Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-08
PRESS COMMENT.
THE CALL TO DUTY.

The World did not agree with Presi-
dent Wilson last month in his opinion
that the election of Republican Con-
grcss would be in any sense q reputation
of his Administration and of course we
do not accept that view today
The present Democratic Congress,
acquitting itself admirably in many ways
is chargenble with grievous sins of omis-
sion and commission. As The World
said more than n week ago, this Congress
has yielded too often to narrow sectional
and sectarIan influences Some oi lis
leaders have made themselves the ohcdient
and humble servants of Republican
marpIots. few of it's members have
carried their paci6sm and pros German
demagogy of neutral days into the hercc
strife of war. Condemnation was in
yited
Ii is the Sixty-lifth Congress and not
the President. therefore, that is in dis
favor, and there can be no question III
the recognition of this fact abroad rs
well as Mt home when, in spite OF rnany
misrepresentation and misconceptions.
everybody is made To understand TINT
on this occasion the people were clcctng
Congress and not "A President.
More regrettahle. in our estimation,
than any political changes that have
taken place IS the spirit of partlsanshlp
which has been awakened, and for this
the President cannot be held blamecss.
The World said Mt the time, and II says
now that his interference with the nom
ination and election of members of
Congress In various States was unwisc
and calculated 10 defeat the very ptlr-
pose that he wished TO promote Ameri-
cans have always responded 10 true
WhIfA IInt,g,, 1o.,, ,i,.ch.,N LYt4 tbE,r Eu
just rs consistently resented White House
intrusion upon their local affairs There
never should hc repetition of this error
AS We can imagine nothing much
worse Tor the country in its present
situation than n continuation oi the
vcnomous partlsanship recently III evt-
dencc, we must entrcat Democrats rs
well as Republicans 10 remember that
the interests n stake transcend IN I'M
portance the welfare Of my political
organization or the future OF any poll
tician. The call today is to duty. Those
who give closest heed to that summons
will have the feweat reasons for regret
and apology hereafter
To all such we commend this passage
from short speech by abraham Lincoln
few DAYS after the Presidential contest
IN 1864 The strife Of tins election ls
hut human nature practically applied
TO the facts Of the ease What has oc-
cllrrcd IN this ease must over reear III
similar eases Human nature will not
change In any future great national
trial, compared with the men of this
We shall have as weak and rs strong.
rs silly and as wise, as had and - good
Lot us therefore study the incidents of
tins as philosophy to learn wisdom from.
and none Of them rs wrongs t. be avenged
If 1t IS human nature irritable OH
provocatlon, to 60 10 extremes Of passion
and excitement. 50 il s human nature.
on returning sobcrlr 10 reason. t. correct
its errors and reject evil eounsels With
unlimited fnith IN the patriotism and
good sense q tie American people.
without regard tn party We look faf i
truce NJ Washington that Will lust II
least until peace has been established
abroad New York World