The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-02-16
WASHINGTON LETTER.

with the victory of Underwood and the.
Wall street side, will be carried 10 the
national convention at baltimore.
Democrats ia the national convention
will be asked if they are both afraid Of
the money combine and anxious TO do its
bidding. and the answer will 90 to the
whole country in the character Of resolu
ton the convention adopts.
The fight will be carried TO The conven
ton by Representative Henry. Of Texas,
who led the fight for an investigation in
the caucus. and be will be aided by Will
liam Jennings Bryan and many others
who will seek election as delegates ID
order that they may not only force de
termination of this issue but they may
participate ID the effort to have il deter
mined 10 favor Of the public.
That there is serious split IN the
Democratic forces over t4is question Of
serving or controlling the money power
is not to be questioned. The certainty that
the fight will be carried 10 the national
convention means that the presidential
candidate TO be nominated ~ill be either
d man WHO is prepared 10 stand against
The power Of concentrated wealth. for the
enforcement of public rights. Or be will
be, like Underwood and Clark, candi-
date who viii pretend great public spirit.
but will do nothing TO check or prevent
the growth of centralized control Of all
business.
The fight has already become one Of
presidential politics. II is recognized
that Underwood, as candidate for the.
nomination with The assistance Of Wall
street interests, made his fight largely in
bis own behalf Speaker Clark went
along with Underwood, obviously because
he, too, felt that It would not be prudent
10 invite the opposition of the great
money combination.
The man who is looked upon as certain
TO stand out as an opponent of the money
power, SO far as that power has become 81
menace TO the public welfare. and who is
already on record as such an opponent.
is Woodrow Wilson. The statement is
made tiat between now and the assem-
bling of the convention every one OF the
candidates will be compelled to define his
position respecting centralized control Of
money and credit. and that those who
favor fight against concentrated wealth
"a r.. -. !. - IL. .s.~s.k.
the public will ali be Wilson men
This applies especially 10 W. Bryan.
who has just started in this fight and is
ceItain to continue in it with increasing
strength until the convention assemblies
nv
Now that the Indian is no longer 81
menace TO civilization 10 an extent
tha. requires the maintenance Of military
posts 70 keep him good by force Of arms.
there Is great awakening of interest 10
him. Recently he was encouraged 70
organize in Washington great society
in which all the remaining tribes are ex-
pected 10 participate, the Indian Brother
hood, which will some day have vast
lodge of stone and steel and glass in the
Capital city where the Brotherhood can
hold council fires and the relics Of the
fading nations can be preserved Long
before the race fades into the twilight of
history. however, there will be held q
great Congress of Indian Tribes in the
city Of San Diego, Cal. at the big
Panama California Exposition during the
entire calendar year 1915 Here the In
dians Of North America. Of Mexico, Gem
trail aud South America, will be repre-.
sented by families and tribes. each one
living 10 It's own little reservation, in
habitations such as have become dis
tinctive Of the various tribes. and follow
ling the occupations 10 which each one
excels.
The desert Indians making silver orna
ments, weaving their famous blankets,
modelling their priced. artistic pottery,
weaving the hasketsy which has no equal
anywhere else 10 the world; these and
other Indians demonstrating their charac-
seristic occupations. viii make feature
never before duplicated AZ any exposition
or elsewhere, aud Of itself will warrant
anyone IN travelling across seas and con
ltinenss TO study some Of the most IN
tefes,ing native peoples thas have ever
Lived
With the abdicasion of the Ma
chus theirs seems TO be little reason why
The powers Of the earsh should not re.
teoRnizeshe new government Of China.
This country. naturally IL sympathy
xish the struggles Of al peoples iar lib.