The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-11-07
a SENATORS AND 43l
IN HOUSE VOTED FOR
,,rrONAL ELECTION TODAY
T,C NO OUTSTANDING ISSUE
TO FOCUS CONTESTS.
DeMACOCERY RUNS > =
Questions of National and Interna-
+ional Importance Have Not ARGUS
81 the Voters. Subordinated to Mat
.o.s That Affect Individual States.

ID
t..s That Affect Individual States.
WASHINGTON, D. Gin the
,..t;ors of Tuesday, November 9TH,
". American people will elect thirty
..,- senator's and All representatives
:, ,onpress-one senator and four rep
.oc+atives were elected in Maine in
cootember. Upon the outcome OF these
,,.ctiors will depend whether the ma
iona, administration in Washington is
"a have party majorities to support it
:, congress or a hostile majority in
.;,ber or both houses to make its leg
;,ative program futile.
Another outstanding feature OF this
YEARS congressional campaign has
5aen the tendency manifested toward
oure democracy-a pure democracy
u the sense that certain candidates
ora perforce, standing for election on
& soecifc question to which they are so
,6mmitted that if elected they will be
,sot TO Washington with delegated
I'll
minority and not vested with what is
~own as representative government.
National Questions Debated.
National questions have been debat-
ID in all these contests, of course. The
tariff is on its face, an outstanding
Il ;,sre Another is the democratic claim
hat the present republican congress
is do nothing congress. Federal IN
.erna taxation has also been stressed.
Notification of the Volstead prohibit
ton enforcement act appears as an
4 ssue in certain states.
The administration ship subsidy
bin gets a share of attention. Presl-
dent Harding's veto of the bonus bill
/, being attacked, but criticism OF the
! veto is not widespread. There is an
occasional furry among republican
politicians over contentious that the
Harding administration is failing in its
duv with respect to collecting the al
led debt Many voters are, OF course,
being influenced in their sentiments
toward candidates for the senate and
the house by satisfaction or d1ssatis-
faction with their present material con-
dition.
All these and other questions that
have a relationship to the whole PEG,
pie were features OF the oratorical ana
documentary battle just closed. But
he fact remains that IN most IN
stances they are subordinated to mat
tiers which affect individual states and,
I in some cases, the mere parochlal IN
terests of the communities.
Indifference of the Voters.
Political observers report that there
great indifference among the voters:
This is shown partly by a widespread
Mailing off in registration and partly
in a considerable number OF states, by
slack attendance at political meetings
Where close attention has been given
10 politics it seems to center III ques-
tons of state or municipal measures.
Denlagoguery is rampant. National
and International questions have not
aroused the generality OF the electorate
/ this wear in spite of the activities OF
an enlarged body of men and women
/ who show a deep concern IN the con-
duct of government at Washington
and its diplomatic relations with tor
sdgn countries.
A considerable number OF states are
to. choose governors and other state
officers in the elections today with SEN
ators and representatives. Local IS
sues upon which state contests are
being fought out dovetail with the tor,
tunes of candidates for the United
States senate and house. The result IS
that voters are apparently more con-
cerned over how prospective senator
or representative stands on a question
OF purely local importance than they
are over principles espoused by HIM
(which affect the nation as a whole.