The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-11-04
POLITICS MIXED AND
VERY MISCELLANEOUS
(An editoriaI in N. o. tenn

Tout the country continue to raise their
battle cries for funds in the ancient
land sacred names Of the parties. and
1.-THE. candidates plant their own names
Everywhere under the party embIems
on the tickets, the waxing war swells
Ito different purposes In every sector.
Democrats are found hither and yon
THAT resemble Republicans, found else
where, more than they resemble any
other Democrat to be discerned in the
turmoil.
| Everybody has noticed the fading
Iof the line between Democrat and
Republican" in the actual political
practice of late years. But never has
Ithe line been less distinct than now,
The dizzying nature of the job mixed
incompatibility of the issues on which
they fight and bleed.
Note first our own Democratic .
iSenators voting for the Republican
tariff and observe the Republican
Senators who vote against it.
The Massachusetts fight centers on
the personality of Mr.. Lodge, the
Irish, question, and Woodrow Wilson,
with Democrats and Republicans
fusing each way.
In New York the tariff on gloves and
lMr. Hylan's city administration are the
causes of the war.
New Jersey is wholly engrossed with
1.-THE question. wet or dry" the Demo-
Gratis on the wet side.
In Delaware, the only issue is
whether the Du Pont clan or the Bay
ard clan, each with long line of sem
ators to its credit, shall add another
one.
In Maryland, the issue is the friend
ship of Senator France. Republican,
for the soviet in Russit.
In West Virginia, the relationship
of Sutherland, Republican, to the big
coal barons.
Ohio discusses the Harding admins
tration with side-line Of wet-and-dry-
talk.
Indiana concerns itself with the per-
sopality of Mr.. Beveridge.
Michigan campaigners talk of moth
ing but Mr.. Newberry and his meth
ods of getting office.
Wisconsin, in La Toilette, runs a
Republican" on the same plank of
Opposition to Mr.. Harding on which
Ohio runs Democrat.
In Minnesota, the sole issue is the
platform Of the Farmer-Labor party.
Iowa is agog over the socialism $
of the Republican" nominee.
Montana disturbs itself about So
cialism" too, but the socialism" here
belongs to the Democratic" candi-
date.
| Missouri battles about the personal
ity of Jim Reed. and the wet-and-
dry issue.
In Texas, the Ku Klux Khan fill the
whole stage.
Nebraska argues wet-or-dry and the
ownership of public utilities.
North Dakota fights over the Nom
partisan league.
Utah revives the Mormon issue.
Idaho is heated up over the primary
system.
California naturally continues to
worry more about Hiram Johnson than
anything else.
Republican" candidates and DE
mocratic candidates are alike berated
for socialism. Republican candi-
dates are for and against the admin
Iistration Mr.. Harding's. This is
the charge against the Democratic"
Reed-but here it is different admin
Istraton, Mr.. Wilson.
More states have the wet-and-dry IS
sue as the point of cleavage than are
divided on any other question. In
Wisconsin. Missouri, and California the
only real question is whether you are
for or against Jim" Reed, Hi john
soa, Bob La Toilette. Bill Borah
divides Idaho's attention with the pri-
mary.
PARTY lines" whatever these are,
are nowhere visible. National plat
forms are forgotten. Personalities or
local issues are the determining factors
in 30 of the IS races.
One-third of the Senate. to be chos-
en- next month, will be chosen after
discussions not reIatino At all tn tar