Evening journal., 1914-09-09
WEDNESDAY SEPT. 9. 1914
rHr WORST is YET no COME.

-. oNGREssAIAN FRANKLIN BROCKsON has won
u a denomination. He has defeated those Demo-
aratic enemies of his in Kent county who had planned
to retire him because he had refused to take orders
from them in the matter of the bestowa Of Federal
patronage The opposition TO him collapsed when his
friends let it be known that if he turned down
there would be serious trouble in the Democratic
camp and particularly in Kent county. Under Demo-
cratic usage he clearly entitled to denomination.
He simply has received what his due from his
party colleagues.
Mr. Brockson will discover however as the
paign progresses, that in this year of Democratic
hard times and widespread public dissatisfaction and
distress. there a vast difference between obtaining a
denomination and reelection. His troubles have
Just begun. He is part and parcel Of that Wilson ad-
mnisiraton that has put such blight upon the com
mercia and industrial life OF the nation Every Della
varean who feels the pinch of hard times and of the
high cost of living and who realizes how shamefully
the administration Of which Mr. Brockson is part
has failed to carry out it's ante-electon pledges has
a valid reason for voting against his return to Con-
gress
IN only one instance since he went to Washington
has Mr. Brockson made any display of independent
thought action. That when President Wilson's
Panama Canal toll exemption repeater up for con-
sderauon In that big fight he spoke and voted against
the bill In substantially all other respects he has
been a mbber-stamp Congressman, taking his orders
from the White House and governing himself accord
ngly An inspection of his record shows that he has
been wonderfully responsive to the White House
whip.
That Mr. Brockson will be defeated in November is
assured The people of Delaware viii turn him down
because he has assisted President Wilson to oist upon
the nation political system that has been ruinous IN
its effect and that is being felt seriously here in
Delaware il is elsewhere
Advces received by the National Republican Con-
gressonal Committee in Washington show that
that the Democratic primaries in the South over,
the Democratic Congressman who are looking for
ward TO the fall elections, finding little
ISOLATION. The gloom is most pronounced these days in
the Democratic Cloak Room of the House of Represen-
tatives where Democrats sit around and tell
other the truth about the situation back home.
The autocratic domination of President Wilson in
forcing through legislation he thought the country
wanted but which has proven highly unpopular with
ihe people. has added to Democratic encouragement
The Underwood tariff has up business generally
The blow at American interests through the canal
tolls legislation Is another unpopular act The proposal
70 apologize 70 Colombia and her S250000OO has
SET wen with the American people generally The break
ing Of platform pledges by the disruption of the merit
system by providing S4,OoO0OO to reward Democratic
henchmen for political work is another thing that has
set the people back home thinking
The result Of all this is heavy disaffecton in
The Democratic ranks. Coupled with this, is the ter
rdc Bull Moose slump the country There has
not been primary. bye-eecton, or a registration
that has not shown that the Bull Moose party has
gone TO pieces. For instance. Ohio, which gave the
head Of the Progressive party ticket 22932 two
years ago, gave Garfield the Progressive candidate
for Governor only S167 in the primaries other day
This is less than wenty-sxth the vote cast two
years ago.
The Democrats know very we'll the Progressves are
going back to the Republican party. They also know
disgruntled Democrats going vote where their
will have the greatest That means they
will the Republican ticket SO it is these facts
that have thrown such scare into the Democrats
It is "a condition, not theory" that confronts them
There is nothing Psychological" about it,
The people generally know by the feel Of things
there trouble ahead for the Democratic party Dem
ocrac Congressmen themselves have this impression
but what makes it is that they are now hearnl
from their constituents who are writing letters in II,
uncertain terms. To make it still worse the Demo
IN Congress have doing a little figuring OF
what actually happened two years ago. They know
many Democrats elected TO Congress who'll,
through Republicans who voted Bull Moose ticke
and also that many other Democrats We're elected b.
dissatisfied Republicans who voted the straight Demo
cratic ticket 10 make their protest more effective Blu
this year the shoe is the other foot. Hence it
net surprising that the Democrats disheartened
For Instance. the present House of Representative
is made up Of 4S5 members. OF these, 2s9 are Demo
crats; 12s Republicans; Is are Progressiyes;
Is Independent Mr. Kent OF California Thei
is also Mr. Kinde OF Colorado. who formally left Il
Democratic party short>time ago. and vacanc
Mr. NcIermott. OF Illinois the Democrat whose resi-
nafion was the OF the Democratic lobby il
testieation II TIE Democratic party loses y membe
IN the Fail election. il viii be oussed from power