ABSTRACT

The election [1920] comes either too late or too soon, for it most certainly comes at a time when the voters at large are not sharply divided on anything that either party has to offer. Nine months ago there was a divided opinion about the treaty. There is still a divided opinion, but there is no very strong opinion except among a comparatively few. There are fierce irreconcilables and there are warm leaguers, but if the politicians who know their business are a gauge of what the public cares about, then the American voters today expect nothing from either party.