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PRESS COMMENTS.
WHAT MIR. ROOT FINDS.

Tho day Of Mr.. Roots arrival Governor
Cox made a specific demand on Senator
Harding TO say whether or not ha had writ
ten n private letter TO Senator johnson in
which the candidate had accepted tho
Battalion Of Death Interpretation OF bis
speech on tho League. Senator HardinRs
only response is that II say nothing to
anybody on the subject Of foreign relations
that | do not say in public utterance,"
and ut is fair To Senator johnson TO
say that no never asked for any letter"
Whether he asked for letter or not,
Senator Johnson evidently received con-
fidential ASSURANCES for he is joyfully
proclaming that Senator Harding has
"scrappcd the League, and is preparing
to make campaign speeches IN the East
under the auspicies of the Republican
National Committee. All of Senator Hard
ing's anti-league supporters are not so
well satisfied, however as the Senator
from California The Hearst newspapers
sre the chief journalistic hackers of the
Harding candidacy. Neither the New York
Tribune, nor the Sun and New York
Herald, nor the Boston Transcript nor
the Chicago Tribune is go ardent in its
championship of Harding and its opposi-
ton to Cox as the Hearst papers, and
the New York American, rancously
insisting that Senator Harding say whether
IL was against the League Of Nations
from top to bottom" made this threat
apropos Of Mr. Roots work IN Europe:
at needs no seventh son of a seventh
son to tell whatIIiram Johnson would do to
TO Senator Harding and bis Republican
ticket If Hiram Johnson should become
convinced that Republican opposition
TO the League is not sincere and absolute.
Mr-Root has returned To Republican
party in which William X. Hearst and the
New York Tribune are boon companions;
in which William H. Taft and Hiram
johnson, who do not agree about any
thing, are supporting the candidate IN
the belief that he is In sympathy with
them; in which the pro-Germars AND the
Sim Feiners are rallying arounf the
Front Porch in company with the Ameri-
can Defense Society and the other pro-
fessional 100 per cent, -blooded Ameri-
cans in which the strains Of 'eFhe Star
Sbangled Banner mingle with the strains
OF Deutschland uber Allies" and the
nominee purposes to vindicate the loyalty
Of the United States TO Ne great princi-
ples for which its soldiers laid down their
lives on the field of battle by making
separate peace with Germany and shirk-
ing all the obligations incurred IN vic
torious war.
Little wonder, that Elihu Root has
nothing Ia sayl No words that he might
utter could bo half SO eloquent as his
silence New York World.
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more than half ~ many a. The Breckin'
ridge ticket
Lincoln received a great malDfily ~
electoral voter over All his gpIrnen's iar
he wss greatly N lho minority In The
popular vote The possibilities a fhf
electoral system n cf1af'nV a rffsIef'
were kecnly Illustrated ln tho result
Lincoln received 10 elccf0rli votes and
! 800, ,352 popular votes DDuW1a eaa
next IN the popular vote Hilh l.1l5 l5I,
but be got only ~ electoral Vnfrf l.Ir.
coin received ar electoral vote fof every
1000 popular votes. while Douglas bal
more than 10000 popular Vnffr llf each
electoral vote. Breckinrdgr bad sf7slf
popular voter, bat little more than bali n
Douglas yet be received ~ electoral v1fc~.
six times as many as D0uglaa Ffn Nth
less than half n Douglas popular vote.
received 20 electoral votes ~ Dgug'af' ~
Douglas, running nerf ~ Idnc0ln carried
only one STATE. Mss0uu, although be- fr.
eeived three II the .svcn vOisr a NcN
Jersey and three q The 20 votes 0f Penn
sylvania
The election n Lincoln hal been sr.
pected early Ia The campaign ou aecoUrf
of the Democratic splif and thffnts "A ea
oeseion were borue on every wind irum thr
South, and retaliat1Ty threats n waf weff
waited back On very northern hfrrze Ihe
great CRISIS wa N hand And Lincoln Wa
The man - meet It
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Now Get the Other Piotiers.

