Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-12-22

Washington, Dee. 2,.--t,nc of the
classic talrs oi Washington newspaper
dp'u = thQt of the managing editor who
wucd ms corr,sliou,cnt here one night,
There - something IN the air rush
1,Wn word " The editor had a bunch
a feeling that liu news story was about
to break and the tale has !, that he was
iirm. Hts correspondent. having been
warned TO he on the nlcr, and get busy,
lld somc digging aud turned up = worth
Vhllc ecoop.
Just now there - something m the air.
politically Party headers IN Washington
have the same sort oi prcmonitlon TINT
DE editor had They have the feeling
hat something j. about tn happen
ww header or q now idea j. about to
lppcar. ~ change n to l'c made IN the
nav the game oi politics u played
There ~ to hc rev party, or n re-
ALIGNMENT within tho old parties That
shadowV vet very real and altogether
powerful entity called the people i
alnut tn demand som, thing or DO some
thing Events impeni The atmos-
phvre D. clrctuc with portcnt The
harumctcr r. rising or falling or doing
some dif,Ning stunt
IN consequence there j. uncssineSs
and disuuctudc among the statesmen
and urar-,tatvsmcn They don't know
whether tn take to the cyclone cellar
or 90 oui and Try to make hay. They
cant tell whether n - raining rain or
ylnlc,s 'hcv ae not even s,ur IT i ram
ING az alput 90 RAIN They only know
that they have that vague. indeScrih-
nhlr feeling not unlike the graveyard
feeling ~ familiar 90 the small l,ov
When managing editors feel that way
They END cryptic messages 90 correspon
dcuis or ISSUE that orders send the
members II the local staff out to demon
strnic that thcy puSscss what - known
~ "a HOSE for new When statesmen
set the feeling they put their ears To the
ground Therefore d may he said with
uWt CNtWWc extravaganza that tho
ground around these parts - covered
with ears. even ~ the forest - carpcted
with autumn leaves with the first killing
lrnst. Stmd senators and ~htcwd Con-
grvssincn ar di~trait hcrr hut not
nrCseni Cabinet dicnitaries have the
traincd look that comes with the usc oi
a mediocre radio OUTFIT they hearkcn
hat they hear not.
II y oven said that a cert am pine Arc
dale has rccosniYed dis'in CITY on scvcra
occasions n strange prcoccupacd note n
his MASTER voicc and that the White
HOUSE VIC, rols-ii there Is Whit,
Hcn~c victrula-now and ihen plays
that old record, Il Wonder What the
Folks BACK HOME Are Thinking
Party Managers Nervous.
Party Managers are nervous and suffer
from insomnia or talk m their sleep
despite an their public statements u Is
apparent that they rally are NJ a loss "a
,nicrprct the results ol the recent cleo
tion-. They know what happened. but
thcv can not explain n Rcpuhhcan~
Democrats, prcsressives. drys, wet.
conservatives. laloritcs. iarmcrlics-- al
ol them arr mopthan hii puzzled by
that intangible hut poricntous some
thing ln tho AR. and every one Of them
T. anxious to H. the first To at n line or
Whit o. shout 90 happen and hca, IN,
Uihrrs to %
Ihat b. the test of leadership ~
nhlr o. discern the reform proposal 81
~, isuic 90 Vhich the public mind, undcl
conditions such a. Obtain ri present, vll
rrnrj most iavorahly. and 10 adop
~ tor oncs elf or ono party or group
The easiest WAY Of accomplishing this
u ono doses not possess the prescience q
absolute political genius, = 10 put on
'lcclers. which means 20 propose some
thing new in a legislative way and thei
vaf to see whether the plain pcOpl
60, for ~ or darr vuu 20 tn a.
The late ulonrl Roosevelt was a pas
master ol tins sheu be- Vas in ms prime
o. had n way Of getting rev ide
lriurc the people that was rot cQualkr
lr any at his contemporaries. an
D. was also about two. IUmp
bead oi everybody else m decidln
whether % met with sufhcicni pcptla
approval 90 justify his making 8 figh
iuf t This does not mean that RoosC
vrf vas solely a wvather-vane state'
man n o. evidence Of ms politics
nuciiv he could lead a forlorn hop
with courage that some charaS
tofgcd as folly. but he preferred not Z
waste h.s time and energy m maxim
right that was iorcdoomed 20 failur,
Feeders Being Put out Now.
Numerous icelers are helng put OF
nov rs meml,ers 81 Congress and b
men aud groups outside oitcial life VII
b.p.rc 20 political leadership Sever
Of fhcm hegr directly on elections !,
example there are four or i've propose
10 connection with the Presidency On
bel fu establish presidential primary "
tem that would DO away with nomin'
uUn- fv national conventions. Anothc
vnui6 effect tho abolition Of the ele'
tural college and provide for the dire,
election oi the President Another woul
change the presidential term of oihS
from four GO -iN wears and provide that
President could not be reelected an
HllI another would advance the date
the Inauguration of the President fro
MHrth t0 onfiy ln January
tlu-clN connected with TIN, las pr
posnl o. one Co change the beginning
be- session 90, ncwly-elected Congrr
20 o date early ~ January followir
the election A. now provided q Congre
that b. chosen "a November does ~
begin iunctluninE until Is months lat
unless % h. called ~ special session
'he interim hetWecu March and :
following Dccembcr and the argIme
FL. advanced that the effect oi TIA. J.
make Congress less responsive 10 I
uupulnf will II o. also contended th
when the people have voted for a chan
hv overturninf the majority IN q slttl
ungress there should lie the lea