Evening star., 1922-09-23
POSTWAR CHANGE
TO SWAY ELECTION

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those in the republican fold who would
prefer smaller republican majorities
in the Senate and House. anyway. 1t
is conceded that many normally demo-
cratic districts were caught in the
landslide of republicaniSm in 1920 and
that the change to democracy again is
inevitable. The republican chessplay-
ers have already counted those pieces
as lost.
symptoms OF Revolt.
What the republican administration
really expects is not duplication of
1920 by any means. but healthy pre-
war republican victory. This is not
admitted, of course. by the democrats,
who enthusiastically go forth to bat
tie. believing that the republicans will
suffer heavy losses. including control
of the House of Representatives, at
least
Quite apart from the political and
partisan views of each headquarters
there is something in the situation
which the regulars" in both parties
do not relish. There are symptoms OF
revolt against the existing order.
Even the label republican" when
worn by radicals develops no feeling
Of comradship in the hearts of repub-
licans of yesteryear. There's new
type of republican whose kinship is
closer to the radical or progressive
democrat Of 1912, the group that
helped Wilson into power against a
divided republican party. or closer, If
you like. TO the bull moose crusaders
who swelled Roosevelts vote
No common denominator can be
found for all the political uprisings
NinH I,a y,ryr, 1la nt
last few months have developed. The
views Of Brookhart of Iowa, Frazier
of North Dakota, Beveridge of In
diana, Johnson of California and La
Toilette of Wisconsin. and incident
ally Pinchot of rock-ribbed Pennsyl-
vania. are much more like those of
William Jennings Bryan than a War
rem Harding, titular leader of the re-
publican party.
That's the reason the chief worry
In Washington in the conservative
administration circles is not whether
the republicans will beat the demo-
Gratis but what kind Of republicans
will come here to sit in Congress-
= The ADMINISTRATORS experience with
the farm bloc, especially in tariff
making and in the embarrassments
of the honus-which commanded al
most the unanimous support of west
ern MEMBERSHIPS been a disappoint-
ing one. The pressure of conflict
ing interests the almost irreconcil-
able attitude of the agricultural west
and the banking and manufacturing
east make it necessary that either
one or the other Of these republican
types shall dominate in government
if any legislation is to be passed or
checked according to it's merits.
Deadlocks In Congress.
The Congress just adjourned en-
braced a series Of deadlocks in which
the lack of outstanding leadership
was not 50 much the absence Of DOM
mating or persuasive personalities
but the conflict OF two sections of the
United Statee-the east and the west
aided and abetted by democrats
from the south, some Of whom leaned
with one group ana some with the
other
The optfmist has much to comfort
him about the experiences of the
government with after-the-war rest
lessness. for he opines that matters
might have been worse and that the
spirit of changefulness has been ar
rested for the time being at least.
One hears 1t said frequently that II
the elections had been held eight to
ten months ago there might have
ferences have been drawn because Of
the many complaints that have been
pouring in here as the troubles Of
reconstruction multiplied and lseople
began to realize that days like those
before the war are still far away.
Congress is going to check up
to get q line on public opinion and to
sweep aside prejudices formed at long
range. Whatever else may be said
Of the result, 1t is clear that the YER
dict will be more positive than 1920,
irrespective of the size Of the majori-
ties. This is because the woman vote
has been tabulated and because there
are no third party movements Of any
consequence. 1t will be easy to tell
whether the nation has turned from
the conservative to the so-called pro-
gressive or even radical fringe. The
personal views Of the candidates are
not lost in q maze of presidential
equations. There are no foreign is
sues to speak of-the issues are al
most entirely domestic. 1t ought to
bring q result Of unmistakable mean
Ing, no matter which party wins the
election.
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