The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-11-25
WASHINGTON LETTER.
specIaI News cofrespondent.

Washington, D. C., Nov 1.-THE
lelections held in various states last
Tuesday would indicate good begin
ming in the return TO political normal-
ley Such a decided drift, occurring in
la general Congressional election, or
/ in the Presidential election, would
place the Democrats In power. II is
true that not a great deal was gained
| in the election In the way OF offices or
new power, but much is accomplished
| for the future by the heartening in
| fluence of decided victories in half
dozen states, giving proof that II 10
easily possible to turn the, Republi-
cans out OF the House OF Representa-
tives next fall. While the election in
| New York has attracted the greater
iattention. those in Virginia. Kentucky
and MARYLAND were very important as
showing that the Republican high tide
OF year ago has been rolled hack.
and that all danger of breaking the
solid Democratic South has again
passed. Part of this result can doubt
less be traced 20 the Presidents blum
der in going into the heart OF the
| South as the guest OF the Southern
white people and saying at Birming.
ham Whether you like II or not. you
have TO give the negro political and
economic equality" This came when
| Colonel Anderson, the Republican
candidate for Governor Of Virginia.
| was running on a platform that cali
/ ed for the removal OF all restrictions
on negro suffrage In the State. He was
defeated by tho largest majority ever
rolled up In the Old Dominion even
the Slemp district Republican for
years, going Democratic. In a year
from now Slemp has 20 go before the
people and overcome coo Demo-
cratic majority in his District.
II the result IN New York means
anything, Il means that the Democrats
can look forward To the election ~ q
Governor and a full state ticket next
fall A strong, young Democratic can
didate from np-Htatc-such man as
franklin Roosevelt or Peter q. Ten
Eyck would appeal strongly To the
political logic of the situation. II IL
evident that Tammany. strongly In
ireached. Ia in position 90 give the
beet sort " account Uf the greater
city, while a strong campaigner of
personal popularity upstate would BE
able TO .cfystalize to his own support
The growing dissatisfaction with State
and National administrations Roose-
velt'a campaign as the Democratic
candidate for vice president made atm
many friends. while Ten Eyck. aorv.
INK IN Congress from q district usual
IS Republican, showed ane vDtc-Fet-
ting strength against the Harding
landslide last year His home city. Az
bany. has just elected Its ftrst Demo
cratic mayor In % years He Ia young.
popular. q real Democrat comes of
one Of the old and leading families Of
the State With generations nf clean
records behind him and occupies a DO
aition OF peculiar and Increasing pna-
albllitics. His career Will be worth
watching
The more one observes the maneu.
yerH'pf the group 81 Republican Sen
atUra known ~ the Agricultural nioc.
the more one IL forced to the concn.
sion that " g. more than anything
else, ahrewd scheme 10 hold in limo
and keeu satisfied the large voting
population IN The West that cannot re-
main guleHcrnt while their party
seems under The domination % the big
eastern Interests The hsbi the West
ern Senators are making In tho Sen
ate Flants greatly Ia the direction pt
IA hlppudrome performance N the
Agricultural Bloc succeeds 10 held.
inE THE RFeat buik Of the Western Rr.
publican voters IN line until next fnil
some ~ the senators viii save their
own skins and remain in pasltion 10
lead their llnckH un 10 tho polls three
Years hence % vote for the reelection
81 an administration constantly under
the control ~ the biz moneyed inter
este, the same interests that atlpr,esl
Mellon Tor the Treasury portfolio ANA
which are now succeeding IN securing
great reductions In tie Income sur
taxes, such aH cutting almost half In
two the taaca on Incomes above one
million dollars u ls apparent that
the tax bill, when The weary public
finally sees II enacted into law. will
reduce taxes most for those who need
the reduction the least More and
MORE are the old political ohaervars
In Washington reminded OF the admin
Situations nr Harrison and Tan Roth
were dominated ny the money pcwor.
both were repudiated at the Congress.
lonal elections IN the middle ~ their
only term IN Office. and both were
defeated for reelection.
The Springfield. Masa.. Republican
SAYS that Mr. Harding might have
ltruthfully said that the South offers fhp
negro more Of economic opportunity
than the North, Who remembers tho
race riot az Springfield. III. Lincoin's
home town which grew out Of the
question Of economic equality. the
worst race riot ever known Ia the
country
And Marion. Ohio. the Presidents
home town. went Democratic!