The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1915-07-17
NUMBER 20.
WILSON FOR NEXT PRESIDENT
Member Of Congress Sees no Chance
for Republicans 20 Make any Head
way in Campaign.

Washington, July il-Representa-
tive William r. Smith left Wash
ingtOn Tuesday with the members
of his family, TO spend the remain
der of his time in Texas prior TO
the convening congress in Deeem-
Der.
Before leaving Congressman Smith
discussed the national political sit
uation with the Times correspon-
dent He said:
Everyone who has taken the
/ trouble to analyze the present con-
ditions and observe the trend of pub
lie sentiment, if unbiased, must be
convinced that the democratic par
ty will again next year present
Woodrow Wilson as its nominee,
and that he will be Overwhelmingly
elected. Why not? He has COM
pletely and bitterly disappointed his
political enemies who predicted and
hoped for the failure Of his ad-
ministratiOn, and has even surpass-
ed the high expectations of those
who supported him in the belief
that he would make one of the great
est presidents the country ever had.
No president has had larger OF more
difficult problems TO solve, yet who
will say that he has not met them
with all steadfast courage and solv-
ed them with wisdom?
There are other great democrats
who by service, ability and exper-
fence, are capable of filling this of
flee creditably, but in my opinion
none Of them will offer, and the
name of Woodrow Wilson will be
the only name presented TO the con-
ventiOn and his nomination will be,
unanimous.
ut is true that some are predict
ing that ex-Secretary Bryan will or
ganiZe and lead a revolt; but with
those who are making this predic-
tion, the wish is father to the
thought. The ex-Secretary and the
President do not agree at this time
as TO the best method of maintain
ing peace with honor, and as the
matter involves a question of con-
science with Mr.. Bryan, his resig-
nation from the cabinet merely gives
another proof of his high moral
character and courage. Upon every
other question, foreign and domes-
tic, they are in accord, and l have
no doubt that next year will find
the superb talents of Mr.. Bryan
employed in Vindication of the mag
niflcent record which President Will
son and the democratic congress
have made.
THE false prophets who now, as
many times before, predict disloy-
atty on the part of Mr.. Bryan TO
his party, will again find that his
want of agreement with the presi-
dent upon only one question, will be
no incentive TO him TO betray his
country back into the hands of that
party organization with which he
disagrees on all questions and which
he has spent so many years of his
life in fighting.
Republican calamity-howling will
not get the opposition anywhere in
the next campaign. The country
well understands that whatever de-
preston in business there has been
has disappeared and could not any
way intelligently be charged TO any
thing the administration has OF has
not done. Even if it could be, the
republican party will have TO base
its appeal upon something else
in view of the great business dis
ster which overlook the country in
1907 when that party had had COM
plete control Of the country so long
and all the world was at peace.
I'm the next campaign the re-
publican party will have TO do more
than attack the record of this ad-
ministratiOn. Il will have TO defend
its own unsaVOry record which was
so completely and Overwhelmingly
repudiated two years ago by the
American people.
I'VE have now gotten away from
the system Of special privilege that
they so long maintained, and I de
not believe that even the cohesive
power Of public plunder' will ever
be strong enough 10 return us 10