Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-11-04
ToMORROW's ELECTION

The action of the Republican party
leaders in appealing for the election
of a Republican Congress IN order
that President Wilson's leadership
NAV be overthrow and that his war
program and his peace and readjjust-
ment program may be cast aside
leaves only one course open to those
who are satisfied with the Presidents
leadership and who approve Of has
war and peace programs.
It IS incumbent upon all voters VINO
believe that President Wilson's lead
ership should be maintained unlm-
paired, to vote for the Democratic
Congressional candidates III every
state in the uniCn tomorrow. That
is the only way il which they can give
tho President the vote of confidence
which he asks.
Each of the candidates in Virginia
are supporters of the President.
The Republicans have $3.50 chance
to assume control CT the next House
of Representatives, but nothing short
Of a landslide of the old-fashioned
sort will deliver the Senate into their
hands, and not even the hungriest CT
the greediest Of Republican partisans
can point to anything in this CAM
paign that looks like landslide in
either direction.
On the contrary, leaders in both
camps foresee tight situation. They
expect that party lines will be pretty
closely drawn where there are
straight out party contests, bit with
the strategic advantages largely on
the side of the party III power. Every
Democratic candidate, for example,
has an asset in the President himself,
,and has in that official an advocate
with guaranteed hearing. Every
Democratic candidate has a meas
ure Of prestige as the representative
of an administration that has fought
q successful war, and every such cam
didate has, moreover, that purely
sentimental support which will come
from the mothers and fathers OF the
:, men in unifornl-mother and fathers
VINO will consent to no hamstrmginG
&C their boys commander-in-chief
But this may not save the House 10
the Democrats. In that House th2y
have burdens to carry as we'll as ad-
vantaees to exploit. The party has
its liabilities as we'll AS its assets.
Has its Kitchins and its Dents 10
apologize for, as well as its war rec
ord to capitalize. There is no margin
CT safety in the House. as in the Sen
ate, 10 fall back upon. The Democrats
r,ust hold all they have and make
some gains if they are to maintain
centred of the House organization.
There is at this time q Democrtic
majority of one in the lower body, but
that majority is due to the fact that
there are SIX vacancies, at least four of
which are il Republican districts.
Homer s Cummings acting chair
man CT the Democratic national COM
rnttee has issued a statement IL
which ne says:
There is only one issue. Shall we
hnlp or hinder the President. He has
asked for vote of confidence. Saall
VT give it to him? There is not one
CT the allied countries-Ersland.
France. Italy or Bel:,irrm-that woulc,
ny: give Woodrow Wilson q vote of
confidence at this crisis Arc We of !
The United States less grateful or ap-
nrcc;st!ve? Under Ms leadership the !
world is coming to democracy by vast
ieavs. Thrones are ,tu1nbling. Dy- :
nast;es are gambling to dust, Tomor-
rawsw:ll give word Of cheer to tnel c
President