Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-31
THE HOPE OF THE PARTY.
Wilson the Only Man Who Could Sue
nassfuIlx oppose Roosevelt.

Wilson tn0 SUIJ tVdV "hS SSSS
cessfuIly Oppose Roosevelt.
Assuming that the Republican hao
especially in mind Mr.. Bryan, when Il
said that the Democrats must have
candidate radical enough to hold tht
radical wing of the Democratic party
to the last man." in case Mr.. Roose-
Welt should capture the Republican
nomination, the Hartford Times pro-
tests against another Bryan cam
paign. 1t holds the view that Roose'
Welt should be opposed by a Demo
cratic conservative.
We adhere to the view already ex'
pressed, although it would not be nee
essary to nominate Mr.. Bryan In order
to hold in line the radical wing Of the
Democratic party. Gov. Wilson Il
qualified to meet such an emergency
If Gov. Wilson were nominated a.
Baltimore, he would be sure Of Mr.
Bryan's sincere and whole-hearteo
support. He would be able to holt
the radical wing Of the Democratic
party to the support Of the Demo
cratic ticket. There would be no rep
etition of the Parker campaign OF
1904, when a million Bryan Demo
Gratis, It was estimated, voted fol
Roosevelt or stayed away from the
polls.
1t is not necessary to 'outpoint
Roosevelt in an appeal to the discon'
tented voters of the country. But 1t 1:
necessary for the Democratic party
If 1t is to win against him, to keel
its own radicals in the fold. Gov
Wilson could do It, He Is owned by
no boss. He stands for the peoples
rule" He is controlled by no Inter
est" He Is at swords points with
wall street" He is sufficiently pro-
gressive to make ridiculous charge
that the "reactionaries' could en-
feeble his good intentions. Even La
Toilette, estranged from Roosevelt
could support him.
But, at the same time, Gov. Wilson
could be presented as a foil to Mr.
Roosevelt's most blatant excesses. Ht
has always opposed the recall ol
judges and the recall of decisions; ht
could make mince-meat Of the col.
oners new nationalism;" he could
stand for a certain wise custom,
while the colonel was standing fol
three presidential terms. with
fourth and a fifth in prospect. or
the tariff issue, he could eat the col
onel alive. AS a campaigner. no 9th
er Democrat could surpass him in the
intellectual clarity, precision and eff
fectiveness of his spoken appeal. A:
a forensic antagonist, he Is a kline
such as the colonel has never encoun
tered.
Gov. Wilson presents an extraordi
nary opportunity for the two wings
Of the Democratic party to unite on
basis that shall make the party an ef
fcient instrument for social and po
litical progress on truly Democratic
lines and an Incompatible defense o
the republic against q Rooseveltiaf
dynasty. The Democratic attacks OF
him because of his attitude toward the
initiative and referendum In the sew
eral states seem petty in the extreme
We regard him, on the whole, as
fresh. invigorating and entirely sane
influence in the Democratic party, anC
the political situation Is apparently
shaping itself in a way to make hi!
merits as candidate so conspicuous
that one must marvel at the witless
prejudice against him which Demo
Gratis here and there have allowed
- selves to entertain.
| Have the conservative Democrat:
thought of this-that If they dom
take Wilson, Bryan may be forced
upon them? If they destroy Wilson
what shall it profit them ?-Spring
field Republican.