Evening star., 1923-11-13
Editors Fail to Discover
Any Significance in Election

The results were all right but
they didn't mean anything"
That is about the way the majority
Of the independent newspapers sum
up the result Of the elections this
fall. While the democrats carried
the three states in which governors
were elected, the result is said to
have had no bearing on national is
sues, and it is difficult for editors to
party in the outcome.
I'm the nation az a whole" as
serts the Rochester Times Union
Independently, political experts agree
no marked trend in favor of either
party can be discerned. The repub-
liCans won an additional seat in the
House, while the democrats fln,l the
victory In Kentucky most notable
Agreeing perfectly with this analysis.
the Milwaukee Journal independently.
suggests ''in general the Dutch have
taken Holland The republicans
gain a seat In Congress in a district
that is normally republican. And an
overturn in Kentucky elects demo-
cratic governor. Vermont republi-
canism remains 1nshaken by the ac-
cidental fact that the democratic
candidate for senator was cousin
of President Coolidge. Perhaps the
most satisfactory result OF all. to
the good citizen. is that in Chics go
the voters split the judicial ticket
between the republicans and demo-
crafts. For this showed q determine
ton to select Judges on the basi of
their qualifications. to keep the
courts free from paftisaaship." The
Boston Transcript independent repub-
Jia~ul y,nfpfa nut that Hff q aoy IN
asgerate the Importance OF elections Of
this character" but the Transcript Is
convinced that "the result is in keep
ing with the evident desire of the
70 give President Coolidge support
and encouragement In his efforts 70
solve national problems" This is, in
part, the view entertained by the
providence Journal trepublican). which.
agreeing there is no countrywide
pared with 1929" thinks that "it is
evident that the democratic swing,
so noticeable. this year, has not been
emph asized, and that In New York
state there is substantial reason for
republican hopefulness."
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The Brooklyn Eagle independent
dernocratic) is convinced sin municipal
and local elections the part the ku
Klux Klan played was considerable. The
new Observation-Disclosures is cutting q
wide swath. It is bound to attract
greater and not less attention as
the presidential election approaches.
It cannot henceforth be considered
negligible in American politics" The
fact that there were no issues of
general Importance involved" is
emphasized by the Nashville Banner
ffpdanapdauf den6ocra ticl hut that
newspaper sees in the result in Ken
lucky 1.-THE seemingly continued trend OF
the times against republican control OF
affairs. This trend was believed by
many to have been halted and it
may. In q measure. have been: but
democrats the announcement they
need. All in all the elestion did not
mean much to either OF the great
parties. Gaining . few Legislative
seats in New York fs not much for
republicans to grow boastful over.
and the restoration OF Kentucky to
the democratic column was pretty
much, under tho circumstances, an
inevitable election outcome" To
which the Wilkes Barre Record dnde-
pendent republican, adds there is mo
forecast for next year in the results"
Taking direct issue with this claim,
the Jacksonville Times-Union (demo-
cratic), feels "the few elections held
this year show that the democratic
wave of two years ago has not sub
sided. II the voters next year are of
the same mind they are now, a
democrat will be elected President by
an overwhelming majority. The tight
between the parties was not obscured
by the substitution of one mans
Views. Next year, * the fight is made
on the tariff, as 1t always Was before
the party fell into the hands OF lead.
ers who felt authorized to rewrfte its
principles. the result will be scarcely
doubtful." So far as Vermont was
concerned. however, the Burlington
Free Press (republican) insists "its
verdict Is not only for sterling repub-
licanism and republican principles in
both branches OF CONGRESS-. but also
and the enforcement OF the .prohibi-
tion laws" And. dealing with Ken
lucky, the Lexington Leader demo
-ctatic} suggests both political par