Evening journal., 1912-07-03
WEDNESDAY. JULY 8. 1912
nRrANIzrn rIcKET ANp PLATFORM

-, ooDRoW WILSON has been nominated as the
w Democratic candidate for president The Dem
ocracy of the nation has been Bryanized more com
pletely than It ever has been in the past Wilson was
nominated through the influence Of William Jennings
BRYAN and he is Bryan's man. II he be elected Bryan
will be the power behind the throne and bigger man
than the President The progressive Democrats VIII
dm all the offices in event OF Democratic success next
fall The conservative Democrats will receive little
or no consideration at the hands of Bryanzed admin
istrauon.
That there intense hatred between the two wings
of the Democratic party was revealed fully in the BAL
tmore convention. The hurrah that followed the VIC
tory of the Bryan Wilson forces the conservative
Clark forces mere veneer The hatred suh eN-
lists It's effect will be manifest in the election re-
turns Wilson will he weak in the campaign from the
fact that he has Bryan back Of him and is recognized
as Bryans candidate That facts alone will be suhi-
oient 10 deprive of the support of the independent
Democrats and Republicans who repeatedly have re-
pudiated the Nebraskan and the things political for
which he stands ses.
The nomination Of Wilson by the progressive Demo-
Gratis should be of great benefit TO President Taft.
particularly If Colonel Roosevelt puts his National
Progressive ticket IN the field Had the Democrats
nominated a conservative. then Colonel Roosevelt
might have drawn the progressive elements from both
parties AS the situation shapes up now, President
Taft viii have the support Of the conservatives Of both
parties while the progressive will be split between
The business interests Of country, seeing them
selves by the radicalism OF the Roosevelt and
the Bryan-wnson tickets. naturally will turn 10 the
Republican party for that protection to which all le
gimate business is entitled With the progressive vote
split and the conservative vote solid President Taft
should be reelected.
Heretofore there have been many pessimstic
persons who have been able no success the
Taft-Sherman ticket Now that the Baltimore conven-
ton has done its work and offered the voters
Presidential candidate and platform bearing the tags
of Bryan, entirely different face has been put on
the situation II is the old and l-starred Bryan cam
paign again, with Wilson standing for President
the proxy Of Bryan. The voters Of the United
State will know how to deal summarily with such a
combination when the time comes.
There is. little in the Democratic platform to appea
10 voters with interest as strong the planks con
iained in the Republican platform In fact both
President Taft and the Republican platform stan,
for the safety and wel-being of the American people
Woodrow Wilson, Organized. and the Democratic plat
form. Organized, constitute the menace to Amer
ican industry and labor that the straight-out Bryai
candidacy and platform did four years ago Mr.. Brya
deserves Republican congratuaton for having place.
the national Democracy in position which augurs S
well for the of the Republican camraign thi
fall
distinguished feature of the Baltimore conventio
was the inconspicuous part played In it by willar
Salisbury. of this State. The most that can be sal
him is that he held the Delaware delegation in lin
for Wilson That the extent OF his participation
Perhaps State the entire convention pla,
ed smaller role than did Mr. Salisbury or made sue
heroic effort to give to the public the impressio
that he really was important factor.