Evening star., 1923-07-26
EDITORIAL DIGEST

New York Tribune and then argues
that. in addition, dollar wheat and
SIC day for klayers elected
Magnus Johnson" The New York
Post independently, going just a
step further. characteries Johnson as
'Minnesota's protest senator"
The Newark Evening News Gnde-
pendenD makes the suggestion that
today the old guards concern must
be less as to the effect that Johnson
and his colleague, DR.. Shipstead, can
have In the Senate than as to whether
Minnesota's electoral vote in 1924 will
be counted in third party column
instead of for Mr. Harding"
Responsibility sobers," insists the
Duluth News Tribune (republican),
and it feels when he gets to Wash
ington he will. if he is honest with
himself, find that the republican lead
ers he has so bitterly attacked are.
after all, striving to accomplish about
view is about the same as that held
| by the Wichita Eagle, which says:
johnson is an honest man and he is
close to the people of Minnesota. He
may be dominated by Senator La Fol-
| lette. but IL is a foregone conclusion
that he will not be dominated by SEN
ator Lodge. Mr.. Harding will be
stunned by the returns from Minne-
sofa, but he is the kind Of a man who
can adjust himself to changing cir
L
epithets at Mangus Johnson, but
rather he is the man to try to adjust
,, his speaking and his methods to the
rising tide of liberalism" In this
very connection the Milwaukee Senti-
mel (republican) argues that "wher-
ever agricultural discomfort breaks
into politics the Democratic party
goes out of existence. If the Mime
sofa results indicate discomfort with
the republican party, they show an
absolute contempt for the democratic.
If the malcontents have any new
political plans they look toward the
| formation of a third party. They are
not rushing into the arms of de-
mocracy."
Assuming an entirely opposing
cocks Omaha World Herald (demo-
cratic). argues ''the majority the sena-
, thousands of disgusted. angry and re-
sentful voters, who figured that john
son stood for reputation of the poll
cies and lack of policies, subterfuge
;; and lack of intelligent leadership of
the present administration. There iss
no other Interpretation to be placed
on the decisive victory of Senator
elect Johnson of Minnesota" In a
| small part som mething of the. same
Capper's Topeka Capital dndepen-
dent republican,, which feels wheat
was the issue and points out that
most democrats in the northwest are
now members Of the farmer-labor
party, SO that "Johnson's election
embarrasses the administration, re-
duces the dwindling republican ma
jority in the Senate and, so far as 1t
will have any effect, will be against
the farmer in putting Off the return
of normal agricultural conditions" All
of the recent radical gains, as the
Dayton News (democratic) analyzes
them, means "the farmer wants lower
freight rates: labor wants higher
wages; the fast-shrinking dollar of
the farmer as well as of the laborer
has had strong effect in determin-
ing the result of Minnesota's special
election" Which brings from the
Chicago Daily News independently
the declaration that "the Harding
administration faces a critical situa-
ton, and wisdom as well as courage
will be requisite in handling the I'm
portant legislation affecting rail-
roads. revenue, agricultural and for
eign policy known to be contemplated
by the President and his supporters"