Williams news., 1915-09-16
ARE WITH THE.PARTY|
Voters Indorse Administration
 of the Democrats.
Minnesota National Committeeman Reports Sentiment of the Country as Opposed to Return of
 Republican Rule.

Fred B. Lynch, Democratic nationa. committeeman from Minnesota, was in Washington recently, and was tackled for talk on the political situ atlon by the Stars correspondent
 T see that the bankrupt proprietors Of the Republican party have been holding some creditors meetings down here, said MT. Lynch, referring to the recent conference of several of the big leaders among the Republicans.
 T am not much in favor of talking or thinking politics these days. It is not quite fair to our Republican op- ponents to take advantage of them, al though they were never specially ten der toward us when we were at dis advantage. Out West pretty nearly all sensible folk are now for Presi- dent Wilson. I do not mean that everyone is going to vote for him, but the solid and substantial character of his administration has won the con- noence and respect of the country
 Regardless of politics, the people are glad that at time like this we have man of the Wilson strength and type in the White House. Even those who do not wholly agree with him feel that he will not make any serious mistakes, and that his wisdom and courage will work for the best interests of the nation.
 T for one am not disposed to strut about as politician to take political advantage of this great popularity and confidence. Let the results in partisan way be what they may. The discredited Republican ex-leaders are holding a sort of creditors meeting in the interest of bankrupt political institution.
 , Crane, Penrose, Barnes & Co. have about as much to do with current political affairs as Roosevelt, Perkins, P1nchot & Co. Borah as manager of the old outfit is about as effective as Beveridge as liquidator of the defunct Progressives. To make a new and lighting political organization out of the two old crowds is about as sensi- Die as trying to form political part nership between Charles Murphy and Jane Addams
 What the old crowd needs is not a reactionary strong enough to reorgan- 1ze, but a receiver with authority to handle the assets and liabilities.
 These old leaders don't fool any body. They are copies of Republican leaders of the old Hanna-Quay type. They are trying to figure o1t some way of frying some fat out of Repub- ican manufacturers, They want the old victims of Republican methods to pay in advance for tariff reform that will be in their interest.
 Their chief difficulty is that the United States senate is Democratic, and will remlin Democratic beyond any question for four years They cannot convince the manufacturers that they can reform the tariff with Republican senate when there is no Republican senate, and cannot pos- sibly be one for several years.
 Tt is bigger political gold brick game than Rufus Wallingford could think of. The Republican manufac- turers may jump into the skillet of Crane, Penrose. Barnes & Co. and be fried for fat, but doubt it. Who gets the money and why?
 AS I said, do not want to talk politics and will not. As Democratic national committeeman from Minneso. ta my political position is very mod est one, and I do not know much about what is going on.
 This much, however, I may say. The last time the Republicans tackled the job of turning Democratic presi- dent out of the White House wheat was selling for 50 cents a bushel and the Kansas farmers were burning their corn because they could not sell it at all. Now farmers are getting more than dollar bushel for their wheat and corn is 90 cents bushel. Then business was on the downgrade and everyone was discouraged Now it is on the upgrade and everyone is feel ing better every day.
 Crane, Penrose, Barnes & Co. will have to tie the manufacturers in the skillet if they expect to do any fat frying. But as I said, do not think it the right time to think or talk poli- tics"