The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-11-30
SOME REASONS FOR
ELECTION RESULTS
REPUBLICANS SAY REBUkE WAS
TO CONGRESS AND NOT TO
THE WHITE HOUSE.
DEMOCRATS THINK DIFFERENT
President Harding Was Not Surprised
by Reverses Sustained by His Party
Calls Extra Session for Action on
Ship Subsidy Bill.
sv EDWARD B. CLARK

Washington.-Th election has come
and gone. 1t may be said that Repub'
lican leaders generally in washington
were shocked but not stunned by the
news of the day.
They were shocked apparently be-
cause of the unrllstakable fact tliat
the country struck the way it dld, put
they we're not stunned, because the
truth is. most of the leading Repup-
licans in Washington, more tAah nan
expected that the blow would come
1t is the blunt truth to say that Ike
publicans closely connected with the
administration hold that the general
| result of the election was a rebuke 10
congress and not to the White House
They do not say this openly, put Gov
'ertly The Democrats declare that
the rebuke was delivered tmpartially
to the White House and to the capitol
Washington is seeking reasons loF
the great increase in the Democratic
vote. Naturally the Republicans holu
that there is no reason III II, Duj
that there are causes for it, the ma
jorlty of Republicans seem to feel that
local considerations and general mat
ters in no way associated with either
Republican administration or Repuh-
lican congressional endeavor brought
about the defeat Of the party. Ihey
say that the wet and the dry issues,
conflicts in the party ranks between
conservatism and radicalism, blocs ana
cliques and various other things are
responsible for the result.
The Democrats on the other hand
claim that the great change in the
vote from the campaign of 1920 can be
interpreted as nothing more than as ii
singing rebuke to the whole course OF
procedure Of the Republican party
since it came into complete control OF
the government.
President Not Surprised.
Occasionally one is able to learn
things which are not told him directly
by word of mouth. There has been
feeling in Washington for some tine
that President Harding more than halt
expected there could be no great vic
tory for his party this year and that
so to put it, he quarter-Way expected
that the Democrats might win pretty
much everything in sight.
Friends of the administration say
the President saw the signs Of the
times and they have minated uaG the
party's chieftain did not share the
views of national committeeman and
others whose business it is to be proph-
cts of cheer, even if the clouds hang
low and the thunder roars. 1t is not
overstating things TO say that PreSi-
dent Harding probably was the least
surprised laan in Washington over the
result of the elections.
Already the politicians in Washing
ton are looking forward to 1924. Some
of them profess to see the elimination
of President Harding as a candidate
TO succeed himself Others say that
thinking men know the Presidents
course contributed nothing to the cleo
ton day results. Sane politicians
know that it is too early for such deal
ing in futures.
An extraordinary session Of con
rrpsS has been called by the President.
The present great Republican major
ity i'm congress of course will hold
until March next, when the lease Of
life Of the present body expires, The
lawmakers will be asked to pass the
shin subsidy bill and certain other adj
ministration measures prior to next
March. If these measures cannot be
passed at the extra session or at the
short session, some of them Of course
will have hard travelling in the con.
gress, which next comes into power
1t Is a long While until 1924. A lot
of things can happen in two years, and
nobody knows 1t better than the poll.
ticians. There is plenty Of time be-
tween now and the next national con
ventions for things to happen, which
will make or unmake men whom the
recent election has brought forth into
the light or has thrown temporarily
into the shade.
Education Week Proposed.
In nearly every big city of the coun
try recently week was set aside in
which to impress upon tie people the
necessity of guarding against acct
dents. These weeks have been called
safety Weeks"
Now there is being advocated in
Washington for the whole country
plan for an "Educatlon Week" some
time in December. From the interest
which is being taken in this matter by
various organizations who KNOW the
conditions Of illiteracy in the United
States and who appreciate its dan
gers. it might be said that education
week in the highest sense will be
safety week for the American people.
When the American Legion, com
posed of former soldiers Of the World
war, was formed, II was said that the
organization might not hold together
because II had no definite plan of ac-
ton in view. The Legion undertook
a campaign for adjusted compensation
for the war veterans, and while there
has been It good deal of opposition to
the crusade, if it so may be called. 1t