF his message to the
sixty eighth congress.
President Coolidge already has APP
pointed the members of his agricul-
tural commission, which includes
Charles S. Barrett of Georgia, and the
work of this body is expected to be
important. The sugar tariff, economy,
disarmament, elevation OF battleship
guns and many other problems are
Expected to be in the limelight.
The congressional Investigations,
which formed the principal business OF
the old congress, likely will be con-
tinued. but they are said to be slated
for a position of minor importance IN
the face of other problems OF the Cool
idge administration.
MAY SOON STOP WAGERS