The Hagerstown globe., 1941-11-28
PRIMARIES AND ELECTIONS

1t something of relief to from the dire presentation
of policies and stratege familiar
theme of domestic politics.
yes despite the idealstic thought that politics adj
ouned the of crisis
cerned with the of primaries elections The minority
party far as its delegations in Congress may be taken
the representatives of that party has chosen make
tona defense program actona business The Republicans
of divided many of their biggest leaders
med cooperation with the President of the United States
his effort to keep afar Off Assuming that 50 per cent
of the party follows these leaders, would leave equal number
opposed the administrations That however, would be
concuSon No small percentage of these osensiby
oationi>t individuals in and out of Congress- not heartily
opposed the taken be taken make
try safe They motivaed by their idea of party regularity
at least i'll part Some of them adhere to the oldtime poti
cal strategy OF lining against Democratic administration
because that has always been DONE and in that they
pear think that this archaic process gives promise
eecting Republican House of Representatives.
At the dawn of every Congressional year the Republicans
carrying the National legislature They
such prophesy in ten years.
Just years ago the Democrats led House by
slender majority four The previous House epub
lcan with l04 majority They had held control
years.
In the campaign prior the election of 1892, they
nounce that they would regain their hodand the Democrats
prevailed with majority of 1876.
Through the campaigns of 1884 1896 and 1888 listened
to the of prospective yctoand every time the
Democrats by varying majortes Today the Democrats
prevail by l05 and hearing the boasts of what
the G. o. p. will accomplish next year.
There is only to fOretel the political future and
that is by watching the of by elections in significant
gons 1t ancens the guesses Of soclled polls though,
this time the mndreaes and the indications the
elections coincide
Let us look at some of the polling of few weeks ago
In the East the Democrats most of the myory fights.
They reelected their in Hartford New Haven Water
bury, and other New England
They did equally we'll in upstate New York, winning in
Buffalo and Utica and dozen cities and the q. O. F.
majority in always Republican Syracuse almost the vanish
ing point They lost New York Ciys mayolty but the
Republicans for La Guarla the candidate tickets
They did decrease his historic majority about heefourths
most of the seats the City Council.
Out in the big Western States likewise it appears be
Democratic weather They turned the Republican
in Cleveland where the g. O. p has held it for eight years
Akron followed the example of Cleveland.
In Chicago where the battle the judicial tickets
the Democrats, who incidentally, ndOrsed number of sit
ting Republican judges wholly Republican slate
With the trend outlined by these happenings might
wonder from what section the minority party hopes it's
enhancement Congress- However, hear again the voice
the prophets decamng that November they will have
the House of Representatives
1t is amusing, but is healthy sign. We ought be
without militant minority. The wopary system is the surest
of of the the