Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-05

THE WEEK IN POLITICS
Summary Of National Developments, Based on
Reports From The Stars Special Core
spondents and Staff Writer'S.

Americanism and Germanism. and
a lot Of collateral issues are in
volved in it. In this alignment
both advocates and opponents Of
the league find themselvAe ar
rayed against a radical element
was pacific or went to the length
Of being pro-German. The labor
issue also is Of considerable con-
sequence there. but labor in the
northwest seems to be as badly
split as any other of the ele-
ments. A very substantial num-
Der OF sturdy American trades
ical leaders to any position that
smacks Of being un-American.
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e. The platform makers at Chicago
and San Francisco thought that by
ignoring the liquor issue they were
killing it. but the liquor issue de-
clines to wear its cerements. 1t is
a very active, not to say belliger-
ent, corpse in any number OF
states, chiefly in those having large
centers of population. 1t vexes one
party as much as it does the other.
and where it is an issue it is para
mount over all others. The voter
who is thirsting for alcoholic slim
ulant resolutely refuses to take
any interest in the league of ma
tions or any other question of for
eign policy. He is interested only
in the interior,
Then there is the suffrage issue,
which Is cutting up all sorts OF
capers and confirming belief In
the old superstition that mere man
never can hope to understand the
workings Of a woman's mind.
When Senator James w. Wads-
worth, jr., was Endorsed by the
New York republican convention
for the primary nomination Tor
senator his opponents thought he
would be an easy mark. Senator
wadsworth had been q relentless
opponent Of woman suffrage, and
if there was one scalp in the count
try it was expected the women
would go after 1t was his. 1t is
movement have b1acklfsted him,
but apparently the women are not
following their leaders to any no
ticeable extent. for women's clubs
ali over New York state have in
dorsed Wordsworth and are work.
ing for his nomination at the COM
ing primaries. His denomination
now. is regarded as assured, and
there are no Indications that he
will fail to poll the normal re-
publican vote in November.
In Maryland Just now suffrage
overshadows other issues and Is
making the party leaders sit up
nights. In order to make it possi-
BILE for the woman, voters to regis
ter, Gov. Richie has called a spe-
cial session Of the legislature, to
convene September 20. The gov
ernor and q majority Of the legis-
lature being democratic. an at
tempt will be made to have the
necessary legislation enacted as
speedily , - snt the snd
leaders OF the state have mapped
mt \ program which includes re-
consideration OF the legislatures
refusal to ratify the nineteenth
amendment and an attempt to put
through q ratification resolution.
It doesn't require any vivid imagi-
nation to realize what q hole TINS
puts the Maryland democracy In.
It is not to be assumed that the
Campaign will not shape itself soon
along fighting lines, but just now.
where there Is not complete apathy
toward the national contest. the
politicians appear to be running
round in circles, trying to find out
what Is in the voters minds and
what to talk to them about.
(Co1yright, 1870. BY TIE Washington Start