One Bergdoll brother. convicted of draft
dodging, If in a Federal prison. Another,
the notorious Grover, is a fugitive from
justice, having escaped after his conviction
and sentence. In court at Philadelphia
7 Iesday. the mother of these two sleek
ers and four others were convicted Of con-
splraey TO aid them in evadiug the draft.
They have taken an appeal, but there is no
reason 70 doubt final conviction and pun
ishment.
But there IS one other matter the author
tiles should prosecute, relentlessly, until all
the guilty parties are behind prison bars
Fhe escape Of Grover Bergdoll was the re-
suit Of shrewd scheme, Of conspiracy
% defeat the ends Of justice. The military
agents connected with the affair were
grossly deceived The full weight Of guilt
could not be imposed upon them. as they
were shown TO have been dupes
But the real conspirators, civilians all
Of them, have not yet even been arrested.
To allow them TO 20 unchallenged would
be-, a mockery Of justice They should be
apprehended and placed on trial, no mat
Ter how high they may stand in civil life.
They richly deserve all the punishment the
law may provide for such crimes.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-30
Normally on Parade
From The New Yorksworld

A rash and impious heckler at Baltimore
asked this question Of Senator Harding:
Have you taken the position Senator
johnson says you have, and have you
scrapped the League?"
And what did the Senator reply? ''If
were in favor Of one-man government
] would be able TO answer your question
How simple it all is If the Senator
favored one-man government he would
know whether or not his Front Porch
speech scrapped the League Of Nations, as
Hiram Johnson exultingly asserts. Being
opposed to one-man government, the Sena-
tor does not know what his speech meant
whether il was a reputation OF the
League or an Endorsement. He is quite as
much in the dark as anybody else.
AS further proof that he is no dictator
or autocrat the Senator said 81 am per-
fectly frank TO say TO you that am with
out a single program, constructive IN
character, about an association of ma
tions | do know this one thing definitely,
however. The Democratic nominee says
he's in favor of going into the League as it
was fashioned at Versailles. | am not in
favor of going into that League When
am elected President the first thing III
dois to try to find plan for an association
of nations behind which all America will
stand"
And again how simple it all is Forty
three nations, If Canada, Australia New
Zealand, South Africa and India be
included, have ratified the covenant of
the League Of Nations and assumed the
obligations Of the covenant. Being OPP
posed to one-man government, Senator
Harding can approve nothing that these
forty-three nations have done. There
fore, as an unbending antagonist Of
ope-man government, he proposes that
they shall abandon the League which
they have joined and accept membership
in an association Of nations which does
not exist and which he is going to devise
as soon as he can discover what kind Of as
sociation it ought to be or whether any
body else will have anything to do with
it. This, however, Is merely an exploit
In nOTmalcy.
Personally Senator Harding would be
very glad to have opinions and policies
and to confide them to the voters, but it
cannot be done without violating his
solemn convictions in the matter of one
man government. 1T is notorious that
autocrats and despots and tyrants and
dictators and oligarchs have been known
to have opinions of their own and policies
of their own We must get away from
that sort of thing, and the final proof that a
candidate does not believe In one-man
government is to be found in his conseien-
tious demonstration of the fact that he
has no ideas at all The less he knows the
more complete his conservation.
Yet it is reasonably sure that if Senator
Harding becomes President certain emil
nent Republicans will begin to write
things on the blank tablets of his mind.
In the mean time every voter is entitled
to one guess as to who viii do the writing
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-30
Circulation Every 1CG0G
Evening Yesterday i COOO
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 80, 1920.
Harding's New League Proposal.

