Salt Lake Telegram | 1939-08-24 | Page 15 | Peaceful Settlement Still Possible, Contends Nevada Veteran

Peaceful ful Settlement St Still II Possible Contends Nevada Veteran 1 Nevadas Nevada's silver haired exponent I of silver Senator Patrick A. A McCarran McCarran Mc- Mc Carran visited in Salt Lake City Thu Thursday en route from Washington Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington D. D C. C Ct to his home The jovial senator observed 1 In my judgment although it may be as much nope hope as judgment there will be no no European w war var r. r Notwithstanding V the f fa fact a c t that things look very serious at the present time I believe Europe's troubles will be settled without war var But whether or not there is a B war conditions are very very seri seri- ous In case things are settled peaceably Great Britain will probably probably probably ably find it necessary to withdraw from from her position which will be bea a great blow olow to her lier prestige V Surer Silver Better V S 2 Silver is in better etter condition than it has been since 1873 because it is now how now r We are arenow arenow arenow now returned to the old policy of establishing tIle Ure value of silver but unfortunately l we didn't set t the e V price at We did however get away from the har harmful ful effects of ot the silv silver r purchase acts My ultimate aim and the aim of other western senators is is' similar similar simi simi- lar is to 10 revert to the pr practice of free coinage of silver at a price of 1 an an ounce V V 3 There will be no third term When w we speak of a a possibility of ofa ofa ofa a third t term lOrm rm for President R Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose Roose- velt we are building up a straw man Everyone knows vs that the mind of the American people is so fixed on two wo vo terms for a president that no one one no matter how great greata a st statesman he m may y be becan can an get over that 4 I have no favorite candidate for Jor the Democratic nomination for president and I cant can't predict who will win the nomination V In travelIng travelIng traveling travel travel- ing about the I have heard favorable expressions on the possible possible ble candidacy of Vl Vice e President John N. N Garner Some h have a v e brought his' his age against him but butt 1 t believe with many others that his age would be one of his greatest greatest great- great est assets assels because whoever goes oes into the White While House must be a courageous progressive not looking looking look look- ing for reelection reelection- Garners Garner's age su suggests ge ts that would be his frame of mind V Democrats in 1910 1940 5 The Democrats will undoubtedly undoubtedly edly win the election in 1940 Itis It Itis Itis is is out of all of-all all reason to believe I Ian an upheaval of such proportions proportions- to knock them out of office could happen happen hap hap- pen in such a short time the Republicans who have announced their candidacy for president nt Senator McCarran said Hope springs eternal in the human breast However he termed Senator Arthur H. H of oC Michigan Michigan Michigan Michi Michi- gan a very capable man and said the Michigan senator seems to be working forward Ip th the tho public mind more than anyone I hear very little about Thomas Thoma E. E Dewey as a candidate these days I