Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-12
Western Influence Probably Fatally
Impaired.
Who WILL REORGANIZE TEE PARTY
Question Of Adopting Policy Re-
garded as Premature.
SOME PRESENT INDICATIONS


now but they do smile. cynically. at the
suggestion coming from Don NJ. Dickinson
and John G. Carlisle of a reorganization OF
the party. 1t is recognized among demo-
Gratis that the future course Of the party
depends much upon the southern branch of
the organization. The western influence Is
injured by the defeat of Bryan and 1t will
probably not be again able to control a
democratic national convention; but 1T Is
manifest from the way in which we'll
known democrats receive Dickinson's sug-
gestions that they propose to do themselves
whatever reorganizing there is to be done.
The most common opinion Is that no one
who failed to support the party platform
and candidates in this election will be con-
suited permitted to make suggestions.
Bryan's following is so strong within the
party that any organization under the
name Of democracy which repudiated him
would at once result in the organization of
another party, Of which he would be the
prophet. if not the candidate.
The Southern Democracy.
Nearly all democrats of influence agree.
however, that the party will have to be ad-
justed to existing conditions, and it is COM
monty felt that the southern democracy
will be foremost in advocacy Of departures
from the attitude in the campaign just
closed. Bryan's personality, in fact, was
what held the south in line at the Kansas
City convention, and many believe that no
matter what may be the course of the
party In the future the solidarity of that
section in support of one party is a thing
of the past. The belief is entertained by
some that in the next presidential cam
paign there will be three parties of conse-
quence; that is parties which will be Sc
riously in the contest.
The probability is that the party COM
nOSe1 of the who have controlled the
organization for the past five years will not
depart radically from the position occupied
by Bryan, but will form on lines on the
same basic principle. but differently eX-
pressed. In the place of silver at 16 to l,
there will appear the question of greater
| volume of money in proportion to the
volume of business, which will represent
| the same theory differently expressed. Inc
| questions of trusts and tariffs are likely to
| be brought together in one issue. and with
| this adjustment the ''paramount' issue OF
| this campaign being disposed of, the old
democratic lines of opposition to whatever
| the republican administration does will
| probably be followed.
| Such phrases Equality of opportu-
| nifty and democracy against plutocracy,
! of which Bryan makes use of will probably
| continue to be held to be descriptive of the
! democratic attitude, but il Is believed that
! the south will shy at low tariff and silver,
! and will differ with the western democrats
| on the question of the power of the central
government to control corporations which
are national in the scope of their opera
| tons. 1t IS regarded as not improbable that
| four years more of McKinleys admnistra
| ton will bring the industrial elements of
| the south closer to the republican party
| than to the democracy, regenerated or 9TH
| erwise.
A Premature Question.
The whole question of what may become
OF the democratic party in consequence of
| its defeat is recognized even by democrats
| to be premature and Of comparative insig-
nificance until the course Of the administra-
ton has been completely shaped and the
| consequence of the administrators policy
| has been felt.
Some of the best informed men In the
| business world believe that a foreign and
| insular policy unrestricted by such tradi-
| lions as the democrats sought in the closed
campaign to maintain will lead to explota-
| ton of trade and commerce and the devel-
| opment of American enterprise in far-oT
new fields, and will result in such an &C
emulation of wealth and commercial
| power in this country that within short
| time we will occupy the position with re-
lation to the money and exchange Of the
world that England has occupied for years.
1t is felt that this cannot come about with
| out involving some change in our national
character through our change from pas
sive to active force in international af-
fairs and through the necessity for dis
tinct policy for the protection of American
interests in new fields of enterprise. Those
who look at the situation from this point
| of view expect to see wonderful develop
ment in Cuba the Philippines and China
with American capital, with attending
consumption Of American products which
enter into the development of new country
and a growth of commerce which will make
us the greatest creditor nation and put us
| in control of the worlds exchange.
| 1t Is recognized by those who oppose the
administration that If any such results fol-
low from a policy of progressiveness, no
issue that could be outlined at this time
would have bearing upon that situation.
The wisest democratic politicians recognize
| that the issues of the 1904 campaign will
| depend chiefly upon what happens between
now and then, and that President McKin-
ley will have more to do with determining
what those issues shall be than will any
! thing said now by democratic leaders or
| prophets. Before another campaign can
come about the Philippine problem WILL it
is believed, have been worked out, so that
there will be no room for dispute as to
whether good or evil has come of 1t, and
the question Of how far this government
can differentiate between territory acquired
by purchase or contest and other territory
will have been settled by decision of the
Supreme Court and the policy with respect
to that adjusted accordingly.
An Active Congressional Session.
The belief IS very common that the COM
ing session of Congress will be very active
and that there will be begun at once a
legislative policy which will be followed
out during the two years of the succeeding
Congress, for the encouragement of bust
ness enterprise and the development OF
American commerce. 1t is not believed tina,
the republicans, having control of bott
houses and having the Endorsement Of the
people, will hesitate to act on broad lines
in accordance with what they believe to be-
best to promote the manufacturing an(
commercial supremacy Of this country. The
reorganization of the minority party will
probably be dictated by the necessitie:
arising from the course of the majority.
If Mr.. Hay remains in the cabinet it Is
believed that our foreign relations will pre-
sent questions Of greatest moment within
the next two years.
Coroner VIII Hold Inquest.