Evening Star Newspaper, September 23, 1924, Page 3

« EXCESS LAWS AND FAILURE TO VOTE Cites Increase In Federal Litigation. MORE INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY NEEDED Political Machines Held | to Perform Useful Function. BY FRANK R. “Twenty-five years ago of a lawyer was almost quarrels between Now ry lurge law KENT. the wholly based man and man, part ¢ practice from qua the citi- en wit vernment That John W. Davis Democratic candidate for the pres apitomizes what b of the most a'arm country today. This come over the legal him concrete evidence from sound Democrati inite proof of too great centraliziti and authority at Washingto i necessity of a return to a larger iiberty individual, a bigger measur for the of self-government for the States and weight of the gov- spri h his G th is the vy e believes to D@ one symptoms A the change T princi lighte of the ernmental hand As he discussed Davis laughed pericnces at law First Case Involved Tarkeys. “My first case,” he said, “out in West Virginia. involved a turkey hen and 29 Young turkeys. My second was the of an innocent cow killed on a railroad crossing, and my third was over a note for a horse. 1 had trouble with all th nd finally, after I lost the horse cas 1 went back to Ciarksburg and told father 1 wanted to get out law 2nd into something where a man could make a living without so much troubie 1 have never forgotten the lecture he Fave me. Among other things he sa that if T expected to find any smooth road through paved with s 1 was terribly mistaken. and he closed With the statement that he did not want to hear any more talk from me .about giving up the law be it was not casy—and he never did Returning to his point about change in the practice of law in the past generation. Mr. Davis said he thought in these d Lout haif the of averuge lawyer involves sort of controversy between ar and the Government, eithe taxes, tariff, the violation of some law. the interpretation of some tatute. or a clash with some rule or regulation put out by a Federal bu reau or commission My ex- this situation, over his own early a the come individ aver scex Dangerous Growth. “It ix" he said, to my mind, a Confidence in government greatest asset of a free people there is not the slightest doubt that particulariy in the 1 four yvears. confidence has diminished and dis- trust and irritation have amazingly fncreased.’ What.” he was asked, about it? A lot,” came the reply. “We can for one thing, stop the enactment of wntust,and cessary laws not de- eu~vd by the people a whole, nor or the benefit of the people as a whole, but merely for a class or & #cction. We can stop the creation of new Federal bureaus and departments and take steps to simplify, instead of further complicate. administration We can repeal those statutes which cxperience has shown to be unwork- able and unwise. Above all. we can. by rigid econmomy and honesty in government, reduce the burden of taxes, which perhaps,’ the chief cause of irritation and controversy. For Law and Party. No one can talk long to Mr. Davis without realizing the depth of his dual devotion to the law and to the Qe g e e SPECIAL NOTICES. TMEOGRATH LETTERS, $1: 200, $1.25. Multigraphing, {ypewriting. mailing., efc. $02, District Nationsl Bank Bidg. Franklin 7143 NURSERY STOCK FOR SAL T AM CLOS ing oat at remarkably low prices. the nursery atack at Highwood. 33rd and Ritteahouse sts. Sw.: evergreens. shrubs, roses and {ruit trees Tor quick sale and immediate delivery. 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McReynolds & Son Spe. l‘ —.ii l:!l{n"h""w Slip leea-‘l d‘::;”' Have That Roof Repaired Now Phone Main 14 Roofiog_ 1131 Bth a.v. Company Pheas Maia I IRON business | h and | THE - EVENING S | i | i | | | | | | This ix the second of a serles of eany-chair interviews with the leading presidential and vice presidentinl candidates, written exclusive- Iy for The Star and the North American Newspaper Alliance, This xeriex appears Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, and the inter- views yet to appear will include those with Robert M. La Follette, Charles G. Dawes, Charles W. Bryan and Burton K. Wheeler. Democratic party. Plainly. they are | consulting him. they organized out {hoth dear (o this «lear-cved. clean- | in Fairmont their little “Home Town cut man of 51, with his fine mind. |John W. Davis for President Club. irm hoart, breadth of vision, bril- | Investigatex Own Boom. ant record. s philosophy an g |liant record. sound phllosophy und| yp.; worg of what they were do- <cnse of humor. He lets you see he e arumer ing Zot into the papers Mr. Davis doubt about my entering the law. 400Ut Heot no reply, and. fina iaia not inave thel struggle most BUSE 29 AT Aceniaome Moke e boys hive of deciding what I would | PaDer notices, he got on the ) . and went out llborroad e g e e “What are You fellows trying to do with him one day to court and the|t0 Me. anvhow?" he asked. Jutlge, iwho ‘wasi his friend, et me| iCojanay and et s ialone. sit up on the bench beside him while | KPOW what we are doing,” he he heard the case. I never will for- | told 5 zet the thrill of it. From that mo- Well” he said, “I can't stop vou, Hent thore ceased o be any question |PUT 1 am not going to be a candidat A o | You know that, don't you?" His interest and activity Go on back ew York, John and let us alone,” was the answer— tics was a direct heritage. Mr father had two great passions—the and John laughed and went back. | From first to last he never I { Presbyterian Church and the Demo- | ted | cratic party. He practiced law as a|Ris hand to promote his chances for | means of living but. as Mr. Davis|the nomination. Those who iwere Shys did mot mreatly bother about |closest to him during the convention “ollecting his fees. He rather left!know that to be a literal truth. He Hinat olline