Evening star., 1915-01-22
DR.. J. W. Cough|in Laughs at
Suggestion of Democratic
Disaffection.
NATIONAL Committeeman
SUBMITS VIEWS IN TALK
Declares Next Convention Will De.
mand Wilson Despite 0ne-Term
Plank in Its Platform.

This is about the time for political
ghosts to walk the night and / notice
that under the haZy starlight Michigan
has seen hers. There is not the sllSht-
est danger that serious opposition TO
President Wilson will arise in the DEM
ocratic party. The next nominee of
the democratic national convention
will be woodrow Wilson to succeed
himself, and 1 have every confidence
that he will be triumphantly re-
elected"
This is the emphatic declaration of
Or. John ". Coughlin. democratic ma
tional committeeman from Massachu-
setts DR. Coughlin is in Washington
for few days to take up some mat
ters pending in his state before Post
master General Burleson. He is ac-
companied by his brother-in-law.
Judge II. Debuque of the superior
court of Massachusetts, who is spend
ing few days in Washington with
his wife and daughter. The party were
guests at dinner last night of Charles
= Hamlin, Il governor of the federal
reserve board.
No Disaffection Within Party.
How serious do you believe the dis
affection 70 be-" he was asked Dr. Cough
lin laughed. There is no disaffection
against President Wilson within the
party" he said. There are efforts out
side the party to create strife within the
party The democratic party is still sane.
The leaders and the rank and file know
that any candidate for the presidency in
1916 must stand on the policies and prin-
Ciples that have been urged by Mr.. Will
son. and which have been made a part
Of the organic law of the nation, upon his
recommendation, by a democratic Con-
gress.
Mr.. Wilson has put into the statutes
after more than twenty years of party
struggle a tariff and currency law that
meet the conditions of the times, and
which created confidence among the people
as we'll as in business circles. To be true
to party principles no democratic candi-
date for the presidency can repudiate any
of President Wilson's policies and no
man can go before the people asking sup
port OF these policies with the strength
of appeal that Wilson himself can The
democratic party will not allow itself to
be divided.
Secret of Presidents Strength.
The Presidents greatest strength is
that he has kept the faith and his
pledged word, and this too, under con-
ditions of unusual stress. He has
achieved what the republican party for
a score or more years has failed to ac-
coInplish for the business of the United
States
How about the one-term plank?" DR..
Coughl1n met this inquiry with the
statement that the next democratic ma
tional convention will be dominated and
controlled by men sent there by the
great mass of democracy and not by
any individual. He declared that these
representatives of the people will de-
mand that Wilson will again be the
party leader.
Questioned as to how the feeling runs
with regard to President Wilson's Next
Can policy, DIR. Coughlin said: .'Presi-
dent Wilson. in holding this country
aloof from strife with Mexico, is being
blessed in every home sheltered by our
flag. He wants the riches of the har-
vest OF his country to be the fruits of
peace and toll and not mangled limbs
ana qulNerlng flesh. the harvest of shot
and shetland the people are with him
In that wish.
New Commercial Era at Hand,
~ believe that the reason why we
are not experiencing a much more seri-
Gus disturbance in trade from the Eu-
ropean war is that we have improved
laws which are now regulating our
economic life. This country is rapidly
approaching u new birth of commercial
activity. The dawn of Il new era is at
hand. The flag of this republic never
waved more proudly over our public
buildings than today. AS it floats to
the freeze it represents, before the
ewes of all, the glories and triurnphS of
PEACE and the blessings that flow from
true democracy.
THE nation knows what the Presi-
dent has done to bring about peace
prosperity and contentment for all the
PEOPLE. he millions of voters all over
the land have faith in him and dema nd
tIdt he again stand for the presidency.
NO, there II no conspiracy against
Wilson within the party and l believe
he VIII succeed himself
Exchange meetings to bring British
rnanufsc turers into direct tnuch Hith