Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-02
RULES OF LIFE.
TINE, THE HEALER.


We stated yesterday that we be-
lleved that the best interests OF the
Democratic party would be served If
the election of the National Commit
teeman was postponed until the next
Democratic State convention. That was
merely a suggestion. and not an idea
which this paper advanced with The
intention of crammipg 1t down the
throats OF the gentlemen who are in
terested in the-various candidates for
that post. Every Evening has been
in existence for fifty years, and 1t will
be in existence long after the present
group of politicians are dead. The
only interest this paper has in the
Democratic party is the desire to see
the principles of Democracy practiced
in the conduct of government. If
the politicians concerned do not care
TO take a suggestion from this piper
well and good. To paraphrase Joseph
Pulitzer's famous retort, they are
merely political incidents. while this
paper is = public institution Fl
But we honestly and sincerely be-
licve that the present breach in the
Democratic ranks--and a very bad
breach 1t is. there is no denying
viii be greatly increased if the State
Committee. or certain clique within
it. insists upon calling another meet
ing and putting its aspirant in power.
The lash can be applied to the. backs
Of the Republicans in Delaware, but
N most certainly cannot be laid on
the vithers Of certain Democrats. The
latter have too much self-respect to
he driven like sheep. They, are still
perturbcd over a certain event. which
lent no great credit to the State. They
fear that something on of the ordin-
airy ls being planned. and they are
bat gun shy.
We believe that too much import
ance has been placed upon this mat
ter Of selecting a national committee
man. II Delaware Democracy had
20 split. we wish that it had divided
over something more important than
this Office, which is all title, and moth
ing more. The committeeman chosen
merely represents his party; he does
not serve directly the body polite,
nor is he answerable to the great mass
II has been rumored of late that the
next committeeman would be groomed
Tor the Senatorship by his friends,
An6 this may account for the fact
that SO many good and loyal Demo-
crnts let their hearts crack asunder
when they discovered that their re-
spective chances of gaining the honor
weIe too weak to succeed.
Fresh air and sunlight are ma
turss great restorers. They succeed
In sffecting cures when no amount OF
apotbecary's drugs ran turn the trick.
II politics 1t - Time, which is the
swat healer. AL the patent medicines
IN the denlagcgue's chest cannot seal
. breach As it 1oes. When one con-
siders the great opportunities for SER
vice to the body polite which the
Dsuocratic party viii have within a
few years if it regains its power, 1t
seems Almost criminal for the menu
bers in Delaware to continue their
petty pickering. If certain men
will place their love for their
party before their love for them
selves. they win aid the ad-
s
vancensent Of aarnle-ay But 4 they
continue to play the role of the
exoist they will bring ruin upon their
party az certain as the dawn brings
the light. However, If they do not
care to take disinterested advice.
theirs viii be the sreater loss.