The Washington times., 1930-11-10
INSURGENTS
WILL JOIN
FORCES
oalltion Moves Promise 4
New Congressional Status;
ennocrats IN Odd Niche
J GEORGE n. HOLMES

10Re witnessed IN the american
I litical system i ,-lpeared ines
capable today rs party leaders
nlysed the situation brought
I otlt by An almost equal divi-
! ion in the parties in last weeks
: GiectiOIl.
the Democrats have offered
g form B coalition with the Re
nl Leans to accelerate such leg
! iElkkfcn e. win aid in the busi-
S6 recovery 0f the nation. And
tn RepubIicans, through Senator
{ atsOn. the majority leader. have
! f6Rr1alIy accepted the offer. That
0ne coalition.
- I'VE Others Are Forming
aere are two other coalitions
1nfinlng. hoWeYers for the Seven
! tyHeCOnd Congress which are en-.
ritaw more attention than the
AFRna gesture of cooperation
fII11e by the rival leaders.
Gne II the coalition Of Demo
2 efhts ana Republican insurgents,
I which viii be al powerful when
: ever II is exercised and the other
I Il & coalition Of the cO11Serva.
EiyES Of both parties as against
the liberaEprogre -sives Of both
parties.
The seventy-second Congress,
rtus fact, Is likely to witness more
experiments with various kinds
az coalition than any other Con-
eress in history.
Inevitably it means the further
breaking down Of party lines. and
greater individual independence
than ever before.
Democrats to Aid
the offer Of the seven Demo
cratic leaders to cooperate with
the Republicans in all measures
Affecting the national economic
recovery was accepted with fun
faith and. credit" by the Republi-
cans. It does not mean, however,
that the Democrats are going to
swallow administration remedies
whole, and without questioning
their efficacy.
There are widely divergent
echUOls OF thought ON Capitol
HilA as to what is best calculated
10 bring the country back to pros
peFfby.
There. is, for example, q very
siderable number of Democrats
Saads progressive Republicans who
hAliAve that modification Of the
| HaMley- -SmOot tariff law would do
- lot to bring back foreign trade
lost on account Of it.
Tlere are others who believe in
afeAt bond issues for public Inn
prOyeinei1ts, in legislation for the
promotion Of gigantic railroad
mergers, ct cetera.
Every prepayment has his oppo-
neI1t.. opinions. clash sharply, so,
in~ the final analysis, 1t is quite
lnRly that despite the. gestures be-
ng made by the party leaders the
G&SetatyssecOnd Congress win see
About as much i1ter-paety Sniping
eSEtss predecessors.
- Wats0n's Comment.
accepting the Democratic Of
Senator Watson observed
aSSlysthat,
Was, no doubt, put forward
R.ghe hope that it would stabi-
sa1lne the public markets which
I've been falling out Of unnec.
w alarm since the day Of
etiom.
l8e THAT as Il may, we are
3MGEa with . national situa.
el0n where the only patriotic
. naatfem Hes h cooperative ac-
to ana i welcome Il and I am
1RTe my colleagues (Republi-
.Al4 win welcome IL also"
EDt all the Democrats approved |
tAtenhe1t issued in the name
tbs party by the seven leaders, J
Amclllded the last three DEM |
Tie /. presidential candidates,
nitla Davis and Cox. A good
SSalg:of private criticism was
r Of it In Democratic quar-
ters today. /
r-ss, rg,s A Fine POint.
One prominent Democrat point
e sout that by plcdging whole.
hD4rtkd cooperation with the ad. |
II lstrati0Hl In legislative mat
terSs affecting business, the party |
nxT been put In the position |
Naiere It viii be- accused of not |
keeping the promise if it differs
kiith the administration as to the
wisdom Of a specific action.
Moreover, this Democrat assert
ed tE1at his Interpretation Of the
election last Tuesday was that
the country wished to rebuke the
administration He said:
And now our leaders come
aI6DS and ten the country, in
Il &Ekeet, that despite the over.
elIninE rejection Of admins
seKAtiOn candidates at the polls,
snnd the. overwhelming election
Democratic opponents, /
tSE successful Democrats are
Sg0lsag te support the Admins +
1 tR ZEN lust Is the defeated Re
pmhllSa1as w0uld have done had
tlhe been elected.
e.Ne doesn't seem logical to me,
nor does Il appear 70 me TO be
obeying the mandate Of the peO-
pl1 a. expressed last Tuesday,"
Ishe main body OF the Demo
erHts. however viii 60 along in
support Of the position announced
W the seven leaders. ' /