Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-04


we are in the backwash from the
mighty spiritual and physical effort
TO which America girded herself when
she won the war for the allies and
America would again challenge if the
need arose. The war has not been
repudiated, though the administration
that fought it has been overwhelmed.
We are now in the chill that comes
with the doctors bills. AS we see it
now, any man in the presidency, and
any party in power. would have met
the same punishment that was meted
out yesterday to Woodrow Wilson and
the democratic party. Any admins
tration that conducted the war would
now be the target of the bewildering
number of protests that merged yes
terday into one gigantic protest.
There entered into ma joriti IS
for Harding and his plea of America
first the votes of those who have been
thinking OF America second to the
rights Of Germany, the rights of Ire
land. the rights Of Italy in F'iume. the
rights of Greece in Thrace. Complete
opposites combined yesterday to swell
Harding's majorities."
The New York Evening World:
The republican candidate was yes
terday elected President of the United
states by vote which bids fair to
reach landslide proportions.
This means that the American
electorate thought little about the
league of nations and much about its
craving for a change of administra-
tion.
1T means a majority of the coun-
try'S voters chose to dodge the ques-
ton of its honor and standing among
nations in order to visit upon the
democratic uparty stored-up resent
:lent for anything and everything
they have found to complain of in the
last eight years.
1T means that an administration.
which had to see the United States
through a great Undergraduates of
the supreme success with which it
performed the taSk-was more hated
for what it could not prevent than
esteemed for what it achieved"
Chicago Daily News Und.):
The victory. though clearly fore
Swallowed weeks ago, shows by it's
overwhelming nature that there has
been a growth in Harding sentiment
steadily throughout the campaign. The
cleventh-hour efforts of Mr.. Cox to
inflexible Wilson policy that forced
the league of nations issue to ma
tional referendum were of no avail.
The work of reconstruction.
which has Jagged SO lamentably for
two years, must be taken up in seri-
the nations foreign relations-it is
still technically at war-must be
given the most careful attention In
coed, the problems that confront the
Fresident-elect and his advisers and
the majority leaders of the new Con-
sress are so important and so COM
pick that the victorS cannot afford to
waste time in mere jubilation."
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin:
Tn it's broadcast significance the
verdict means that the government
at Washington shall be restored to
the constitutional processes by which
it was managed before the war, that
the excessive Capitalization of power
in it shall be reduced and simplified.
that the abuses which this centraliza-
ton has engendered shall be correct
ed. that the terrific burden of FED
eral taxation shall be readjusted,
equalized and made lighter. and that
perimentalism have the upper hand
they shall be replaced by sanity and
stability.
Senator Harding has been called
to the presidential office not so much
with personal enthusiasm for him as
with an expectation that he will be a
careful. fair-minded. square-dealing
and wisely conservative executive
His abilities are not brilliant but he
is a well tempered and well balanced
man Of integrity. and his moderation
and common sense, together with an
apparent faculty for Cooperation on
public life. should lead to the forma-
ton Of a capable and well equipped
administration"
The Toronto Star.
Tt Is probable that nothing aided
the republicans more than the desire
OF the country to be done with one
man rule.
ssFor camnaipn nurnosaa tho da,,.
Gratis got the short end of the stick
when they had to go to the back con-
cessions Of the republic expressing
Solicitude about the peace and well