When one reads some of the so-callec
arguments set forth by Republican cam
naign speakers, from Senator Harding
candidate for President, down to Senator
Ball of Delaware, there is a natural In
clinatinn to wonder what they must think
of those who either hear their remarks or
read them in the public press. Surely,
,hev must have very low opinion of the
general intelligence of the people to talk
as they do
senator Harding, in answer to heck
ler" at the meeting which he addressed IN
Baltimore, Monday night, who inquired
Have YOU taken the position Senator
johnson saws YOU have, and have you
'scrapped the League?" said: eff ! were
in favor Of one-man government | would
be able 10 answer your question.
Now, how can there be a particle OF
common sense in such an answer? What
difference would il make if Senator Hard
ing favors or opposes whatever he means
hv zone man government, when It comes
a. making definite answer TO such plain
question: The only conclusion is that
Senator Harding desired to dodge, and en-
dcavorcd to do So.
Rut the question being pressed, Senator
Harding was compelled to answer different
Il, and said Il am perfectly frank TO say
t. YOU that am without e single program,
constructive in character, about an asso-
ciation Of nations. ! do know this one
thing definitely. however: The Democratic
nominee SAWS he's in favor of going into
the League as il was fashioned at Yer
sailles. am not in favor OF going into that
Lea que When am elected President, the
fins, thing I'll do il to try to find plan Tor
an association of nations behind which all
Amerin viii stand"
Al least Senator Harding, by this decla-
ration. made il clear he is opposed to our
country going into the League of Nations.
To this extent he is definite. But what has
he 10 say about the great and pressing mat
ter of restoring peace apd settling the
worldwide turmoil Of the war? when |
am elected President nt''-and that may be
never-he will "try to find plan for an
association of nations behind which all
America viii stand" And with the great
issue thus hanging in the air he leaves it.
However. there Is much Of significance
in senator Hardings indefinite suggestion
q plan for peace hereafter. He would try
u find plan for his proposed associationof
nations But what nations Nearly all the
nations Of the world are in the League, and
that body is sfunctioning with success that
u remarkable in view Of the fact that the
greatest and most powerful and most in
luential nation is remaining outside Of its
membership VIII they desert the League
IN order 10 join Senator Harding's pro-
u sed indefinite combination?
They VIII not. assuredly. Then. where
VII senator Harding find nations to form
an association behind which not at the
forefront Of, twill be noticed-"all
America will stand?p Here they are:
Germany, Austria, Russia, Turkey,
Mexico.
How do the American people look upon
Senator Hardings proposed plan for
League Of Nations? Would they be pleased
with their associates if be should get them
into ~
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-30
DOWNWARD TREND OF PRICES

Henry Ford appears % have diagnosed
correctly the psychological moment 10
announce substantial reduction IN the
price Of his cars and trucks lie has at
all events struck responsive chord. for
at least two other extensive automobile
manufacturers have quickly followed suit,
and il Is certain that more and more will
be found falling into line The down
ward trend Of prices Of other comrnodi-
ties is becoming marked In many sections
of the country. In the Middle West two
Of the biggest mail order houses in the
world have made q cut Of from 10 TO 20
per cent IN numerous staples In the Fast
manufacturers Of wooden and cotton goods
have reduced their list quotations by from
Is 10 30 per cent. Raw silk and lumber
are also declining. In several cities hotel
and restaurant proprietors are being
asked officially TO explain the tariffs on
their menu cards. and under the stimulus
and the still greater one OF the carry
your lunch movement are presenting to
their patrons new cards with less for
midablc figures
This fell in prices is quite natural, and
was expected sooner or later. Ii Is to be
hoped that it will not progress too rapidly,
lest there be a slump. 1t will be a good
thing for every one concerned-manu-
facturer, wholesaler. retailer, laborer and
consumer prices find their proper
level and are stabilized. The public will
lhen have no reason to refrain from buy
ing, as they admittedly have been doing
during the last few months. and the
stagnation Of trade which on that very
account had become noticeable will give
way to that buoyancy and that quick
turnover which are of all things the most
TO be desired IN business. Washington
Post
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-30
Drive for Fairgrounds.

Tho alncrity with which our people re-
sponded to the call of the local Community
Service workers for funds with which to
provide Fairgrounds for school children
probably has surprised even those Of ms
who recall the eagerness and promptness
of Wilmingtonians to meet tho requests for
thousands and thousands Of dollars during
the war period. To have raised $23, 700
within half-hour Of the opening Of the
Community Service canvass is, indeed, a
practical demonstration Of Wilmington s
willingness to respond with nm open purse
to undertakings that have in view the
uplift or Improvement of the community.
The need of more play and open-air
space about our public schools has long
been obvious, and the undertaking TO
meet this deficiency is one TINT is richly
deserving of the splendid support it is re-
ceiving.
Wilmington, it has been shown, may be
depended upon, in the future, to lend
hearty cooperation to such work, and
those who have long waited for the time
when our people would manifest a pride Of
community commensurate with the
great Importance of the city will have n
sense of qualification in the fact that this
spirit is finding rightful expression through
the efforts of the Community Service.
And what has been done thus far affords
assurance of generous support to the cause
which aims to give ample opportunity for
our children to grow up into healthier,
sturdier and more wholesome men and
women.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-30
Again the New York Herald.

