The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-07-09
THE OWOSSO TIMES
EDMUND o. DEWEY, PROP.
OWOSSO, MICH. JULY o. 1920.
ELECTION OF A REPUBLICAN
CONGRESS ESSENTIAL TO
SUCCESS OF THE NEXT
ADMINISTRATOR


Republican President and Vice Presi-
dent on November End, than to choose
working Republican majority in
both branches of Congress.
The election of the Republican ma
tional ticket, and along with it Con-
gress Democratic in either branch
would be a barren victory. 1t would
give to the new national administra'
ton responsibility without authority.
1t would deadlock national govern
ment at a time when cooperation is
essential to the performance of the
great task of national restoration and
reconstruction with which the next
national administration will be charg-
ed.
1t takes the two branches of govern
ment, executive and legislative, act
ing in harmony, to accomplish any
important governmental purpose.
Either branch is practically powerless
without the cooperation of the other.
And that is particularly true now,
when the statute books are burdened
with laws which are the product of
seven and half years of activity by
the party in power.
In the excitement of the presiden-
tial campaign, the paramount import
ance of electing Republican House
and Senate must not be lost sight of
The election of Republican House is
practically sure to accompany the
election of the Republican national
ticket. But survey of the political
situation shows that it is easily pos
sible to elect Harding and Coolidge
and still lose the Senate, or make Re-
publican control of the Senate inef-
fective because of the narrowness of
the party majority.
In number of states Democratic
activity and Republican fractional
trouble threatens the election of DEM
ocratic senators in states that ought
to be Republican. 1t must be under
stood that Republican loyalty, to be
intelligent or effective, must extend
to the senatorial as well as the pres
idential ticket. In fact hostility to
the Republican national ticket would
be clearly indicated by failure to sup
port the party's senatorial nominee in
any state, because to elect Senator
Harding President and then foredoom
his administration to failure by send
ing a hostile Senate to Washington
would be an act unfriendly to the next
Republican President, as we'll as in
furious to the interests of the country.
The Republican party must hold
every senatorial seat now Republican,
and displace some Democrats with
Republicans, in order to give to the
next Republican national administra-
ton the legislative cooperation es-
sential to the success of the admins
tration or the welfare of the country.
The mere fact that the national gov
eminent is given Republican head
would mean little or nothing, if, at
the same time, the chief executive be
made powerless to fulfill any pledge
of his party, or execute any purpose
of his own, through the opposition of
a Senate dominated by Democratic
majority.
Now is time when any man wish
ing to assist in retiring the Democra.
tic party from national control must,
In order to demonstrate his sincerity
in such purpose, support not merely
the presidential but the congressional
tickets of his party. 1t would be more
intelligent and more patriotic for any
citizens to be against both the nation
al and congressional tickets, than to
be against either, for support of the
one might give a fictitious weight to
opposition to the other, and might be
accorded for that very purpose.
To the campaign for Republican
control of the Senate special atten-
ton should be given by every Repub-
lican sincerely and intelligently in
terested in the success of the next
Republican national administration.
With Democratic Senate, or SEN
ate narrowly and doubtfully controll-
eddy Republicans, Republican ma
tional administration would be bound
hand and foot and the country would
be in political and legislative dead
lock for the next two years.
The success or failure of individu-
ais in politics is of small Importance
to those interested in politics from
patriotic motives, as compared with
the success or failure of the princi-
pies, the cause, these individuals rep
resent. Now is the time for burying
of personal animosities, and the sub
ordination of personal prejudices to
the larger and nobler appeal of a
cause.
Republicans should reIegate fac
tionaiism to the rear and direct their