The New York herald., 1922-04-03
LEADERS CONFIDENT
THIRD PARTY WONT
EMERGE This FALL
Republicans and Democrats
Expect Congress Battle
on Old Lines.
FORMER SEE VICTORY
G. @. p. Members to Run on
Harding's Record More
Than Their Own.
REAL ISSUES ARE LACKING
Democratic Chiefs Admit They
See No Chance Of Regain
ing Control.
REAL ISSUES ARE LACKING
sny LOUIS sEIRoLD.

Special Dispatch to The New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau
Washington, ID. C.. April 2. 8
Leaders Of the two major political
parties do not expect any organized
Independent opposition to their plans
for fighting out the Congressional
election on a straight goods partisan
basis.
Predictions of third party move
ment are regarded by them as more
interesting than important. While ad-
,nitting that existing conditions in
both tie Republican and Democratic
organizations are favorable for the
development Of a new political move
ment the leaders DO not believe that
It will crystalline during TIE struggle
between the respective parties for the
control of Congress.
The Republican leaders who kave
prospected the ground assert that
while the eruption of the agricultural
bloc will merely result in increasing
the influence Of that element in the
party they will always be able to hold
il in land ana at least prevent it from
eventuating into any new political en-
terprise like the Non-P Partisan League
or the old .Populist movement.
The Democratic leaders while as
serting they will be able to increase
the representation OF their party in
both the Senate and House frankly
admit thats they do not expect to get
control OF eit,.er. Impartial observers
in confirming this opinion declare that
legitimate issues in either party. The
tendency of both parties. they say, is
to match each other as in the case of
the Volstead law and also the bonus
that the Democratic party proclaims
are the Newberry case and the fight
over tie treaties negotiated at the
conference on armament.
Newberry Case TO Figure.
The Newberry case is certain to fig
ure in a number OF the thirty -four
contests for seats in the Senate: but it
will not be an issue in the election Of
any or the 435 members of the new
House OF Representatives. The chief
element OF strength in the Republican
party will be the record Of the Harding
Administration as distinguished from
the record of the Republican Congress.
Most of the criticism that men and
women citizens hurl toward Washing
ton are directed .squarely at Con-
crosses and not at the White House.
The reason for this is that most Of the
Congressional undertakings are inter-
pretcd as solely reflecting the determi-
nation of Senators and Representa-
tives who will seek popular approval
individual interests and not for their
respective parties.
The Democratic party is admittedly
at the zero stage Of its career. 1t is
without decisive leadership. apparently
has no definite program. save that of
obstruction. Is practically bankrupt
financially and it's national organiza-
ton is almost at the point of disinte-
grafton. Gov. Cox is the titular leader
of it. His influence with the repre-
sentetives In Congress, however, is
negligible.
Former President Wilson, who main
tains vivid interest in party affairs,
Is looked up to for guidance by the
greater number of second rate leaders
OF his party. Mr.. Wilson is credited
with holding the opinion that the time
has not yet come to suggest a program
that may win the control OF the Gov
ernment for his party two years hence.
Wilson'S Attitude shown.
He resisted the opportunities OF
party leaders TO take hand in the
eight over the international treaties in
the Senate. His view seems to be that
the Republican party should have the
fullest latitude In meeting It's respon-
sibilities so that Its failure may result
from Republican incompetency and
bad management. The former Presi-
dent probably realizes as well as any
one else that the record OF both parties
In Congress to date has not developed
a single issue that marks any essential
point of difference between them.
That there exists dissatisfaction
among citizens generally with both
parties is patent to the officials of the
national Senatorial and Congress
sional committees. There are many
reasons for this dissatisfaction. but
the chic. y'utrolling one relates to
~~stjpn. The Democratic party is
held responsible for leaving the Har-
ding Administration legacy OF OPP
pressive taxation, which the Repub-
lcan Congress. playing peanut and
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