El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-07-02
PEOPLE Will WELCOME A CHANGE
AS AN END TO WILSON DYNASTY

DEPUBLICANS this year depending especially the
N general disposition among the people to desire change
Under conditions the past the Republican party
has commonly poed majority Of the votes and has
elections; it has been ordinarily the majority party.
Whether this is still IS question There have been
many changes since the Mckinley and Roosevelt days
large section of the old Republican group has become radical
and special conditions have again and again swung big
seon OF me people VINO are not strongly bound to either
party to the Democrats But the conditions of 1916
hardly be called normal and the Wilson vote of
changed markedly.
In 1908, the Republicans poIled little more than
majority Of al votes cast; out of the other half Of the
total vote the Socialists Prohibionist Independents
Popusts, and Socialist Laboes poled 10000 votes
50 that the Republican plurality over the Democrats
1,272OOo.
In 1912 the Democrats poed $4,000 fewer votes than
IN 1903 and yet Wilson elected This result due
to the split between the PrOgresves and the Republicans
whose eomolned vote that year was 100000 more than
the Democratic vote The 100000 Socialist votes and the
256oo0 Prohibition and Socialist Labor votes again ap
paInty out Of the half Of the total vote
troisd by the Republicans
But in 1916 marked change took place; the Demo
Gratis poed little less than half the total vote and yet
Won, because apparently the 500 900 votes Of the Socialist
Prohibition Progressive and Socialist Labor parties came
Of the half Of the total which until been
controlled as rule by the Republicans Even So switch
Of only z electoral votes would have elected Hughes
The real explanation probably Is that IN 1916 owing
TO the peculiar conditions and the hangover of Pro-
gressive disaectou, lot Of voters normally Republican
voted for Wilson The Republicans in 1916 poled nearly
100000 votes than the combined Republicans and
Progressves In 1872 but the Democrats added nearly
creases due partly the spread of suffrage
But there plainly strong movement IN Wilson's favor
OF the kept out Of war" issue.
This year. in spite of all efforts to make the league Of
nations and the prohibition question real issues the fight
going to be waged quite different issue. It is
simple issue after all most people see it. The issue
wisconsin, shall It be perpetuated overthrow?
The general desire Of people for change not limited
TO Republicans and independents; great many Democrats
have grown tired Of the management and Of the
party under Wilson, and vii welcome change however
It may The Democratic party badly IN need
Of renovation this year the Republican party was IN
1912, when millions Of Republicans rsvOed against Taft
and his group The scougng and penance good for
the Republicans and the renovation fairly thorough
The Democrats VIII probable have pass through the
sort Of experience this year.
The dictatorial quality Of Wisonan rule, coupled with
the fragrant extravaganza strong centrazng tendency
unconditional policy IN foreign affairs and failure to solve
domestic problems that have marked this administration
have weaed the people to the point where they VIII
come change.
Platforms little and since the voters VII have in
Harding and Coolidge ticket they vote for with con-