The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-13
The New Responsibility and the
New York Srnatorshtp.

Writing for the information of the
British readers of the National Rerte,r
several weeks before the election. Mr.
4. MAURICE Low recorded his impartial
observations of tendencies in the Demo-
cratic party:
Mr. BRYAN need lcager ne considered a.
determining factor In The ,7alF> II the pemo
cratic party. and his passing and the coming to
The front OF WILSON. H,RMoS and GarNoR il a
movement important among the Democrats
ss Insurg ency Is In the Republicans insurgency
is the Republican drift toward radicsiiSm. the
refinement Of Mr. BRYAN mar, the return q, the
Democratic party toward con~cr, atism - l.
Inevitable tina, this should be - Nra time when
here Is more than chanec NJ tho radicals
controlling the Republican party the Democrats
show disposition tn abandon the unscieniinc
rsdiealIsm OF which they have been the victims
for some years to forsaAe the radical leader and
la pus their trust In men who while conservative
arc no; resctionary by thI, time the Democrat.
ouUhs 10 be thoroughly radical thai they should
he sblr 20 swallow the radical Republicans: out
by ussil'Ioo tho Democratic party Is a ooaserNa
tive party and although the mass Of Democrats
wore SWEPT OF their feet and for a time followed
a radical Ecsdcr CONSERVATISM has once more
rcssscrted Itself and Il may be tia, the country
win have to look IN the Democrats To act as the
balance wheel America is large and In all
ihinzs Law unto Itself bu, even this country ID
not large enough To support two radical parties:
and The Republican insurgeut L. ~ much more
radical than ever the Democrats dared TO be that
II Is hopeless Tor the Democrat, To try to compete
with them ~ tho party OF couserva tIsm and
construction. rather than that Of rndicalism and
destruction. the democrats must maze their
appeal.
The radical Republican,. stole Mr pRIASs
policies and made them iheiE own Nov cons.rv.
a,ivc democrats have robbed Mr. BRrAS Of the
marty OF wnichh he Sas chief Mr. Baras can
follow his policies into tho insIrzent ranks or can
resoin his party under eonserv atiye leadership
These just remarks are reinforced by
the political events Of tho week just
passed They are conspicuously true
Of the new situation in New York The
advance of Mr. DIX to recognized place
among the foremost Democrats Of con-
servativ" but not reactionary influence
has been so recent and rapid that his
name does not figure in Mr. Lows
mention OF leaders who are to bring back
10 the Democracy the public confidence
forfeited during the dismal period OF
Organism. Yet who is now in a position
20 do more for the future of Democracy
than IoHH 4. DIX. the next Governor
OF the greatest State Of the Union
II happens that the first step in the
Safeguarding Of Democratic opportun-
ity and tho establishment OF standards
Of conservative but not reactionarv De-
nocracy IS imminent in the matter OF
the election of a United States senator
from New York This test Of tho party's
intentions and worthiness is close at
hand. Nothing within the wide horizon
~ now so important in its bearing upon
the party's future.
Judge PARKER has formally an
nounced his refusal to be considered
AS Senatorial possibility II is an en-
couraging circumstance that the name
commanding itself most emphatically
10 Democratic intelligence here and
throughout the State is that Of Ed
WARD NJ. SHEPARD. The personal wishes
Of Mr.. SHEPARD are not known. The
discussion and the general recognition
Of his eminent qualifications are pro-
ceeding all the same.