Evening star., 1925-01-25
BUSINESS AFFECTS
SOUTHERN POLICIES
Northern Democrats Deny
! Lack of Home Support
for Their Party.
BY ROBERT II. SMALL.

NEW YORK, January 24.-Northern
Democrats will resist to the last ditch
the proposal of some members Of the
Southern bloc" that the representa-
tion of the Northern States be cut
down in future Democratic conven-
tions, on the ground that the States
in question never go Democratic and
should not exercise q controlling in
fuenoe in the party's affairs.
The contention Of the Southern
leaders that states like New York,
Connecticut, New Jersey, Massachu-
setts, Ohio and Indiana never Ego
Democratic" IS loudly and logically
contradicted by the Democrats OF
these Commonwea1ths. They point to
she fact that more often than not
these States elect Democratic COVER
nors and Democratic Senators, to say
nothing of a strong sprinkling Of
Democratic Congressman.
It is admitted that Pennsylvania is
more or less of a fOrlorn hope to the
Democracy, but outside of that State
il Is COntended the door Of Opportu-
nifty Is open TO the Democracy and
should not be closed by unwise action
giving the party more sectional
flavor than 1t has at present.
oG-Year Votes
That the Northern States fail to
Fall into the Democratic line on the
presidency, after going Democratic in
the "off" years, is but other evidence
that majority Of the voters regard
the party as being, out of line in ma
tional policies. It was only Il few
months ago that q majority OF the
States of the Union were presided
over by Democratic governors. This
condition hardly suggested a mori-
Ound party. Yet in the national cleo
tion the Democratic candidate for the
presidency is buried under an ava
1anche Of 100000 or 100000 votes.
The condition indicates there is no
lack OF personnel within the Demo-
cratic party, but that there has been
breaking away from the principles
which appeal nationally to the people.
The personnel OF the party is strong
en- ough to carry 1t to success in
gubernatoriaI and senatorial cleo
tions but neither Cox nor a Davis,
eminently qualified though they be,
could pull it across at the national
polls
There must be a good reason for
tho strength of the Democratic ap-
peal IN all the minor elections and
the wOeful weakness OF the party in
the major quadrennial contests. The
writer has reflected before the opin-
ions of some OF the best minds" in
the Democracy that there must be a
reorganization of principle rather
than Of personnel; that II is idle for
the party to look to some Moses TO
lead 1t out of the wilderness when
the wilderness Is of its own making.
There must be a clearing up of the
wilderness instead.
Business Sentiment.
The Northern States, which some
Of the SouthernerS would read out of
the party, are business States. great
industrial centers. They do not fol-
low the Democratic party nationally
because they do not believe its plat
form declarations promise a Square
deal to business. Instead there is
always something which can be in
terpreted by the wary, merchants and
industrial leaders as business bait
ing" the threat of 2, big stick for
big busin ess, a. tearing down of the
protective tariff wall. Business i'm
mediately moves Itself and all it's
workmen into the Republican baili-
wick, where it is welcomed with open
arms.
President Coolidge, in recent
speech, declared that the greatest
business of the United States is bust
ness, and he believed the bigger and
Wealther the business IN ebetter for
all concerned. InlS told much or the
story OF the last election, despite the
efforts of the politicians to attribute
the result to various other Influences.
A sound business declaration, in
cluding a tariff view which will per-
init fair American competition with
the cheaper products of other nations,
is believed by many Democrats to be
the way for the party TO beat back to
a national popularity comparable TO
the admitted strength of the Democ-
raCy in the individual States.
The writer found this to be particu-
larry the view Of the Democrats in the
south engaged in business, for that
section is forging to the front in
dustrially so rapidly that the busi-
ness interests feel themselves closely
allied with the Northern States. The
Southern politicians have not kept pace
with this view.
Copyright, 1921