Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-20
WASHINGTON AFFAIRS
Special to. The Bulletin.)

Name, Washington has kept an eye out | on the. presidential attitude of other New England states, The forecast here is a sweeping victory not only for. the heads of the national ticket, but for senators and congressman as well. Congressman s. D, Fess, of Ohio, chairman of the con- gressiopal republican committee was the chief speaker at the recent New Hamp- shire state convention and presented facts and figures gathered in his trips around the circle which foretell of New Eng land landslide according ;. to reports brought back here by men who attended the convention. One noticeable feature of that convention was the enthusiasm which marked every, mention of Senator Moses and Senator Brandegee-the lat ter being referred to. by several speakers in close association. with Senator Moses about whom the factional party fight for nomination had centered.
 Washington is not blind to the great advantage of having president already familiar with national political and so- cial life
 In sizing up the presidential candi- dates the value of MT -Harding's prac- tical knowledge of national and interna- uonal affairs is not overlooked. These are days when complex conditions must be met. Voices in the air and visions or pet theories will not fill the bill, neither will a familiarity with local politics suf- flee for the man fwho is to be the head of the most powerful nation in the world.
 Knowledge and experience will count for much in marking out the domestic and foreign. policies of. the United States in the next for years, and it must not be forgotten that since entering the sen ate in 1914. Senator Harding has de- voted his entire time and study, to the needs of this country and of the; world, while MT. Cox has eonfined' his atten- ton to the state of Ohio.
 During the past six years, while MT. Cox devoted himself to his elections and the petty details of state, ward ana local politics, Mir. Harding was sitting in the United States senate as one of it's most valued and trusted members. Through assignments to committees hav- ing under consideration the gravesJ questions of the world war and it's consequences, MT. Harding has gained first hand inforn1a tion which will guide him wisely ir making executice decisions affecting the welfare of the whole world
 Every measure. introduced in congress is first considered by committee selected for it's special fitness to sit in judgment on the merits of the proposed law. MT. Harding was, from the first, so highly esteemed for his common sense, excellent judgment and broad business experience, that he was given positions on several of tie most Simportan, committees. These included foreign relations, which deals with all - our commercial interests both domestic and foreign; he is chairman of tlrevPhilippine lc committee and a member of the commit tee on territories, so is thoroughly fa- Ixri+1, T n a also fallen to the lot of Mr. Harding to serve on committees which nave given l him a firm grasp. on matters of recon, l struction and which 20 far to admirably 1 fit him for the great office of president. l With Harding in the White III )Gse, sur | rounded by an able cabinet of men. select l ed for ability and fitness; with CHeflIge
 as vice president sitting in the co'po ils l as Harding declares shall be done it's a | pretty safe guess according to strongly ! expressed sentinlents here that existing 1 waste extrava gance and mis- mana cement
 will be scrap-heaped and normal rcosper-
 ity to the country be quickly restored, 1 Washington is also impressed by inc 1 contrast between the two vice presiten- 1 tial candidates. It understands from
 what it. reads that Governor .,Cooi5ee | lives the simple fife. undistnched, by. the i ?. hear that the governor helps .now the l lawn, that the little boys run their l mothers errands, aad tn4t. mother iz l never too busy to be a. conf1lant and 1 companion, or father too absorbed in. DO l litical matters to be. a big brother to the l little Cooidges. The Franklin Roose- | welt family is quite another type It is 1 a happy family-as far as one can judge i but the simpls life is something they may 1 have read about but haver never known | from personal touch MT. Roosevelt was 1 born with a gold spoon in his mouth and | has never lost his hold on it. " Their | great stone mansion in Washington is
 under the care of 1T trained servants 1 Automobiles fake the family where they
 want to go, livered sarvants do theil l bidding and they taFe z conspicuous par
 in that social life hece which spell so ciety with a biz 5. In temperament the
 two candidates are far apart. MT 1 Coolidge is we'll poised, does his owi
 thinking and blazas his own trail MT i Roosevelt has t,shoWn himself to be hot l headed, and hQastful and effusiye.
 He has never yet struck out beyond l the political path beaten for him by either Tamnaanv or President Wilson l Washington seems tired of sehsationa | episodes and believes the country want!
 a. return to it's f0rme7 prosperity and safe, sane and orderly government. -sucI as is sure to follow the election ot Harding and Coolidge, with a congress t
 support their policies.
 The return of the present Connection , delegation to congress is regarded her 1 as highly essential to the slfccess of thu
 reconstruction .progranlrne outlinedaby tn republican during the last session. N democrats would lend a hand to tn splendid work already begun to sreduc l the heavy taxation, lower the cost O living and cut down the extravaganc and waste of the present administration Some of the minority talked regretfuIl! of the existing conditions, but when i come to vote they stand by the Will son administration to the last notch
 When the republicans of congress re pealed siXty-six of the war measures each of wliich meant great financial oujt | lay for the country, the needs of whicl stopped with the signing of the armistic l two years ~ago+-the- democrats followe
 the orders of the president and vote against the bills But the bills passed al
 the same. Then President Wilson re
 fused to sign them and either by a vet
 or by written refusal during the -sessior
 or by pocket veto after the 4sessio
 had ended, refused to permit them |
 become -1aw,4 and the wasteful expendi
 lures stiIll continue.
 Thousands of deserving democrats
 continue to hold offices and draw sala
 ries for doing nominal work of whic
 is worse than useless The presider
 continues his war time power and will d so until a republican congress can co -or crate with republican president, or tl | republican paority in congress is so gres l that it can pass laws over the president veto by a two thirds vote Connecticr republicans have been in the front ran
 of active and intelligent workers to rt d1Ina tlna nr c,rr1 n11e .ln11rdnr