The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-26
Forerunner of Era of Good
Feeling.


Frank A. Munsey, publisher of the
New York Herald and the Evening
Sun, advances a new theory in con-
tradistinction to the principle that
TO the victor belongs the spoils, when
he calls attention to the fact that
one-third of the equity in the Re
publican victory belongs TO the DEM
ocrats that supported Senator Hard
ing in the recent election. The edi-
terial from the New York Herald. in
which mention is made OF this
strange form Of division. says:
The Democrats of the North hold
a very important equity in the great
Harding vote. OF the total number
OF votes cast for Senator Harding
In the states that went for him, ap-
proximately one-third were Demo-
cratic votes.
Never before in our history has
anything like this happened. 1t has
no precedent in all our national life.
ln other campaigns the Democratic
vote cast for the Republican candi-
date for the presidency has been
negligible. The same is true of the
Republican vote cast for the Demo-
cratic candidate for the presidency.
These small votes have attracted
no attention, commanded no recogni-
! ton. They were not large enough.
This year the Democratic vote for
Senator Harding is large enough
large enough to be revolutionary.
"A one-third interest in the Hard
ing presidency is a holding Of such
relative importance-one part Demo-
Cratic to two parts Republican,
the president elect is confronted
with wholly new situation. His So
luton of this problem may we'll have
a, far-reaching influence in our po-
litical life.
THE New York Herald brings
this thought forward for considera-
ton and discussion"
The danger to the Republican party
lies in the possibility for failure to
extricate the country from the quag-
uuire OF political, economic and in
dhstrial unrest.
The danger to the Democratic
party lies in the possibility that Sem
ator Harding. as president. may sue
coed in securing the cooperation of
the best minds of all persons of all
parties, requiring each to shoulder a
common responsibility and work to-
gether for the common welfare.
III the Republican party should find
the country. at the close OF two years
under its policies. no better pre-
pared for the future, and no further
improved from the ills that afflict it
now. it can not escape responsibility
al the polls, and the prospect that
there will be popular revulsion
against the Republicans as there was
against the Democrats in November
invites the prediction that the con-
gtess will turn Democratic again.
Should the country make a reversal
Of this kind two years hence the
prospect for the election of Demo-
cratic president four years hence
would be greatly increased.
III the country should thrive and
prosper as it did under the first
term of President Wilson there is
little hope for the election of Dem
ocratic president If Senator Hard
ing should carry out the suggestion
of Mr.. Munsey and the Herald and
forget party lines, especially in the
South, where there is nothing but
the kindliest feeling for him and best |
wishes for the success of his admin
istration, and the consequent return |
to normal conditions, there is little |
prospect that the Democratic party |
will be a factor in national affairs !
for a number of years to come.
Under the caption of Democratic |
Salvage the Boston Evening Tran
script cites a few Democrats who !
will be among the foremost men of |
the nation to be consulted by Mr..
Harding.
Among those mentioned is Senator
Underwood, with whom Mr.. Harding
is paired in the senate. and with
whom he enjoys a close and friendly
personal relation
As the leader of the minority, sue
ceeding Senator Hitchcock, the doc
lie and obedient servant of the ad-
Senator Underwood is
fortunate that he not only enjoys tho
respect and confidence of Mr. Hard
ing, but that he and Senator Lodge,
The senate leader, are equally in
agreement on many questions Of
public interest.
The election Of Senator Underwood
To- be the Democratic leader was
made possible by the support of
Pomerene. Walsh, Smith, Shields.
and others who could
not follow the leadership of Hitch
,ock.
The article mentioned suggests
Senator Shields as one of the fore
most Southern Democrats to be con-
sidered for the supreme court Of the
United States, in the event a va
,ahcy occurs on the bench during
Senator Harding's term.
II is pointed out that Harding and
5hieIds were toxe,her m the foreign