Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-25
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MONDAY. OCTOBER 25, 1920.
Final Week of The Campaign.

Today the country entered upon the
final week of the Presidential campaign OF
1920. and il will practically come to an
end next Saturday night. There VIII be
much work and manipulation on Sunday
and Monday. and few meetings OF the
faithful of each political party. but inns
week will end the active insistent cam
paign work. The next thing will be to get
the voters TO the polls on election day, one
week from tomorrow, and then await their
verdict.
A.is customary. the national managers
of both the leading political parties will
issue prediction estimates before the end
Of the week. and, also as is customary,
each side will make confident predictions
Of victory. But as fact, and we state 1t
without fear of contradiction, leaders on
both sides are very uneasy and appre-
hensiye. and either would be happy to
compromise in advance on the smallest
margin Of victory, so long as it would be an
assurance Of winning.
Except in few States where factionai
party fights add bitterness to the contest
for votes. this years Presidential cam
paign has been unusually quiet. 1t is dli-
6c,llt 10 recall one that was so marked IN
this respect. The people OF Delaware
know how quiet IL has been here, and the
situation here is duplicated IN nearly
all the other States. Even in the great
State Of New York. which usually becomes
convulsed during the closing weeks OF a
national campaign. the lack of excitement
and enthusiasm is very noticeable,
But this may be looked upon as good
.omen-a plain indication that the voters,
men and women, are considering with
calmness and exercise Of their best ludg-
ment the issues Of the campaign. There
has been good attendance at politcai
meetings. but no undue enthusiasm, and
This wear more than ever before has there
been an intermingling Of various shades OF
political opinion at meetings held under
the auspices Of political parties There
has been more indulgence in questioning
of the speakers for information about mat
tiers of special interest-the 'heckiing, IN
a mild way, that has long attended po-
litical meetings in Great Brltain-and
generally the speakers have taken kindly
10 the innovation and endeavored to make
telling and satisfactory answers TO all m
quiries. True, q man who put question
TO Senator Harding al a meeting II balu-
more was Indignantly hustled out and put
in prison for awhile. but all OF Governor
Cox's ''hecklers" were answered with good
humor, 2nd in every instance reported IN
very successful manner. Governor Cox
also welcomed these inquiries from inter
cstcd voters, and none who put questions 20
him were molested.
With the people thus giving deep and
serious attention to the issues OF the CAM
paign, there is every reason to expect q
deliberate. representative verdict from the
election. II is hoped, also, 1t will be de-
cisive. no matter which political party
may be favored.
: The League Of Nations, despite the
rabid endeavors Of the Republican party
managers, continues Ito be the leading
issue of the campaign, in fact, the only
issue to which the people seem inclined 10
give attention. 1t is held up to them as
means for opening the way to World Peace.
And it is the belief that majority of
them will so regard it. and so vote, that
makes reasonable the confidence felt by
many that the national candidates Of the
Democratic party, Cox and Roosevelt
who stand committed to the ratification of
the League of Nations Covenant, will be
elected