Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-11-05

came to them without virtue or
effort on their part, and these
account for the staggering over
plus of the Harding figures. The
proof of it is seen in the figures
of the Republican vote and Of
the Republican majorities in
such Democratic strongholds as
New York City and Boston. The
Irish vote, the German vote,
taking no thought about the
League of Nations, about any
American interest or concesn,
prompted solely by solicitude
for interests not American, went
solidly over to the Republican
candidate. And this happened
all over the country. The mag
nitude of the majority for Mr..
Harding is sufficiently explained
by this demonstration of interests
in alien causes. 1t was foreseen,
it was we'll understood, it was
known that it would bring mil
lions of votes to the Republicans.
The League of Nations issue,
the only one upon which the De-
mocrats could have made any
respectable showing, was alto
gether submerged by this tidal
wave. On that issue it is plain
that the Republican Party, the
real Republicans, lost in strength
votes and character. Great num-
bers of Republican men and
women, intelligent enough to ex-
anime the issue and Conscientious
enough to put conviction above
party, publicly and privately
came to the support of Governor
Cox. 1t was futile but it was
significant.
Now Senator Harding must
turn his thoughts to the future
and it is a future with grave re-
sponsibilities and serious embar-
assments. 1t will not be a small
matter either to grant or to re-
fuse the demands certain to be
made upon him by the millions
who gave him their vote for rea-
sons alien to Republican or
American principles. They will
point to the enormous majorities
they contributed and demand
their recompense. Strictly with
in his own party, moreover
there will be strife and conflict.
Eminent Republicans like Mr..
Root, Mr.. Taft, Mr.. Hughes and
President Lo we'll, will be invited
into his counsels; it is to be hop
ed that they will be his chief
and most trusted counselors.
Their campaign utterances and
their known strong convictions
must incline them to urge upon
him some form of coming togeth-
err with the nations now united
to preserve the peace of the
world. That must be, will be
the great work of his Admins
tration, its chief triumph, for
without success in that endeavor
the record of his four years will
be one of failure. In efforts to
that end he and his advisors will
have the support of all that is
sound and best in both parties.
The educational work of the
campaign has not been wasted,
the country understands the i'm
perative need of a union to sup
press war as it has never under
stood it before, and it is a need
that must be met. Opposition
will be encountered at once de-
termined, formidable. Mr.. john
son, Mr.. Borah and all the legions
Of bitter-end opposition will re-
sist to the uttermost all attempts
to move the country from the at
titude of isolation in which they
have sought to place it. The con-
test will be rude, but his Admin
istration will be ruined it yields
to these counselors Of evil. In
this matter it will be we'll that
politicians and partisanship stand
adjourned. We have newly come
into more intimate relations with
the other peoples of the world,
we have duties to them and they
to us of which the performances
cannot be postponed without dan