Evening journal., 1914-07-01


Iowa, Republican gain 1000, Demo-
cratic loss 1000, Progressive loss a.
900; ia New Jersey, Republican gain
1000, Democratic loss 4,000 Progress
sive loss 1900; in Maine, Republican
gain 5000, Democratic loss $500,
Progressive loss. $780, in Massachu-
sets, Republican loss 1900, Demo-
cratic loss 5000, Progressive loss 81
500; in West Virginia, Republican
loss 1,700, Democratic loss 1900.
Progressive loss $500; that in New
York the Progressive enrolment has
dwindled TO a beggarly 10000 as
against 100000 votes cast for you in
1912; that in California the Repubi-
can enrolment exceeds that of either
Democrats or Progressives by more
than 100000; that South Dakota,
which gave you 10000 majority, has
recently elected stand-pat Republi-
can United States Senator by 5000;
that the recent State election in Ar
kansas showed Republican loss s.
600, Democratic loss $4,000, Progress
slve loss 10000: that in theMaryland
Senatorial election the Republican
vote increased 10000 and the Pro-
gressiye vote decreased $4,000; that
in Schuyler county, Pennsylvania,
the Republican enrolment increased
/ 10000 and Progressive enrolment
decreased 5000; that in Allegheny
county, where Taft received only Ca
900 the Republican enrolment now is
/ 127 10000; that Omaha, Nebraska,
shows Republican gain 1000, Demo-
cratic loss 1000, Progressive loss s.
500: that the Republicans swept It
Louis at the spring election and car
ried the leading Progressive district
in Chicago; and, finally, that few, If
any, Pregressives have been elected
to the legislatures of States which
gave you the strongest support?
Three months ago, Our Colonel,
you were complete master of the sit
uation. Republicans without number
who had eXecrated your name, espe-
! cially in 1912, had become SO thor
oughly dissatisfied with The Wilson
Administration that they stood ready
to accept even you, chiefly, 40 doubt,
as the lesser of two evils, but NOT un-
willingly at that.
Not so now The protracted business
depression has borne so heavily upon the
Democratic party in public estimation
that these Republicans no longer feel
that they need you. The wisest and
shrewdest OF them are convinced that
the great mass OF voters, for one reason
or another, but chiefly because of their
inability to prosper. have become so EN-
bittered that they await only an Oppor-
tunity TO repudiate, for the time at
least, not merely the party in power,
but all in the guise of governmental in
reference and governmental control re-
garded as radicalism that the party
stands for. And this antipathy is reck
oned TO comprehend you. Our Colonel.
and your policies no less than the Presi
dent and his. 1t is "a plague o both
your houses in the minds Of these OBJ
servers, who firmly believe and not,
we opine, without some basis of ex
that the pendulum has already
swung so far back that the spirit Of
conservatism is bound to dominate in
the coming elections.
Word comes from Spain that you are
prepared to approve of fusion of "Pro-
gressives and Progressive Republicans"
why not also Progressive Democrats r.
and that, having constituted yourself a
primary. you would designate MIR. Whit
man for Governor and Mr.. Straus for
senator Don't do that! They might
win and, if they should, the Republican
ticket in 1916 would be most probably
Borah and Whitman combination
quite too formidable for pleasing con
temptation by avid Democrats. No, no.
Our Colonel, run yourself Give the.dis-
consolate Democrats at least a fighting
chancel
We beg Of you, too, as sportsman, to
nominate a Progressive candidate for
Congress in every district. Think how
many more Of your policies may be real
lied if the Democrats shall have two adj
ditional years in which to strive, let
us say, as onel Remember the Repub-
LEANS show they threw out your dele
gates . Chicago; how they nominated
Taft eiinst your express wish and still
hold him TO be reputable; how they re-
viled YOU on the stump as a traitor and
an migrate; how they sneered at Arma-
geddon; how they abused Albert Jere-
miah Beyeridge; how they snickered at
Sir George; how they tried to discredit
GRANDMOTHER Lyman Abbott as a brew
er Of coffee; how they said YOU drank
liquor and told stories and Heaven
knows what all.
Forgive them Neverl Rather extend
to the sympathetic enemy the help so
sorely needed. 1t is one of your glories
that You have always stood for the un-
der dog. Consider, then, that the Demo
Gratis would be a minority in the House
of Representatives at this moment If
the opposition had been united against
them, and imagine what win happen in
November ii the Republicans have a
clear field Study the significant rec
ord Of recent elections presented above,
and read with care the following state
ment Of an unhappy political plight
from the sharp eyed Argonaut Of Cali-l
fornia:
"Much, Of course, win depend upon
Mr. Roosevelt himself. His gifts are
great IFS opportunity is exceptional
The Democratic Administration has fail
cd nt vital points. II is not solving the
great issues with respect to which its
assurances were positive. 1t is in many
WAYS hurting the prosperity of the eoun-
try. II is disturbing and eomplicating
our foreign relations 1t has brought us
to the verge Of an unnecessary and fool
sh war and is likely to lead us still
farther. II is failing at the point OF
administrative competence. IN brief. it
is disappointing the country--it tends
TO nothing less than to deepen the uni
versal distrust Of Democratic capacity
for efficient and prosperous maintenance
Of all the varied interests dependent
upon the intelligence. the consistency,
and the force Of governmental policy.
II would be idle 10 deny that all this
makes situation curiously suitable to