fran and if the ravens |did not once alter his attitude. He leanea 1o sonect family was out | W4s nominaed because there was of luck, but i not anybody's | back of Clem Shaver and the Tome ault. He did. however, collect enough | Town Club & very real and very son through college {Strong sentment for him among the delegates, which became irresistible _SEHT Lrocl DL e | the moment the Smith-McAdoo “When I canie home,” said Mr. Davis, | gjgacies collapsed. “Character counts. “the Democrats in Harrison county | was the terse comment made by a naturadly looked to me to carry on | jawspaper man in the press seciion my father's fight. For years he hadiwhen, on that final ballot, the nomi- been making speeches and Writink | nution of Davis became certain, and political pamphlets and edUcating | that comes as close to & real explana- the Democrats of the county on the|iion of his selection as any that can subject of the tarifi. ‘He had them |y, oo well educated and enthusiastic on e lican Scounty, and fathens NONGTL S inaenta by RanTic ko Tt e never changed into a majority When T came back from college, |Another extremely dangerous tendency while there were plenty of fighting |of the time Democrats in the county, they had no | clnterest in he said. “is organization. I took the county chair- neither inhercnt nor instinctive. Every- manship and started in to build one |P0dy ought to take an interest in poli- un. After a while we succeeded in | Uics. Every man and woman ought to splitting the Republicans into twe |Df #ctive and informed about politics. factions and then our game was to | EVerybody ought to vote. This would be keep them split and play in between. |3 DeLter country, we would have better Gradually we began to elect_a can-|Men in public office and better govern- didate here and there until the time|Ment if such were the case, but it | finally came -when swe cleaned the|not. The average man and woman is {courthouse out and had a real Demo- | {00 miuch concerned about his or her Icratic administration in the county, |OWn Private interests to give much time | They elected me to the legisluture |t0 the pubic interests. They do not when Y ‘was 26 against my will. I|Want to be called on to vote every vear. Was 0 green it is & wonder the cows | And they do not want to have to go to did not eat me when I got to Charles- too mll',‘)_i trouble to get their political ton. They made me chairman of the | Information. They L to wote & set judiciary committee, which carried |of officials in to run things and have with it the floor leadership of the Democrats. I did not know a thing about legislation and I was badly scared, but there was nothing to do but go to it—and T did.” Alwayk Be “John." | the way Mr. Davis became | | interested in politics. and he has never lost his interest. Nor has he ever lost the devoted regard of those West Virginia Harrison County with whom he played vears ago. To them he is, been and always will be He was “John"” to them when was county chairman years ago he was “John” when he was Ambas- sador to Great Britain, and he will still be “John" to them if he is elect- ed President of the United States. No higher tribute has ever been paid Mr. Davis than the feeling to- ward him, unchanged in a generation, of the men who know him in West Virginia. No one can tell them he is a “reactionary” or that he will be a “tool of Wall Street.” They know better—these men who have known him all their lives and have followed him at home and abroad with an un- diminished affection and a confidence that never shakes. To them “John™ | is the most progressive Democrat in the country. That was why, without | | } be We was 3 in_poli- Davis' the | i | | | politics,” in often to do it il over again. “In my judgment it is the frequency of elections and the length of the ballot . more than any others, are the rea! reasons that account for what seems to be a growing tendency upon the part of the p-ople not to vote. I recognize the | danger to our institutions in this tend- |ency. If it continues unchecked it will ! render absurd our theory of majority | Tule That is Elections by Minoritiex. “What it means. if it grows as it has | been growing, is that our elections will | not be determined by a majority of the | qualified voters. or even by a majority of a majority, but actually by a ma- jority of ‘a minority. That, of course. is an absurd situation, which is in conflict with our whole theory of government. Yet it does exist in a number of States now, and came very close to being the fact in the presidential election four vears ago. “I_am for anything that will en- ‘The wonderful, refined, entrancing complexion rendered. brings back the appearance of Jouth.” Resalls are in- stant. Highly antise; tic. Exerisa soft and soothing action. 80 rears _in use. White lesh-Rachel. 2 Send 10c for Trial Sise T.BOPKINS&SON, New York i | | | Have blankets dered the | “West End” way—with Ivory soap and soft rain water. your laun- Gouraud’'s i | | | | | | | Mr. Plitt Says:— Experience Is Productive of the Best Results.” That is why you should take advantage of our many years of experience, and have us consult with you con- cerning home. beautifying. Furniture At this time we are showing many new creations of Distinctive-looking Suites and Odd Pieces. Inspect our display today. We Sell Radios George Plitt Co., Inc. Painting, Paperhanging & Upholstering 1325 14th St. N.W. Main 4224 That Fur Coat |l Can be Re-styled —now to great advan- tage. Until the regular season, our Altering and Repairing Dept. handle orders at— Very Special Prices TWe'll call promptly for your fur coat—phone or. write if unable to see.us personally. TAR, [ would fwithout regardless train | is | them run without being called upon too | WASHINGTON, D. C., courage more voters to vote. It is a vital thing for us all that the people