El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-02
DEMOCRAT OR REPUBLICAN, WHAT
DROP PARTISAN FIGHTS

II there iuOppotune time for discussing par
sanShp in the United States, it is right now In the
crisis the worlds history what does 1t matter whether
is a Republican q DemOcrat2 This one big event
that occurring in the triangle Of St Quentin, Amens and
Arras is all that counts.
The angry debates in the senate partisan politics
petty Attempts to throw them the disguise OF
patriotism are vain Right It doesn't matter one whit
whether Republican OF Democratic majority eonlIols
congress- whether representative Lenroo Repuoean5 OF
Mr. Davies, Democrat is elected senator from Wisconsin
though their contest has furnished the oas loI me sn
which has been raging these several days on the toor Of
the senate Both loyal high spirited Americans eager
to Of service to their country and Their state Except
for some possible difference in ability IS as good
as the other
Yet as an outgrowth Of the senatorial contest Demo
Gratis at Washington have been accusing Republicans Of
bitter parisanshp and the Republicans have been Teort
ing IN kind Injecting parsansp has not been the fault
Of members Of congress alone. President Wilson is strong
partisan Unfortunately ignoring the PATRIOTISM OF mem
bers Of opposing parties until 1t time to vote ad
iBisration measures, he has brought upon himself
criticisms which would have been well to avoid Official
posons which have come into being result OF the
have been filled largely with Democrats. Though he
selected Mr. Root prominent Republican to head the mis-
sion to Russia be is said TO had very little to do
with M Root either before he went to Russia OF after he
returned Secretary Of var Baker repeatedly declined the
fnssteut offers Of Col Roosevelt help in the war and
one assumes that president Wilson had something TO do
with secretary Bakers refusal.
The president has, IN these grave war times not
so far forgotten politics but that he maintains himself as
head Of the party and as head Of the party urges upon
congressman legislatures and constituencies those courses
OF action which ne 1ayoIs Inc 1aCl mat We
sarsha has gone to Wisconsin and campaigned for MI
Davies urging Republicans to abandon their candidate and
vote for the Democratic candidate, to mind IN this
connection It hardly Is likely that the vice president went
On this mission without the approval Of president Wilson,
IF indeed the president did not send him
These matters are mentioned cautiously IN criticism
of any individual but merely TO show that paTanshp
not confined to party OF person but exists in both great
parties and from high 20 low.
This is no tine for It There viii be elections and
Democrats win run against Republicans for Office. That
the way Of determining the viii Of the major
v as between rival aspran But in the larger sense there
should be but one party war party looking up % e
president as the nations guide and giving him every as
ance in the successful prosecution Of the And the
president should not recognize party divisions but snouia
m 5sed nd aided ov the best men he find from any
and all parties For there is common fate IN store
whatever it IS We should stick together and Try TO work
out our destiny to happy end.