Evening star., 1927-04-20
PRESIDENT IS HELD STRONGEST
- G. O. P. CANDIDATE FOR 1928


executive power as our Constitution
! confers.
/ "F,xperiencs has demonstrated that
| there is no danger in y years or
service. The question in the present
case is whether 9l2 years should he
thought of as in the same category
with years or in the same category
with IL years. My own view is that
Is months Of power added to years
of power constitutes no appreciaple
menace to free government and the
| public welfare.
"Preeisely because the third term
objection is such a nebulous one and
| involves words that cannot be au'
tboritativelv defined it furnishes.
| fne talking point for an opposition.
| On the other hand. just because the
objection is so nebulous and upon the
| facts in the present easel makes so
| little appeal to common sense, the
| directors will be unable to get away
| with 1t. 1t is an obstacle in the path
| of a denomination and election, but
| in my judgment 1t is not serious
! obstacle.
1.-THE availab bility of a candidate de-
pends upon a reckoning of his assets
| and liabilities. Mr.. Coolidge has more
assets and fewer liabilities than any
body else who has been suggested as
a possible Republican candidate. If
| this is what you mean by a logical
| candidacy, then he is the logical
standard bearer of the Republican
! party"
Mrs. Patterson Replies.
Mrs. Lindsay Patterson of North
Carolina answers The Stars queS-
I,tions in the following way:
would another term for President
Coolidge be third term? OF course.
A presidential term of Office is four
years. How could 10 years then con-
stitute only two terms? Ten years
would constitute two terms and half
unless that part of the human race
living in America has forgotten how
to count. r'
Would the third-term issue be a
serious obstacle to the nomination or
election of President Coolidge? A
very serious one / think in Some sec
tions. | do not think it would be so
in the South.
"Is President Coolidge the logical
candidate of the Republican party in
1928?
Logic has nothing to do with nom
mating or, electing a President so far
as my feebly womanly intellect has
been able to detect Necessity, the
loyalty; occasionally a principle:
sometimes an attock of insanity like
free silver pieturesquences as in
Roosevelt's case: desperation over ma.
tional extravaganza as in Coolidge's
last election and determination to end
1t; the will TO win and determination to
carry the party banners to victory;
each and all of these have had their
share in nominating q President, but
logic, never.
Lastly, President Coolidge is my
choice for the next presidential nomi.
nation, although I admit that would
be not only making. but breaking a
precedent and both are generally un.
wise things to do. But we are con-
fronting facts not theories, 10 recall
Cleveland's remark. In ordinary times,
much as | admire President Coolidge.
/ should vote against nomina ting him
for a third term. But these are not
ordinary times. They are most extra
ordinary and dangerous. Too extra.
ordinary and dangerous to bother
with George Washington's two terms
and friendship with all and entangling
alliances with none. We have no
friendships with any body and entang.
ling alliances with every one on the
map. The balance of power has
moved from Europe to America and
from the Atlantic to the Pacific and,
Heaven help us, America stands at
the worlds crossroads directing traffic
with the danger ward of the worlds
insane asylum out for a days airings
I For that reason, and thab only,s1
am willing to make and break old
national precedents, and not only
willing, but anxious, that President
Coolidge be given a third terJn.s |.
He has been carrying thes- burden
OF government and knows the facts
back OF all this confusing uproarl
His six years have fitted him for the
next four, which look now as IL they
would be years of momentous de-
cisions and overturns and changes,
gigantic changes, affecting America
more than the other nations, for we
must keep watch and ward over the
Pacific littoral.
Would Favor Mellon.
Should he refuse, then my next,
choice is Mr.. Mellon. Should Il world
cataclysm come, at least he could keep
finances straight, and, with finances
running true to form. most troubles
can be borne, IL not with joy, at
least with pious Christian resigna-,
tion.
Gov. Lowden Ia a fine man and
would make good President, and so
would Dawes, but / am not losing
sleep trying to nominate Dawes. /
heard him make a speech once say
ing the reason 1t was a good thing
TO have women in politics they want
ed nothing for themselves.
Women want nothing for them
selves. Since when and how come?
Morons want nothing for themselves
and the dead want nothing. Also we
brought nothing into this world and
we carry nothing out, but in between
erything. They want all that the
men will let them have and, lot that
they won't. Bless that man. He is
one of the finest Americans in Wash
ington, but he has lot to learn
| about some things. I am delighted
that The Star has asked these ques-
tons. for the answers will be most
interesting il the writers will not
think 1t necessary to hedge"
Senator Coleman du Pont of Della
ware says:
Il would not consider another term
of office for President Coolidge a third
term, nor do i think 1t would be any
obstacle in the nomination or election
Of President Coolidge. He should be
renominated on merit"
Answers CategoricalIy.
Mrs. Fred p Mann, Republican ma
tional committeewoman from North
Dakota. an important link In the
| wheat belt, answers The Stars ques-
tions categoricalfy. saying that Presi-
dent Coolidge is the logical candidate
of the party for President in 1928; that
another term would not constitute
third term, and that the third!term
issue would not be a serious obstacle
| to his nomination and reelection.
Patrick Sullivan. Republican ma.
| tional committeeman for Wyoming,
; also answers the questions categorical
| ly and to the same effect as Mrs.
Mann. He is for the denomination
and reelection of President Coolidge