New Britain herald., 1927-09-22
WHAT THE PROGRE.SSItES
 WANT IN CONGRESS

N.h-hI lN No-h'rhi-~>
 Tn the eyes Of many supor-con- scryatives, a "proeressiyc" is a rad ical So common is it 10 stamp an idea one doesn't like as radical" that the proero ossiros. who love ideas like parents love their chill dren, inevitably become stamped with the brand they are too rad ical to DC safe l. vas Woodrow , Wilson, we think. who once said ! conservative spends most Of his time 1 looking backward whil" a progress i've has the itch to look forward or words 10 that effect. The trend i hasn't changed, tine conservatives
 hate everything but tax reduction:
 and on that issue the only point of l difference between them and the
 progressivcs is that the latter favor a more radical tax slash than rho conseryativae.
 When one elmpsas Senator Yves plan Of campaign for the progress
 ives in Congress one is struck by
 the lack of radical tendencies within inc common acceptance Of the word.
 Most of the blanks, Of course. are radical 10 the conservatives. but some allowance must be made for tho type of eye glasses worn.
 The opportunity in the next Con- ] erass farors the proerossiycs, and as
 Senator Nyc pointodly asserts, the
 opportunity is one for them 10 radi-
 ate I distinctly constructive innu-
 .ncc tlfra-conservatvos, of course,
 are not so much interested in con-
 s'rucfon, but are inclined fo stand
 pat on what has alrrady been con-
 structal But inc political complex-
 ion Of tho nrNt Congress being favor
 ahl" 10 stronger opposition to the
 administration than m the recent
 pest t1,-re i, lih,Iy to l." some con-
 stru"tion, and whether 1t will be
 good or bad dopanI! on the point
 Of 1iow NothtDg is more certain
 tf1n that tho prcgrossiycs. plus the
 democrats. most or whom ara some what progressive. will he able to
 swing legislation b"rto toforc merely l,la'ad.
 The North Dakota senator hoiste forth tbe McNarg-Uauron farm re- laf sohyma vGtrh may not he sc good This he terms "maEing th. tariff effective for agriculture" Il may not talk" conservative to SC, that such law would make th,
 tanl altogether loo efficient, a l,as, i, would no longer favor the , .af Tar from heinz dead. it look. a7 ]. the formerly vetoed farm re- H.f p'an will agun br q leading bon, 2 Of rou,.auon. And i, must be aI f mi"cd that 'ho chances Of putting i g "'ro#s. oN,n j' ths president con | unues to oppoe" 1T. ar. brighter thal |, 3orworDr
 His fayortus of Mississippi foo, . hsjsIaton which wiu iuaucurate e. control program doHmcd to solv 0 'ae flood problem in the future 'bc gona a shadow Of aoubr' will fin, c. ''" in opposition provided any pla Il brought forward can by construed d , ha}.nr such magical powers. "Am E pIe funds" wu A. nrc,ssarv h If says, and 'bis sounds omjnous. Con - trolling such mighty 4raa as q,
 Mississippi @tu require ampl - funds,' all reaG and ta~u there Il always the po=jbUy that when .c goes on rampage control win b Il Inadequate.
 ,- It. "ou'd devote any surplus le h o,''H flood relic, and farm relief { .- retire taa national deDL One mirl .t add, 'J' any," Even a cons.rya,i, a will agree that reduction Of the n;
 .tonaI debt Is good business; but in