The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-04-11

Theodore Roosevelt will be renom-
mated for President OF the United
States in 1908, and he viii be re-elect-
ed. Through his domination OF the
party organization and his control Of
the Post Office Department, Mr.. Roose-
welt already has the nomination N
his own hands. There will be no troll
bic about obtaining a majority OF tae
delegates in the national convention.
He will be re-elected-not merely
because he is the idol Of the people or
on account of lis virtues or by rea-
son of the mistakes that add to his
/ popularity, but because there will be
no real opposition. The Democratic
party is and will be hopelessly against
| itself"
This is a literal extract from the
New York World whose editorial col
umns were the ablest written adyo-
Gates Of Alton B. Parker in the last
national campaign.
1t is a editorial utterance delibe-
rate, definite and stated without linil-
tatiops as the judgment of one of the
most influential of the great American
newspapers which generally support
the Democratic party and its candi-
dates.
| The World usually trains with the
ultra-conservative or Eastern wing OF
the Democracy, and its views may be
reasonably construed as represent
1 ing in a large degree the attitude and
opinion of Eastern Democrats This
makes the utterances significant aud
Especially worthy of note.
It is exactly the political position
lforeshadowed in the pessimistic prop
hecy of the World which has been in
my mind as an apprehension since the
election and which has been the in
spiration of a majority of the letters
which l have contributed to the dis
cussion.
An utterance like this from source
like this is enough to challenge every
Democratic voter in America TO seri-
Gus thought and to vigorous action.
There is no doubt that President
Roosevelt is riding the crest of the
popular wave at this time Even the
South is relaxing-if it has not already
relaxed-the prejudices aroused by his
negro appointments. and there are
| Democrats all over the country who
, are thinking and saying, In view of tne
Presidents courageous and vigorous
administration, that Roosevelt is a
better Democra: than Parker.
The Presidents party, if not sympa-
D thetic, is at least quiescent, either
+ through establishment or timidity, and
, he is going straight forward in great
career.
Now, what are We doing in Democra
tic ranks? Wrangling, as usual, with
4 undated ferocity. Tne Eastern Dem
5 ocrats are eagerly urging William j
Bryan to break away from his engage
ment with the Iroquis Club in Chica
go and to come instead to the Jeffer
SON dinner in New York. To this in
sistent invitation they are adding the
o questionable entreaty, But If you
p don't come to US, for Gods sake dom
= tie up with those radical Democrat.
in Chicago"
Where Is the nope of harmony in ar
attitude like this?
o There in Congress we saw JohT
# Sharp Williams, leading the Democra
v tic minority, deliberately turn his bacl
upon the best and soundest railroad
: reform bill that the generation ha,
produced, and commit his party TO {
NASTY and imperfect measure which
e needed constant amendment, for NJ
e other ostensible reason than that N
T was unwilling that the credit for THU
vital reform measure should go Il
William R. Hearst, who had alread,
done a Titan's work in effective Dem
ocratic warfare against the trusts AM
e the public gratis of the time.
n And where do We find the hope o
Igetting together in spirit like this
The Eastern Democrats are eve
= now coquetting shrewdly with the ris
ing fortunes of Joe Folk, of Missouri
= who has had the good sense to hea
W their blanishments. to eat fneir oar
K Duets and to hold his tongue.
And out yonder in the great wild
territory of the Central West ther
&c fare hundreds of thousands of the sam
: sturdy Democrats, who stayed ava
,from the polls at the last election, jus
/. waiting grimly 10 see what the Dem,
cratic party of their faith and tn
in Democratic party of their fathers
he going to do.
1t may just as well be repeated hel
that the difference between the wild
wings Of the old Democratic organic;
Id ton is deeper and wider than the diff
erence between the platforms OF Ii
two opposing parties in the last can
paign.