Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-10-25
The Congressional Election.

In times of stress like the present, when
the public mind is occupied by the issues
of great war and by the economic con-
ditions produced by it, men are apt to
overlook the ordinary political duties in
cumbent upon them as citizens Absorbing
as the war may be. imperative as may be
our obligations to sustain the government
in its striving to win victory and peace,
the civil government must be maintained
and the mandates of the Constitution must
be obeyed as fully and earnestly as il no
turmoil and strife disturbed the progress
Of the world.
Indeed, it may be said with truth that
such times as those through which we are
passing demand on the part of voters
especial care. in order that the government
may be properly supported and that the
great fundamental principles Of our politi-
cal system may be preserved to hold the
country in Constitutional channels when
the war shall cease and the readjustments
which will follow it require attention. One
OF the Qualifications for our entry into the
war is the conviction that the plans Of
Germany menaced the institutions as well
as the trade and prosperity OF our country
and we lavish men and treasure without
stint to thwart the purposes Of an arrogant
autocracy. Our patriotism would be short
sighted and incomplete if we neglect to
perform the duties which our constitutional
privileges impose upon US.
The approaching Congressional election
is, therefore. not less important than any
that have precededit. The questions likely
to engage the attention Of the next Con-
eress, both in magnitude and variety, open
new avenues Of thought and discussion, in
which every interest and every citizen is
vitality affected, and upon the proper deter
minatioD Of them the future course of events
will depend. That Congress will have to
provide for the final STAGES Of the war and
for the means by which the country may
return to the pursuits of peace under con-
ditions never before encountered. 1t will
deal with international questions that aim
to prevent in the future upheavals like the
present war, and to establish principles Of
justice and protection against aggression
under which the peoples Of the earth may
enjoy orderly and uninterrupted progress.
II will live through the last two years OF
an administration which has carried the
heaviest burden Of responsibility in the
countrys history-perhaps in the history
of the woodland carried it with ability
that has obtained the approval and ap-
plause Of our own people and of the nations
with which we are allied.
1t is a matter Of the first Importance that
the administration should have Congress
in sympathy with its aims 1t is well enough
to say that Republican Congress would be
as loyal as a Democratic Congress, but il
is no indictment of its loyalty to say that
Republican criticism, SO far as it has found
expression, indicates the danger, if not the
purpose. of throwing impediments in the
way Of the accomplishment Of the admin.
istration's work. and the probable prolon.
cation of the war.
Such risk should not be..taken at this
time Maryland. so magnifcently in line
In everything that has been done to pro.
mote our country's victory. should send a
solid delegation to support the admins
tration; and we bespeak for Mr.. Etchisor
the united support Of the voters of the
Sixth District. as evidence of its loyalt,
and its determination to uphold the hands
Of the President until victory is won.