Evening star., 1928-04-23

Who Is so deafe or SO blinde as hee
That wilfully will neither heare nor
see?"
So runs famous proverb Of John
Haywood, written $50 years ago, and
Just exactly as true today as when that
earliest master of English colloquial
savings first uttered If. II Haywood
were writing 1928 presidential proverbs
in the United States. he would aim
that shaft at certain idolators OF Calvin
Coolidge. Although the President on
April 81. taking cognizance of the
persistence OF the draft-Coolidge" cult.
fired a fourth shot In its direction.
hope springs eternal In It's joint and
several breasts. Having read Mr., Cool
idge's straight-from- the shoulder de-
mand upon the Republicans of MaSsa-
chuSetts not TO "embarraSS" and COM
promise" him by voting for him In the
April "a primary, the drafters forth
with pick a fiaw In the Presidents
latest remuneration. He did not cate
gorically say he would not run II nomi-
mated He has not gone the famous
length OF william Tecumseh Sherman.
He has not said he would not serve"
II reelected.
Until ne actually burns his bridges,
Mr.. Coolidge Is bound 10 subject him.
self TO the charge OF not really meaning
what ne says. His jealous advocates
will keep on saying IL Is modcsty pref
erenee and reluctance that are talking,
and not the Presidents determination.
They will INCREASINGLY argue that II the
Republican party In convention assem-
hled sufficiently urges It's leader once
again to march II To victory, Calvin
4. lac 70 InoB
followers In the lurch. To date no one
has discussed the Presidents impelling
| motive for putting away the crown, A
reason now finding expression at Wash
| ington concerns Mrs. Coolidge's health.
which. though not undermined. Is not
as rugged as IL might be. Lesser NOR
| tails than the President would shrink
under such circumstances. from sub
| iecting a wife 10 more OF the wear and
tear imposed upon the FIRST Lady OF the
Land.
Ho0ver's fortunes, which sagged fol-
| lowing I.owden's Illinois primary victory
| and the failure OF Colorado. Oklahoma
and Connecticut Republicans 10 instruct
| for the Commerce Secretary. should be
enhanced by Mr.. Coolidges action In
Massachusetts. A shrewd Bostonlan
now In Washington makes sage OBJ
servation. He points out that Republic
can national conventions never repudi"
ate an existing Republican adminlstra-
| tion. They indorse 1t. either by renomi-
| mating It's head or candidate hall
marked with administration flavor
| Hoover Is the only man answering that
description To name Dawes would be
| 10 choose man widely considered anti"
pathetic 10 Co0lidke~~an not alone on
agricultural grounds. TO choose L0wden
would be 10 1y In the face OF the ad-
ministration's farm policy. Even the
selection Of an otherwise acceptable
| statesman like Jim" Watson would be
an anti-Coolidge gesture, for the In"
| diana Senator's pre- convention stock
| in-trade IN his MeNary- -Iaugenism
| The Bosionian AYERS thai rejection of
Hoover at Kansas City would be u dis
avowal of a Republican administration
| so wholly without precedent that, In the
| opinion Of the authority In question:
II Is without the slightest probability,
Claude n. Porter, Democrat OF Iowa,
who has Just been sworn In as an In
leVstate Commerce Commissioner, finds
| himself heir 10 n desk with u history
The !. q. O. hinGLl0nary whose Job II Il
90 assign incoming commissioners ottiGe
space apoiOgiged 10 Mr.. Porter for In
stalling In II some furniture That isn't
new The desk solid piece OF real
mahogany Ii the oldest af all, bnl
The new commissioner was assured II
wouldn't he long before more modern
0ulfit would be put In, by the way
Mr. Porter was told "Franklin X, Lane
used that desk when he WAS an Inter
state Commerce Commissioners Where
upon Porter said horses couldn't draa