Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-03

Approval OF President Coolidge 4
veto OF the McNaryHaugen bill is
voiced emphatically by most of the
newspape of the country without re
gard to their political affiliations or
lea nings. Just as emphatically the
action il denounced by a representa-
tive minority, composed chiefly OF
those rejecting the sentiment OF the
great farming sections, and including
some leading Republican dailies.
Typical of the view held by advo-
Gates OF farm relief who are unim
pressed by the Presidents contention
that the measure was unsound, Is the
following from the Oregon Journal lin
dependent) ut was all right to reduce
taxes on large financial interests. 1t
was all right to create hea West tariff
wall in history in favor of manufac
turing interests. 1t was all right to
pack commissions in interest of big
business groups. But McNary Hau
gen bill was to give same government
tai treatment to the West and South
1t was vetoed"
Those who applaud the President
emphasize his courage. president
coolidee's veto of the BILL" declares
The Toledo Blade independent Re
publicam lis convincing proof that
the President is bigger and drawer
than Congress. Lacking conviction
that the bin was sound I'm principle
Some Congressmen~-enou to make
a thin ma jority-voted for the
bin for the purpose OF increasing
their prestige and popularity. They
weighed the consequences of at
frmative or negative position against
the probable number of votes
which would he affected in their dis
tricts when they came up for re-elec
ton. There was popular appeal IN
the designation of the bill as a farm
relief measure. so they supported II
and PASSED the buck to the President
who accepted the challenge.
The Ruffalo Evening News CRepub
lican) holds that, lin TACT. the Ger
tajnty that he would veto II propapiy
determined the action or many mem
hsrs ~ Congress who voted for 1t.
A similar position Is taken by the
charleston Daily Mail independent
RepubIican), with the comment tha'
at looks somewhat as IT Congress
na ssed the measure for erect ana con
templated with complacent eaua nimitS
the possibility Of embarrassing the
n
dndependent Democratic) views tine
matter. Republicans in the Congress
vote Cd for the bill with slows down
ward movement of the left eyelid' be
cause thew knew lit meant that thelt
records would be bombproof Snch
REPRESENTATIVES. had in mind. accord
ing ia the News, that at the next eiec
ton "the party, having decided Cooi
idge could not make the grade tor
third term. would have nomina teo
some one else, and that 1t would also
he shown to the farmers mat the
grand old party that loves them 80
Tell was canning Coolidge on theiI
account because he vetoed the bill
I'VE believe" affirms the Wichita
BEACON independent Republican,, that
president Coolidge was in ACCORD
with the ma jority Of actual farmers IN
tho United States when he vetoed the
hin Moreover, we believe he was In
accord with the actual sentiments OF
the ma jority of the congressman
Many of those who voted tof
II were alarmed at its dangerous Tea
lures, but felt sure that President
Coolidge would veto It," The Min
nea polls Tribune Republican leeif
that .It Is hard, indeed. to see how
the most ardent advocate of the Nc
Nary bill can read the Presidents
facts and conclusions without some
slight wavering in his convictions,
and the South Bend Tribune 0nde
pendent Republican, adds that ''be
! fore the Spring and Summer have
pa ssed many McNary-Haugen spon
sors will. we believe. he with the
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