PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

Hokitika Guardian, 2 November 1920, Page 2

PRESIDENTIAL ELEC TION

AUSTRALIAN <fc N.Z OABLE ASSOCIATION] THE CAMPAIGN OVER. NEW YORK, Nov. 1. The presidential campaign to all intents and purposes is over. Senator Harding is already resting from his labours. It is true Governor Cox and Colonel Roosevelt intend to make speeches up to Monday night next, but the issue is already sealed and in the hands of the citizens. These last speeches of the democratic candidates will not have any appreciable influence on the result. There cannot be any question that, no matter what fortune Governor Cox receives from his fellow countrymen, he has conducted one of the most vigorous fights of any candidate. He resembles Theodore Rooseveldt in the impetuosity, strength, and power of his speeches and appeals. Governor Cox, unlike Senator Harding did not mince words, and took up the attack at times with a tendency towards bitterness. Senator Harding, on the other hand, has pursued a line of conciliation, not ataeking anybody, speaking mildly, and not atempting to force any contrast of issues with the democrats. Senator Harding in virtually all his speeches, contrasted the willingness to settle all the problems of the nation by consulting with the people, to that of President Wilson, who settled everything himself. Senator Harding appealed to the people’s dissatisfaction with the past administration, while Governor Cox appealed to the desire of the people to complete important work begun by President Wilson’s administration.