The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-06-24
POLITICS IN THE NORTH WEST
(.\ew York Times)

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the political effects Of Senator La
Foliettc's departure from the
scene. Attention will first he cen
tered upon Wisconsin. A bitter
fight was expected in that State
next year, when the washington
Administration WIS counted upon
TO throw all TO influence to Senator
Lenroot in his effort to secure re
election. Now there will be two
Senators to elect from Wisconsin
instead of one. and The chance oil
patching up some KIND OF co''
promise between the LA Folictt"
Republicans and the regulars
would seem to be hrignter tnan j,
las been. DOUBTLESS Senator But
Ter, as Chairman of the Republican
National Committee and also as
,political Field Marshal for IN"
President. will bring his powers OF
cancellation, or the reverse. to belr
upon the party situation in wis
COnSin.
That particular State has been
| SO long La Follete enclavc 'hal
| the mage of the late leader 5
name may persist there Longer
| than in other parts OF the Norm
west. What shift of sentiment. IL
any. will be caused in the Dakotas.
in Iowa and Kansas, by the deitn
OF Senator La Toilette? He had Il
large and loyal following in those
States. The question is whether IL
was more attached to his personal
leadership than to the political
ideas with which he was assoc-at-
eu. If the former is true. then We
might look for a speedy weakening
of the inSurgent movement w',ain
the Republican Party. But if tn"
doctrines of the dead Senator
countd mos. in rallying support Tor
him in the Northwest, the rebel
ious impulse viii continue to mani
fest itself.
In one sense. at least, Senator
La Fohette's personality was es
sential to the laird Party move
ment. He was the cement tha'
held it together. Nobody elst
could have executed such DOM
nation over the various and DIS
cordant elements that came TO
gether temporarily under his ban
ner last year. lie compelled then
to acuept-his own tenctS at an!
rate, tor the time being, in TN
.nlatlorm which he wrote an
forced them to adopt. During IN
campaign he succeeded. Tor ta
! most part, in holding tlc luna,l
fringe in check. With such an lin
perious control now removed, l
wou,d he strange if divergence
and uuarrels did not destroy Tn
) cohesion of the Third Party move
ment.
No figure looms today in tn
a Senate or out Of it rcaGy or lIkcl
! to take La Follettcs place as I'm
. disputed leader OF the lnsurscl
!, Republicans and the farm bloc.
There may he no open contest 10
q the succession. The various lnino
commanders may continue to Cpet
IL ate in their separate areas unit
it appears whether one OF thcl
may develop the qualities OF
command er-in-chief. Meanwhile
is evident that the causes OF On
J. party troubles and tnc political VI
rest in the Northwestern States r.
4 main very much what they wer
quite apart from pcrSonalltle
~ Present indications are that II
aggrieved farmers will be asking
p change of tactics in the next Sc
. sion of Congress on the part
;. their Senators and Represchl
~ tives.
?. Concerning the special measure
n of relief for agriculture which we
yainly advocated last Winter,
- would appear that the farme
~ have pretty we'll lost hope. The
90 not any longed look to the Go
eminent to fix prices for them or
buy up the farm surplus. b
:. something fully as disturbing
/ Republican peace is reported to
i'm their minds. From vario
20 sources of information, both poIi
l.. cal and business. the clear in
, nation comes that the farmers
the Northwest have at last lo
is fait: in the protective tariff. I.
# violent swing OF prices in t
wheat market has demonstrated
them that the increased duty
OF imports of wheat was merely
n hollow sham. But they arc wakl
= up to the fact that il a high tar
could help them it may easily ht
them. 1t cannot put up the prit
of the main products which tn
have to sell. but it can increase I
cost to them Of many things viii
0h they have to buy. SO they
an coming to the conclusion that tn
wisest course is to make de
~ set OH the txiff next Decemb
~ They are entertaining the hope Il
with the aid CT the Democrats
nd Congress they may be able to
~ duce the duties which bear M
4 heavily upon :!le consumers on
farm.
Thi, is to reckon i'll by leav
w. out President Coolidge. lie
been accused OF maxim. Del
cratic policies his own, but IL
trade has never been one OF tn
On that subject he remains so'
to in the face OF the Home Mar
no Club Of Boston. So that he wo