The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-24
SUNDAY OCTOBER "a, 1920.
HN1 70
The Wisdom of Being Wise.

There Is no longer any concern
about Senator WADswoRTH's election.
The opposition to him on the part OF
some of our new voters isn't big
enough to make a dent in the situ-
alton. 21ot- -i2 ~
Senator WAnswoHrH has grown
steadily as his campaign has adj
vanced: Senator WADswoRTH has
grown steadily as the people of the
State have come to know him better;
Senator WADswoRTH has grown stead
lily as the arguments against him are
found wanting in sincerity and sub
stantiality. $500
Outside of Senator HARpINa's- own
election, which will paralyze the world
on election nightgas the figures pul-
veriZe the opposition, there is nothing
more sure than that Senator WADs-
WORTH will be returned to the United
States Senate. a4 ...., 49,.
But SUPPOSE this were not the case;
suppose by reason:of the opposition of
certain Of our newly made women
voters Senator WADswoRTH were
slated for defeat, and then suppose
his defeat meant q Democratic Senate
which would completely block the
wheels of legislation for the Repub-
ncan President, what would these
particular voters, If they be Repub-
licans, think of their work?
taking it OUT of a candidate for
State office because of personal Bit
terness or for any ofher reason ISM
matter of far reaching conse-
Quences. But taking it ont Of can
didate for the United States Senate
when his defeat might completely de-
stroy the efficient working Of a ma
tional administration is a matter Of
such import that 1t compels pause and
thought on the part OF honest purpose
and of the serious thinking mind.
Team work in a democracy is fun
~damental in party government, and
there can be no government save
through Organization, and political
party is of the essence Of lorganiza-
ton. Destroy parties or destroy their
efficiency by party followers breaking
into factions, and a death blow is
dealt to popular government. Team
work in politics is something that the
woman voter must come to under
stand and to cherish for its fuIi value
in the part it plays in government
operation and government control,
No man can achieve largely in nu-
nicipal OF. State or national affairs
except he work through or with one
of the two great political organiza-
tons This Is quite as true of small
factions as of the Individual.
This does not mean blind follow
ing of party, whether right or wrong,
considered In the light Of sound rea-
soning. If wrong and corrupt or
senile it should be disciplined to tile
point of defeat. But when its motives
and policies are in the main good and
its candidates men of honorable posi-
ton and highly worth while as public
servants; when they are men OF the
splendid type OF Senator WADswoRrH
Of New York and Of Senator BRANDE-
GEE Of Connecticut there Is neither
Justification nor first rate citizenship
in fighting them after they have been
put in nomination by their party.
simply because OF personal malice or
dislike. To do this is to fight ones
own party and is not good politics
Is not good use of the ballot. 1t Is
spiteful, pettish, small. It Is wholly
wanting In the bigger qualities that
make for good team work In the In
terest of the cause and In the interest
Of party harmony. And without party
harmony government by parties Will
falter and fail utterly.
This utterance is not an appeal to
the women Of New York Of Republi-
can faith who are fighting Senator
WADswoarH or tho women OF Con-