New Britain herald., 1927-02-26
PRESIDENTS VETO
CAUSES FLOOD OF
PRAISE, CRITICISM
Iowa Legislators Hail LoEden as
Real Leader, Want Him 1928
Candidate
McNARY DOES NOT EXPECT
TO OVERRIDE EXECUTIVE

III VYEkklDE EAEUUllYE
But VIII Attempt to Have Senate
Pass Measure Today-Opponents
of Bill Laud Coolidge, While West
erners Are Keenly Disappointed
Sure to be Big Issue in Coming
Campaign.
Washington, Feb. 26 L91-Presi-
dent Coolidge's veto OF the McNary-
Haugen farm relief bill has met with
an avalanche of comment Of ap-
prevail and disapproval, with pre-
dictions that the issue, practically
dead as far as this session OF con-
gress is concerned, will be presented
again next December and probably
carried into the 1928 political cam
paign.
To Make Last Attempt
A last resort to make the measure
effective before congress quits next
Friday was to be made today by
Senator McNary, republican, Oregon,
it's co-author, in a motion to over
ride the veto, but failure of the at
tempt had been conceded by both
advocates and opponents. They had
in mind the slim majorities the bill
obtained in passing both house and
senate and saw no possibility of
mastering the necessary two thirds
to pass the measure in the face OF
presidential rejection.
Will Resume Fight
Supporters of the bill, returned
unsigned by Mr.. Coolidge on the
ground that it Is economically un-
sound and unconstitutional, predict
ed. however, that the vote on the
McNary motion would serve notice
or the White House that they have
not given up the fight but are pre-
pared to resume it in the SEVENTEEN
Congressional comment on the
presidents message, which was back
ed up with an adverse opinion by
Attorney General Sargent as to the
bills constitutionality, was divided
along the lines developed during the
fight for passage in both houses.
While middle western agriculture,
leaders expressed keen disappoint.
ment and criticized the veto, prices
of wheat, corn and cotton, three OF
the six basic commodities affected by
the bill, rallied strongly on the Chi
cago board of trade.
Want Lowden to Run
Frank 0. Lowden, former COVER
nor of Illinois and a leader in the
farm relief movement, came into the
western political spotlight almost as
soon as first word of the veto reach
ed the farm centers. Sixty one Iowa
legislators hailed him as the rea.
representative of the farmer. and ir
petition wired to the former Hi.
nois executive. requested that he en-.
ter the race for the republican pres.
idential nomination next year. The
Iowa legislature also adopted 4 reso,
luton asking congress to pass tht
bill over the presidents veto.
Mr.. Lowden reached at the Sal
Marcos desert camp in Arizona, d!
he was about to so for a horseback
ride, declined to comment, saying
he had made no statement and d.
not anticipate making one"
Effect On Coolidge
Forecasts that the veto would ar
feet Mr.. Coolidge's support in thu
west were given in comment by lead
ers sympathetic to the bill who EN-
| phasized it would prove highly dis
appointing to the people of that sec
! ton.
Representative Tilson, the hous'
republican leader, summed up tn,
sentiments of the bills opponents il
regard to the veto with the tiers,
statement that nobody expeced any
thing else"
| Senator McNary said it was &;
"grievous disappointment to the ives
but not a permanent setback" Sen
ator Curtis, the republican leader
declined to comment, but Senate
Robinson, the minority leader. de
clared the president had "disappoint
ed hopes of the formers Throughout
the south, west and middle west"
Calls 1t Mistake
1t was the most serious" mistak,
of the president. said Senator Cap
per, republican. Kansas. Senate
Watson. republican. Indiana, said h
greatly regretted" the action, Will
Gooding, republican, Idaho. termed
it a great disappointment to agri
culture"
Senator Tess, republican. Ohio
who opposed the bills, said the pres
ident's message was strong on
(which will grip the country.
while representative Wood, repub
lican, Indiana, differing from tn
presidents conclusions. said he hat
met his problem "valiantly"
Nothing But Words
Senotor Caraway, democrat, o
Arkansas, described the message a
words" while Representative Dick
inson, republican. Iowa, an activ'
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