Show CITIZENS FIND IT ii TOO EARLY TO GET MEA HEATED TED OVER POLITICS POLITIC Neither Are They Excited Over Latin American Relations R TRUST IN COOLIDGE Nearly Everybody Be- Be Believes He lIe Will Be Can Can- Candidate for Election Re-Election n By fly T SMALL Special Correspondent ent of The IlIC Copyright 1927 Consolidated ed Press Association ST LOUIS Mo Jan 16 15 Traveling 18 Traveling to the th we westward one finds the th country cry ery Quiescent as to national politics politic The Tho coun coun- coun country country try Is In a vague sort ot of way about the talk of ot Inter and war In Central America with the United States playing a leading role but for tor the most part the til talk Is being put putdown putdown down as just ju t that talk that talk You find out t here there thero Is vcr very little interest ta 11 1 the t fact ct that Gov- Gov Governor Governor Governor Albert C of ot Mary Mary- Maryland Maryland land tossed hi his hat 1 11 the preel- preel presidential ring this week at An- An Annapolis when he wa waa Inaugurated for tor his third straight term as a chief executive ot or Maryland Dam Dem- Democratic a as a matter ot of tact fact seem teem to be with each other In an endurance contest Governor Al AP Smith of New York S his fourth term Govern Governor flitchie his third and nd Vie Vic DOaley of ot Ohio Is In for tor a third term too If It the Democrats ts nationally could do as aswell aswell aswell well as they do they would h have vo thy the th grand old party on the fh he run all the time I LOC f LOCAL But Democracy Demoi-acy oddly enough Is becoming becoming- more am and more nore of ot a a local condition apparently and It ItIs ItIs Itis Is a a situation which Is worrying the national leaders Perhaps there Is Ia I something In the psycho ogy oty ogy of ot racy Democracy standing for tor home rule and S tato rights right TIle The Democracy of ot today Is 18 almost almott strictly a state tt sW e party Tho The Re- Re Republicans Republicana Re Republicans publicans always hav have had a fed fed- ted point of ot vie view It has been a benefit to them In run run- running running run running ning nation i campaigns campaign Ot Of Course th this Is view does not the th solid south but It cs appl generally elsewhere The Republicans had their dis disastrous estrous division of ot 1912 but hut that was almost entirely due to the personality of ot Theodore Roosevelt rho late Jato Sell tor La Folletto Follette ot of Wisconsin tried to divide the party In 1124 1924 but was entirely The Democrats have broken on many Issues Be- Be BeIng Belog ine Be-ine log Ing the th oldest of the tho parties the Democratic or organization has suf- suf suf suffered many yet It ha hal and this ery erv ery tact fact gives new rew courage to leaders who still see ee plenty of trouble ahead Tilt Thi Democratic party survived the civil ChU war It t survived and nd tree free tre sll silver veT ther Is no rca rca- Continued on Page Pace Seven Senn I TOO EARLY FOR POLITICS VIEW oo 00 Continued from Page pae One son why It not s 1 the wet and dry Issue which Is tearing at It itt vitals today toda- WETS AND D DRYS Strangely enough nough one finds many wet and an t dry Republicans republican In touring the country but they do 10 donot donot not seem to go at the issue with I the same vehemence as ai the Demo Demo- Democrats Democrats Democrats ps there Is not so much Republican Individuality In the lican part party The Dem Democracy teems with it it ft Tho country country speculates still speculates up upon on the cour Of o President Coo CooJ- Idge Cool Idge with an growing ever ever gi owing con con- conviction con conviction ho he will yield to the tho Im- Im Importunities Im Importunities of ot tho the G O 0 O P lead lead- leaders leaders ers and run again in 1928 No Noone ono one questions the tact fact that Mr Coolidge can have the th nomination It If he will accept it Talk of ot re- re revolt revolt re revolt volt particularly among the farm tarm- farmers ers era is discounted If Ie the republican party could remain steadfast to the tho constituted au- au authority au authority and Mr Tart Taft In 1912 In th the face tace of ot the opposition opposition opposition and thu certain revolt Of Colonel Roosevelt velt Roo welt there is no thought it win will ever revolt re against Mr r with no dynamic person to lead the he opp opposition Such opposition Is not trot In sight eight Many persons are discussed for tor the nomination b it always with the tho proviso It Coolidge doesn't run fun In their present passive state none nono ot of these aspirants has hal the slim slim- slimmest slimmest sort of ol chance It Is one Of the oldest political adages that you cannot beat somebody wIth nobody Mr Coolidge happens to tobe tobe tobo be a I Ivery very dl distinct somebody and up to the present time nobody is out In the op open n against him MADOO lADOO QUIET Thus tar far in Iho loo preliminary dis- dis discussions discussions dis discussions of 1928 both Governor Al AI Smith and Al AI are regarded moro more or less loss as favorite sons eons The fact that both of ot their hats are in he the wet ring appears appear e eto to detract from their chances ot of nomination Mr lr McAdoo of ot Call Call- California fornia has hils barn baen entered in the therace therace therace race by E T 1 1 Meredith of ot Iowa former member r of the tha Wilson cabinet but Mr MI McAdoo has re- re remained remained re remained quiet He Ire seems perfect perfect- perfectly ly Iy willing that the opposition shall be bo the tho first In the field There Is a di distinct s sectional view ot of the situation in the Democratic party too with the feeling that the nomination should not be bo con con- confined con confined fined tined to the us east net Reports thit wet wet Democrats might bolt the regular conven conven- tion and a third ticket It if modification demands are turned 1 down get a 11 good deal of ot credence I out here liere and mere am rA some wets In this particular territory who would like Uke to see Bee tho experiment carried out All of the tho sentiment c and all ot of the discussion is lukewarm how how- however however however ever and thor thor-i is tar far more inter Inter- interest est cst in than In politics for tor it recognizes business may have ha more to tl do with the next campaIgn than any other element The idea that Nicaragua or Mex Mex- Mexico Mexico ico could become a national Issue Is not taken seriously 00 |