New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-07-25
WASHINGTON VIEW
ISG. O.P.IS failing
Sound Observers See Fatal Hand,
writing on The Wall
TOO MUCH WORLD CHATTER
What Voters Want Is Cheaper Sugar
and Cheaper Coal, Caring But Little
About the International Proposi-
tions and Court Policies
BY GEORGE II. MANNING

BY GEORGE II. MANNING
| tWashington Bureau of New Britain Herald)
Washington. d. c., July 25.-That
the sound and wise observers in the
ranks of the republican party are be-
coming increasingly aware of the
handwriting on the wall foretelling
the doom of the party ticket in 1924
is made more apparent every day.
Leaving aside the troubled state of
mind of the voters in the wild and
woolly agricultural west, which sends
Brookharts and Johnsons to the sem
ate, it is being reluctantly admitted
that the voters of the safe and sound
east are not causing any remarkable
disturbance in the upper atmosphere
by their shouts of appreciation for the
Harding administration policies.
The Eastern Aspect
A recent straw of substantial weight
in determining the actual impressions
of politicians in the east over republi
can prospects was supplied by Repre-
sentative Regg of Ohio, one of the
house whips. In a Joyous tone of
Pollyanna optimism, the Ohioan de-
spatched a form letter to a number
of his republican colleagues in the
house, informing them of the glowing
impressions he had gotten from visits
to various states of the east, and ask
ing them for their own ideas on the
party prospects In their respective dis
tricts.
No great number of the replies re-
ceived by Mr.. Begg have yet been re-
leased for the public eye; but various
ominous reports have leaked out to
the effect that from nearly all the
eastern states the replies are failing
to uphold the confidence of the re-
publican whip.
As tersely expressed by one leader
in congress from one of the strategic
Atlantic coast states:
Everything may be the way you
say it is, but ] have my doubts.
What the people want Is cheaper
coal and cheaper sugar. They are
not hothering about international pro-
positions
The author of these gloomy words,
Representative Bacharach of Atlantic
City, N. j.. dean of the Jersey delega-
ton in congress, not only predicts a
decisive victory for the democratic
nom,n nee for president in New Jersey,
but also expresses grave doubts as to
the probability of the reelection of
Senator Walter r. Edge, who is ex-
pected to be opposed by Governor
Silzer: and even goes so far as TO ad-
nit the dark and gloomy outlook for
himself and the other republican con-
gressmen from his state.
Votes Are Votes
1t may be claimed that the situation
In New Jersey cannot be taken as
re representative, on account of The no
toriously large body of wet sentiment |
in that state: but still. votes are votes
N the electoral college, and New Jer
,ey has several--likewse New York, |
where the situation may be said to |
De practically the same, If not more |
10.
But that isn't all. From the rock
ibbed republican state of Pennsyl-
'ania, it is learned. Mr. Begg received
/ letter from Representative Guy
Campbell of Pittsburg, beside which
Mr.. Bacharach's modest words seem
ID like the happy laughter of an idiot.
Mr.. Campbell, 1t Is understood, made
I quite plain that In his opinion the
'epublicans in Pennsylvania might as
veil crawl up a hole and die unless
he administration leaders could dis
Illusion themselves as to the import
lnce of world courts. Whereilpon the
congressman proceeded to
outline a few policies which he
hought might help. Mr.. La Toilette
himself could have been proud of
hem.