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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-04
FALSE REPORT DENOUNCED.

To the Editor Of Wilmington Morn
ing News Regarding your account in
this mornings issue OF the Mass Meeting
whicn greeted Ncc-Prcsident Marshall
last night at the Playho wish to
say that in my opinion Your article " as
both unjust and absolutely untrue
For instance, your heading persists
In informing the public that Mr.. Marshall
was gwen very chilly reception and
that few persons were present This
is not only untrue it is deliberate
and disrputablc Misrepresentation No
speaker could possibly have been gwen
a more cordial greeting, no audience
could have been more enthusiastic, nor
could more people have attended the
meeting unless it had been held in the
open, for the place was crowed and stand
ing room even was at premium
The writer does not kno,F your attitude
OF fair play and justice, but such accounts
as yours, lead one to believe the writer
of such an article a narrow minded,
partisan weakling. Let me remind YOU
Of the fact that a newspaper is supposed
to print news as facts, not az they
wish they had been or want them TO be
lust because the meeting was held
out of accordance with vour ploitical
affiliations should not be held as rea-
son for making such statements or
treading upon treacherously thin ice
as YOU have done. This kind of thing
cannot go on, and the sooner the few
weakminded editors who are still labor
ing under the delusion Of fooling the
people find it out, the better it will be
Yours for fair play,
\. X. Z.
WILMINGTON November . IolS
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-04
The Sore Throat
Of Spanish
Influenza

One of the frequent complications =
Spanish infuenzs is sore throat II IS i'm.
portant the sore t<lroat be gwen prompt
attention and relieved.
The throat IS the gateway 70 the DoGy.
The alr we breathe, the food we eat anC
the water We drink sli pass through H..
1t is the great breeding ground for germ,
and this is especially true when II Is sore %
inhamed. II it Is kept clean, disease gerIna
have small chance 70 propagate and ds
their deadly work.
Authorities agree Spanish influenza Is
germ disease and that preventive measures
should be taken. They advise the use of an
effective gargle To keep the throat clean
and healthy For this purpose TonSllinc,
The National Sore Throat Remedy, Is
ideal. 1t is also used rs 3 spray and taken
pure
The wonderful increase in The sale %
Tonsiline during the last few weeks ShowI
that many thousands Of families are
making extra use oE TonSlline during tia
epidemic oquickly relieve the often accom-.
panying sore throat and as a preventive
measure.
Don't wait until YOU have inauenza
and sore throat IN the house bat get youE
bottle Of Tonsillne from your druggist
now for use rs a preventive gargle and also
TO be ready 20 relieve sore throat upon is
first appearance
For more than p years the safe OF
Tonsiline has steadily and rapidly in
creased The favor shown il b. American
people gives il the right 10 the title. The
National Sore Throat Remedy
Look For The GIRAFFE
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-04
A GREAT DANGER.
Letter In New York Evening Poas

