Mountain advocate., 1919-12-26

In 1916 tho Eighth Kentucky con-
gressional district gave g democra-
tic plurality of 3,151 votes; Ia 1918 ,
It again went Democratic by plur-
allty OF 1897 votes; IN 1918. King
Swope, Republican, making His cam
paign in opposition to the league OF
nations, carried the district by .
plurality of 5,1S1 votes.
The Fifth Oklahoma congressional
district is Democratic by normal
plurality of about 5000. In 1916
the Democrats had 5000 plurality
and in 1918 carried the district by
4,123 plurality. IN 1919, with wo-
men voting for the first time and
virtually doubling the vote Of tho
district, J. w. Iarreld, Republican,
who made his campaign on the sole
issue of his opposition to the league
of nations, was elected by plurality
of 7OS votes.
In the Kentucky gubernatorlal
contest OF 1919 with the DcmOcrat3
lined up for the league OF nations
and the Republicans against *. ana
the entire country watching the ou'
come OF the clehn-cut issue OF pto
and antileague in that State, Tho
Democratic plurality OF 1885 in
1911 and All in 1915, was changed
to a Republican plurality Of $500
votes.
In Massachusetts, the Republicans
in the gubcrnatorial contest. IN
creased a plurality Of G,31S in 1918,
to $4,000 in 1919. IN MarTilnd
the Democratic plurality Of G.1Si in
the gubernatorial contest of 1915
was reduced to bare 15G in 1919,
and in New York City, in the strong
hold Of Tammany, the Republicans
were able to overcome Democratic
plurality OF 25S,000 in the gubaraa-
torial contest of 1918, and Of 1897
In the municipal elections of 1917
and elect c Republican president OF
tho board Of alderman Of that city
By a plurality OF 1903
A canvass OF these figures, per.
haps, or rather means by which p11..
lie opinion is weighed and juGGnd,
has brought conviction 20 many DaA
ocratic leaders that the party faces
sure defeat If it is to carry Advocacy
of the league Of nations IS 4 p'rt?
issue to the polls next Eoyember.
Editorials in the leading Democratic
organs of the South are rejecting
this opinion and it is predicted that
if the Solid South is to be Drokpn,
the legue OF nations will perform Tho
miracle if the Democratic cOnrar-
ton takes q favorable stand for the
covenant in its platform.
Two editorials printed within the
last few days in two OF the leading
Democratics OF the South have at
tracted much attention and have
been widely copied. One from tho
Jacksonville CHA. Times-Uu!or, un-
der tho caption How to Commit
Suicide" says: /
Wherever the test has been made
the Democrats have lost out on chat
issue (the league Of natious.) They
have already lost Kentucky
and the election in one Oklahoma
district shows what would happen
in that state The Republicans
would win IL half the changes were
made in the other districts that were
made in this district
The Montgomery (AlaD Adyert'a-
er under the title The League not
2 Part issue" says;
We cannot bring ourselves TO be-
lleve that after the experience in the
six months controversy over the
leaGue OF nations, both In the Senate
End out amorg the people, the Dome
cratic leaders will 2oIgenr 10 w8&-
ing tho ratilaaticn'4E the lcagoo /
a party question and 60 before t1e'I
country with il as the paramount
issue in the presidential caiaTa 5n
of 1920. "
IN practical gaaAr. we b2@ryoI
that the Injection o. tN2 issue Alto
the campaign wauld D. disastro"5
for the party" ',..
The adroitness of tao Ro9ub!ia>as
in using the sentiment against the
treaty to their advantage is discuss
ed and the Democrats are advised
not to fall into the trap their op9on-
entg have laid. Continuing the Ad~.
vertiscr says: -"
THE President IS N-rery III. Tic
may not recover sufficiently 10 take
an active part in tho tampaign of
1920. With the league OF nations
as an issue, tho Democratic party
would be an army without q leader