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Show C.O.P. CRAIRM1 ASSERTS FAITH IN PROSPERITY Adams Declares Republican 1 r Congressional Candidates K Will Win Because People See Improved Conditions OPPOSITION BASED ' ON CATCH PHRASE : 1 Political Apathy Declared Due to Judgment of People Peo-ple That They Made Good Choice in Pres. Harding WARHINOTOV, Oct. 11 (By V. P.) The facta of returning prosperity and not the empty oratory or argument of the campaigner will win the congressional con-gressional election this year. John T. Adama, chairman of the Republican national committee, declared today. In sizing up for the United Press the political altuation from a O. O. P. atandpolnt. In fact, Adams said, the election already al-ready haa been won, becauso of returning re-turning prosperity. "The outcome, aaid Adams, "Is not In doubt. The only queatlon remaining remain-ing la the else of the Republican majority ma-jority in the senate and the house. From all Indications these will he the majorities of normal Republican year." CAMPAIGN OF REASON. Reminded that everybody expected him to say something like that and -that there was nothing hew or startling In such a' preelection prediction. predic-tion. Adams rsplied that this is not a campaign marked hy startling political po-litical developments. It Is a campaign of reason and not of emotion, he aald, and the people refuse to be awayed by catch phrases. S Asked to outline the basis for bla f great confidence, Adams said: S "ltuatness conditions are getting better every day. They have been atendlly Improving for months. These . conditions reflect what Is taking p'nre L In Industrial centers "aftiT 1ti'"ric'ir!-tural 1ti'"ric'ir!-tural sections. Industries are ln- creasing their output, many of them working at the limit of capacity. Labor la In great demand al good wanes. AGRICULTURE IMPROVES. "Agriculture Is In far better shape than It was a year ago. The credit situation throughoi'? the agricultural district la good. Production coata are lnwer and price for farm products higher. "It therefore takes no argument or campaign oratory to convince wage earners that times are better than they were when the Republican administration administra-tion came Into power." Democratic opposition, Adams said. In once more baaed upon a catch phrase "the do nothing congress" which he declared "Is aa misleading as 'he kept ua out of war.' " The chairman was asked Jile opinion of the reason for the widespread public pub-lic political ajiathy. He smiled as though to say "that'a easy" and replied: re-plied: . "Thia Is not a demonstrative campaign, cam-paign, because the people have made up their minds that their judgment was good when they placed their confidence con-fidence In the Harding administration. Now they want to see that adminlitra-tlon'a adminlitra-tlon'a work carried on and completed." |