The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1912-12-12
How Reorganization win Come.

How Reorganization win Come.
Talk about the necessity and the
method Of reorganization" or "rehab-
ilitation" to which the republican party
should be at once, or soon, subjected,
has begun again. Naturally, it has
led to irritation in comment, by some
men, on the plans proposed by others.
Congressman Watson Of Indiana resents
the advice OF Gov. Hadley and says:
The work of reorganization should
be carried on by men who have been
republicans straight from the shoulder"
Mr.. Watson was the floor leader Of the
Taft forces in the Chicago convention
OF June. Mr.. Hadley was the floor
leader Of the Roosevelt forces there
It is easy 10 say that irritation between
these two is greater than between
others, but that irritation grows in
every section Of the country, outside
OF the south, as the consciousness Of
what a pitiful minority has been hurled
into power through majority division,
there can be no question. This feel
ing is stronger in the rank and file than
among the leaders. The leaders may
be resentful Of one another, but the
men in the ranks are resentIul Of po'
litical conditions which have forced
such an anomalous condition Of politics
and government as the country will
soon be called to face,
The feeling is likely 10 grow under
the developments Of democratic ad-
ministration. II the Baltimore plat
form is even approximately reflected
in democratic legislation and admins
ration, there must arise conditions so
unsatisfactory to the mass Of the peo'
pie that the great majority just polled
against the democratic party will grow
in size and await another opportunity
10 express itself at the polls. The
work OF locating the responsibility for
Republican division need not be under
taken by the leaders. Lcas. OF all is
there any necessity Of calling con
vention to locate it. The primal re
sponsibli,y for rthC unfortunate situation
will be placed by the people upon the
man who is found responsible fer the
d feat Ct a possible compromise at
Chicago. The realization that such
compromise was easily possible, and
that i, would have made democratic
defeat certain, will grow. Proportion.
ate with its growth will be the decline
Of any element OF individual in the
party found guilty OF that responsibility.
All Of this will be done quietly, !
without blare Of trumpets or clashes Of
leaders in opposing council. 1t will
be done by the voters Of the party,
acting indc pendently and without ap'
parent concert OF action until the pri- |
maries and conventions and enuncia'
ton OF platforms in the next mid'ttrm
election, in 1914. Holding national
convention for purposes Of "reorgan'
ization" cannot interfere with these
processes or reasoning in the mass, OF
prevent the conclusions TO which they
will lead. When the prodigal son
came home, IN the parable, it was not
because he had been sent as delegate
by a convention in pursuance Of reso'
lutions adopted. He came after long
thinking and suffering had led to a con
viction that he had made a mistake.
He came for relreshment and not for
reorganization, and was reabsolbed into
the old domestic organization he had
once LETT. The parable is true to ma
ture which takes its course in every
thing. A convention could do nothing
to assist nature. Il might do some.
thing TO obstruct or delay it. BIZ, it
could do nothing to defcat it.-Globe
Democrat.