4 train with two engineers fighting
for possession of the throttle you'd en-
danger the life Of every passenger One
train, one engineer, rs the sound, common
srnse rule for every great emergency
In this great war emergency President
Wilson IL the engineer We who are
the common people Of the United states
must protect the engineer Of the throttle
until the trip is done The pathway of
victory must bcunobstrIcted one nation
ono Undivided expression of united
purpt,se against Prussianisrn- one Prssi-
dent united with Congress IN single
faith and for n single object
Io complicate and harass our national
action by hampering the President
through the election of any other kind
Of Congress but one vhose ideals are in
harmony with his means that the war
viii be prolonged unnecessarily 1t IS
the sons and husbands OF all voters
who are sacrificing their lives in the
trenches Of Flanders and France And
whether YOU are Republican, Democrat,
Socialist, Prohibltionlst, or independent.
do not hazard splendid American lives
by voting merely for your political
party IN this great war emergency.
Stand BIZ the President: and give our
President the soLd backing Of q sympa-
thetic Congress which our nation needs
To elect other than Democratic con-
gress at this Juncture is to repudiate our
nstions President; it would entangie
negotiations; it would prolong the war
unnecessarily; and 70 prolong the war
means that men are to be killed in the
trenches in the defence on our
national integrity, but in behalf Of the
Republican party.
in these sctual terms of American lives.
Whatever may be any Individual
political faith at other times, at this
election We must protect our fighting
boys with a Congress and Admins
tration unified in this tremendous
crisis OF our national life. Stand by
the President with Democratic Con-
greSsl Charles Johnson Post.
New York, October %
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garded in foreign countries as practically
the worlds greatest citizen. All Europe
recognizes the commanding position taken
by our country in the war, and that it
will also have commanding position in
the councils of peace to follow. Should the
country, at a popular election, express a
lack of confidence in the President, and
virtually repudiate his administration
and his policies and belittle the great
work he has done, all the friends of Dem
ocratic government in Europe, all the
brave soldiers who are fighting SO valiant
ly for the rights of the people and against
autocracy, would be amazed, and also
greatly disappointed. And all the friends
of Germany, all the believers in arrogant
monarchy, would be delighted.
Such verdict would belittlc our coun-
try in the eyes of all the rest of the world. .
Even Germany and her selfish, arrogant
and brutal cohorts, while they would
rejoice at the outcome, would despise
our people. So absolutely certain is 1t
that The feeling of Europe would be as we
have thus set forth, that we cannot be-
lieve it will come to pass
Here in Delaware, the grave issue of
the election is laid before our people,
plainly and without any distracting Gle
ments 1t is whether they will indorse
the war policies of President Wilson, and
thereby give encouragement to the cause
Of democracy and popular government
everywhere, or please Germany and her
friends by verdict of reputation. Here
is the situation in a nutshell
There is only one test To which the
voters of Delaware will have to submit
tomorrow, only one way in which their
devotion to the best interests of the coun-
try, indeed, of the world, may be express
cd The re-electi, /, of Senator salisbury
and Representative Polk would prove
that majority of the voters of Delaware
are truly patriotic, and know how to make
the fact known 10 the world. The defeat
of these two members of the Congress,
who throughout their terms now draw
ing to a close have consistently stood by
the President in every move for MAINTAIN
ing the honor of the country and defeat
ing the common enemy, would mean that
Delaware voters hold partIsansh,p above
and care more for partisan
triumph than for crushing Germany with
overwhelming and deserved defeat
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-04

Sausbury has made good in the Senate.
No reasonable person could expect any
man to do more than that Mr.. Sauls-
bury has been a very agreeable surprise
~ me. lie has proved himself ~ be a
notable man among big men in Wash
ington. He hns been corspicuously
honored by his colleagues in the senate
by being elevated 10 the highest position
within their gift Men do not do things
like this for nothing There's a reason.
The reason in this case ls 70 be found IN
Mr.. Salisbury himself
Perhaps | can say this as disinterestedly
Ms any other man in Delaware, for /
opposed Mr. Salisbury for the senate,
"persistently" and "pronouncedly," as
my friend says. But never bitterly" as
he adds; certainly not with personal BIT
ternees, and | think this letter should
prove that ! want nothing from Mr.
Salisbury but the same good service he
has gwen is n Washington during he
past ak years He has been one Of the
bulwarks to the President in his war
policy, and shall vote 10 send him back
70 the Senate that he may contin,e his
good work
Now as TO Dr. J. He;sler Ball. have
nothing IN particular against him He u a
good physician and pleasant amisble
gentleman, for whom have a warm
personal regard but unfortunately, thst
3 not sufficient qualification for mem
bershlp in the United States Senate
Some years ago DR. Ball served term
in the Senate, and SINCE his nomination
for sncond term nave been C,dgeling
nv brain 70 remember what he did while
~ Washington TO again draw the political
lightning; but for the life If me | cant
recall single thing worth mentioning.
But DR. Ball may perhaps do better this
time, If he gets chance.
So here is the SITUATION Mr. Sauis-
bury has the fact of honorable and valuable
performance 10 his credit Offset against
this are the prc-campaign promises q pr.
Ball. They are good promises. have not
a doubt Nevertheless ] am gong 20
vote for Mr. SALISBURY
Jerome 3. Bell
Wilmington, November I, 1918.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-04
American Citizen, Answer True

