The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-30
FESSFARM BILL
DEFEAT IS BLOW
FOR PRESIDENT
Relief Question Now Put Up
to Voters-Congress
Says Last Word.
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WASHINGTON. June 3o.-Basic
farm relief today was practically out
of the hands of Congress and the
voters at the fall elections will now
have an opportunity to pass on the
subject
The Tess cooperative farm loan
system measure. which carried the
Endorsement of President Coolidge,
was defeated in the Senate late Tues
day by a vote of 26 to Sd. The Sen
ate, however, later passed without
a record vote the House cooperative
marketing measure. which also had
the support Of the Administration
and authorizes the creation OF CO.
perative marketing division in the
Department of Agriculture.
That appeared to be the final word
of the present session of Congress
on farm relief.
Consequences Seen
Twenty-one Republicans, some OF
whom never before had opposed
measures Endorsed by Coolidge,
Joined Democrats in voting against
the Tess measure. Political conse-
auences of the vote on the bill were
considered by observers to include:
1. While there was little likelihood
at any time that the Fess measure
would pass, the overwhelming break
ing away of Republican Senators
from the President indicated weak
ening of his hold on Congress.
Open Break
Q. The Dawes-Lowden-Wa tson-Mc-
Nary farm wing has at last openly
Given notice of it's break from the
White House, with the obvious in.
tention of fighting out its equaliza-'
ton fee platform against Coolidge's
opposition.
8. The farm revolt indicated in
the recent western primaries by sue
cessive defeats of Coolidge congress
sional candidates is still unequalled
and the issue may remain upper
most at the polls for months to
come.
Since woodrow Wilson lost his
Versailles treaty fight, there has been
no more overwhelming defeat of the
White House. Coolidge mustered
only twenty-three Republicans out
of forty.four voting. OF the TWEEN
tv-two. twelve were from the east
ern states.
HOosiers Included
OF the twenty-one Republicans
who voted against him, Senators
Bingham, Conn; Cameron, Ariz.;
Oddie, Nevada; Pepper, Pa; Reed,
Pa; Hieutenant of Secretary OF
Mellon) and Pine, Okla, for the first
time broke from the Administration
ranks. Senators Fernald, Maine;
McMaster, S. D.; Norbeck, s. D.;
Schall, Mimi; Cummins, Iowa;
Couzens. Mich; Borah. Idaho; Good
ing, Idaho; McNary, Ore; Robinson
and Watson Of Ind. have seldom
strayed from the path beaten by
Coolidge but they all voted against
him on farm relief.
Really only four of the twenty-one
Republicans who repudiated his
farm Endorsement were out-and-out
anti-Coolidge Republicans. They are
Senators Howell, Nebraska, John
son, California: La Toilette. Wis
consin, and Norris, Nebraska.
But the most important effect of
the vote on future developments viii
be that the farm question is still un
settled and that the Dawes-Lowden-
McNary Watson group Is on the
march.
Former Governor Frank o.
howden, Illinois. who has been
campaigning against Coolidge's farm
relief policies and for the eqUaliza.
ton fee system, is a leading can
didate for the 1928 Republican presi-
Dental nomination. Vice President
Dawes and Senator Watson, also are
mentioned as candidates.