The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-01-29
WILSON IS CERTAIN
Of DENOMINATION
FOR PRESIDENCY
His leadership Of Dem
ocrats Cannot. Be
Disputed,
is VERY PARTISAN
This, With Personal Popular
ity, Will Keep Bryan Out
of the Race.
IS VERY PARTISAN


Washington. D. c.-some of the
political gossips Gown East are get
ssting agitated again over President
Wilson and 1916. Such agitation
shows itself every time the admins
tratinn wins a Legislative victory, and
now and then between times. When
Bryan accepted n place in the cabinet
certain wiseacres declared that 1t was
an understanding that n single term
for Mr.. Wilson was to suffice, ana
that hc--Bryan-was 10 fall heir to
the next presidential nomination il
the party made good.
Several students of politics and ex-
perts In political psychology went so
far MS to predict that Mr.. Bryan
would be a candidate In 1916, regard
less of any understanding or devel-
opments---that III he was not project
cd as a natural successor under the
single term plank in the Baltimore
platform, which he is credited with
drafting, there would develop a clash
over somathing or other which would
make the three-time leader an active
opponent of President Wilson. II
must be admitted that some persons
still cling to this view. 1T would be n
qneer world IL a portion OF The popul-
alton was not continually borrowing
trouble or c~onjnring up smasli-ups of
political and personal friendships.
Wilson Sure as Roosevelt.
Some OF the unreconstructed, or
Hr0fh or III a i'm uoftahln Ilrpn,ttoy ,, a.
demand a strict construction of the
single term plank with a view of
realizing their. grand ambition for
their idol at a time when the party
is In shape to elect its nominee. The
fact is, however, that as matters
stand today--if there is no %catastro-
pho affecting the present dominant
party--Mr. Wilson is as certain of
reconciliation az Mckinley was in
1000 Or Roosevelt WIS OF the repub-
lican nomination in 1904. tfls
WI Viii Clear up Program.
AT the rate he is going the chances
are very fair indeed for the'iclearing
up of the constructive program UNI
dertaken by President Wilson before
the end of his present term. IF 1T is
cleared up it Will be IAN accomplish
ment which lew, If any, of his pre-
decessorsS have wrought. 1t is con-
ceivable that Mr.. Wilson, seeing
pledges of his party redeemed, might
wish 10 lay down the cares of public
office and betake himself to scholarly
retirement with undimmed prestige.
But while striving as at present to be
president OF the whole people MI.
Wilson Is one of the strongest party
men who ever occupied the White
House. He believes In the responsi-
bility Of the party in control of the
government and has no great faith in
the good that would be done II that
party was other than the democratic.
Granting that the democratic adj
ministration continues as 1t has be-
gun, Mr.. Wilson would stand out as
the n man to whom IT would APP
pear absolutely safe to intrust tho
Leadership in the next national cam
paign. In the meantime he might
press for q Single-term constitutional
anleHdment--and as he seems to have
set ont to push all the policies de-
clared for In the Baltimore platform
he probably will when the proper
season arrives. Observation during
1.-THE last ten and a half months, how
ever, tends to the conclusion that
President Wilson is not an admins
traitor or a director of political sem
timent who believes that pledged re-
forms affecting customs and prece-
dents ought to take effect until leg
ally made operative by the action of
the people, when their direct action
is required. 1t Is beyond the Unge
OF possibilities that an amendment to
the constitution regarding the presi-
Dental term could be ratified before
the 1916 election.
Not Playing Politics.
Every fair critic of the president
will concede that he has not been an
mated by the Observation-Disclosures
idea, so far as his own ambition is
concerned, in the urs he has pur-
sued to date. II he. had been SO ami
mated he could not have achieved so.
successfully. AT the same time 1t is
apparent that there are persons close
is the president who are utilizing his
popularity and exercising their own
political strategy to build up a strong
Wilson organization throughout the
country 10 as TO be ready for any
emergency. In this line CT action II IS
not probable that they have sought
aayice from the president himself.
President Wilson is the closest mouth
Cd man we have known in his position
here for many days. He is a good lis
tener, but his closest adviser in the
cabinet can onlyssurmise with respect
to an important development until
practically the Y Of its formal an
~nouncenlent.
So whatever the presidents stand
on the second term no III will know
ii until everybody knows it. He real
" does not have to worry over the
subject at this time. In conclusion,
however, 1T may be said that obser-
walton OF his mental attitude" is con-
yincing that he enjoys his power-7a
pardnnable eniayment-alsd II he
maintains his hoaltls. his personal IN
clinations, as we'll us bis views OF his
duty 10 party. would make him aaa-
bitiolis4stn round out the full tradit-
ionals period in tile White House un-
Less constitutionally barred: