Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-09-27
DEMOCRATIC OPPORTUNITY.

Not any during the past thirty years have con-
ditions been opportune for democratic success
opportunity now presented demands worksystematic,
persistent work. There is general spirit of unrest
feeling of uncertainty craving for peace and desire
for relief from the agitation factona party
strife and the dsoganzng influences that have disrupted
party organization and made possible the domination
little seeking selfish ends In the republican party
the surest for political prefermen has been
party leadership and party organization Instead party
service and party eaty self advertisement by condemna
ton of all existing order of things has proven
profitable investment To attack the party organization
ctcise the leaders and ignore party dictates yet
support the polls from the rank and file continuance
ing and kicking the in office So
an important campaign there is feeling of disquet and
unrest to the outcome and its resultant effect
-captalnaturay mid-is hesitating waiting
to study the influences commercial activity
the public pulse at this constant effort to undo every
existing order of things and outrogress every other self
appointed progressive 1t has not been the democrats
who are talking loudly about democratic victory or
the contrary this feeling that there be change
and that what the republican party need of
requires the harmonizng influences of good licking
comes from republicans who realize there much
truth in the statement made by McGovern that the diff
eences between the factions in the republican party
wider and greater than the differences between the repub
can party and the democratic party they recognize
that there is common ground and mutual interest in
eliminating and disturbing elements and designating
influences that have possible present unwhoesome
political conditions.
1t is by no means conversion to democratic doctrines
or principles but merely recognition that with the clean
upright candidates nominated the democratic
ticket public service and public interests will
by democratic victory at this time, while to their
party defeat now will have most sautary influence in
bringing together the warning factions by making them
that internal strife and dscord strengthens opposition
and makes party defeat necessity But democrats
selves must not go astray if there time when
party loyalty demanded it is when there
many fairminded republicans to hep-and still will
ingif satisfied that democrats whole, this time will
follow their leaders and stray after false Gods
The conviction that the democrats of Wisconsin unit
in the support OF their candidates will certain
victory because those ready to lend their aid will then
feel that their votes be made effective in results If
democratic victory meant than such change
in the direct primary law to eliminate its sorganizng
influences with its clique and factiona eadershps it
would be worth all the effort and all the The
cratic party cannot hope to win without the help of
large body of fairmnded republicans 1t is that body
voters must reach and cultivate, and if successful
merit their confidence the fruits of victory will be of
short duration.