Evening star., 1926-10-13
Politics at Large
By G.. Could Lincoln.

The Boston Transcript, whose re-
publicanism is of the Nth degree,
through it's State political correspond
ent. has issued a warning that the
Republicans must be up and doing
If the party is not to be defeated at
the polls in November. With a note
of apology for telling a painful
truth" the Transcript correspondent
paints a gloomy, from the Repuoli-
can viewpoint, picture of the strength
of David 1. Walsh, the Democratic
nominee, against Senator William M.
Butler. close friend of the President
and chairman of the Repubncan
national committee.
He continues:
"In order to win the election ON
November 2, the Republicans must
convince the voters that their deIeaI
in Massachusetts would have ire
mendous national effect, and that IN
all probability such a result woulo
put an end to the Presidents chances
of obtaining another term. In other
words. they must convince the voters
that Coolidge is the supreme issue
at stake, and that prohibition, now
the leading issue, is Of secondary I'M
portance."
This is putting it pretty strongly;
1t may be such arguments are neeoeu
to spur the Republican voters 10 go
to the polls and elect Senator Butter.
but there is much doubt, very reai
doubt in my mind, that the oeleat
of Senator Butler or any otner re
publican candidate for the Senate TINS
year would have the ERECT OF ellllli-
mating President Coolidge as pIesl
DENTAL candidate in 1928-proVldeo, OIL
course. the President is actually a
candidate for the nomination TWO
years hence. Coolidge Is Coolidge 70
the voters of Massachusetts,. ana But
ler is some one else. This does not
mean that Senator Butler has not
friends and admirers in the Bay otate,
hit it does take into account tHe
s1,nerlatively popular regard In WHICH
the President is now held In MS own
state. In Massachusetts, as else-
where in the country. the peopIe
difYerentiate between the Presloen'
and any other leader of his parry;
and. indeed, between the President anu ,.,
his party itself. The Preslaenh1 . ,
strength in Massachusetts unooupt-
eGlv will help Senator Butler, just
90 r. did Senator Gillett two years
oeo in his race with Senator Walsn.
Rnt after all, the voters this year
are halloting for Senator and not 1or
One of the most amazing things IN
+ho nresent political campaign IN
Me- asa achusetts is the effort being Inaue
hv some of the Irish-Amer1can Ca'n-
oiics to transfer the allegiance OF tneir
race and faith from the Democratic
marty to the Republican Irlsn'
Americans have dominated In DeiLio-
cratic nolitics in Massachusetts 1or
manv Years. If they did not come
over on the MayfioWer, as soiiie ~
remarked, then they came over on Tue
second ship. Their dislike or the az
titude of the Southern Democracy pe,
cause of the latter's opposltlon to"aIu
rish-Americans and their 1alth is oi.o
of the reasons given for the revolt
70 Gov Al smith of New York fails to
receive the Democratic nomination FOR
president in 1928. Is Tammany going
to turn Republican?
Rostonians-or is it the Bostonese!-
have great faith in books. Let
Ma ssa chusetts man run for ONCE. or
he elected. and Immediately a booK Is
written about him. Take the present
case of Senator Butler. A brand'neW
biography of the Senator, by Il. e.
Whiting, who also is the biograpner
of President Coolidge, is appearing
seriallv in the Boston Herald. 1t mas
reached it's fifteenth or slxteenth
chapter already, and gives complete
account of the Senator and the part
he has played in Massachusetts IN
dustrv and politics. 1t will be recalled
that in 1920, when Republlcan
"presidential possibilities were nu-
merous, a preconvention campaign LOT
Calvin Coolidge, then Governor OF
iYo
later abandoned. But the first act OF
the Coolidge supporters in Massa-
chusetts was to distribute widely
throughout the country a book en-
titled 'Have Faith in Massachusetts,
a collection of extracts from the
speeches delivered by Gov. Coolidge
either as executive Of the Common
wealth or as member Of the State
Senate.
It seems a pity, from the wet point
of view, that Col. William A. CASTOR.
Democratic nominee for Governor or
Massachusetts, is not candidate Tor
election to the Senate. He has al
ready come forward as the sponsor
for a bill to modify the Eolstead act
so as to permit the sale of light wines
and beer. This bill was drawn by
Nathan Matthews. But Senator
Walsh. the Democratic hope of Massa-
chusetts, also has declared himself
wet. and he doubtless will have a
bill of his own, If he should win the
election.
The only real hope Of Democratic
party gain in New England this Fan
SENS to be in Massachusetts, by the
way. Senator Bingham of Connectl-
cut. Senator Moses of New Hamp-
shire, Senator Dale of Vermont all
seem assured Of reelection. IN
Maine a successor is to be elected NO
vember 20 to the late Senator Fer
nald, Republican. Republican success
is believed certain there. Back IN
1918 when Senator David I. Walsh
was a victor over the late John w.
Weeks in the senatorial contest, his
success was the outstanding Demo-
cratic victory in this part OF the
country that year. President CoO1dge
was elected governor, and the Repup-
licans won control of the Senate.
Walsh was aided in that election by
the candidacy of another Repubhcan,
Thomas w. Lawson, a connection Dy
marriage with the late Gov. Samuel
Mccall. who was a political enemy OF
Mr.. Weeks. Lawson rolled up Z1,9So
votes. and If these votes had gone to
Weeks, Walsh would have been de-
feated.
The Rhode Island democracy, in
party convention, has recently adopt
ed a wet platform, which Is another
example of how the wet issue is tax
ing hold of the Democratic party In
the North and East.
The drys in Maryland now have no
real choice between the Democratic
and Republican candidates for the
Senate. Senator o. Z. Weller, who
defeated the wringing-wet John
Philip Hill of Baltimore for the Re
publican nomination, has come out
f1atfooted for modification of the Vol
stead enforcement act and that he
has always been wet. During the
primary campaign Senator Weller re-
ceived the support of the drys. al
though he had also received the in
s..,a,,aof o1opO with Mr. Hill Of the