The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-03

Today ends one Of the most unfair and unintelli-
gent national congressional campaigns ever waged by
q party in power. It's reward probably will be a
sweeping defeat.
Allowing for exceptions, such as that Of Morrow in
New Jersey, the Republican national campaign has
been peculiarly lacking in candor intelligence It
deliberately has evaded or confused issues
It has n1isrepresented the nature of the high
tariff law in our history and has tried unsuccessfuly
to squirm out of the consequences of that tariff catas
rophe It began by trying to prevent prohibition from
becoming a campaign issue, and ended by stradding
that issue.
It unwtingly demonstrated the failure Of the last
congress- under Republican control to take single
step to cope with the serious depression and unen-
ployment
Trickery of the naeanest sort was resorted to in
Nebraska and Pennsylvania by the G. O. P. against
progressive Republican candidates. In the national
campaign attempts made to blind the voters with
fake Red DOGGY; to escape Republican responsible
iy for failure Of farm relief by Russian wheat hoax
to deafen the voters to serious oil shale charges by
vllifyng responsible public official and the press
to make the Democrat Raskob personally to blame for
the Wall Street crash.
In general, the Democrats have used cleaner meth
DDS relying factual criticism of opponents rather
than unfair personalities or trickery. Unfortunately
however, the Democratic campaign, though strong in
criticism, has been weak in definite national party
pledges on leading issues such as depression tariff
taxation, power and prohibition.
Heavy Republican losses in the election generally
are expected
The immediate effect of this will be to cripple, if
it does not entirely destroy, administration control
of congress. Even though the Republicans retain
nominal control of senate and house. the Democratic
Progressive coalition will obtain actual control of the
senate and fighting position in the house hitherto
under an absolute G. o. P. dictatorship.
Long range results Of the probable Republican
defeat may be even more significant. These may
include
Jeopardy of Hoover and Republican prospects in
the 1882 election.
Tariff revision downward
Prohibition as the major 1882 issue with the vets
retaining the Democratic national organization and
capturing splitting the Republican national
organization.
Emergence Of new party leaders; such as the wet
Republican Morrow of New Jersey and the wet Demo-
crat Buckley Of Ohio and the dry Republican Pinchot
Of Pennsylvania.
Possble-though not probable-change in Hoover
policies and party organization to recoup losses and
prepare for 1892; this would involve. among other
things, presidential retreat from prohibition.
Apart from the specific results Of Tuesdays cleo
tion the most hopeful general result apparently will
be the tendency to ignore party lines. This is true
not only in Nebraska, Pennsylvania. New Jersey, Chi
csgo and New York City, but in many other localities
Voters are beginning to realize that there is no
essential difference between the Republican and
Democratic parties such. On every national issue
the two parties are divided within themselves
The party system in this country at least for the
present has broken down. Therefore, more and more
voters are showing their good by trying to pick
the best candidate. regardless of party.