The Alaska daily empire., 1920-11-05
nARDrNG,s "BIG JOB" AND THE PEOPLE.

The telegraphic news indicates that President Elect Harding will have 401 votes in the Electoral College to 13O for Gov. Cox and that his plurality in the popular vote may reach the unprecedente ed 1pure of 900, ,OOO But twice since the Civil War has the percentage of the victor of Presidential election been high in the Electoral College ana never the percentage been high in the popular vote for a President not even during the Civil War period In 1872 Grant received 2S6 Electoral votes t 63 all others and in 1912 Wilson received 439 to 96 for Taft Roosevelt combined In these two elections only has the Harding majority been sur passed.
 With the landslide the Republican Party will have large majorties in both houses of Congress The Senate Republican majority may reach score, while in the House of Representatives it will be more than 100. .-
 It must not be taken for granted, however, that these decisive majortes in the two houses Of Con grees mean plain sailing a smooth sea. All shades belief all the questions that confront the Nation were strongly represented in the millions who voted for the President Elect and most of them will have representation in the Republican majority in each branch of Congress No doubt Senator Harding had this in ind*when he telegraphed Gov Coolidge that they had been assigned a big job which they would tackle together"
 No doubt many of those who voted for Senator Harding and Gov. Coolidge did in the spirit sug- gested by the radical labor leader sometime ago when he said Eve will dispose of the Democratic party in 1920 and then we will go for the Republican party
 sentiment that has peen voiced by Farley Christen- sen, the Farmer habors candidate, since the election These elenents and perhaps others, which voted for Harding and Coolidge will hope to see them fail in the big job
 But that will not be the spirit of the vast majority Of Americans. We believe that most of those who voted for Senator Harding-and for Gov. Cox-will hope that the Administration will solve the problems which Harding and Coolidge will tackle, " and that out Of the solution will come marked abate- ment of the and discone ent which grew out Of the cataclysm of war The sooner this unreasoning spirit suspicion and dissatisfaction is soothed and replaced with spirit of uniication and cooperation the better it will be for the whole country.
 That President Harding and Vice-President Coolidge will tackle their job with the purpose in their minds do the very best possible thing for the American people there is not the slightest doubt There will, course have to be compromises. l. is all unlikely that many will be wholly sas- fled with the results, but should expect complete satisfaction. There many people in the United States for any man to have his own way in everything. And people must not be disappointed II veXatious problems not immediately disposed Of, for time, the greatest of all adjusters of difficulties, must be given opportunity help in the work
 All patriotic Americans should look forward to the coming of the administration not in the hope of finding something to tritiese but with the hope that they shall find much praise. And everywhere there should be full realization of the enormity of the task which confronts it. and disposition to aid with encouragement.
 The good will and disposition help Of every American should follow Harding and Coolidge to Washington and be with them they tackle" the ''big job" it is big job. and they going to work it out, if they can, for us and our welfare