Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-04
Politics at Large
BY C.. Could Lincoln.

seeking eagerly for campaign Issue.
Senator McMaster of South Dakota,
Republican, has before the Senate a
resolution declaring that "the United
States Senate favors an Immediate low
ering of the tariff schedules, and tariff
legislation embodying lowered schedules
should be considered and enacted dur
| ing the present session Of Congress"
| Senator McMaster halls from sec
| ton OF the country that has clamored
| long for some measure of farm relief,
| some measure that would place the
| farmer on purchasing equality with
the industrialist. More particularly 1t
| has demanded the enactment into law
| of the McNary- Haugen farm aid plan.
with its equalization fee principle.
| There have been threats that IL the
| farmers were not accorded full protec-
ton. such as that given the manufac-
| turers of the country by the tariff, a
! movement would be started from the
West to lower tariff schedules, SO that
| the farmer might buy in cheaper
market the supplies which he must
have.
| The Senate cannot under the Con-
stitution initiate tariff or revenue rails
ing laws. They must first have con-
sideration of the House. So Mr.. Nc
Master provides in his resolution for
| transmission Of the proposed Senate
action to the House. 1t will be recalled,
however, that 1t was group Of West
ern Republicans, under the leadership
| of the late Senator Dolliver Of Iowa,
4 I'M Taft administration that
leveled an attack on the Payne Aldrich
| tariff act an attack which eventually
| contributed no little to the division in
Republican ranks in 1912 and to the
| Republican rout which followed
| Democrats are not slow now to see
| the advantage Of pressing the passage
| of the McMaster resolution. Indeed,
| some of them are preparing now to
support the resolution, which probably
| will come before the Senate in dag
or two. Other progressive Republican
| Senators are going along with Senator
| McMaster. also. unless it becomes very
evident that legislation to aid the farm
er Is to be enacted into law. They are
bent not so much on tearing down the
protection now afforded the nlanufac-
| turers and industrialists Of America as
| they are bent upon giving the farmer
| SOIklG PAObCLtlJI ~ biiN
| Is to be denied that protection, then the
progressive Republicans are prepared
to go the limit in bringing the products
| which the farmer must buy into a
greater measure Of equality OF cost with
the price which the farmer obtains for
| his own products. Senator Nye OF North
Dakota. one of the most active of the
| members of the upper house in the de-
| mand for farm aid, takes this view OF
the tariff situation.
The prospective number of "fayorite
| sons for the Republican presidential
nomination Is on the increase. Senator
Jim" Watson Of Indiana. it is now re-
ported. will file in the State presidential
primary. This has been expected In
some political circles. 1t Is said that
| his purpose Is to hold the Republican
| organization together in the HooSieI
State, to take the delegation into the
Republican national convention in 9
| compact body. disable in the political
| trading that is expected in the con-
yention. Senator Watson has given nc
| indication so far that he Will file tr
| other primary States for the delegates
| Out in Indiana his purpose in fling
| has been taken to mean that he viii
hold the delegation for Lowden or fol
| Vice President Dawes and deliver the
votes of Indiana TO one or both Of those
| candidates at the proper time. Ser-
ator Watson has been strong sup
| porter of the McNary- Haugen farm aid
bill. which is regarded as the chief
issue in. the candidacy of Mr. Lowden
| incidentally as the chief issue upon
which Vice President Dawes may lay
| claim 10 preference of the national
convention II his friend Mr.. Lowden
cannot make the grade. Senator Wat
son In his own political battle for re-
| election In 1926 was aided in Indiana
by strong friends OF Vice Fresiden:
| Dawes. and there Is much support for
the nomination OF Dawes in that State
| One of the latest "favor.te son" pro-
posals for the Republican presidential
nomination is that for Gov. Arthur C
| Sorlie, the Republican Governor oil
North Dakota. How serious such pro-
| poSal Is has not vet developed but /;
| Is reported that the governor has not
turned O cold shoulder to the plan &c
send a delegation TO the national con-
vention instructed for him. Gov. Sorlic
has been elected governor with Non
Partisan League support In North Da
kota. and has not little political
strength, North Dakota has been re-
Rarded as "Lowden territory" although
Senator Nye has expressed prefer
ence for Senator George Norris Of Ne
braska as more clearly expressing the
progressive ideas Of the West.
Senator Frederick Hale Of Maine
during the Christmas recess, made for
NAL announcement of his candidacy
| for reelection to the Senate next No
| sember He has been twice elected Sem
| ator. an Office which was filled fol
many years prior TO his election by his
father. AT present Senator Hale IS
| chairman Of the Important naval AZ
fairs committee Of the Senate, and Is
! q member OF the committees on appro-
| priattonS and rules, two Of the most
| powerful committees OF the Senate. He
| has been strong supporter ot the de-
| velopnent OF an adequate Navy. and Will
play n large part in the fight for up
building the Navy 10 treaty proportions
| In the present session OF Congress SEN
ator Hale will have opposition for the
Republican nomination for Senator,
Gov. Ralph O. Brewster has also an
nounced his candidacy for the nominal
ton. THIS preSagcs a bitter struggle.
but with the odds In favor Of Senator
| Hale. who stands we'll with the Repuo-
iican organization ot the State, Gov,
Brewster was mn opponent Of the noin~
nation and election Of Senator Gould,
the Junior Senator from Maine, lie
went SD far as To support the Demo-
cratic nominee for the Senate against
Gould. which has not endcared him TO
many Of the Republicans os the state,
In the nast Gov. brewster has had the
aid of the ku Klux Khan, II has been
reported from Maine. but whether the
Khan will support him against Senator
Hale IL another matter.
Miles poindexter. American Asneas~