Milford chronicle., 1922-11-03
AS THE RECORD POINTS
(From the Washington Post)

(FrOm the Washington P0St)
Now that the campaign of 1922 has
entered upon it's last week and the
fighting on the fronts in various sec
tions is becoming fast and furious,
the making of prophecies based on
communiques from different camps
and on observations by flying squad
rOns of political Onlookers has attain
ed frenzy that leaves the average
reader puzzled. Any partisan can get
any forecast desired. Democratic
press agents are indulging in sweep
ing prophecies of victory, just as they
did in the last week of the 1920 cam
paign, and apparently with as little
prospect of realization. Republican
press agents are answering with cor
respondingly sweeping forecasts of
victory on their side. And free lances
are deluging the public with conflict
ing prophecies, presumably based on
conditions as they appear to this class
of observers. This prompts the public
to form it's own opinion as to the re-
suits to be expected, with the conf
dence that it's reading of political
signs is fully as authoritative as that
of the conflicting guessers.
In view of the numerous side issues
most of them local in significance
which have been raised in Senator
ial and Congressional campaigns in
several sections, certain illogical re-
suits, from the national standpoint,
are to be expected. But after making
due allowance for this, the student of
American politics who bases forecast
on the assumption that the nations
electorate will throw it's support with
the party that has proved it's superior
merit by achievements will follow the
right line, according to present indi-
cations. And such reading points to |
victory.
Nonpartisan analysis Of conditions |
indicates Republican triumph at the
polls next week, if the American vo-
ter casts his ballot as his best inter |
est marks it. This is not a Republican
view, but deduction from facts and |
conditions as they appear on the rec
ord. Nor does the record here referred
to depend on partisanship for authen-
ticity. 1t is written in the improve
ment of the economic situation with a
clarity that makes itself visible and
legible to all who view the changes
that have taken place in the twenty
months of Republican control as cred
its to that party-which they undoubt-
edly are-and place them where they
belong.
AS all America knows, the situation
that confronted the Republican party
IN its accession to power on March 4,
1921, was difficult. AS a result of the
Democratic regimes mismanagement
and uneconomic and unbusinesslike
direction of public affairs, the nation
was struggling under a depression
hat threatened basic industries with
disaster and its interests with serious
injury. Wild extravaganza in govern
nent had imposed on the countrys
taxpayers burdens that were crush
ng. Unemployment was a menacing
problem and agriculture was in a
dangerous situation as a result of the
ll-advised plan of postwar adjust
nent that was pursued by the Wilson
administration. The problem that
awaited the Republican party on it's
coming into control was to salvage the
nation, to save from the wreckage
What could be saved and to set Am
srica's steps in paths leading to re- /
,overy and to prosperity. This it
set about doing, as the rec
'rd shows. By lessening the tax bur-
lens, by aiding agriculture, by stim-
Hating industry and commerce, by {
about business and indus s
rial revival that has resulted in elm !
mating unemployment, by improving {
he financial situation, it has opened
he way to betterment- of conditions {
hat are still progressively improv-
ng. These effects and achievements ]
re matters of common knowledge.
The electorate can see for itself the t
urn of conditions for the better that
as taken place under Republican ad- c
and can see for itself the \
romise of continuing improvement :
eld by the permanent tariff, which is
by the promotion of ma
lonal interests under the emergency (
ariff, and by other constructive legis-
alton. These facts of record and the
manifest betterment of national condi-
ions can not be disposed of by the
democrats with partisan arguments.
he Democratic strategists must deal
nth them as they are, if they expect
he electorate to heed their conten-
lons-and, if they do so deal with
hem, they can not make out case
Or their party. For the plain record
lakes out an unshakable case for the
republican party. To attempt to get
round the achievements of the party
4 control by mere words and partisan
would be to attempt to
i'm the American electorate away
rom the course that it's best interests
hart and that indisputable results
rye.
The American voter remembers the
Onditions under which the nation was
twenty months ago-con-
itions for which the Democratic par
Z was largely responsible-and, re- II
iembering this, can not fail to con-
lude that the party which has led
le nation upward to prosperity de-
erves support. Truly a party's ac-
achievements in governing
nd the benefits that it works in be-
alf of the nation-speak louder than
artisan words, and the record of the
epublican party along this line III