Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-12-09
Washington Letter
Judge the Failure by the Past. Kay
Be indicative of the
Political Future
(By D. W. GALL)

NtSCttOH pDtIlI, 10 SOInc extent dt teaSts
to what is on the trestle-board for
1928. The effort on the part Of the
democratic theorists, to push the
issue in the late campaign as a Cool
: idge issue, failed in each effort. and
il is not now considered as an issue,
for the reason, the only effort made
to make an issue out of the President
added to the strength of the Eepuh-
lican party, as shown by the results
states where the issue was political
one, as in Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio.
aside from Massachusetts, where the
President voted, but where the city 81
Boston, with its lineup for the wet
side of the issue, which never tan win,
the vets won, and that is ali there
is to it.
The early part of the first session
of the SO Congress was devoted 70 the
advancement of the interests of all
the people regardless of political
-liliations, and much good wo.k done
~ the two branches of Congress,
working in harmony by the members
Of The two leading political pa ties Of
the country, but towards the closing
of the session and the approaching
campaign, the minority party devoted
much time to political moves, to cte-
ate an issue for the coming campaign
With the election over, the hepUh
lican party still retains the organic
ing power in both houses, with eles-
er united party than ii past Of ganiza-
ton periods, with fair outlook fci
The future, as is seen from the cor
ditions that confront the two leading
parties in THIS country and will be
features in these organizations IN the
great battle for supremacy q 1923.
Then a President is 10 be elected,
and the reading public is TT liliar
with what confronts the two parties
il the conventions to nominate their
candidates; they knew what 60 test
lead up to the results of 1924, and
that aside from the Congressional ar
Senatorial, contests will be meast &
by different yard stick, than tie one
used in the late election, as all the
senatorial gains by the Democrat IN
the late election, was regaining their
own, in states, that are normally Ders-
ocratic, but in 1928, there are - SEN
ators whose terms expire, in the pr
sidential year and Of this number Il
are Democrats, ten Republicans and
one Farm-Labor party man, ia OF
these q Democrats, whose terms e<-
pire, but five come from the south,
the great stubborn strong hold VI tie
Democratic party. The reverse Will
be true in this election, as Of the one
Il IN at,l III
then be with the Republicans, as II
was in the late election VIVA the
Democrats, so that the sure sin IN
the upper house of Congre : in the
next election is with the Republicans,
as for instance, in the state CT West
Virginia, where the term of Senator
Nicely expires, and it is well know
that when the lines are even, mi tbs
party organized Wet Virginia is q
Z safe Republican state, as was Illus
trated in 1924, when the most excit-
ing contest that was ever made when
John w. Davis was the nominee Il tn
Democratic party for President. and
the word was forced along the lire, to
the voters, that you must vote Tor
john W. Davis because he IS q West
Virginian, and the result of tie Off
cial count shows, that Calvin Coolidge
mad majority of over 81 900 and the
entire state carrying The san e alajori-
ties, and that is clesuIy evident, that
there is but. little il any doubt, but
that the Republicans will l;in one
member in the United States Senate,
thus gaining one that like soine Of
the Democratic gains this year, were
simply lost and are Just now getting
back in tfe right column, and il viii
be so with West Virginia, in 1873 i
viii get back in the right cnlamn,
with two Republican United Safes
Sc ators.
The same conditions are true ia
other states, and it is simply bringing
back into line the states with some 10
cal issue dominating local conditions,
caused the results of Republican
states electing Democratic Senators,
and with a review Of the situation. Il
is seen, that after the five Soul hern
states elect their senator's There will
be 16 left cut of which it is evident
that the Republicans will make some
gains, in facl out of that nambel,
there are the one certain gain, 10
which we have referred and ten more
that hopes are entertained Of gaining,
so that the conditions, IN the senator
ial field in 1928, will be the reverse 81
the conditions in the election in No
vember just past.
The short session IF the o9tn Con-
gress is now the moving line Of
thought in this city, whether it will
give its time TO important matters Of
legislation, or follow the lead of II
few aspiring politicians, in trying to
create some political capitol.
The campaign Of 1925 will be fought
out of the policies created by the two
national conventions, and on that line,