El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-10-02

dodge the issue while their leader is
so openly outspoken in advocacy of the
right and duty of women to vote.
Under the circumstances, it need sur
prise no one if an amendment to the
constitution giving the franchise to
the women of Arizona will be submit
ted to the people for ratification at an
early date
What VIII Be Effect of Row.
The effect OF the present row within
the ranks Of the Democrats, upon the
political future of those now in power
can only be guessed at. but it is
thought to be a safe guess that the
next state election, two years hence,
will see a new lineup at the primaries.
Gov. Hunt naturally refuses TO discuss
it and the victorious conservatives will
only say: Wait and see"
The conservatives, by the way, don't
like to be called conservatives. They
say they are just plain Democrats, as
progressive, in the matter of keeping
abreast of the times, as is consistent
with common sense, and as conserva-
tive, in the matter of holding fast to
that which is good, as prudent men
should be.
~Just Plain DemOcrats.n
IF you feel that you must say some
thing about u.s." said John Birdno,
simply call us Democrats, plain Demo-
Gratis, and that will describe US and
properly classify US. We are progress
ives in the sense that We are always
ready to take up a new idea and try
it out to prove its practicability and
worth, but at the same time we are
conservative enough to refuse to COM
init ourselves to that idea until its
practicability and worth have been
proved"
While the Democrats are making
great claims as to the votes to be
polled for the Wilson and Marshall
election in Arizona on election day,
there is reason to believe that the
vote will fall far short of expecta-
lions.
Wilson'S Attitude.
In the first place the attitude of
Mr.. Wilson, the Democratic candidate
for the presidency, toward the initia-
tive, the referendum and particularly
the recall, the three cardinal princi-
pies Of Arizona prOgressiYeism, has had
rather a chilling effect upon Arizona
progressives, and they are not as en-
thusiastic over him as they were over
the constitution and Mr.. Hunt a year
ago. Roosevelts OutspOken progress
iViSm is much more to their liking and
there is good reason to believe that
not only will the Republican progress
ives, but many Democratic progress
ives who take their progressivism
seriously, will be found lined up with
the Bull Moosers on election day.
Republicans Confident.
So far as the Republicans are con-
cerned, the leaders of the party
throughout the state are confident that
Mr.. Taft will poll not only all the votes
polled by Ed Wills when he ran for
governor last fall, but thousands of
stay-at-homes who will come out this
year to cast their first presidential
vote. It is generally conceded that
Wills did not draw out the party
strength last December, while Hunt
drew not only the last progressive
vote but the full vote of the Demo-
Gratis, who, because Hunt wore the
Democratic label, wanted to be sure
that the label won whatever they may
have thought of the Wearer. This year
the Hunt vote is sure to be divided be-
tween Wilson and Roosevelt, and this
gives hope to the followers of Taft that
their champion will have a chance
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