Evening star., 1926-03-03
Country Appreciates Need
Of Strong Opposition Party

all" In the opinion of the Canton
Daily News independent Democratic).
''if the tariff question can be presented
in concrete form, it. undoubtedly, will
bring more concerted action than any
other issue" The Asheville Times
independent Democratic) pleads for q
return to fundamental principles.
"The Democratic leaders" this paper
insists, "should search their hearts
to find out what great principles of
government they believe in, regard
less of the promptings of expediency.
Then the party should stand by those
principles, even though il go down 70
defeat again and again before victory
comes to its banners"
There must be a Moses some
where in the bulrushes." remarks
the Waco News Tribune DemocraticI.
1T should be the mission of safe and
sane Democrats TO find him. They
Will need one in 1928. Indeed they
need one now" OF the present need
the Waco paper adds: IF the Demo-
Gratis make a good showing in the
congressional elections this year, they
will be in a position to go into the
national campaign with hearts beat
ing. bands playing and ColOrs flying
as of yore. IT will be necessary for
them TO throw into the discard a lot
of dead issues. II they are going 10
win this year, they will win on eco
nomic issues alone"
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The Portland Oregon Journal lin
dependent. holding that lit is the pro-
gressive Republicans who are holding
the fort against the most reactionary
congressional ma iority in the history
of the country" says: The Demo-
cratic party rose to it's greatest
heights under the teachings and poll
cies OF Woodrow Wilson. Isn't 1t
possible for the congressional Demo
Gratis to recall what those teachings
and leadership We're. and make the
principles reflected by the Wilson
thought the issues upon which to
Stand?"
The Baltimore Sun Gndependent)
asserts that the Democratic party I'm
the United States begar to decline
when It listened to the Establishments
of the sO-called Progressives and for
got its principles in the scrambles for
votes" and adds that "the Conse.
quence is that it IS quite possible
for the Republicans TO ignore the
Democrats as they do today. and to
consider the Progressives as their
real opponents"
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According To the Boston Transcript.
independent Republican,. "the coun-
try is not thinking along party lines,
and today it is assaying the political
field in terms of individuals rather
than of organization and legislative
! issues" The Transcript further says.
| I've believe in the two-party system
and n strong opposition party. but
these cannot he evolved merely by
cOnjuring the party Names" and "the
| real fight next Fall will he a duel be-
tween conservatism and radiCalism. "
ut would be Democratic policy
to play on the political skyline the
Democratic record of ple-minded
and nOnpartisan righteousness for
God and country" suggests the
Springfield Republican INDEPENDENT
which is of the opinion that "ff thew
have helped the Republican President
| they must accept the consequences:
! yea. they should take pride i'm their
. conduct"
! The Lincoln State Journal Gnde-
! pendent Republican, thinks that
| members of Congress who play poll
| tics most asSiduously during the re-
| mainder of the session will not find
| the record a notable asset in the next
| election" OF the notice that the
| Democrats would part company with
| the administration, the Racine Jour-
nal News Republican, observes
| This might imply that. after sery.
| ing their country for its best inter-
! ests in sinking partisanship. they
would now forget the benefits they
helped to confer and again return
to their old habits and enjoin raSti-
sanship."