Arizona republican., 1914-10-29
Arizona Republicans Editorial Page
A Delicate and Difficult Task


SO far appeared before Arizona audiences seems
have felt that it devolved upon him defend the
national administration He seemed feel that it
rested upon his shoulders. That is not an easy
weight sustain We do not mean that it shall
inferred that the democratic national administra-
has seriously erred We know that Mr. Wilson
has Intentionally erred; that, the whole, his
administration has been wise He has dis
played remarkable and salutary control
rather reluctant democratic congress, and he has
forced through it much legislation that the people
had demanded and that the democratic party in its
last national convention had pledged perhaps, with
a serious intention of fufiment.
But the democratic administration has been
unfortunate, every democratic national admins
tration has been within the last sixty years. There
has been attendant business depression. In this
it had in early in the administration long
before the first breath of the European had
stirred The financial and commercial world
hesitant. The country in the face of the impending
legislation had slowed down. and when the legis-
laton had been enacted there acceeration
of speed
In previous periods of depression, when money
went into hiding the cost of living had become
lower. Prices also depressed. But when the
present democratic depression came notwthstand-
increased volume production throughout
the country, the of living, already high
higher and is still rising though it had been widely
advertised that result of democratic legislation
would be lowering of prices
Thus, the task of these upholding sustaining
democratic orators becomes exceedingly delicate
one 1t is one thing to point to the most excellent
legislation and another not to be able point to
any concrete beneficial result of Can any
of them show in what particular, any particular the
country is in as good shape today it the
day the democratic party into power?
But We have peace" cry the orators. True but
when have we been at peril of a serious war that
any act of the national administration has averted?
In what possible circumstances could the United
States have become embroied in the European
Our policy against entangling alliances which this
country adopted the advice of Washington has
always and always will protect us against war
with European other foreign nation unless 1t
should be deliberately forced upon us. In such
case, would any American respect administration
which should fail to meet it?
Strangely, it has remained for MIR. Bryan, the
special advocate peace, commit the only in
discretion committed by an American foreign
minister that might have set a foreign nation
against when after his appointment for
getting that he secretary state and not still
pleader for votes he publicly criticised before
Irish audience in Chicago the British policy toward
Ireland.
1t transpires that our achievements in behalf
of peace amount only preservation of the status
quo with respect Mexican affairs which
themselves in a curious and almost paradoxical
status quo. Though always undergoing constant,
Kaleidoscope changes, they neither better
than they three years ago.
If peace policy with respect Mexico has
been a good thing for the last two years it
be a good thing for all future time and must be
not really peace policy all. but policy of
utter indifference the disorder and outrages
the other side of the Mexican border