Evening star., 1922-07-11
Defeat of Senator McCumber En-
rhasizes Unrest of Voters.

The defeat of Senator McCumber i'll
the North Dakota primaries Simply
embassies the unrest among the
voters of the country. the majority OF
the editors who have discussed it be-
lieve They say they are convinced
that the result indicates the people
are dissatisfied with existing condi-
tons. '. nile a few of the anti
tariff and anti-bonus papers argue
the defeat was rebuke to the Sena-
tor for his insistent advocacy of these
measures, the majority of the papers
seem to consider this as incidental.
What was intended. they suggest, was
ra ther a general protest against the
"ins'' without regard to party poll
tics.
Doubt can no longer remain in the
minds of the old guard. says the
Newar: News independenO. 'that
there is widespread spirit of pro-
test against the reign of things as
they are" while the Baltimore sun
(democratic) suggests thai really.
these are trying times for the friends
of normalcy. 1t looks like heads you
win. tails we lose. Speaking about
being between the devil and the deep
sea. the republican standpatter's lot
is just now not happy one. He
may be damned il he becomes pro-
gressive and he may be damned if
he does not Then, again. the Rich
mond News-Leader independent dem
ocratic) is convinced that from the
viewpoint of senators the change
from McCumber to Frazier would be
trading the devil for the witch, so
to say. were it not that Frazier. as
newcomer, will not be permitted to
N,,IT, ,t,nr hoe
while the New York Evening Post
independently suggests that what is
plain at the moment is that the anti
old guard wing of the republican
party is winning all along the line.
Upon that fact both the party and the
country are to be congratulated
The Wilmington Journal Crepublic-
am sees in the downfall of McCumber
an early change in the attitude of
the Senate toward the soldiers bonus
Legislation. being convinced that NC
CLIMBER has no one except himself
overtaken him at the polls. He was
warned from all sides that in be-
coming the leading advocate in the
senate ofthe proposed bonus raid he
was flying in the face Of an out
raging American sentiment. Regard
less Of the opposition to his various
Legislative proposals, which entered
into the campaign. the Springfield
Renublican independently is con-
vinced that "Frazier's present success
in defeating McCumber does not
nece ssarily show that the tide or
aerarian radicalism is rising again.
IT suggests there will be democratic
non-pa rtisan combination against
him in the general election and in
sists that "a more conclusive test OF
present tendencies in North Dakota'
therefore. will come at the poiis IN
tn
is not irrtparable. the Philadelphla
Public Ledger Gndependent) says. pc
cause twenty years ago McCumner
ranked as minor member OF the
Senate, although such men as BeV,
eridge, who entered with MN. naa
out as a statesman. He does not
difrer from what he was then. The
difference is in the Senate. 1t has SO
sdeteriorated from what 1t was then
that a McCumber in 1S2S is as Dig
man as was Hoar OF lsoz.
n was because he has been neitner
ror nor AGAINST" what the Non
Partisan League stood for in his home
state that McCumber has fallen pc
tweep two stools" the New. York
Times independently. believes. IT AZ.
mits also that his attitude on tne
bonus and the r tarin Tribune a.yo ne'pre 5repubo
iican,. which feels certain that the
vofsrs "put the tariff and bonus aside
ard divided on other e,s lines Fssiins oasr MiIl
learn this. The time is not ripe for a
.nermanent tariff revision or for the
sdlustment of the ella s,siRs ssnape ae reaas eaa
stha .irns of the primaries Alright lt
viii soon be as eager as the House to
drop asgs1asiodn 1ahs dnaaaend aao ad-
sut1 In declaring that "the republican
irarty is bearing the inevitable biua-
lgeoning. Of fate with no relief IN
;one talks Of these successive shatter-
Ing disasters as democratic triumphs.
They are not. Democracy ,ssr is not ofs Is
not prepared for It, scarcely desires
Il. The voters are simply disguised
pbsoause the kind Of normalcy they aFe fe
1920 naafl-order catalogue Of stss re-
|publican party. And the worst OF i
ID that the party can neither f reT und
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