Show BATTLE liNES FOR NEARING POLITICAL ROW V BEING BEINO DRAWN Democrats Build Up Plat Pat Plat Plat- Platform Platform form From Plank Given By G GOP O 0 P TARIFF REDUCTION Failure of Farm R Relief i f un l Primary Boodle Are Issues n B ET T P Special Correspondent of or The 11 St nar l- l Copyright 1026 Consolidated Con Pre Press Association oOT WASHINGTON June Juno 19 Battle 13 lines for tor the coming congressional campaign have havn been pretty deft definitely drawn at last and nd the Demo Demo- Dem Democrats Democrats rats who ho were wre depressed d pre and hearted hearted down a few months ago are not anxious for congress to ad- ad adjourn ad adjourn journ so th they y can go BO out and be- be begin be ln be-ln gin the fight Oddly enough the Republicans have furnished their opponents opponent with just lust about all the campaign material they will have The Democrats had been offering hugo rewards for tor an Issue Today they feel the generous hearted members of or the tho G 0 O P have pro pro- pre presented them with several HerO Here they are arc LIST OP OF ISSUES Failure l 1 Failure of ot the the Republican ln Congress to grant Brant necessary relief reller to the farmers the failure being attributed largely to President Coolidge and to Secretary ry Mellon both of whom opposed the Haugen bill The 2 2 The scandals growing out of othe the Pennsylvania Pel and Illinois Ito no- Itu senatorial primaries with lIn their huge huce expenditures of ot money The Pennsylvania Pennsyl story already is known from on one end of ot the country 10 the th other The Illinois melon remains to b be cut A 3 3 A demand for tor a reduction or of orthe othe the tariff as the real remedy for forthe forthe forthe the plight of or the farmer This Tills argument ment will wilt b bo be based upon the Mcl Iel- Iel lon Ion letter the Haugen bill contend the secre secretary tary ot of Ah treasury made mado an un unanswerable answerable argument for the ye- ye removal re removal moval of all protective duties Mr Mellons Mellon's letter lotter will be quoted wide wId and far ar 4 n 4 An appeal of or nil all pro to line Up Jp with the Demo Demo- Democrats Democrats Democrats to gain cain control of or and thus th divorce the government from the Interests The tariff plank In this plat plat form will 1 be bothe the upon onu-upon which the greatest emphasis will bo be placed The Democrats will wUl at- at attempt attempt at attempt tempt to array the western farm farm- farmers ers era agaInst the eastern manufacturer manufacturer tUler and thus divide le the ranks or of the n Republican party Hereto Hereto- tor fore rore tIe the 0 G 0 O P 1 farmers an and 1 have ha hung together through thick and thin but there Are man many who Insist that the hub or breaking away ha has come President Coolidge Is to be pie pie- pictured pic pictured lured by the Democrat Democrats as S the tho friend of or the Ih manufacturers manufacturer amoo among whom wham he has lived JIved and among whom he has hIlS his his- closest friends It H will be he contended the th pre presIdent doc does not understand the real farm farm cr er en or hi his need and that hint his sym sym- sympathies lie llo all In the other direction Lion tion The president often orten In his speeches has the business interests HOPE TO SPLIT G C 0 O P Democrat hopes for rr success tIl this rOIl fall and In 1928 H depend entirely upon the tho extent of or the tha th rift In 10 the Republican ranks Already they appear to regal regard this rift as a con con- con condition and not lIot a theory The Th primaries primaries manes maries thus thua tar far held particularly the the ono one In Iowa lo are cited as In- In Indisputable Indisputable In Indisputable disputable pr proof oC I In attacking the talf t the Demo Denlo- Democrats Democrats rats will contend it was wa framed entirely for tor the manufacturers with a few crumbs thrown to the farmers And as to the working or of the th tariff tho boy will cite the tho Mel Mel- Mel lon Ion letter on th the bill a evidence from an nn undisputed fl- fl I- I On Ia e live Five BATTLE LINES BEING DRA DRAWN Continued from Iron rage Page One Industry that protection such as was proposed tor for the lh farmers through equalization tees fees la Is the same sumo sort of protection at- at afforded forded by tho the tariff to eastern manufacturers resulting In an In- In increased In Increased creased cost to the American con con- consumer consumer con consumer sumer with a lowered purchasing value alue of ot the American dollar Th Thu letter will w prove pro a two two- two edged sword sord It has given elven the Democrats a weapon they hav have been tor for one ono the they were not able abl to 10 forgo force themselves It will be bo a longtime long lone time b before foro the secretor h hears nr the last of It It F FARMER QUESTION Naturally the th Democrats are so solas go- go goIng goIng Ing las tp t set themselves es up as lIS the friends of or the tho farmers farmer f s Outside or of the south the Democratic party always alwa's has been a city party heretofore here here- heretofore Now It Is 5 going to the country and will h hall lI an nn alliance with the Republican son ot of o the soil soli In lots of the northwestern districts the tho farmers farmers never heard of tho the Democratic p party It would he be breaking a long life custom for fot them to vote ote vot anything but the straight G 0 O P ticket But But Dut at times all 1111 signs ns nl ns fall and this may maybe maybe maybe be one pf of f them The Democrats will contend that congress never Intended d to 10 help the farmer along the tho lines lints ho ha dc de a sired aired red But Dut even en If Ir congress ss Ila ha 1 acted I It will bo bot t held the tho preal- preal l dent would have vetoed anything like Ilko substantial help P PRIMARY DAT- DAT L The Th primary scandals wilt will prove pro II a Great talking point for tor or the Demo Demo- Democrats Democrate Democrats crate They can tall talk talle freely against the use Uso of money for they never have any to spend The Tho Republicans Republicans cans can only defend the enormous expenditures thus f far r disclosed by bya bya bya a general attack aHac upon primary sya- sya system tem tern Naturally there will bo be some discussion In the Iho campaign this fall of a a possible third term term terni for Mr Coolidge Tho The Democrats believe It none too soon to begin beg dwelling upon that subject AllIn All In all 1111 a II campaign that prom prom- promIsed promised Iced to be stale flat and unprofitable unprofitable unprofitable able Is Ia beginning to sit up lake lako notice and may set tho the fur to fly fly- the tho summer summer suri suns sane are arc done |