Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-26
PETTY POLITICS
ONLY" ADJOURNED
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Presidents Famous Express
sion Is Clarified by Mr..
Lawrence.
RECALLS SIMILAR FIGHTS
RECALLS SIMILAR FIGHTS
BIZ DAVID LAWRENCE.

Copyright. 1918. b. N. 7. Evening Post. 1pe.l
Partisan politics with its biennial
bitterness, charges and recrimina-
lions, is here with all tho dema-
goguery Of peace time and something
more-an- intensity Of feeling about
the war and its issues that must
make the next two weeks reminis-
cent Of the fights which Mckinley
and Lincoln undertook to retain
control Of -congrsss white handling
national crises.
| OF the merits Of the controversy. Of
the outcome Of the election itself. Of
the possible effects abroad Of q re-
publican or. democratic defeat. It
will be the business Of the princi-
pals and the campaign managers to
harangue, but the premises which
underlie the republican and demo-
cratic cases between which the pub
lie is soon to- choose are ,aot dif-
hcult for the -lisinterestsd observer
to analyze because the moves Of
eye.
The Republicans Case.
Plainly the republican case, as re-
vealed in acts and utterancee of the
have not been eficient. that their
management Of the House and the
leadership Of Claude Kitchin particu-
larly has been clumsy and hurtful and
that the republican chatrmeu OF COM
mtttees, would be much more efficient
and tho republican party much more
I'm time with the desire OF the coun-
try for q smooth-wor1king machinery
In Congress than 10 the deEpocFatie
party.
T In other words, ths sspualiean de-
sire TO control congrese springs large
know how better than do the demor
Gratis. Their chief interest, indeed. IL
domestic legislation, especially after
the war. when they want to see q pro-
tective tariff reimpoeed and they
want to have. say in the disposal
Of the huge shipping facilities, rail-
tens and other resources pooled for
tho emergency Of war. They believe
they know how to dispose OF these
things in the public interest better
than do the democrats The assump-
ton is that the war will be over dur
ing the life Of the next Congress. SO
prosecution OF the war and %crushing
Germany" the real thought Of tho re-
publicans as well as the democrats IL
about after the war"
Democratic View.
Similarly. wl.ils the republicans want
to have . hand IN vhat shan
be done ahsut shtpping: telegraph.
democrats are insistsnt that the 70
publican party has not changed its
leadership Or aMlAtion With priv.
legged classes and that the common
people can be protected from organ.
phrases it. only BY keeping the party
Of woodrow Wilson In power. In
other words, tho democrats believe
they should be retained to save the
country from the sspuihl!osn st.,a. :,
this is not revealed in his public ap-
peal for support, for he emphasizes
foreign questions. Indeed, 20 .far. as
Mr.. Wilson is concerned. he Is prt-
marily interested In the prosecution
phases OF peace and reconstruction:
He believes that the republican,: will
embarraSs him in peace negotiations:
that the country has trusted him thus
far, and that all the dt0trvet OF the
last month has been enEendered by
such statements, - that OF Senator
Lodge, the republican leader, -.
Discloses His Views.
ME-. wuson.s. views of NJ. LODGE
speeches have been made clear to
democratic senators with whom he
has discussed the whole situation.
ana it Is generally admitted In
executive quarters that the Roose-
volt and Lodge Interpretations Of
American purpose In this war ana
in the peace that settles Il do not
accord with those Of the Prestdent.
Indeed. rs Senator Pittnan put 1t.
the issue may be between senator
Henry Cabot Lodges ideas and those
Of woodrow Wilson.
As for reconvening politics when 1t
was declared to have been .ad3curp-
ed" the President IL declared to have
been using the phrase In refelence to
tho Adjournment o3 netty politics IN
connection with the revenua bill
which he swas khen 4sougsanI.:. -
members ~ bob The rapubicAa and
de1poeratte parties wsaeea e @ Aees
instsaA e pasgaue he -Aeeae4 ye&ls-
Iia$aon. 1hero never W2o any 1nteH.
ton to seadjourn" national polities.
Former Presidents TAFT and R0oooS