Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-25
Opponent of Administration
Has Lost Hold on State,
Coolidge Told.
SOUTH DAKOTA FARMERS
SUPPORTING PRESIDENT
Talk of Raid on Tariff Not Making
Headway in Agricultural Sec
tions, Executive Finds.
BY j. RUSSELL YOUNG.
STAFF Correspondent of The Star.


Hills, s. Oak, July 25.-No matter
what may be the attitude in other
Western States regarding the Re-
publican tariff. President Coolidge
sees very little to give him any con-
Germ about South Dakota.
He has had his ear to the ground,
has been studying conditions. politi-
cal and economical, since entering
upon his vacation out here, and from
the vantage point of the Summer
Capital he is known to be fairly
we'll satisfied that the farmers of this
State are not interested in making
raid upon the tariff.
From his own observations and
from advices he has received on this
subject President Coolidge feels as
Dakota are not interested in the
cries and rumblings heard in cer-
tain agricultural sections for an ad-
iustnent of the tariff schedules. He
is convinced that the interests of
this State are not greatly unlike those
of nearby Western States and he is
represented as feeling that the vast
ma ajority of the farmers in the West
are not radically inclined and that
they are well aware that this tariff
talk is being inspired by political
lgitators and professional organizers
in the farm sections.
BulOw Speech Draws Fire.
There is every reason to know
that the recent declaration by Will
liam j. Bulow. the Democratic Gov
ernor of South Dakota, that agricul-
ture could hold it's own with other
industries if it were left to fight it
out on free trade lines, not only
failed to find substantial favor in
the State. but, much to his discom-
future, served to draw the fire of
many farm relief advocates who want
farm relief but who have great faith
in the Republican tariff.
Those who have been keeping the
President posted on developments out
here have assured him that the farmer
in the West is interested in not tear
ing donw the industrial East. but in
bringing his dollar to a parity with the
dOllar-a thing that he believes should
be accomplished without pulling down
the temple of American prosperity
about the heads of everybody. Also.
that the farmer out here knows that
the agriculturists cannot prosper when
the rest of the country is not pros
porous.
Moreover, the President has had
the pleasure of reading the editorial
comment in a number of the papers
of this State as a result of Gov. Blu
lows proposal of an attack on the
tariff as a means of helping the farm
ers. These newspapers contend that
the general feeling in South Dakota
is that there ought to be brains and
fairness enough in Congress to handle
the disparity between the farmers
dollar and that of the industrial East
as a business problem, without temper
and with well balanced wisdom.
Meets WheeIer's Opponent.
In the isolated Black Hills camp Of
Samuel Il. McKelvie. former Gov
ernor of Nebra ska. President Coolidge
met man Saturday who expects to
take the lead in the fight to remove
from the United States Senate one OF
the most active opponents of the ad.
miniStration.
Frank B. Linderman of kalispell.
Mont, newspaper man and author.
was house guest of the Mckelvies
and he disclosed to members of
the presidential party an intention to
run next year against Senator Bur-
ton n. Wheeler. Democrat. in Mon
ana. Linderman made the race against
Thomas J. Walsh, Montana's senior
Senator. last year. and came closer to
defeating him than any other candi-
date has come.
Linderman, a former trapper, cow
boy. State legislator and Montana as
sistant secretary of State. confirmed
the view of Thomas !. NARROW, former
Montana member of the Republican
national committee and recent White
House visitor. that Republicans of the
Treasure State see an excellent op-
portunity to defeat Wheeler. BY his
affiliation with the La Toilette radical
presidential movement in 1924 and his
alleged sympathy with Soviet Russia.
the Junior Senator has lost his hold
on the State. Linderman said. and
many Democrats are prepared to vote
against him.
COOlidge's Popularity Increases.
Senator Walsh of Montana speaks
for himself and not the State of Mon
tana when he talks against another
term for President Coolidge, accord
ing to Linderman, and he said there
were unmistakable signs that Presi-
dent Coolidges courage in vetoing the
McNary. .HauSen farm relief bill had
increased the Presidents popularity in
Montana. lie was certain tnat MOTT
tana would give Mr.. Coolidge a bigger
vote next year than in 1924.
A visit from relatives marked the
week end Of President and Mrs. Cool
idge. In response to an invitation
sent them by Mrs. Coolidge the first
week OF her stay in the Black Hills.
Guy Brewer and his daughter Doris,
10 years old. George Brewer. Mrs.
Stanley Mills and her 6-year-Old son
Stanley. ali of Fulton. s. OAK. and
Mrs. Fred Hasey of a small town in
Wisconsin. arrived at the Summer
White House last night for a stay OF
a day and two nights. The adults
are all children of Milan Brewer. a
native of Vermont. who was an uncle
of the late Col. John Coolidge, the
father.
All the house guests accompanied
the President and Mrs. Coolidge to
n