Tomorrow YOU will be privileged, and
il will be vour solemn duty. TO perform
the highest and most serious act of your
citizenship. Stripped of labored verbiage
and Republican camoufiage. the issue
upon which you will pass judgment Is
whether President Wilson in his mastery
conduct Of the great world war, on the
part of our beloved country, shall be COM
mended and endorsed or condemned and
discredlted.
You are familiar with the efforts Of the
President 5 opponents to conceal this issue
and BY make-believe protestations that
they are for the war, though against the
President, induce you to elect their can
didates for Senator and Representative
1t rests with you to say whether they or
he shall be sustained
There is no middle ground He who
Is not with the President is against him.
What say you?
We submit that every loyal citizen
will answer: Stand by the President
and elect the men of his choice: Willard
salisbury for Senator and Albert F.
Polk for Representatives
Let this be YOUR Answer True"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-04
JUST FOLKS
PEACE.
BY Edgar A. Guest.

EEA(E.
ooh we were weary say the dead
I'VE saw the feet Of vandnls tread
Upon our sacred soils, and heard
The shricks by which our souls were
stirred
A those we loved were trampled down.
We gazed on many ruined town,
And knew our homes stood in the path
" Pr,issian lust and Pr,Issian wrath
And yet we made no cry for peace
Nor prayed 10 have the cannons cease
Hunger had left lis weak and faint,
And yet we uttered no complaint.
Orn eyes had looked on filthy scenes;
All that a PruesIan warfare means,
We'd witnes.e,l !, and we understood
How low this demon, if he could,
Would sink to win his foul desire,
We'd seen our temples set on fire
And yet through all our anglIished cries
There rose no plea for compromise.
eve are your dead We gave our youth
To build a lasting peace on truth.
We saw our little homes laid low,
Our mothers bear Priwian blUu,
Our children manned 10y gray-clad hosts,
And yet unmoved we kept our posts
And gave osn lives that time should bring
Destruction to 80 base a thing
They dnnglcd peace before our eyes
And we refused TO compromise.
"Oh VIC were weary, sick and sore
Deaths mark had signaIlcd every door,
And dcsolation threatened then,
Yet We were true 10 God and men
Behold us now, AS we arise
Who might have lived by compromise
II strong for battle they remain,
We shall have gwen our lives in vain
II peace you make with them, be sure,
II is the peace which shall endure
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-04

| nation WAS the sending Of \ feet Of war
ahips on an aroun6i-tl,o-world cruise.
How the courtesy" va apprecinted by
the host nations was revealed when
Japan testify sent Hcot by boat,
the equal Of America's-to greet our
Aotilla. Was that blundcr7 Roosevelt =
life has been continuous protest, and
it is not surprising now TO find him aligned
against President Wilson.
While this country is hearing President
Wilson abused and his acts condemned,
the whole of Eurppe-evrn enemy ma
tions-recognize that his is the master
mind and wisely guided hand at the
helm. Great Britain, Prince, Italy,
Scrbia. indeed, have realised that the
American leader is the greatest individual
force and power in the war. Vienna has
come to understand that her sstatocraft
is matched by man who dominates the
whole situation, and Berlin has long ago
reached the understanding that the
Yankee teacher" has topplcd tho Hohen-
xollerns off their throne and wiped a'i-
tocvary from the earth
Fathers and mothers whose SONS are
on the battle line or in the camps are not
likely to he msled at this iupct,Ire.
They know no other nation in the world
at any time in history has SO well cared
for-mentally, physically, morally
her soldiers, and rightly attribute this
splendid carr 10 the administration.
Neither will the employers nor the men
and women employed fail TO sec that the
present administration has brought them
better understanding of one another,
and made more equitable distribution of
earnings, far better than ever was had
heretofore.
Only the politicians to whom truth is
veiled by partisanship will lend aid TO
this bold attempt 10 dsc1erit the nation
and its leader in the eyes of the world,
simply for party gain.
The attempt TO salvage the Republican
party hns failed.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-04

Editor Every Evening My good Re
publican friend IS still pursuing me. He
now wants TO know for whom | am going
70 vote for United States Senator next
Tuesday lie says: 81 want to ask YOU,
tlat-footed, ii you are going 20 vote for
Willard Salisbury lie then continues
WI hen YOU were editor ol The Star. YOU
opposed Mr. salisbury 5 candidacy for
the Senate persiStentIA. pronouncedly
and bitterly: | wonder ii YOU are going 10
eat everything YOU then said?
Ignoring the impertlnencc ot my
friend question, since the Law protects
the secrecy Of the ballot | am going to
answer his question precisely as il he had
the very best oi right 10 ask il am gong
to vote on Tuesday Tor Willard Salisbury
Tor the Senate of the United States. and
! am going to give my reasons
My first and best reason Is that Mr.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-04
9,reu'na'0'9 lven3ne saturday ausds 1890
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1918
Shall Delaware be Bought?

