Life — February 28, 1924 — page 16: what you’re looking at

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tory contrast. Ii the conclusion is that he is not available, whom else have the Democrats got that is as good? That seems to be a question that the mocratic Managers are now consider It difficult. They won't ave to the Republican Convent some one else than Mr nominated that will ch; the situa- epeneney “Rib Nero ig: Ltfesthebets- Hep tion. But meanwhile they will take con: “Dabtished: by ‘ siderable thought about what to do next. LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY Crantes Dana Gipson, President Le Rov "y and Treas. $98 Madison Ave New York English Offices, Rolls House, Breams Bldg: OW much is Mr. He has nothing wrong, nothing McAdoo dar even improper, but people say that the as a éandidate iolks in the West where Mr. McAdoo's The French Bureau of Information The World thinks — political strength lies can never be made in the United States does not think well he is out of it to believe that any lawyer can earn — of having people here contribute to the Possibly, But let us $25,000 a year from any client hy law- relief of underfed or starving children see. Mr. McAdoo has — ful work in Germany. The French Bureau says done nothing w Perhaps they can't t to omit Mr. Let the Germans feed them! — They that anybody knows McAdoo from the list of Democratic have plenty of money in. the United of our government to ie. Mr. Coolidge at this writing is Germany France and pay cabinet officers comfortable salaries. still the leading Republican candidate Belgium, says the the German Their jobs are expensive. Their pay is in spite of the tariff, the League of help. is upon as a pretty meagre. In spite of his active | Nations, and all the scandals, some of manceuvre, “and it is labors for the tubes, in which he in- them so shocking, of the administration natural that the Governments of France curred the dislike of Wall Street, Mr. that he inherited. Mr, Coolidge is a and Belgium should have finally refused McAdoo never acquired much money. conservative. People who have large to allow priority over their reparations He seems to have been a poor man property interests are persuaded that claims, to a loan of $70,000,000 to be When he went into Mr, Wilson's Cabi- the Government would be safe in his put for such a purpose on the American hands, Industries favored by the tariff market,” out very much in debt. After handling will work and vote for him. Peopk lf Fr net, and it was understood that he came we and Belgium, both of whom thirty or forty billion dollars it became concerned f fear that we will do have had some experience necessary that he s! 1 do somethin, something help Europe are not en relief, have blocked the loan for a living, so he came to New York. tirely at ease about him, but they will 000,000 to provide means to the German made a partnership with Mr. Cotton and think that he is a great deal safer even Government, that ought to be a suffi- practiced law. His labors as Secretary that issue than any Democrat cient protest against outside aid to feed of the Treasury had advertised him, an the German children. The position of his services were in request, so he made the Bureau that it is better that the some money, and in the course of a year children should starve than be supplied or two one heard that he had gotten S) except by Germans will not excite much even with the world again enthusiasm here, That German profi One of his clients was Mr. Doheny, [F Mr. Coolidge is renominated in tcers and iron masters would let German the most remarkable oil transactor since June, it will be desirable for the — children starve is not at all incredible. Morgiana soused the Forty Thieves. Democrats to put up some one who is — but what does France or Belgium or the Mr. Doheny was good pay. It is not a.contrast to him, who is not indeed a French Bureau of Information know suggested even by the most fervent par- peril to the business interests of the 4 the United States that makes tisan that any of Mr. McAdoo’s services country, but who is not so committed them think that Americans are going to to him were tainted with impropriety. to concerns about property as not to make nice distinction between starving When Mr. McAdoo went to California feel some fervor about people. Mr. — children that have a government that Mr. Doheny continued to be his client McAdoo presents a satisfactory contrast theoretically has power and means to because Mr. Doheny had oil interests in to Mr. Coolidge. He would stand for feed them, and those that have not? Mexico about which he wanted Mr. a reduction of the tariff, for all the tax Something was done in Russia that was MeAdoo's help, so when the scandal reduction that Mr. Coolidge stands for not actuated by any liking for the came, there was Mr. McAdoo along and for all the economies except the Russian Government, and something with others on Mr. Doheny’s pay roll. bonus. The exception is a serious one. may be done in Germany of the same It was hard luck, of course. It has Nevertheless, if he is nominated against sort. There is no politics in a hungry damaged Mr. McAdoo as a candidate. Mr. Coolidge. there will be a satisfac- child E. S. Martin, comicbooks.com