The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-11-03
THE ELECTION


 NT R. HARDING is President of the United States AvA by the most overwhelming maiores ever given 10 candidate for office in this country The through and through and that party trusted with all the power in State and Nation.
 The President, Senate the Lower House will he Re- publican through and through, opportunity for unity and solidarity in action that Democratic adminsra
 At least advantage gained by victory so decisive IL removes the country from the deliberate par alyss government which was caused bv tbe of Republican Congress administration of M Vii should accomplish nothing "
 As to the which lead up to a Republican vito so vast and unexpected and complex no man all. The Democratic adminsra ton carried on great and victorious war ht th @ @ never popular with large population The followed by peace the peace was nnonnar with other or similar masses of Americans soe tbht 4 peace too hard on Germany Some thought beneficial for Great Britain l-''' '0'
 Broadly speaking those stocks which have contributed o mucn to American population who formerly the territories of the Central Powers dspeased both with the and with the peace.
 The war brought numerous vexaons irratons and dis cpnes which offended endured them hnt desire for change The country nstitd t % t @ created woman suffrage and prohibition and each these to the injury of the party power The wet element find ing Democratic administration in office something to strike at when election day rolled great Democratic leader of the prohbonists the day before election to tell how he would vote which equiv aent of declaration that he against Cox The Democratic candidate suffered fact the loss of the radicals among both the advocates and the opponents prohibition
 The League of Nations contributed largely defeat of the Democratic administration enemies it had among those who hoped for better Germany the other Central Powers and among hoped for worse for Great Britain added another factor intensively injurious It is men, when confronted with unfamiliar usually reject if They do not know what will They against it be- cause it strange and because they understand it. Under this principle the Democratic administration lost many votes.
 The credit that should be given Republican organa ton Is tiny Republican organization somewhat less eff fcent than usual Democratic organization somewhat more efficient than usual is not necessary illustrate this relationship Bridgeport ganlzaton efficient than years before @ me republican organization was divided and less efficient result here as elsewhere must be attributed ton of forces lying almost entirely area of party methods.
 The League of Nations beaten although it had upon it's side by far the large quantity of the world and of the Republican party.
 The refusal the electorate to accept reform a even moment not in proof that the ought not to be accepted The electorate dated; approved the inoxcans turned to pro- hlbion opposed woman suffrage and the lot All of history is the story of coming slowly from wrong to a right view of conduct
 The Times has too in it's spport of TO- forms which the people have first rejected to be either disappointed discouraged moment off reaction which has overtaken the
 The difficulty is that popular errors like individual er rors must be paid for after fashion world IS Tn difficult stae Adjustments made purely local considerations will probably sufficient The proof of the wisdom or unsdom of the popular decision only discovered in events which lie in the future
 This newspaper is accepting the theory that Re- publican leadership reactionarv To he sre there influential leaders who believe by applying ante will be overcome and turned into benefits as progressive Republican leaders, who of the peril of the world and of the by which approaching evils be prevented diminished
 The Times will not impede and harass the Rennb1icon President Republican newspapers did Democratic a ministraton
 leadership all the harmony that be conrved man and man, class and class and party party will not be than enough pilot safely through bis perous period in the life of mankind.