The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 1, 1929, Page 10

y DUTCHER ice Writer) | * Washington—The general run of i Republicans, who were fecling pretty f well cotitented anyway, must have ¥ chuckled with satisfaction over the ; word from New York that the views : of Democratic senators as expressed fi in debate on the senate floor would f become the policies of Democratic Li party. i ‘There are several ways of causing the Democratic ticket to run behind the Communist icket tn 1932, but such a plan. if carried out literally, a would probably be the most effective one. Of course there is almost no chance at all that the senate Democrats will be permitted to guide the party. The Democratic senators can no more be welded into a unit for such a func- tion than ant into window The man who even partially succeeds with such a task Will immediately become the party's next presidential candidate—and it may be worth observing that no Dem- ocratic senator has had better than an outside chance of nomination since before the Civil war. Really a Big Obstacle The underlying reason, perhaps so seldom mentioned because it's so ob- vious, is that the great majority of members of congress are more inter- ested in holding their jobs than in national victory. In that respect, Democratic senators are no worse than anyone else. In fact, they prob- ably show more courage and inde- pendence than the general run of their Republican colleagues because the graceful alacrity with which Re- publicans can turn about face and fit themselves into line in a presidential year is one of the most remarkable of all political phenomena. Democrats aren't always like that. Some issue may arise which can align them together at one time, but it is not in sight. There is a pub- licity man at the headquarters of the national committee here and what do you suppose he is doing? Virtually nothing in the way of pub- ‘ite can be rolled; Jlicity, you may be sure, because he doesn't dare. He hasn't anyone to guide him. If he puts out a wad of Propaganda pleasing to one Demo- cratic faction another Democratic {faction is sure to land on his neck land demand his scalp. Now, if he is going to be told to spread the views of Democratic senators in debate as Iparty policies, just imagine his plight! | Senator Tom Heflin of Alabama arises to attack and defy the Cath- olics for a few hours. Senator Dave Waish of Massachusetts follows with a hot counter-attack and says it would do America’s soul a lot of good if a Catholic were elected president. Or try some other likelihoods: Senators Wagner and Copeland of New York deliver long speeches against the Volstead act. Caraway of Arkansas and Barkley of Kentucky make equally long speeches insisting that any citizen who takes a drink is a traitor. Blease of South Carolina defends everybody's right to take a drink, Wheeler of Montana and Dill of Washington demand recall of the marines from Nicaragua. Swanson of Virginia and Overman of North Caro- lina rebuke them. Robinson of Arkansas delivers a soulful plea for party unity, em- phasizing that the party must win New York state to elect a president. Simmons of North Carolina replies that Tammany is a blot on the earth’s surface and that the party must for- get New York and win with the south } and the west. Divided on Tariff, Too Half a dozen Democrats whoop for the protective tariff and two or three others publicly moan that they should have lived to see the day when any Democrat would talk like that. No one wants to kick the Demo- cratic party while it’s down, but who- ever proposes to pass the buck by en- trusting its future to the senate is open to grave suspicion as a friend. Any page boy in either house of con- gress could turn in better suggestions than that. (Copyright, 1929, NEA Service, Inc.) “Oh, Pat was a prince, as usual,” ‘Tony answered, flopping upon the bed and hugging her knees to her breast. Her blue-diamond eyes brooded into space. ‘Isn't it swell that T can always count on Pat? He's the model male parent. if there ever was one. Gives his offspring credit for brains and a will of her own, doesn't Pry, takes the attitude that I'm es- Sentially decent and that anything I do is pretty much all right. Oh, he sensed that I wasn't the typical ecstatic fiancee, but he didn't ask em- barrassing questions. Just said: you're sure you want to marry the boy, Tony, you have my blessing, of course.” I decided it wasn't fair to Dick as Pat's future son-in-law to tell him about last night. It’s the first thing of real importance that Tve ever kept from Pat.” Crystal found herself wishing that Pat Tarver were less the modern Parent, that he would suspect the true state of affairs and adopt such Promotive measures as locking his daughter in her room and feeding her on bread and water until she Promised to be more selfish and less quixotieally honorable. Not that in- timidation could prevent Tony from her word, once given. . . . sighed, then asked in a care- casual voice: not deceived. “Poor Crys! You're taking than I am. Do you really think anything Sandy could do or say would make any difference now?” “I it I was hoping Sandy would get in time to abduct you to America or somewhere,” Crys- She “You have got a lively imagina- tion if you can picture Sandy Ross that much interest in any girl,” “The only sweetheart ever had is his plane—" f IN NEW YORK | collectors have appeared of them aiming to of Oscar, the fa-| ters on their books. i that these will have AO camped F value when the historic have been guests at in the carly days have inquiring about certain “Except you,” Crystal contradicted flat: “Me? You haven't got a sudden jtack of softening of the brain, have you, Crys? It would be a treat to see Sandy's face if he heard you call me his sweetheart. You know what his pet name for me is, don’t you?— “the pest’! Of course, Sandy and I have palled around since he was ten and I was seven, but it was I who did the tagging, not Sandy. Any- way he wouldn't have bothered with me for a minute if I hadn't seemed as much like a boy to him as any of the other fellows. Oh, mit the hard- est thing about marrying Dick is that Til have to lose Sandy, since he feels | about Dick as he does. Sandy is the best friend I ever had, the only man friend y to be friends, but they the sort of friendship that is simply @ prelude to petting, and the briefer the prelude the better. But Sandy has never even tried to kiss me... . The result is, I think friendship is the finest form of love in the world, but—oh, what's the use in trying to explain? Sandy is simply Sandy—” “When is he coming back?” Crys- tal repeated. Tony shook herself out of her ab- Straction, but her eyes were moist and luminous as she answered: “Next Sunday. Wish I could have gone with him. Wish I could be one of their pilots, too. But I guess I'll have to give up flying. Can't support a plane on Dick's salary. Poor Dick! How he's going to loathe middle-class economies. By the way, I've forbid- den him to come to see me out here jthis next week. Told him I needed time for rest, meditation and prayer on the holy state into which I am about to enter.” NEXT: Tony's wedding plans. (Copyright, 1929, NEA Service, Inc.) $$$ seen about the lobby getting fare- well sketches of Peacock Alley. * * It is now the intention to have the old hostelry go out in a quiet and dignified celebration. They would make this a wraithlike affair; a se- ries of memory-wakening episodes lifted from the past; a recreation of famous events. They would use the theater-like ballroom as a setting and therein they would react moments from re- decorations which have pet value. . 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