The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-26
BRYAN TO WORK
 WITH DEMOCRATS

a UNNNNAuh Niu NnninN t'" .'r ''''' # the working out of the principles or the Democratic party and an through many articles runs spirit of loyalty to President Woodrow Wilson as thel party's leader. In the leading edi- toirial Mr. Bryan praises the work of the late Congress and the two years record of the administration. In another signed editorial he says there is no conflict of ambition be- tween himself and the President and that there is nothing in their dis-l agreement over the German note that should give comfort Go those who would have the Democratic party split in twain
 win Work Through the Democratic
 Party.
 Mir. Bryan's leading editorial says
 "A little more than two years ago. fate and circumstance brought upon me official tasks which made it im- possible for me to speak as frequently or as fully to the readers of The Commoner as 1t had been my pleas ure to do for the preceding p years' and The Commoner was changed from a weekly to a monthly. A few of the readers complained, but the great ma- iority of them recognized the neces- sity for the change and continued their loyal support In time many Of them expressed the belief that the disadvantage arising from the longer intervals between issues was more than offset by the fact that matters could be treated more at length and with more completeness am grate- full to the readers for the considera- tion which they have shown and for the loyalty which they have mani tested
 Fate and circumstances have no" relieved me of official ~cares and made it possible for me to devote larger share of my time to editorial work, and hope to make The Com moner a more acceptable visitor to the homes of it's friends than 1t ever has been before.
 Great progress has been made since March 4th. 1913; many econ omic problems have been solved or are, in the process of solution. The Democratic party has made a record of which it has reason to be proud, but its work is not yet done. It will be my pleasure. as ] deem it my duty. to discuss the subjects yet to be dealt with and to present them from the standpoint of the whole peo- pie with the hope of contributing to- ward solutions which will be consist. ent with the Jenersonian maxim. Equal right to all and special priv ieges to none. shall not attempt to deal with an of the reforms need ed: to do SO would be to impair en- ergy and weaken effort along prac- tical lines. There is no advantage to be gained by distracting attention from the things immediately in front of us to the things that are afar of; it is better to invite cooperation in the taking of the steps immediately before us. The securing of a desir- able thing today. does not interfere with the securing of another desir- able thing tomorrow; no future good is menaced by the securing of a refor which is now possible
 No Diseord In Democratic Household
 In a signed editorial in The Com moner. Mr. Bryan says
 The Republican press has seized upon Mir Bryans resignation as an excuse for giving expression to a vast amount of unnecessary solicitude. The editors who have made it their business for several decades to point out the menace involved in Demo cratic success are now lying awake nights worrying about the possibility of discord in the Democratic house hold. Insomnia is such a frightful disease that the Democrats, out of human sympathy if for no other req son. ought to exert themselves to al- lay these fears. What is there in Mir. Bryan's resignation that can give hope or encouragement to Re- publican? No personal element en- ters into it; it was simply an irrecon- cilable difference of opinion as to the methods to be employed for settling a dispute which had arisen between this country and Germany Unless the veracity of both the President and Mr. Bryan is to be impeached, the sole cause of the resignation is set forth in the letter of resignation and in the letter accepting it.
 This is not like a Republican quar- rel over ofice-it is not a conflict be- two two ambitions. In other words, it is not a Chicago Republican, con- test, with two men splitting the party rather than that either should sur render to the other the prize which they both coveted. The fact that the Republican and Progressives are getting together" without any change in principle or policy shows that 1t was not a principle or policy that ruptured the party
 The President and his Secretary of State were seeking to promote peace but they differed as to the methods most likely to result in peace. They agreed to disagree-they separated, each respecting the others position. Their purposes have not changed their zeal for the party's welfare has not abated-they are alike welded to the principles and policies for which Che Democratic party stands.
 The Republicans are singularly dull of Comprehension if they think that