Evening star., 1919-08-03
PARTIES PLAYING TAG"
WITH COST OF LIVING
Each Wants Other to Be ''It'' When
Question of Responsibilities for
H. c.. L. Arises.

what shape Affairs po.:t.ca. vii. take
By the ti...e tie Eext zatioaa, cleo
tons cosae Oh. Party ai.gnmeats as
now 1asz.i..af r.aJ disappear.
-..dt tsero Is to be q l,ol.ontous
struggle between tie forces OF con-
servat.s-n ana socialism is evident,
the statesmen say. Unrest IS seen
upon every side, taxing different
forms and obvious IN various ways.
One possible Manifestation might well
be, it is said, q violent political up
heaval of a nature strange to this
country. Then, having given vent to
their, forebodings and gotten the
gloom out of their system, the states
men go on to say that they reckon
they will just stake stack of blue
chips on the good common sense of the
American people. And it might be a
safe bet, at that.
X II 4
One of the popular pastimes when
politics begin to boil is taking a
straw vote"
STRAW VOTE TAKEN Ordinarily. a
ON Mr.. WILSON. straw vote is
just about as
reliable as straw III the wind, but it
is interesting if unconvincing. The
Nashville Tennessea.n has recently
polled the sentiment Of newspapers in
the south on the question of the po-
litical wisdom of renominating Presi-
dent Wilson and whether in their
judgment he could be reelected if he
were renominated.
: OF the replies received to the in
quiry. 20 per cent favored the re-
nomination of the President and so
per cent opposed the idea, the balance
being uncertain. AS to whether he
could be reelected so per cent voted
yes and 40 per cent no, the rest doubt
full. ii,
AS to an alternative nomination, in
case the President should not run.
former Secretary Of the Treasury Nc
Adoo appeared to be the favorite. Sec
retary. Baker and Attorney General
Palmer were "tied'' in the popular es-
timation, while Williams Jennings
Bryan, Senator Underwood. Senator
John Sharp, Williams, Senator Pome-
rene. Gov. Cox, Richmond P. Hobson
and Secretary Daniels had support
ers. *
r + =
There are conflicting reports as to
whether President Wilson will run
again or not.
CONSIDER WILSON One day it comes
THEIR BEST BET. '.frst-hand from
the white
House" that he will not consider a
renomination; next, that at all de-
pends.'' Democrats at the Capitol, in
the MAN, hope that he will run.
There are some, of course, who are
discouraged at the prospect Of his
heading the party again, but it can
be safely taken as the prevailing
opinion among the democrats in Con-
gress that he 'is their one best bet"
The democrats, in cloak room dis
cussion with their republican col
leagues and friends. somewhat jubi-
lantly inquire. We'll, show us re-
publican who stands out as promi-
nently as Woodrow Wilson,"
II y
The democrats are 1eering at their
republican opponents about the House
taking a recess.
HOUSE RECESS OF course, the
CAUSE OF JisEs. democrats are
just as anxious
to get back to the "old swimmin'
hole as the republicans. and recog-
nize the futility Of the House staying
in session, longer, but nevertheless.
they cannat refrain from taunting
the republicans with quitting the. job
so soon after all their indignation
because the President did not call the
extra session sooner. There, for a
while, it was made to seem that the
country was going plumb to destruc-
ton unless Congress were assembled
Immediately. And now, as soon as
they have passed the appropriation
bills, the House, according to the
democratic taunts, gets weary and
wants to go home.