Evening star., 1922-11-16
Lessons Of Recent Election Topic
of Serious Comment.

THE country hasn't gone demo-
cratic 1t has gone liberal.
Eagle independently.
The democrats are celebrating the
election as q democratic victory, but
1t would be far morf accurate to de-
scribe II as a democratic defeat.
There has been no vSte OF confidence
in the democratic party. New iorH
World tdemecfatic).
"wh,ie republican conservatives
xloom. the radicals bearing the party
badge are In the ascendant. armed for
assault for party, control two years
hence."-Scwars. News independently.
This is a typical comment by the
newspapers OF the nation on the re-
suit OF the recent election. Every
where editors read their own moral
into the verdict OF the electors on
November z, 1922. Striking para
graphs illustrative Of this fact fol-
lew:
"whatevet ether interpretation may
be put. they cannut well be heralded
az a return to wilsonisnn. New ferk
Tribune (republican). 1.-THE political
result OF 1922 is doubtless to be set
down as due TO an accumulated dis'
like OF what has been done rather
than to a definite demand that some
hing else shalt be done. .'--New York
Times independent demoeratic).
There may not have been an over
whelming tidal wave. but there mas
been enough Of an earthquake 10
-, Aat eannhI}rAn Cita.
deis. Baltimore Sun (demecratic)!.
: "it was . manifestation Of the dis.
cAntent, restlessness and dissatisfac-
tion that every observer who has
been about the country in the last
eight months has reported -"-Phila-
istphia Public Ledger undependent(. }.
.foliticaily the nation is in n; mans
land. and until leaders arise and prtnci-
pies are clarified the bicnnial landsiides
are of no permanent promise. New
York Globe tindependenD. 1.-The pre-
yailine popular mood seems to be to
smash each party III turn. ."-sprtngfeid
Republican Independently. "The result
ZION of the Harding administrat ion. y
Rochester Herald independently.
..It is no tirle for covering cohdl-
tions or attempting to minimize them.
What occurred is water that mas
passed over the dam laden with re-"
Ter experience, the republicans. must
look to the future and 50 comport
themselves in policy and practice
that they will regain what they have
LOST. st.'--Wilmingtpn ,Del.l Journal tre-
pubiican). "The fact that the demo-
Gratis did not win the NATIONWIDE
congressional victory they confidently
expected Is a remarkable tr'oute 10
nas rrss'd9ni 'f,nd.penGsns, aaan.ns rSe rspaSiiean
party cannot take a purely negative
position. It must Develop an active
.plsssiisfsetJon with the iereisn !,
policies. the tariff. the accusation
that congr,e.ss g,.s, has s tra p.Sectsa in
Sews.Tribuns (independens). "old
party lines are gradually being
aligned in a direct trend between ib-
erals ana conservatives. and the eth
er thing demonstrated. which t,,,n1 mas q q
popular dissontent." ."-ratorna Ledger
tindepepdent). 'It was to be ex-
necte5 the democrats would make the
usual off-year gains. Oakland Tde-
.une (republican). 'The election VAS VAS
not decided on national issues. Not
one Of the republican polIeies pIgsas > dn,s has
ocratic protests has been xfnatcAted."
Los Angeles Times (rApublicanl.
Nothing but good should Come
from the wiggine the people have
Not 'o only deserved, eut timely. ."--ncs-
ton Transcript tfndependent fepuo-
iican], "ThA returns indicate the ex-
tren1e dissatisfaction with replbucan
~ Lowell Courier. .Citisen
III the election re
suits mean anything, It Is that the
American people have recovered. IRON
the war-crsAted political hystefiA OF
two yeare- ago and are votine now
with the sober judgment that gen-
eraliy cl,ara ,terfaes them. Harris.
burg Patriot idsnhoerAtto>. "Amldst
all the varied meanings OF Tuesday's
halloting one clear note rings out.
There is . nationwide can Tor. z
new deal in 1854. Both parties will
cater 70 it."-Rss,cn 0loos tindspand-
"The democratic party has shown
power beyond all expec-
tatioh." " - indianapolis News tartls-
'"The country voted for
nobody. II simply voted Against
everyhs,dy. 49, 6:reensboro IN. CO News
1indspenasntl. sfhs republican party
to suffer defeat for . Df1n.
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