Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-29
PROSPERITY ISSUE
IS HOLLY DEBATED
Spokesman for Major Politi
cal Parties Warm Up in
Election Fight.
8y the Associated Press.

8y the Associated Press.
The argument over the state OF the
Union. and particularly as to whether
prosperity now exists in the United
States, continued undated today be-
tween offlciai spokesman of the Demo
cratic aud Republican parties.
With Their eyes set upon the No
vember e.aNsJonss. which are to decide
the comc'e.'nn of the Seventeen Con
greas. Senator Lawrence c. Phipps
Colorado chairman OF the Republican
senatorial camIA'gn committee, de-
clar~d lbs % a Republican year.
while Sena,o, Thomas +. Bayard, Del
aware, ...s s,lfe- of the Democratic
senatorial '.aInna:er committee, char
acterized hts Colorado colleague as an
''unconscious humorist."
The people. Senator Phipps asserted
after a White House conference with
President Coolidge, have undimin
ished confidence in President Coolidge
and believe he should be supported by
a ma jority in Congress, which will
help him maintain the most abundant
prosperity the country has ever had
under a Republican tariff" but Sena
tor Bayard said that this statement
would be received by the Western
farmers With their tongues In their
cheeks.
Both Sides Heard From.
In the lstest wave In the sea OF
campaign propaganda Senator Bayaro
asked whatter Senator Phlpps is the
only person in American unaWares VI
the fact nat the 16, 900 employees of
IL Notwithstanding O..
New England declined only last week
to ACCEPT a cut in wages which the
COMPANY dangled before their eyes for
the alleged purpose of getting con
tracts
Senator Phipps countered Win
the statement that 1.-The situation
looks good in Massachusetts, WneFe
Senator William Butler, chairman OF
the Republican national committee
and personal friend OF the President
is opposed by former Senator DAVID
I. Walsh 1t is difficult, he continued
ITO imagine how 1t could be other-
wise. !nasmuch as Massachusetts Is
an Industrial State. strong for poth
the tariff and the President.
From New England generally,
from the Far West and from the
Middle S.a'es. Senator Phipps said
"we hear Of no movement away from
President Coolidge and therefore
from the candidates Of the Republi-
can party" but Senator Bayard as =
serted that agriculture is admittedly
fat on its back" and added that the
rural population lis upward of Al
per cent of all our people
Adds Spice to Debate.
The Democratic party. Senator
phtDns conctCded, has reached the
state where II is party national
only In its pretensions and without
a single national issue on which 1t
can stand with any hope of success.
while Senator Bayard declared that
nearly one-half our population mas
for Ave years past carried the bag
politically and financially for the
Republican party. and asked
whether Senator Phipps thinks that
such statements as he gave out to-
day will be ratified when the ballots
are cast in November?'
Some spice was added to the de-
bate by the statement of Senator
Charles McNary, Republican. Oregon.
and member of the special Senate
campaign expenditure investigation
committee. that the committee would
he ready TO submit its report on the
Pennsylvania and Illinois inquiries in
December. The report, ne lntlmaled,
would deprecate the expenditures
made on behalf of Representative
William Ware and Frank l.. Smith,
Republican nominees. and also may
be expected to criticize the political
activities of the Anti Saloon League.
Wayne r. Wheeler. general counsel
Of the league, called on Senator Nc
Nary on the latters return TO
Washington, it was learned. in an
effort to ascertain when the report
would be ready.