The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-24
POLITICS ADJOURNED

.S,,y wha; % tho next election:
Tn. administration has sought To secure .
VIVA; is called Il n"u-partiSan return 81
loy:l mem brrS ct congress. mat non
part iSanShip. seems {" apply "nI% Il.
states where The Republican maj"rlt:":
would be- overwhelming. and where itl''
withdrawal OF Democratic opposition Il
q concession NJ no substance. II does
not work whcrs thcr" Is Il chance for II
p.>mocra,ir candidat. in either tn" Sen
ate or The liuus''. In WISCONSIN. III
which thu Republican candidate for
Senate WAS engaged IN = life and death
struggle with pro-Germau opposition.
the President wrote 4 l"tt"r ATTACKING
hin, and seeking the election OF warm
personal supporter and Democrat. %h"m'
h.. urged "a run. In Michigan. k''-
ruhii..in state. Wh"r" there is 4 division
between the Republicans. the Prcsidcn;
has invited Mr.. Ford. 4 former Republic
can. who rarely voted. and an extreme
pac;fst before the war. to become tho
Democrats candidates. with view |"
securing another thick and thin sup
porter in the Senate. Politics was not
adjourned in these acts. such policy
of So-called nom partiS;Lrship. If carried
| 70 success. will result III Democratic
Congress completely subject 10 the dis
! ciplinc Of tho administration. furnish
! ing no stimulus to dc!nit" policy anu
! no impulS, to prompt action.
! The above. taken from tn" address OF
! c1-Rresldeut Taft. betor" the New York
/ Republican convention. is consrrvo-
! tive. and absolutely truthful. statement
| of the partisan activities of the national
| Democratic administration. In all the
allied countries. except the Nnitco
! States. the dangers OF tn" wa- have been
met by the absolute Adjournment OF
! politics. Ministries have been formed
| into which all political elements have
I been drawn. In Great Fritain We Sec
Bonar Law, leader OF the Conservatives
| meeting III council daily with DAVID
Lloyd Georg". VIII" has been tn" most
i pronounccd of Radicals. We sec them
working side by side. and sharing h"'h
power and cSpnnsibili'y. In France.
all Republican clements have Joined IN
the ministry. and even the relics NJ the
! nonarchical parties have h"en rec"G-
nizcd. In the United States. on the
! other hand tn: constant aim of the ad-
=, ADMINISTRATION has been. and continues to
H., 70 ccn,ralize power and authority
in the hands OF ono party and one set
OF men. tscpnbllSau ''HSlh'>H I'l'i' 4''N'N !
been dra tod into positions OF great re-
sponS!bili:y. and hav" rendered brilliant
service. bat invariably IN subordinate
capacities. subjectinc thorn to the d"mi-
nation Of petty politicians. who. them
selves, have been nnaLbl" 20 do the work
necessary to be done. Conspicuous nave
been the appointments Of SchTan. Stet-
: tin,us and Ryan. Eat great rs thcS"
men are. they hold no place at ma
,ioral councslshoard. and their activities
NAV b. ended at any moment. at the
within or Mr. Wilson. Mr.. McAdoo. or
one Of their political suhord'nateS-
=, Only the patriotism and self sacrifice
Of these men. and OF hundreds OF others
like them. has led them t" accept Serr-
;, ice on the terms laid down for them.
: Thoughtful citizens cannot fail tc
, see this spirit of self ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
. prevailing The national administration
, entirely too much. We are going u
win this war. We are going to WIZ
, it. because the patriotism and IN" sacri
, fec OF the American people Will %
'. equal to every possible demand: ou'
it is a poor return to sock 10 e1ploi'
, that sacrifice for the upbuildtng or
partisan political machine. and the per
petuation in power OF particular So
Of politicians.