Shall Delaware be Bought?
Disorganized. disgruntIed. faction
.iver, torn by dissatisfaction over its
nominations and threatened with savage
.eprisals by the old Organization follow
srs, failing to shake the confidence of
he people in President Wilson. the Re-
mblican party of Delaware. under con-
roi of the New Dispensation. today faces
ertain defeat.
There is only one thing that Will give
remote chance for victory a large
eruption fund for the purchase of " stes.
Down in Sussex county. up 10 last
week. the vote buyers were disconsoiate.
20 corruption money was in sight, and IL
vas known that MIR Alfred |. du Pont.
eader of the party organization this year.
,ad positively refused 10 give a dollar for
eruption purposes. But on Friday and
satuT0AN Inc fotP-DuNinS gang uiSpidNtu
manifest change. and sc med happy.
It's all right. one Of them was heard to
emark The stuff j. coming
From what source is the stun
he vote e-huying fund coming There
only one reasonable presumption
rom the Republican National Commit
ee But will the source make any diff
erenee in the iniQuity of the proceeding
,ot the slightest
Shall Delaware be bought. this year.
$ so shan,elessly in many elections of
he past
i, is for the honest voters of the Stale
, say at the election tomorrow. by their
oncst ballots.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-04
Campaign Over Now for The Verdict

The political campaign throughout PC
ountry came 10 an END Saturday nielit
odav wa> devoted by the party agencies
4 preparation for the decisive contest
nd tomorrow the battle ri the ballots
sill re fought In a few hours, there
ore. uncertainty viii cone to an end
md the verdict Of the people VIII be
nown.
In the main it has been quiet and
:neventful campaign FN reason of
rarious happenings entirely Incompatible
With political campaign there has been
10 manifestation Of enthusiasm Al any
ime. and seldom Of any unusual degree
# interest Therefore II may he set down
Is either an apathetic or q thoughtful
,ampaign Only tie haIloting viii a.
idc which
md so II Is hat on he exc OF selection
mere are no positive Indications of public
ointment The brief campaign Of political
lctivitv-in Delaware, il was one CON
fined exclusively 10 the past week-madc
il impossible to get any line on public
sentiment through the mediums Of meet
ipgs and the expressions Of citizens gath
cred together in large numbers And
only . few meetings were held during the
week
1t Is hardly probable, however, the
people were entirely indifferent We
prefer TO believe they were thoughtful.
that in the quiet Of their homes many
voters. especially those Of Independent
inelinations who will not permit them
selves to be actuated by mere partisan
considerations. have been giving serious
attention 10 the issues Of the campaign
and have made up their minds to cast
their votes. tomorrow, ia manner that
will, ID their deliberate opinion. best serve
the interests of the country.
If this view is correct, We have an
abiding conviction that large majority
of the voters of this character will vote to
SUSTAIN the Wilson administration, and
TO iDdorse and approve its most com
mendable, Its most amazing in many re-
such voters will recognize the fact that i
verdict of repudiation at tomorrow's vot-
ing would give great encouragement to
Germany and her allies, and be a sad
as well as an unwelcome
surprise, TO the people Of all the countries
with which our government has been
associated IN righteous warfare for the
defeat of the common enemy
The only way in which the friends of
Germany can be defeated and the friends
OF world 5 democracy, Of government
of the people, by the people and for the
people, everywhere heartened and en-
couraged, is by the election OF a Congress
IN full accord with the policies and
political convictions Of the national ad-
Ininistration President Wilson since
the war was forced upon Europe, and
since it. drew our country INTO
the vortex OF Violent contention, is re-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-04

Can any workingnan, enjoying the
highest remuneration in these times of
rushing industrial prosperity, bring him
self TO vote for change in Congress, or to
introduce any kind of disturbing ele-
ment in the fourishing condition of af
fairs? If so, he will be looked upon as an
exceedingly foolish man who does not
know when he is well off
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-04

How can any workingman vote for q
change of administrative conditions under
which he has become so prospcrous7 The
only reasonable answer is that he does not
propose to bc guilty Of any inch folly.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-04
WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY.
Thought and Comment Of Every
Evening Readers.

