The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-11-25
BRYAN THE ROOSEVELT
OF DEMOCRATIC PARTY
FEAR He PLANS DOING TO DEM
ocRATs WHAT ROOSEVELT
DID TO REPUBLICANS.

Colonel Roosevelt of the democratic
party? That Is what democrats arr
asking one another and not one o.
them but would give great deal t.
know the correct answer. Whatever
Bryan's intentions may be there Is a
widespread fear among the democrat
ic brethren, disclosed by those already
in Washington, that the man who
made Wilson president Is now bent on
preventing his reelection, says a
Washington correspondent.
There Is a deadly parallel in the
present Wilson Bryan situation and
the Taft Roosevelt situation OF 1912
and politicians being largely supersti-
tious, democratic politicians do moi
relish a comparison of the threatened
democratic row of today with the re-
publican row OF more than three years
ago. History records that Roosevelt
made Taft president; history records
that Bryan made Wilson president
1 But for the dominating influence of
Roosevelt Taft would never have been
nominated In 1908; but for the fact
that Bryan grabbed control of the
Baltimore convention In 1912 when
Champ Clark had rolled up fore than
q majority of the delegates, Woodrow
Wilson would not have been nomin-
ated and therefore would not have
been elected.
Turns Against Wilson.
Roosevelt turned on Taft because
Taft failed satisfactorily to carry out
my policies" Bryan turned on Will
son after the president had declined
longer to carry out Bryan's foreign
policies. And again he turns on the
president because the president re-
fuses to indorse his peace at any price
policies Roosevelt was satisfied with
Taft just so long as Taft filled the
presidency to his satisfaction Bryan
was satisfied with Wilson just so long
as Wilson acted as he would like.
Still Big Factor.
While 1t is conceded on every hand
that President Wilson is bigger fac
tor In the democratic party than Is
Mr. Bryan. yet democrats are not de-
ceiving themselves into believing that
Mr. Bryan has become a negligible
factor in the party. They admit that
he still has large following and still
Yields tremendous influence with
democrats and their concern Is over
the results that may follow his fight
on the presidents plan of national de-
Tense legislation.
That Bryan viii succeed In alienat-
ing many votes Is conceded; in fact,
there are many democrats not at all
enamored of the army and navy plan
approved by the president. Mr.. Bry-
an, by assuming leadership of those
opposed to national defense legisla-
ton, win stiffen the backs of some
who might be disposed to wobble and
to vote for the program merely be-
cause the president Is back of it, and |
he no doubt will be able to success
fully to marshal those who already I
are IN accord with MS IDEAS.
Must Look to Republicans.
If Mr. Bryan succeeds in building
up a substantial opposition to the ad-
defense program the
president viii be largely dependent
lpon republicans for the votes to put
through his army and navy bills and
\ situation may develop which will
show that the majority of votes cast
'or "A larger army and navy will be
last by republicans. In fact, now that
Mr. Bryan has taken the warpath, 1t
s quite probable that the national de-
ense legislation viii get more repub-
lean votes than democratic, and In /
hat event the president will be I'M d
bile to go before the country next
progressive defense legislation is en- 4
cted. !
Once Mr.. Bryan succeeds In split l
ing the democracy on the question of
ational defense there is no telling
there or how far he may carry his
ght. 1t Is true he always pauses to
xplain that he has no quarrel with
he president; he gives TIE president ,
Ill credit for acting in accord with his !
wn convictions; but his honeyed
ords have not deceived the president
Or his friends. When after the pres
lent had made his national defense
'eech before the Manhattan cub in
ew York. Mr.. Bryan made re Nv he
'ok occasion to inject q sting In his p
atement, for he concluded b. say
e.: =
u hope the president will no. be de-
lived by the atmosphere of the Man
attain club. That is the one place in G
e United States where the mammon
orshipping portion of the democratic L
lrty meets to exchange compliments
there Is no group further removed /
ON the masses whether you measure
at sentiment by economical, social
religious standards"
CHI DPEN,S TEETH II