Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-17
Political Effect of
La Toilette Attitude

letin independent Republican, also
suggests: There is no doubt as TO
the purpose of President Coolidge TO
WOO and win the West. The Coolidge
idea is that II is not necessary to read
the La Toilette bunch out of the Re
publican party. It is sufficient. even
better. for the administration and its
majority in Congress to go right along
serving the farmer wisely and we'll
and convincing him of that service,
and merely leave the so-called farm
bloc out of the party if it desires 10
remain on the outside
The Republican party" remarks
the Duluth Herald independently.
with last years victory still fresh in
memory, can afford to be magnani-
nous. And if mere independent think
ing is the only crime charged against
these men, 1t cannot afford not TO be
magma nirnous. 1t would not be good
advertisement for any party to have ii
appear that it will not tolerate men
who think and sometimes act for
themselves" The Hollywood Citizen
independently adds that "since there
Is no way of determining who are
Republicans and who are not, until it
is first decreed exactly what a Repub-
Iican is, the Wisconsin voters doubt
ieSS nave dS iHucl IlSnl 10 peIeVe
themselves Republicans as do the
voters Of any other State" The Treu-
ton Times independently also holds
that La Toilette was elected as :;
Republican,. and it is neither fair nor
usual to punish a man before he has
committed crime; political necessity
admonishes the Republican leaders to
adopt conciliatory spirit
IF Mr.. La Toilette does not get
u III II r..tc Fy-,,.
elected to the Senate as Republican
observes the Danville Register Demo
craticl, "he needs only to remember
that when it comes to politics, the
Mosaic injunction, that the sins of
the fathers shall be visited upon the
children has never been repealed
OF the insurgent in general the
Muncie Star independent Republican,
declares: These kindred spirits have
banded together, sworn to do and die
in defense of the sacred privilege of
being stubborn. With encouragement
from the House, Senator La Toilette
Will have difficulty in casting aside the
mantle of insurgency for the palmer
habiliments of regularity"
The Springfield Union Republican,
declares The policy of opening the
door to a handful of prodigals becomes
worthless when the prodigals scorn
to enter, and thus. by their own
action, become another party" In
the same vein the WATERFOWL Times
independently says: Assumption OF
Republicanism in Wisconsin is only
an expedient of the moment, and La
Toilette thinks no more of the party
than he ever did
Viewing the practical side of the
matter, the Akron Beacon-Journal
Republican, remarks that the Wis
consin progressives cannot SubSist
always on a set of uncompromising
principles which keep them forever
exiled from the pie counter" and the
Pueblo Star-Journal thinks that wt:'e
the insurgents have been able to do
very well politically without the he'll,
of regular Republicans. their in.
fluence in Congress is practically at
an end"
The Brooklyn Eagle independent
Democratic). referring to the La
Toilette group as having adopted Il
middle of the-road policy. believes that
the administration will have TO
avoid controversy" The Knoxville
Sentinel independent Democratic
however, asserts that mo one will
believe that Young Bob will change
any of his views or do anything that
is not meant to emphasize his
irregularity.