The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-03-04

VI udi int ciSe VI the present piesnuenid tim, INC hoI""i
legislature and the national administration will be of opposite politician com
pexiOns. A Democrat Congress and a Democrat administration took the
sbihty for its conduct IN the part of the United States
The completion of the work of the war the binding of the nations
wounds" readjustment to altered conditions. EAR of the veteran soldiers and
sailors, rehabilitation of national industry, support of national finance, all
IS well Is the recementng of certain international relations and the resump-
ton of others, will constitute employment that must be shared by a Repub-
lGan Congress and a Democrat President
The two ends of Pennsylvania avenue will be constantly under the white
light of public observation during the lex eighteen months. at least AT the
end of that time the nation will, 10 doubt feel that it knows whether the
Democrat party or the Republican party should be trusted with control of
national affairs. At the outset the Democrats enjoy advantage in the indis-
puabe fact that they have a leader in whom the country has almost unhhn-
tied confidence; they are at a disadvantage in the fact that they have a
Congress that is turning over to a Republican successor a immense amount
of important work which it should itself have performed.
At the outset the Republicans have advantage in the fact that they need
take n o party responsibility for making the wa n for conducting it; that
they are free to discover, if they can important mistakes nc plumbers made
by their predecessors; that they have the opportunity of setting right many
show the people from inference and by comparison, how much better they
could have managed things had they, instead of their opponents, been in
power during the last two years.
The advantage at the outset on either side will not be of value unless
it shall be maintained by works. The nation is disposed to see that the
Ican Congress; but neither he virtues nor the popularity OF tn President
cal be expected, o the hand, constantly to outweigh shortcomings
revealed in the record of his party. or. IN the other hand. always to over
shadow the praiseworthy accomplishments of the Republicans.
The probabilities are that President Wilson. from this time forward, will
pon ,s msdts ~ aemarts a In NC haa" ~ nj 49, haa, ssn,ana,
during this exceptionally important period in the history of the republic
The Republican Congress, if called to meet in extra session land it is
difficult o see how such a call can be avoided-wfl have a great opportunity
to improve upon the work of its predecessor in the matter of dsposng, and
disposing intelhgenny and satisfactorily, of business that shauld long since
have had attention. Many measures insistenty demanded by the people have
been neglected The regular legitimate business awaiting disposition in both
houses of the sixty-sxth Congress will supply the members with abundant
occupation. If they shall make the mistake of turning from this business
to the framing of a party issue, the public will not be pleased.
The partisan issue will take "a of itself if the Republican party, through
its representation in Congress- shall take care of the urgent needs of the
nation in the way of legislation. If that party neglecs the nation for parti
sn purposes. it viii be certain to lose all the advantage it had att the begin
ming. The record whch. the incoming Congress shall make will very largely.
If not wholly. determine the manner in which the presidential elesdon Of
1920 shall go.
What the nation is looking for now is skinful dealing with the questions
which the raj has left unsettled. a satisfactory solution of the important
problems 1t will be impatient with petty chickering's dms-wastins conten-
ton oVe trTialiies' and small politics of every natures-lThe Christian
Science Monitor.