The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-11-11
PRESS VIEWS ON
EATW rNTTnaH
LAIE ELEIIIUN

/ LATE ELECTION
The biggest cause for the Demo
cratic defeat was the failure of tn,
Democrats to foresee and predict il
advance the slump in the price O
farm products, and place the respon
sibility therefor on the Republican
congress, according to Albert Sidne,
Burleson, postmaster general and DO
litical warh0rse Of the Wilson cabinet
The office of president involves
| tremendous responsibilities and Tho
destiny of the nation should be guard.
ed by keeping good men and fit men
live men and honest men, in the place
There is no disposition here to mini.
mize the importance of the office OF
to impress anyone with the idea that
it is not worth the while to express a
preference between candidates. Still
it is true that the country will be
reasonably safe no matter who is
elected. 1t will be, at any rate, a
congratulatory fact that the election
is over and that the turmoil Of the
campaign has subsidized. There will
be no doubt the revival in business
that always comes when a presiden-
tial contest has been decided and the
country gets Down to work again.
The period is one of readjustment.
The war conditions are passing and
there is a general desire for what is
called return to normalcy." Much
may be involved in a safe approach
to that condition, but whatever is to
be done will be done better when the
presidential election is a thing of the
past, as we'll as the election Of new
congress and new governors in most
of the states.
All effects Of the election will have
passed within month after it is
over, and, no matter which party tri-
umphs, there should be general inn
Improvement in conditions Nash
vile Banner.
Also if we look at the problem from
the ANGLE Of the voters themselves can
assert that mandate of
any sort has been delivered concern
ing the association of the United
States with the other nations of the
world to the end of preserving the
peace of the world? We know that
thousands-and George Vierick claims
5000, 000-of persons of German
blood and sympathy voted against
4 Democratic administration because
1 Democratic administration went to
war with Germany and because a Re 4
administration offers the
promise of a separate peace with Ger
many, which peace will be the Begin |
hing Of the end of the alliance against
he fatherland. We know that thous- |
lnds of persons Of Italian blood and
voted against a Democratic
administration because the head of
his administration took stand
igainst ITALY in the matter Of Fiume.
Ne know that thousands of negroes |
n the doubtful states voted for the
'arty of Lincoln without any regard
whatever for the party of Harding.
Ne know that many others needed I
he appeal to get rid of a government
" and for the South. We know that |.
lillions of others accepted the vague
logan Of Eve want a change" with
ut any reference whatsoever to the /.
aague of nations. We know that the
ig banking, the big manufacturing
nd the big trade interests gave their
honey and their votes to the Repub-
can party, either because thew
'anted control Of the federal reserve
ystem or because they wanted a pro
ective tariff, which would be of as
Stance in maintaining high prices.
We know also that there were other
who through force Of habit
r the desire for spells stood by the
arty of their fathers.
Knowing these things, can anyone
eclare that mandate has been de-
vered against "the" league of "a"
ague Of nations for world peace /?
le can hardly conceive of SUCH
lemnhis Commercial Appeal.
The triumph is quite distinctly a
artv victory. The personality Of the !
lndidate contributed very little, if
lvthing, to the result. 1t was a Re-
lblican year and the party would {
i've won with any candidate, but if /
enator Harding added nothing to /
e success in any show of brilliancy /
magnatism, he created no antagon- /
m. The country showed its willing /
IS to accept him and he is likely
make a president of fair capacity s
d up to the average.
The reaction against the Wilson i