Very welcome is the announcement that,
beginning tomorrow, the New York
Herald will once more appear as one of the
leading newspapers of our country. 1t was
q matter of regret to many readers when
Mr. Frank A. Munsey, on purchasing the
Jane. Gordon Bennett paper, a year ago,
united it with his New York Sun, under
the awkward and unappealing name Of
The Sun and New York Herald. TOmor-
row the New York Herald viii reappear,
and its famous~old contemporary viii be
continued as an afternoon paper, taking
the place of the Evening Sun.
The submergence of the New York
Herald into another paper was not pleas
ing to people all over the country. They
will welcome its complete restoration, in
name at least.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-30
MIR. TAFT'S WILD TALK.

1t is agreeable to Mr. Taft to believe
that the League of Nations is not the issue
of the campaign. Wilson is the issue,
according to Mr. Taft, and the country is
set" In its determination to repudiate
Wilson. Yet the assumption that Wilson
and not the Legion is the issue Is falla-
cious in view of the fact that the League
and Wilson are one in the popular estima-
ton.
The Republican National Committee.
whether Mr. Taft likesit or not, has in
structed all Republican speakers under
its control to speak of the League always
as Mr. Wilson's League If Mr. Wilson
is repudiated, the League will be repudiat-
ed, according to that strategy Mr.. Taft
himself is helping to crystalline such an
impression by talking as if Wilson, not
Cox, was running for the Presidency.
Springfield Republican
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-30
EVENING SMILE.
HAD A LONG TRIP.

Just before the St Mihiel show the
Germans below up an ammunition dump
near n company Of Yanks. II was reported
that there was a large quantity Of gas
shells IN the dump, and as soon as the
explosion began the Americans Immediate
" made themselves scare with great ra~
pidity
When the danger had passed All started
drifting back with the exception Of one
man, who did not appear till the next day.
We'll where you beenf" demanded
the top kick, eyeing him eoldly.
Sergeant replied the other ear
nestly "1 don't know where / been, but
| give You my word | been al day gettIn'
back. American Legion Weekly.
First Martran-"Tt take~ all kinds Of
people 10 make a world" Second Marian
What caused you 70 pull that hoary
platitude?" First Marian just Was
talking with 3 simp who believes the earth
is inhabited by humans Buffalo Express
'Ieonidasp' exclaimed Mrs. Keekton,
ARE you aware that | vas reading my
essay on politics aloud toyou7" Yes, my
dear But you went ~ sleep" why
not2 You removed every problem 80 com
pletely that | saw no further reason for
retaining personal consciousness. Los
Angeles Times.
''The overall clubs seern N be going
out Of style" ooh, yes, Nobody wears
overalls now hut the lower classes. The
best people belong to the Darn and Patch
Clubs and wear their old clothes. "-Baiti-
more American.
''Mr. Wampun1, FIVE years ago I did
you out Of SO. / hope you don't feel re-
sentful mot at all. How much are
you going TO do me for this time" ?"-Kan-
sas City Journal.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-30

The Kansas Cyclone" who is now
engaged in "enlightening" the people of
Delaware in the interest Of the Republican
party, is making fine display of what he
does not know At New Castle, last night,
according TO the Morning News, he al
luded to Senator James" Watson of
Georgia as having won a notable VIC
tory over the League advocate" Hoke
Smith. Well, Tom Watson is not yet
United States Senator from Georgia,
and chasing Hoke Smith as League ad-
vocate is an exhibition of ignorance that
is really ridiculous. Let the Kansas
Cyclone" keep on. He and Senator Ball
will ably help to run the local Repub-
lican campaign into the ground.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-30
That Remains to Be Seen.

In the course of n somewhat labor1ous
and strained attempt TO justify the plans
| of the Republican National Committee to
raise huge campaign fund, the current
issue of the American Review Of Reviews
saws: There is no evidence whatsoever
that anv Of the plans of Chairman Hays
| or his associates for the expenditure OF
money were either unlawful or IN violation
of scrupulous standards Of political
ethics
But this is a mere conjecture, and VIC
submit that in view of past actions there
is ample reason to believe the purpose of
raising such an enormous campaign fund
was corrupt.
For instance, two years ago, following
visit by Chairman Hay. TO our city, to
look over te situation" on the eve of
election. the committee sent SIS, 900 TO our
State. The campaign being practically at
an end there was no legitimate OF decent
excuse for this large contribution.
That money, as our people well know,
was expended in buying votes. and the
debauchery in Sussex county, especially,
was disgraceful. The expenditure Of that
money in buying votes, elected Repuhli-
can United States Senator and a Re
publican Representative in Congress from
this State.
In view Of this stern fact, it is only
reasonable to infer that election debauch-
cry was the main purpose in view IN the
Republican National Committees tre-
mendous efforts for raising huge cam
paign fund this year.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-30

Germany was very bitterly opposed to
the election Of Millerand to the office of
President Of France. And Germany is lust
az bitterly opposed to the election Of
Governor Cox as President of the United
States. as may readily be seen anywhere in
the country, right here in our own city, in
fact. But France refused to please Ger
many in the matter of selecting a Presi-
dent, and there is no reason why this
country should do so.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-30
RIPPING RHYMES.
BY " all. Mason.
FATHER NOAH.

