The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-10-14
Foreign Representations
(OTictal City, State and County Newspaper
Issues and Candidates

Realizing that the tariff as an issue for the 1928
presidential campaign will be especially attrac-
tive to the rank and file OF the party, the Democrats
are casting about for likely candidate and an
imposing issue something that will take as well
in the north as the south
Political observers who have been beating the
bushes declare that the tariff will not do as an
Issue. The Democrats have been unable To arouse
very much interest over it in the north and the
south which is expanding indusrially does not re-
gard free trade with the Old time ardor Protective
duties are growing in popularity south of the Mason
and Dixon line for very obvious reasons.
The Democrats seem to be going on the assump
ton that Calvin Coolidge will be the Republican
nominee in 1928. His few trips into the middle west
indicate that he has not lost his hold upon the
agricultural regions. He is popular with the farm
ers and growing in favor. Few presidents have
had greater faculty OF saying the right thing at
the opportunc moment. Coolidge has demonstrated
that he knows the psychology of politics.
There is considerable emphasis still upon economy
and reduced taxation, but evidences are present also
that the administration will not everyday its hand.
The address at Omaha indicated that the admins
tration has more than one issue and that the
paign Of 1928 is not going to be focused entirely upon
economy vigorously initiated by Coolidge
The Democrats view with alarm the increasing,
casting
desperately for candidate and an issue that will
stir popular attention The trip of AL Smith to
Chicago was timed nicely following the defeat of
the Hcarst-IIylan organization Everything was
staged to give Smith an ovation and to revive him
as presidential candidate. He is wet and mill
family opposed to organizations that seek to draw
racial and religious issues into politics
Bitterness that developed over the religious issue
at the last Democratic national convention will be
slow to abatc This schsm in the Democ ratio ranks
Is made through differences over the issue
OF prohibition. Governor Smith is a pronounced
wet. That he can ever be attractive as a candidate
TO the progressive wing dominated by the memory
and ideals of William jennings Bryan seems i'm
probable: The east in the past has foisted pres
idenlal candidates upon the insurgent west to
its liking usually with disastrous results Alton
Parke,s candidacy is case in point.
The Smith presidential boom launched after the
New York mayoralty contest is not bringing the
two wings OF the party together No progress in
uniting the Smith and McAdoo factions has been
made The Old fires that We're kindled at Madison
Square Garden still smodcring Popular as
Smith is his candidacy would seem almost as i'm
possible when it held the national conven-
ton deadlocked for days.
There is intense differences the religious and
prohibition issues in the Democratic party Re
astute in handling these perpeXing problems. The
Republican party aud administration are committed
prohibition and Coolidges Omaha speech can
leave no doubt to his stand on the issue of toer
both regards and religion. In tn
Republican family the atmosphere is clear to this
extent at least.
Foreign relations present the most serious prob
lens in the Republican party and the issues upon
which party harmony might be wrecked before the
nomination in 1929. Senator Borah, who by all the
rules Of the political game should be the mouth
piece Of his party in the senate, is in conflict with
the White House many vital issues. Settlement
OF the various war debts will not be conducive to
party harmony that there is enough unfinished
business hand for some lively contests in the
Republican ranks.
The political situation is interesting and most diff
fcult from a party management standp Cool
idge's personality dominates the situation now as
far as Republicans concerned AS for the Dem
ocrats they widely apart on both issues and
candidates.
Can Coolidge hold the factions in line through
another campaign?
What leadership will the Democrats develop in
the next two years?
These are important and interesting politica!
phases of the national situation.