Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-11-03
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WEDNESDAY,. NOVEMBER 3, 1921
Conclusive Verdict.

Tremendously Conclusive Verdict.
The overwhelming triumph that At
tended the candidates and cause OF tho
Republican party, Yesterday, leaves no
do,ht NJ the sentiment Of the country as
EXPRESSED at the ballot-boI. IL WAS for
change. . radical change. While the re-
,,rn. from the Far West are not st hand at
,his whiting. the overwhelming verdict OF
,he c.r.rn s>rx,on leaves no room TO
Doubt the deoi.iveness Of the general
verdict II "a altogether Republican.
some Of the results are fairly stunning.
Ncu Works Republican plurality may be
million. even New York City, home OF
rammany Hall and long An impregnable
democratic stronghold in fair party con-
ts.ts saveing large majority for harding
and Coohdgc The populous cities OF the
STATE supplemented the ordinary Re
publican mslorities Of the counties un-
prccedentedly
Massachusetts likewise VA, ovcr-whelm-
,nrlv Republican, the city OF Boston,
ordinarily good for 10000 Democratic
majority. turning this margin into Re
publican lead Of about 10000. In fact
ii, verdict in the Atlantic Coast section
-, an complete rout for the Dem
ratio party
Tho Central States likewise went IN the
.eme direction by tremendous landslide,
lhlos Republican majority threatens TO
xceed 200 COO, while Indians and Illinois
,hewlsr lolred the rushing torrent OF Re
,uhlran ballot. Even an opposite kind
Il landslide in the Far Western States
.omsthins Of which there does not seem TO
" IN. remotest possibility would not
renn tho tide Of Repubicsnism. The
country ha. gone Republican with a ven
teance
The change is complete radically 30
The next national administration vii be
thoroughly Republican President snd
ice-Prezdent. senate and House. There
sill he no divided responsibility. The VIC
,orlous political party Will have the entire
machinery 81 government under its con-
,ool. And II is well that this is 50.
MANY cause. may Re ascrbed for thus
tremendous reversal Of public sentiment,
aut feu viii suffice In the first place,
hero vas plainly manifest feeling OF
dissatisfaction with existing conditions,
DESPITE their favorable character as 70
business and industrial prosperity, and
a. .nsistent desire for change. In the
second place all the hostile alien elements
az tho country joined unitedly with the
Republican party il declaring against the
League 81 Nations And in the third
place the great bulk Of the newly-en-
franchlsed women voters went pell-mel
INTO tn. Republican party and voted 40
cordlnrly
The future e problematical. The coun-
nv has emphstically voted against the
League q Nations, repudiated it enorn-
ous, Harding has declared himself
favorable n separate peace with Ger
many, and tins may be the outcome. But
he will not assume Office until the fourth
- next March, nor Will the new Congress
be IN actual official existence until that
date some line Of action may develop
during the final session Of the present
Congress. which Will open at Washington
the hrs, Monday in December The
slender Republican majority Of the present
senate under the lead Of Lodge and PEN
rose may give a revealing line az to the
policy Of the new administration in re-
spect Of our at present decidedly muddled
situation in respdct Of foreign relations.