should shake off their political lethargy. . I am for the shorter bal- lot and as few elections as possible. The sound principle seems to me that all policy-framing officials should be elected, but all purely administrative officials should be appointed, The adoption of that principle, it seems to me, is the one sure way of shorten- ing the ballot and eliminating elec- tions—both extremely desirable things. Favors Political Machines. “I am not one of those who op- pose political organizations or ma- chines. I am a believer in organiza- dons in politics as well as in every- thing else. With the evident disin- clination of the voters to vote, the political machines do for the people what they decline to do for them- selves and, if we had no machines, under existing conditions, the pro- portion of voters would be very much less than now, and the fools and fan- atics in each community would have their way with us. “The evils of which we complain in political machines are probably not s great as those which the.machines avert. If every political machine in the country were abolished overnight, we would have a condition of chaos and disorder bordering on anarchy- until new machines sprang up and took hold, as they inevitably would. “I am not against machines except when they are corrupt. Honest ma- chines seem to me essential, and it be hard to sce how, with the f the people qualified to vote, nd indifferent, our political could made to function them. Whenever the vo ome politically informed and acti they can, of course, run their poli of machines am that will tend that bulk inert stem be for di- 1 nything in rection.” Greatest Thrill in Life. Going back (o his early days at the law, Mr. Davis said that he does not know what the future has in store for him, but the most moving moment of his life up to date came nearly 30 years ago, down in Virginia. at Wash- ington and Lee College. He has had many experiences since that day. He has been Ambassador to England and he has been nominated for the presidency of the United States by a great political party, but that thrill of 30 years ago still remains the big {one What happened was this—he had been graduated from the law school the vear before, and intended to go ack to Clarksburg to begin the prac- tice of law with his father. But the president of the > prevailed on him to spend a a assistant instructor at the college. He did so and, at the end of the decided at the time had come to go home The college offered him an increase in salary to stay and a raise in rank | to associate professor. He .efused Then a day or so later, they came | back with another increase in salary | and a raise in rank to full professor. He asked a day to think it over —and then refused again, on the ground that the time had come for him to take up active practice and that he felt it would Le a mistake for him to hold off another vear Acclaimed by Associates. college heads finally acquiesced Then came the com nd, to use Mr. Dav words, “there was presented, | and adopted a resolution con- cerning me and my work so far above my deserts that | was appalled. 1t !so had the shock of a complete sur- prise, and the roar of applause that followed the read was terrifying. Then evervbody looked at me and there was nothing to do but o to nd I did. | do not in the least remember what | aid, but when I ended the cluss charged the platform. 1 have no hesitation in saying that that moment, as [ saw them coming, was the most moving of my life 1 expect to be elected President, but | 4o not believe I will ever have an- other like it Mr. Davis do as a New will ‘Born says, "1 will bo West not regard himself Yorker—never has, never a West Virginian,” he in thought and feeling Virginian until I die, no matter where I live—and when 1 die I expect to be buried theare in the hills around Clarksburg, where 1 first | ‘him straight saw the light and where four gener- ations of my people lie. “Those West Virginians are the people who know me best—and, I think, like me best.” “Let Your Comesience Be Your Guide™ During the Democratic convention Mr. Davis spent most of his time at the New York house of his friend and law partner, Frank L. Polk, on Sixty- eighth street. There a number of his West Virginia friends came to see him, among them Judge John Holt, who had been selected to place his name in nomination. “Well, John,” said Mr. Davis, “this is a fine job they have wished on you." Yes,” sald Judge Holt, “I came up to see if you had any suggestions as to what 1 ought to say.” “Let your consclence be your gulde, John,” ‘said Mr. Davis with a laugh, “let your conscience be your guide.” and that was all the advice Judge Holt ever got on the subject, Asked about his hobbies, Mr. Davis was puzzled for a moment. He ad- mitted he is fond of golf and fishing and reading. “The truth is,” he said, I have not had a very great deal of time for play in my life. I have had a 1ot of fun, but I have been reason- ably busy, and I have simply failed to accumulate any hobbies.” While at Dark Harbor, last July, Mr. Davis played golf nearly every afternoon with Frank Polk. Some- times, J. M. (Bill) Nye, his special campaign secretary, made a third Bill could never be induced to reveal the score. “The one thing I won't give away,” said Bill, “is a man's olf score, “but he trim Davis could it. and both the others. One day Mr beat Mr. Polk so badly he not refrain from telling about “I put Frank Polk down good proper yesterday afternoon.” he Turning to Bill Nye, he looked the eve and said, “and same with you"—and said, [ can do the Bill admitted it (Copright. 1024, in United Sta and Great Britain by North Amer paper Alliance. All rights reserved.) Next Thursday, “That Man La Follette.” PREPARE FOR TREATY. Cabinet Approves Ne- gotiators for German Trade Pact. 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