Deming graphic., 1918-02-08

Great Ediiors-All good soldiers
are alike in one respect they are
chronic kickers. Mark Sullivan.
81
The weakness Of the average Amer
lean is politics. This is one S|Rer-
able spot which the propaganS y
and pro-Germans will try TO find in
our armor Let us not dwell too
strongly on our political faiths at this
time. We all have our hobbies and
grievances along this line, but now
is not the time TO air them. There
is only one thing for every loyal
American TO do, and that is to win
| rhis war or help TO win it. Nothing
of a constructive nature can be ac-
6omplishel IN the world while tie
German menace stalks about thru
the courts and councils Of the great.
nations of the earth There will be
complete new political alignment
after the war What form II will
take no one person can even attempt
10 predict. The Republican parry,
as we have known it, vanished almost
> like vapor in 1912, with W. II. Taft
when he carried only Utah and Yer
mont In 1916 one Of the planks of
the Republican platform read as fol-
lows
'Thc entire TRANSPORTATION system Of ms
o. country has become essentially national We
therefore favor such aciion by legislation or
if necessary. thru an amendment 70 the con
rtitutlon oi the United staios. us will result
r ia rlucgg under federal control
What has the Democratic party
done with reference to this most m
deal proposal Of the opposition9 w
now have a director general Of rall
rondi. William Gibbs McAdoo, a cab
b met officer Of President Wilson's al
10 ministration. What has happened ,
y. the Democratic party itself? A.
was known and understood for mos
than q century il Is dead. The lead
ING Democratic organ of the country
and one Of the twelve greatest pa
pers of the world, pronounced II
requiem in the following worts, show
ing conemsively that the aims of IL
- American people are now nationoll
and essentially the sam
I'M The Worlds famous taf ton. Shall q
Democratic party die has hspn nnswere
W Tho historical Democratic partc Is dead. y
.,., do NOT mean that the Democratic orgnnlIaiu
i' has ceased 10 cNiN We do not mean "a
ily there aro no more democrats Nor do
mean that the Democratic party Il dead W
lS' sense that the Fcderalisl party s dead
to tho Whig. party s dead or the uteenna
party is dead or the PopnliH party IS W
u what has died Is the Democraiie party
o Jefferson and jackson and Tildcn The pr
'ol eiples ~ government which they cnunclal
eb and advocated have been ohliieratcd, WI
slavery and secession and silver were una
fY. 10 accomplish has been brought about by
hihifion ana woman suffrage.
The deaihhlow 10 icffersonian Domocri
was delivered hv the Democratic senator's O
g. reureseniatives from the south and west un,
fhc leadership OF NlillAm - hlAhu' WhN .
the ried thru the prohibition amendment
roup dc grace was administered by Woodr
ntO Wilson. president u the United States, In
,,l. dorsing the federal suffrage amendment
'NN tho constitution,
raw The kind Of government Toy which ]
!, sirsonian Democracy successfully baiicd
the more than o century has been ropudIaied. G
,air iralizaton Is now invitea not repelled, y
riebts have heen HEasslnaicd ip the anci
leh ciiad,l oi state rights. The charter Of ID
self gvernmcnt has become scrap ot PAL
lup The way Is now for tho ohliteraion Of
ept siates III all their essential Functions and
eraction Of o central government more pow
tul w7d than anything q which Alexander Il
tun dared TO dream
The people Of this country shol
~ ~ not be duped into reviving old par
san issues by German intrigue d
thereby weakening the cause Of
Entente. We are all Americans q
Co for the present Woodrow Wilson
the broad enough TO represent us
the Let us not try now to anticipate
was election Of 1920.