The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-10-07
VICTORY IS LIKELY
ALL ALONG Line
DEMOCRATS DRIVING FOR BOTH
HOUSES.
Strong Lead to Cox.
Slight Republican Majority in The
Senate May Be Overturned
With Ease.

Just now one of the most interest
ing topics in national political af-
fairs is not only the question of whe-
ther Harding or Cox will win the
presidential election, but also as to
the final outcome for the house and
senate.
There is more ground for believing
that the senate will return to
the Democratic fold than there has
been since it went into Republican
hands two years ago.
No one knows how the presidency
is coming out and if there be pro-
phet willing to take guess at the
result he is not seen hereabouts, al
though, to tell the truth, from
strictly non-partisan standpoint, the
odds strongly favor Cox.
However much the Republican
spell binders, spielers and others are
going about the land decrying the
Democrats and boosting their own
candidate, they lose sight of the fact
that from his record, and it is the
record of any man that tells the story
of his life, Harding is the weakest
man the Republicans have put up in
the last so years, or since there was
a Republican party, for that matter.
What Record Tells.
Those interested in strictly stick
ing to the official records will be in
Hghtened if they will see what Hard
ing's stand was on national prohlDl-
tion, prohibition as war measure,
preparedness for war, the sale OF llD-
erty bonds and kindred matters. Fur
ther. it should be remembered that
some decidedly interesting reading
may be found regarding the bravery
of the American soldiers at the very
moment when they were going to war
if Harding's record is scanned. In
dications are that so far as the senate
is concerned, that body may and very
likely will swing back into the Dem
ocratic column. There are many rea-
sons to support this assertion.
It should be remembered that at
this time the Republican majority in
of hn c1i ct
only two more Republicans than there
are Democrats. Therefore, almost any
kind of change, for instance, if Sen.
ator Smoot of Utah should be defeat
ed, and there are reasons to be be-
1ieved he will be, and Watson of In
diana should also go into the dis
card, that would only leave one more
change from the Republican to the
Democratic column to put the matter
over. Seriously, there are evidences
that there will be four or five such
changes this year.
Senator Wadsworth of New York is
another Republican slated to hit the
toboggan. He has taken a stand
against suffrage whuch has caused
him to make many enemies in his
state. Mrs WadsWorth is one of the
most pronounced anti-suffrage wo-
men in the entire country, and natur-
ally, the New York senator and Mrs.
Wadsworth have thought and acted
alike on this matter. That Wads-
worth is scheduled to go this year,
along with others from the G. o. P.
lineup, is no secret here. In fact,
it seems to be the opinion of the SEN
ator himself that he is to have his
official head chopped off.
Reports from the East are also that
there are still other changes to come
about which, figuring accurately, |
should permit the Democrats to over
come the present lead of two which
the Republicans have on them and
possibly pick one or two other seats. |
uO AOoSG S1COoClOA pS1 VI GlC
belief that not only will the present
Republican majority be overcome, but
that it will be entirely wiped out.
Why?
Republicans Divided.
Any one who has kept track Of leg
islative affairs in the house since the
Republicans secured control can not
help seeing that this organization is
badly split. Take the situation, for
example, when the soldier bonus bill
was up for consideration. Jim"
Mann of Illinois, one of the real old
timers in the G. o. P. lineup but a
man who will not always do what his
party wants him to do when he knows
it is wrong, broke completely out of
the reservation and said that the rule
which the Republicans were attempt
ing to pass in order to get the bonus