The Independent. A Weekly Journal of Free Opinion. March 24, 1928.
Published weekly by The Independent Publications, Inc., Concord, N.H. Editorial and General Offices in Boston, Mass. Subscription $5 a year.

Journal of opinion edited by R. E. Danielson and C. A. Herter. Includes advertisements.

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265 "Untitled Editorial" describes the Republican party as influenced and corrupted by large campaign contributions. It criticizes the "Coolidge policy" of silence in the face of scandal and targets, among others, Will H. Hays, chairman of the Republican National Committee (1918-1921) and postmaster-general in President Harding's cabinet (1921-1922), before resigning to become president of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America. The Democrats are considered to be only a modest improvement over the Republicans as the Democratic Party is seen as bereft of clear purpose or strong leadership. Republican Senator William Edgar Borah of Idaho is mentioned favorably.
266 "Coolidge Prosperity Come to Judgment" is an editorial commenting on a resolution to investigate mounting industrial unemployment proposed by New York's Senator, Robert Wagner, a Democrat. It cites data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to show a steadily worsening employment rate. It also discusses the possibility of public works projects as a means of alleviating the situation.
267 "Gentlemen, Mr. Villard and the Nation" is an editorial which mentions a birthday tribute to Oswald Garrison Villard, the Nation's editor, who is characterized as a "fighter for truth, honor, justice, and fair dealing" even though editors of The Independent "disagree with almost everything he thinks and with almost every article published in The Nation."
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