Tho full name and address Of the writer
must accompany each letter. not neCrs-
sariiy for publication. bIIt ~ evfdsnon of
good faith Anon ymous communications
will he ignored Publication Of let ters does
rot carry with it Endorsement ny Every
Evening of the opinions therein expressed
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An administration that has 50 success
fully conducted the war may be conf
IDENTIFY depended upon to conduct all the
negotiations for peace, and with equal
ability Now is no time TO make change
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-04

Well, we have had very short cam
paign, this year. But there IS no doubt
the voting will be as intelligent and con-
scientious as though the campaign had
been of the usual length, and of the
customary hullabaloo character On the
whole, we believe the change will be
generally regarded as an improvement
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-04

The old partisan slogan used to be:
Vote early and often But while early
voting is advisable, there is no danger OF
any rascals voting often The day for
that kind Of election deWltry has gone
bv
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-04

Tomorrow battle Of the ballots is a
battle for the supremacy Of the cause of
our country and our Allies in the war
Let the result be a victory for them
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-04
BuTnStead' 'SWMmSyTuD

To children Snxel az mercy" Where
worms arc present and directions followed
tT NEVER FAILS. Oae botxle DESTROYED fss
worGs. stood the test for sixty years sole
eserSwhere or by mail. soc . bottle
Est. c. A. Voorhees,. NJ. D., Pb1adelphiS.
\. b. Daniorth. Distributes,
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Senator Salisbury well deserves re-
election, for the manner in which he has
aided the President to accomplish his
great war work, now resulting so success
fully And Representative Polk deserves
reelection for the same reason. Both
have faithfully served the people and the
counfry
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-04

It's all over but the voting Vote to-
morrow and vote right
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-04
A QUESTION PLAINLY ANSWERED.

Wilmington. November ., 1918.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-04


Taft does not rank high.
On the other hand, We have it from
Mr.. Taft that Colonel Roosevelt is neither
stable, reliable, able, nor well-poised
We have it, too, that the sage of Oyster
Bay is ambitious beyond any other
American, and by hs own career, has
shown that he would not let the Republi-
can party's welfare, nor the countrys
interests, stand in the way of his over
whelming love of a place in the spot
light and of power. The colonel, too,
is an experienced critic. One of his
early political acts was to attack Blaine
in the national convention which subse-
quently nominated the man from Maine
for President, and later to aid in his de-
feat
The colonel has opposed almost every
body since that time, at least those who
refused to accept him as a guide or
mentor. He is truly q professional
gr,lmbler, always "aqn" everybody Prob
ably, however, his wndictiveness and
malevolence never reached the point, be
fore nor since, that it did in his scath-
ing reprobating OF President Taft
What were the achievements of the
Roosevelt administration that go to
constitute him a critic of the man who
has borne greater. heavier burden than
has ever before been laid upon an Ameri-
can? One of the spectacular acts of his
seven years as executive head of the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-11-20

tins terms which were ratified by
the treaty of Frankfort three months
later:
France must cede to Germany all
the rich province of Alsace, except
Belfort-nearly all of the equally rich
province of Lorraine-and must pay
a cash indemnity of one billion dollars.
In addition to these cruel terms
the Germans demanded the privilege
of humiliating France still further by
entering Paris in triumph and hold
ing formal possession of the city for
two days.
'"This final condition was hardest of
all for the gallant French to bear.
When the Germans proudly rode in
to the fallen capital with their bands
blaring Schubert's March Militaire."
they found every house closed and
lifeless. Street boys ran ahead Of
them, burning disinfectants in pans,
and bowling insults at the conquer
ors.
1.-THE French people eagerly took up
the national indemnity, and paid it In
record time. And from the ashes Of
defeat they built up a mighty nation
which was one day to exact terrible
punishment for its degradation at
German hands.