Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-06

suggested to our rebellious fore1a-
theirs. that if they do not hang to-
gether they will certainly hang sepa-
rately. And they may do both.
If the two republican camps stand
apart. discriminating and reviling. or II
Roosevelt prevents them from reunlt,
ing, victory viii! again in 1916 he hanned
to the democracy on a silver platter. And
even II the republicans are wise ana
come together Wilson may anticipate
them III Selling the suggested mag
mary vantage point in proSresslNisth'
and hold it against all assailants, in
parties against reactionar1es VINO
would pull him one way and Bryan
ties who would push him in the
other. ne will. in this event, stop short
of BrEan's financial heresies and of his
radical anti-imperialsm doctrines. involv
ing the policy of immediate .scuttle.
He will stop short of government owner
ship of railroads and naturalization OF
government lands He will steer clear OF
the recall of judges and of judicial de-
cisionS.
Wilson won in 1912 against divided
foe, with his own position on vital is
sues somewhat in doubt This uncer-
tainty was helpful as a vote-getter in
his campaign.
In 1905 at a historic dinner. after the
presidential election of that year. Bryan
is reported as saying semi-seriously. semi
loosely, that neither Roosevelt nor TAFT
had been able singly to beat him. that
the campaign had demonstrated that he
could defeat either man alone, that the
west had voted for Taft because he was
going to carry out Roosevelt's policies
and that the east had voted for Taft be-
cause he was not going to carry out
Roosevelt's policies. The situation was
exactly reversed in the recent campaign.
Taft and Roosevelt were at each others
throatS and Wilson was voted for by
many in the middle west because he
would carry out Bryan's policies and in
the east because he would not carry out
Bryans policies The anti-BryaniteS
were encouraged by the reflection that
his anti Organism was the ripened fruit
of his deliberate, mature. unbiased,
scholarly Judgment. The Bryanites noted
that mis- Organism had all the radical
enthusiasm of the recent convert.
In 1916 Wilson will have made his posi-
ton clear How far his policy agrees
with and how far it differs from that of
Bryan will be accurately known. lie
must win his second term on his own
record. He cannot be reelected rs he
was in 1872. and as Taft was in 1905, ny
the combined votes Of those who both
favored and opposed the extreme policies
of Bryan and Roosevelt. respectively.
Notwithstanding their great political
ability and their wide popularity. Roose-
Welt and Bryan are for the future to be
not Presidents, but President makers.
With Bryan in the running in 1908. and
Roosevelt pushing Taft, the latter won
and Bryan was defeated. With Roosevelt
in the running in 1912. and Bryan push
ing Wilson. the latter won and Roosevelt
was overwhelmingly defeated.
Neither Roosevelt nor Bryan can be
elected President unless they succeed in
eliminating other candidates simultane-
ously in their respective parties, so that
choice of one of them by the people be-
comes compulsory. They are to be king
makers, not kings, and the one who is
content to be king maker will always be
, able to defeat the other persisting in an
effort to be king.
The cause of progressivism in the
United States and the Welfare of the
nation so far as sound progressivism is
its effective. and powerful promoter will
be best served by merging in accordance
with their natural affiliations the scat
tered and weakened groups of progress
ives. with the result that prosressives
shall control and furnish presidential can
didates to beth the great political parties,
and that the national struggle shall be
between progresSives who favor direct ma
tional taxation by a graduated income
tax and progressves who favor indirect
national taxation through protective
and revenue-raising tariff with the final
result that whichever political army wins
progressivisn will prevail.
If in the manner suggested by the hints
from New Zealand the safe and sane
progressives control both parties and con-
tend for the imaginary vantage point in
progressivism. if the democrats renomi
nate Wilson on his record. and back him
with the same Bryanite and anti-Bryanite
support which is now so vigorously and
effectively sustaining him: and If the re-
Dublicans of all varieties of progressive
ness cooperate heartily to present an
unhandicfapped candidate who means
prosressivism. reasonable and modera: c
protection for American Industries and
workingmen. and strong upholding
of the national idea and national prestige
a political battle royal will be waged
And however such battle results. the
cause of progressivism In the United
States will be advanced and the nation
itself will! enjoy maximum of benefit if
'our side wins. and suffer a minimum Of
injury if 'our side loses