Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-30
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 50, 1918.
The Presidents Critics.


Just now Republican politicians are
throwing themselves into paroxysms over
President Wilson's appeal to the country
10 give him vote of confidence at the
coming election by returning 10 the Senate
and House members of his own party who
have stood by him Loyalty in the great
world crisis
These gentlemen, if they could carry
their hostility TO IT'S full limit, would,
perhaps. not stop at turning the Prosl-
dent out. This would be the logical
sequence Of their present opposition;
for If. as they contend. the President IS
assuming prcrogatives not inherent IN
his office. why should he not be deposed
and MIR Lodge or some Of the Others set
up in his place
But these gentlemen forget that first
OF all the President has not abandoned
the right Of free speech II his good
intentions toward his political opponents
have been thwartcd by their own acts,
and he has been NJ last forced 10 lay the
whole matter before his fellow country
men he is wholly within his rights in doing
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II he has succeeded in exposing the
uItcrior motives Of his opponents. il must
oc admitted that he has rendered an ac-
eeptable service to the country, and their
,ontortions will little moro than amusc
men who believe in fair play and who
have confidence In the President
1t would have been much better had,
politics renamed adjourned IN the
coming election, as the President desired
and made every effort to bring about
but it is no fault Of his that such is not
the case. His opponents have for weeks
past been naggine him and seeking to dis
credit him in his painful and labonous
efforts 10 direct the affairs Of the nation
Little he could say and little he could do
met their approval while much he said
and much he did prlched them At once to
expressions Of dlsapproval
Nothing Is more apparent than that in
all this his enemies were moved by IN
ordinate partisan desire. Chagrned by
he thought that Democratic President
md Democratic Congress were success
1ly conducting tho great World War,
and seeing nothing in their distorted
Eision so highly important as the res
,oration Of their own party To power.
hey conceived the unholy purpose OF
themselves and debating 10 him what he
should say and what he should do Strip
,ed Of its veneer. their whole plan of
.ampaign reveals utter absence of the
higher ideals that should guide the Amerlc-
,an people in these serious and fateful
iays
Ii Is, perhaps, just as well that the
situation has developed as II now pre-
.ents itself The President : appeal TO
MS fellow countrymen to stand by him is
as gentle and kindly as il is forceful
II Is expressive of the great brain and
great heart of the great President, and
there can be little doubt that short as is
the. time Intervening before the election
for discussion of the issues raised by the
Republicans, the popular verdict viii be
3 magnificent vote Of confidence in " Wood-
row Wilson
The President asks that this vote be
recorded ID support Of The candidates
Of his own party for United states senator
and Representative in Congress To the
electorate OF Delaware he makes urgent
request that they cast their ballots for
Willard salisbury and Albert +. Polk
Often tired, as though by fire, loyal
citizens of the state have never yet failed
to do the right thing at the right time,
and it may be confidently expected that
on this momentous occasion they will
fully sustain their reputation by voting
for these men, who have proved their
.orthIness BY able service, and their
real patriotism by consistently support
ing the President throughout the war
crisis.