The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-07
PoINDExTER IS
CERTAIN TO WIN
IN WASHINGTON
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wisconsin on an out and ont anti
war record and they want no such
issue raised. The Democrats are
Just as happy to let It die, too, 80
the chances are neither side will
make fuss about what happened
in 1917. -
Nobsdy Wants Wax.
The psychology Of this ID worthy
of more than passing mention. Do
Americans really regret that Amer
lea entered the war and saved the
world from what seemed at tie
time a domination Of kaiserism?
The truth of the Yatter is that the
burdens Of war are much mora
widely known and felt today than
they were in 1917, and the fact is
war-making is more unpopular now
than it ever was. As to whether,
in the circumstances that existed, a
member of congress was right in
voting against war is quite another
matter. The probabilities are thct
persecution of a man who tried to
/ exercise an independent Judgment,
mistaken as it may have been, leads
| to the counter-attack. The Repub-
| licans have no intention of making
Mr.. Dill a martyr and the Demo
Gratis are busily engaged in show
ing that out of 1853 opportunities to
support President Wilson on his
war measures, Mr. Dill voted 166
times with the Democratic eXeCu-
tive. So it would not seem as
though either side cares to make,
! in Washington at least, a campaign
on war issues and it is suspected
here that II Mr.. LaBollette hadn't
been singled out for such extensive
criticism, he might not have been
50 fortunate in the vote this year
in his own state. Persecution--0r
what seems to be prosecution for
independent judgment-was really
voted against in the LaFollette
case and the people here are not
anxious to make the same mistake.
| Radicals Not Organized.
;. Analysing the situation through
out the state one finds that the
radicals, farmer-lahor voters and
other elements which Roosevelt
termed the 'lunatic fringe" are not
organized. Had they combined
they might have overturned Mr.
Poindexter in the primaries. Mir.
| Poindexter received about 43 per
cent of the Republican vote. This
is more to be sure than he got six
years ago but it proves that nearly
so per cent of the vote in the Re-
publican party is scattered and
might some day be combined to. the
distress Of the regulars. The Non
Partisan league followers have
preferred to work through a third
ticket instead of through the reg
ular parties, which accounts for
the difference between Washing.
ton and its neighboring states in
the west.
Senator Poindexter is MAKING
much of the conference on limita-
5 ton of armament. 1t is true one
hears less talk of war with japan
than ever before. The Washing
ton conference, together with ths
! demonstration Of land and sea pow
er in the recent war have removed
the war Doggy and the Pacific coas
$ is doing better business will
0 Japan than anybody dreamed
would be possible so soon afte
I the European war. Business Of
), the coast is better and in the stat,
j Of Washington it is improving S,
). rapidly that the Republican part,
: will not suffer the expected ills O
a period of adversely.
J. The discussion here is whetle
: Senator Poindexter will win b
g $4,000, or whether his majofit
: will be reduced to 10000. The Re
publican campaign managers will
e be disappointed if they get 10000
: that's what they say-but it will b
!. a pleasing moment for them none
Il theless if the count shows $4,000.