Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-21
MONDAY. OCTOBER 2l. 1918
Now for Local Campaign Work.

The Fourth Liberty Loan campaign
having successfully closed in Delaware,
saturday night. it is expected the people
will now give some attention 10 the po-
liticaI campaign. at least TO the extent
that the miserable and deadly influenza
eridcmic. still prevalent and viruicnt. Will
peruit At any rate. tho interested
politicians and the candidates for the
,af,ruS Offices will not be idlc.
ONLY two weeks remain ioT campaigning,
md il may he expected thcY will be fairly
busy. In addition 10 the candidates for
United states Senate. Representative IN
Congress. state treasurer end auditor OF
accounts. which will he voted for all over
ti.c State. there arc complete county and
.!iSir,ct tickets il each Of the three coun-
,;c-. and legislative candidates to the
r<ient al i full .;nt,c Of Representatives,
- members. .nl tar members Of the
state ~cl!:.te ,1ele are candidates suiil-
c;rD, IA make al active working force, TO
sav rothing of the members Of the party
committees ard other interested pollti-
clans.
Thus far no public meetings have been
he'd. and unless the grip of the ntiuenza
Ioosens very considerably. none will hc
perrnitted. Public gatherings are held by
the health authorities a dangerous pro
moters of spread Of contaglon. and
therefore have been prohibited a long rs
the epidemic danger continued imminent
The Democrats have arranged for several
public meetings IN the event tho han =
lifted in time, TO bc addressed by Vice
President Marshall. nited States Senator
Robinson of Arkansas and possibly other
Democrats of national station and proml-
nence No meetings have vet been an
nouneed by the Republican committees
Should the prohibition Of public meet
ings continue until election day, the po-
litical leaders and workers will have 10
he content with personal appeals TO the
voters. and how tho latter will receive
them j. q question that many politician
OF both parties would like to have an
swered For upon the answer depends
the result OF the voting.
Thus far the campaign has been
arr4thetic, without regard TO the effect OF
the Liberty Loan campaign and the
epidemic There Is 30 enthusiasm among
The voters. not even any evidence Of
unusual interest notwithstanding the i'm
Tortance of the campaign, involving as
il docs political control OF the next Cor
yress. Either the voters are Indifferent
or they are doing great deal OF thinking
II Is not improbable the latter suggestion
! the correct one, and that most OF tbs
voters are giving more serious attention
70 the coming election than TO any
previous election for number OF years.
The war causes a great difference IN the
situation, as ii makes IL a matter of great
importance whether the national ad-
mnistration shall be practically re-
pudiate by the voters at popular
election while the war is IN progress az d
i,S issues unsettled, or shall be cordially
iodo.9ed by the people of the country and
sustained in Its war policies.
However. we shall rot be much longer
IL doubt Two weeks from tomorrow. the
voters viii go to the polls and render the
oountrys verdict And there is reason 10
expect that il will be one OF confidence
in the Wilson administration. and a
strengthening of the Presidents hands
for the great work that still lies before him.