Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-07-08

Republican party together in that campaign We
have already that the cleavage of two factions in the
Democratic party began with the resignation of Bryan from
the Wilson cabinet and his transformation from part of the
democratic administration into political free lance.
We informed that President Wilson knew before
he to the Connecticut valley Bryan would be against
his denomination. Bryan believes Mr.. Wilson the candi
date of the Baltimore convention absolutely bound by the
onetem plank adopted by that body Regardless of the alb
of congressional act limiting the presidency to
term Bryan and his followers insist Wilson has no moral
right to be candidate for reelection in the campaign of 1916
Before Bryans departure for the Pacific coast to speak
at the San Francisco exposition he said to have consulted
with some of his closest political associates regarding his con-
tempaed stand and to be expected some OF those
"cose" friends leaked to the Presidents friends
In the light Of these developments Bryans protestaons
Of friendship for Mr. Wilson dscredied by the Pres
dents followers but Bryan friends insist he is standing for
principle and his position in affects his personal
feeling and relations toward Mr.. Wilson.
In any event Mr.. Wilson's friends are said to have al
ready begun preparations cope with Bryan in what may
be fractional contest equal in intensity to the Roosevelt
Taft feud which temporarily wrecked the Republican party
If the Republican party the effects and
the of the ntenecne strife of 1912 the Bryan
Wilson eud give it walk-over If, the other hand
the members Of the Republican party and the Progressive
party show inability to get together then the presidential
outcome will depend the net effect Of the respective
party splits. In other words whether the republican
democratic candidate will be elected President Of the United
States will be decided by the question which party is the
seriously injured and weakened by dissensons and dis
ruption
We had assumed all along for time that the pro-
gessves whole would re-unite with the republicans in
1916 although fully realized the republican organizations
in various States had adopted the best calculated
to repe the progressves from such reunion In New York
especially the most reaconay tendencies have been mani
tested by the leaders of the republican organizations and in
not few other States similar exhibitions have been
spcuous.
Under these circumstances is not surprising that the
earlier promises complete reunion of the republicans and
progressves being blasted in directions Mr. Nc
Harg who figured prominently in the presidential struggle
between Roosevelt and Taft in 1912 has Just issued
peal progressves everywhere unite their political for
with the grand old party He has rightly held that
could be accomplished for real progresvenes by work
ing inside the party than by seeking compass its defeat
until is ready to accept genuine progressive principles
The argument put forward that the only effect of
continuation of the Progressive party organization would be
to the continued of the Democratic party and
the pepetuaon of both the Republican and Progressive
ties minority political organizations
William Allen White of Kansas, editor of the Emporia
Gazette who leaped into journalistic fame by writing ed
tora whats the Matter with Kansas? and who took
leading part in supporting Roosevelt in the republican ma
tional convention rreconcab repes McI1args concatoy
words.
Editor White repudiates the proposition that the chief
end of is promote the Of the Republican
party He inmates that the issues which the Progress
sve party stands are matters Of principle purely and that
pies though the be rejected by majority of the
voters of the United States.
Mr.. White comedies the return to the Republican party
of large body of the progressve who he thinks led
purely by the personal glamour of Roosevels Individuality
He admits progressives Of this class returning and will
return to the Republican party He thinks 100000 progress
in different parts Of the United States will thus return
to their former political affiliations
Mr.. White insists, however, that 100000 members of
the Progressive party of 1912 will be found in 1916 standing
Loyalty under the party colors and that many others will be
ready to unite with them in view of the showing made by
the Republican partys organization leaders in New York
and various other States
Republican authorities the other hand that with
the withdrawal of Roosevelt who has already practically
abandoned the party claiming his paternity, and with the
tightening of the lines the tariff issue the coming
paiop tbo will OutO Of +
is claimed there is field for only two great political parties
in United States and the Republican party logically
and historically entitled to recognition Of those par
ties while the Democratic party is entitled his
torcally to be the opposing party.
Republican leaders claim there is little genuine progress
in the Progressive party not to be found repub
platforms already forced upon the stat
books by the Republican party and that progressive
realizing this fact and approaching the extent to
which personal ambition and vndcveness underay the
foundation of the Progressive party will rally round the
publican banners in 1916
Here all of the opposing and conflicting views
gardng the Democratic and Republican parties and the pos
sbe continuation of the Progressive party in the national
election of the coming What part the issue of nation
al prohibition is play the national conventions Of