The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-28
DISGRUNTLED DEMOCRATS
ARE AT DISCOUNT

A leading Washington correspond
ent writes to his paper as follows:
1t is beginning to trickle through
the minds of sorehead democrats,
the kind who have persistently car
ried a crouch around with them ever
since the Baltimore convention be-
cause Woodrow Wilson was nomi-
mated, that they are just about as
efficient in Washington-in the
House and Senate-and are able to
do about as good days work for
their constituents as a man fishing
on the river bank with pin hook
and no bait.
1t has been very apparent here re-
Gently that all the country's crouch
was not carried by the G. o. P. and
the Bull Moose, although the latter,
to tell the truth, have not had much
to be sore over. There is another
element, however, which should be
ashamed of what it has done and
atone before it is too late-that is
the element of the regular democrat
ic party in Congress which has been
knocking the administration what
ever happened. And just here it
should be stated that no personal al
fusion whatever is meant. The crit
icism is intended to apply in a gen
eral sense and in no way to accuse
any particular person of carrying the
aforesaid crouch.
1t is quite natural that within the
ranks of the G.. o. P. there should
big, husky, brswny fellows, with
sleeves rolled UP ready to knock the
very cover off the administration ev-
cry time the bail was put over the
political plate. But about the best
they have been able to do has been
to hit measIy rollers and to go out
at first They haven't made a clean
hit yet and as for a homer" that
isn't likely in the political ball lot
while Wilson is pitching the game.
In Congress, Disguised with T. r. 8
antics and being fully convinced that
as long as he remains before the
footIights he is only making votes for
the democrats, Jim Mann, republf-
dozen sta1wart G. o. p. men IN the
Senate are making themselves rfdicu-
lous by their persistent calamity
bowling and dire predictions that the
country is going 20 miles minute
to everlasting perdition- No one
can blame them. They see that in
the White House there is real man,
no matter what may be said of his
performances in the school room.
Wilson is there and the republicans
just can't put anything over on him.
So far as the Bull Moose is con-
cerned, Chief Warden Murdoch is do
! ing little more than make house gal
| leries smile when he rises in his
| tacks on the work of the admins
tration. No one would expect any
thing more. Murdoch is good fell
low and he is but carrying out the
orders from boss T. r.
But it is time for the disgruntl-
ed democrats to stop grouching be-
cause Champ Clark or Underwood or
Harmon or some one else did not get
the Baltimore nomination. Unless
they do, they must realize that their
purpose in congress is useless and
that being out of touch with the
White House, they must in turn be
out of touch with their constituents
and that what they receive for theil
time spent in Washington is money
wasted. 1t is certain that few othel
than Wilson democrats will find theil
way to the capitol hereafter if the
people at home are in their propel
senses. Woodrow Wilson is neithel
a car ruling with an iron hand no
fool to distribute patronage in tn,
hands of persons unfriendly to tn.
party's interests. The people every
where wish for generous distribu
: ton of patronage as long as there
any to be had but they will not ge
: it by sending to Washington anti
Wilson members of Congress.
SOME OF WOODROW