Father Noah built his ark, Just
behind the village pound; and he
heard some fool remark from each
guy who snooped around. All the
alecks, all the wits, ioshed him as he
/. hewed his planks; all the sports were
throwing fits, laughter sounded from
their ranks. Why should Noah build
an ark, when there was no water
near? 1t was folly, rank and stark,
. his absurdity was clear. Father
. Noah toiled along, needless of the
jeering mob, mailing shingles with
a song he was Johnnie on the
Job. When the ark was fit to sail,
all the sky grew dark and dour,
there were gusts of wind and hail,
then it rained three feet an hour.
/. Had he cared for what men said,
when he built his Shamrock Five,
all the beasts would now be dead
which are very much alive. All the
elephants and tieas would be rest
ing In their graves; all the cows and
bumble-bees would have persisted
in the waves. Ii we know we're do
ing right, that our goal is safe and
sane, we should heed no comments
light from the frivolous and vain.
Every man who bravely works at
a useful task or trade, finds some
cheap, derisive smirks on the loaf
ers' mugs displayed. But he chortles
and he sings as he plies his gleam-
ing tools, for there are no grievous
stings in the empty words of fools
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-30

Senator Harding fears the nation is on
the brink Of financial disaster. IL so, why
did not the recent Republican Congress do
something to avert this calamity, which. il
apparent now, must have been equally so
while that worthless, do-nothing body was
in session 1t did not even attempt to re
lieve the people Of the burden Of unnecos-
sary war taxes
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-30
MEETINGS TONIGHT.
City Council.

City Council.
Grant Post, @. A. r
Iron Moulders Union.
Alpha Lodge, K. OF p.
du Pont Post, G. A. r
Delaware Saengerbunti
Eden Lodge, /. o. o. Z.
Cyrus Temple, L. G. Z.
Clayton Lodge, K. of P. :.
Camp No. 2, p. 0. s. Of A
Jefferson Lodge. |. o. o. p.
Crusaders Temple, L. G. Z.
Voters Non-Partisan League.
keolzuk Tribe, Impd. o. r. NJ.
kadosh Commandery, X. Of NJ.
Wilmington Lodge, 4. O. T. W.
Winoma Council, Jr o. I. A. NJ.
Hiawatha Tribe, Imp'd. O. r. NJ.
Palestine Castle, O. 4. X. NJ. c.
Brandywine Conclave, 5. ". NJ.
Delaware Commandery, K. G. E.
Wilmington Lodge Of Machinists.
Delmarvia Lodge, L. A. 10 B. R. T.
Circle "a. Lady Foresters Of Americl
Camp No. 13O, Span-Amer. War Vets
Washington Camp, No. 81, P. o. 5. A
Court Brandvwine, Foresters of Americs
Wilmington Lodge of Moose, No. lS4.
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Plans for New Church.

The trustees of Mt. Enon Baptist
Church have filed plans for new church
building at I03 Washington street, made
by Lewis r, Springer, architect. The build
ing will be of brick, AZ feet four inches by
as feet, six inches.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-30

There is not line in the Republican
platform that processes an emotion of
pride in what America did TO win the war, T"
said Governor Cox in enc Of his speeches.
And that is fact-signifcant and prob
ably important in it's bearings
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-30

The "carry-your-lunc suggestion is
sound and practical Many men have been
following it for years, and ever found it
convenient, saving and satisfactory, espe-
cially as to the cost and quality of food.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-30

In the way of full recognition of women
voters Delaware Democrats take the lead
by placing a woman on the New Castle
county ticket as the candidate for the
Office Of clerk Of the peace Now let the
women voters indorse this practical
recognition of their political claims by
voting for this competent woman candi-
date, Mrs Julia f. Keogh of Wilmington.