Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-08-23

srlRa,No UP a HORNETS NEST.

Everyone who can bark back TO his
boyhood days and recall hes sensations
when he had by accident or design
stirred up nest of bald hornets knows
how to sympathizo kith President
Wilson over his experiences In various
states In using his influence for or
against certain candidates In those
states
Tho Presidents activities seem 10
stir up more bitter feelings In the
democratic states and among his own
party followers than IN the Republican
states. In Missippi the President Is
opposing the reelection OF Senator
Nardaman and for this interference the
New York World. which Is considered
the New York mouthpiece of tho
President warns him as follows
III always remains a debatabie qucs-
tion as 10 how far President may
legitimateiy and wisely 80 In opposing
the reflection Of Senators and Re
representatives. OF his own party who
have nntagonixed his Administration.
IN she cases In which President VII.
son has thus far sntcrveaed he has been
dealing with Democratic members OF
Congress who have been antagonistic
10 the war policies OF the Government
ana have sought 20 obatruet them. IN
these Instances no has forced the Is
sue into the primaries over the aues-
flon OF a renomiationn. In respect TO /
Senator Nardanma the President has /
gone so FAR az 20 say that n the voters /
Of Missippi rcneminate Vardaman. Il
should be obliged 90 accept their action
as n condemnation OF my Administra-
ton"
This II a daring venture. and Il Is
attended with grave dangers with IN.
necessary dangers. perhaps. That
Fardamsn ought not 20 be IN the
United States senate az this time or
any other time Is matter on which
most intelligent Americans viii agree
OF party. But whether Il
Is worth while for the President TO |
-isk his prestige AS world statesman {
"a a contest with Vardanan In a state Z
Ike hissippi is quite another matter. I
< vardamsn is ronominated In the 4
primaries tho President II beaten and \
'is Administration condemned. not be-
ause Vardaman returns 20 the senate {
'ut because the President hiriseaf Il
made that the Issue. lie
we admit that Il ~ difficult 10 de- r
erminc what the course Of prersi- h
ent should he Ia such circumstances a
whether he ought 10 rcmaia out e
sard'y Indifferent TO the reflection q
{ Senator who. in such critical n
rues as these. may be relied on 70 OBJ g
irUct the war policies OF the Govern 81
lent. or whether he should earry the b,
'sue straight, to the voters. President n
fllson has chosen the direct course NJ
"a assumed All the responsibility for NJ
IL he wins. we are bound 10 admit q,
AT the Democratic representation in "
- next Congress VIII be greatly im- W
roved- But IL he loses. he win en- re
'untor new enbarrassments which ia
IN continue 10 the end OF his Ad- h
and which may prove
orse than the evils that he il now
1T is policy In which success Is it's
IN vfndication ard failure its own
an
II Georgia there Is a Senatorial con- tn
st on. Senator T. w. Hardwick de- Kl
reo TO succeed himself. He is con- We
sted in the primaries by William j. an
arts ana William s. Howard. The all
rally Of Senator Hardwick Is SER WI
usiy questioned 30 that he Is as good wi
out Of the race. As between Harris bo
a Howard there Is no question OF all
rAlty raised The President has M
-ttfen to Clark Howell. Democratic tn,
ltfonai Committeeman for Georgia to
sfng the voters OF Georgia who are as
slous OF the reputation OF their party nu
d the success OF the Government in fro
present crisis to combine In the lea