The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-12-20

last four years, but it viii not be rep
perented in the next congress. i
should undoubtedly be for the benefit
Of the country and all classes If the
idea that has taken such "A strong
hold upon the masses of every civil
lized people would have some repre-
sentatiyes in congress.
The presence of 60 socialists in
congress would even have a wonder
ful effect upon the only parties. II
would compel them to accomplish
legislation of which they do not even
dream today.
"As for the general effect of the
last election, the American people
undoubtedly have repudiated the re-
publican party; they have lack of con
fidence in the democratic party.
MIR. Wilson, the democratic candi-
date, had the support of the republican
stalwarts and of the stand-patters in
almost every state in the union, be-
cause that element realized that Mr..
Taft could not be reelected. Mr.. Will
son had the solid south, where in the
main, they only register the votes of
adherents of the democratic party.
And with all those advantages, Mr..
Wilson polled nearly a million votes
less on November 5, when he was
elected president of the United states,
than did Mr.. Bryan on the democratic
ticket when he was defeated.
"In other words, the republican par
ty was smashed, but the democratic
party was practically repudiated.
THE democratic party, of course,
will have all the federal offices for
four years and, therefore, is jubilant.
But the democratic party will also
have all the responsibilities and
troubles during the next four years
that the republican party had in the
last four and they have less insight
in economic conditions even than have
the republican leaders.
"The republicans were defeated be-
cause they were conservative: the
democrats will get theirs because
they are reactionary. And the poor
democratic party cannot help being
reactionary. 1t is controlled by a
coalition of the south and Tammany.
1.-THE south is almost 80 years be-
hind the north-is behind England,
Germany and France-in it's develop
ment. The south is just entering upon
that riot of capitalist domination
through which the north has passed
during the last 80 years.
1.-THE south is just waking up. Its
capitalist investors will naturally
claim protection for their infant in
dustries.' Now how is the demo-
cratic party to make good on it's plat
form pledges in regard to the tariff?
shall say nothing about Tammany as
a factor in national politics. Tam
nany's deeds will speak loud enough.
THE democratic party will also
nave a hard position on account of
the high cost of living. A dollar to-
lay buys about as much of the neces-
stiles of life as so did about 13 years
ago. The democratic party cannot
change that. But for that very rea-
son there will be a political revolu-
ion four years hence.
Last, but not least, the demo
Gratis promised to solve the trust
question by smashing the trusts. This
cannot be done of course. But how
ire the democrats going to explain
heir failure. Moreover, an industri-
al crisis - with democratic hard
tines and soup kitchens-is due in a
year or two. This time the panic
will also strike the south which is
beginning to manufacture. The sons
and daughters of the men who fought
at Gettysburg will clamor for bread
and justice, and the solid south will
break up.
AS lOI Inc DUH hOOoS pelbJJ
differ from opinion that it will die be-
cause Roosevelt was not elected.
Roosevelt is not the progressive
which has well-defined
basis in our country. A
realignment of the old political par
ties is absolutely needed and has to
come.
There is really no difference be-
tween the democratic and republican
parties as the parties stand now in
congress and in the various state
legislatures. The support of Taft
stand-patters helped elect Wilson.
But there is deep cleavage Within the
democratic party as well. Last fall
the pie counter formed the bridge
connecting the factions of the demo
erats. But the days of pie-counter
politics are passing A political party
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