Arizona republican., 1915-07-27
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Could not avert his untimely fall
 There people in 1904 who be- Iieved Judge Parker would be elected while there perhaps many who predict the defeat of President Wilson there are probably no who have abiding vIction that he will be elected. His fate would hang upon s many things that have fallen yet and this distance nearly a year and a half. it appears that there reasons why he should be defeated than there wny he should be elected.
 We think of only that would give some assurance of the reelection of MT. Wilson and a foreign such would drive people of nation together. We do not. of course. a with Mexico which could have serious effect upon internal politics The tendency solidarity which such would naturally give would be largely offset by the fIection that but for the dawdling policy of the administration for two years. such would have been unnecessary O.. if necessary. should have been begun earlier.
 But if should engaged conflict with European nation and the European should be in progress 1t probably will be. there would he little hope of the reelection of Mir Wilson if he should be renomnated. His re-elec- ton could be accomplished only by a fatal mistake the part of the republicans have 10 he peculiarly offensive mistake the sele q candidate.
 If the election take place today, Mir Wilson would have little O offer people in sup port of his candidacy. The his administration rather against him and there s quite general impression the effect of the upon imports the country would be suffering seriously legislation he compelled As things have turned the suffer ing traced another
 We that at present most of our markets in bad shape. There is little demand abroad for cotton other great agricultural pro- ducts with more than half the world closed against The situation partially saved by the live stock
 Our not used in manufactures for consumption either home abroad, for mills and factories busy turning terial for which have at present. industrial activity thougE great. is of a kind that is not attended by good prices for materials low prices to finished products If this situation should remain until year. though ad ministration may be held responsible it. there will certainly nothing n it 60 demand a con tinuance of the administration Orly tte makers of material will he quite satisfied.
 Even the renomination o Nr. Wilson cannot be safely predicted. That will depend largely upon NIT. Bryan With the two-t thirds rule in force MT. Bryan easily Wilson he made him Baltimore years ago. Iryan in contest either in behalf of himself another candidate against MT. Wilson would be stronger than he in 1912. He would retain that large element of the democratic party which has always been Bryanite than democratic and he would have added to it against Mir. Wilson the strong which hitherto unsympathetic with Bryan Then in ditfon Is the called peace" element While MT war. c:rcumstances have opposed him MT. Bryan who has made himself the chief apostle of peace and tbe peace issue will be important among the democrats. Whether MT. Bryan intends oppose MT. Wilson be but democrats generally expect his opposition. His unresPonsiveness the early tentative second talk; his grim silence corning single plank and his withdrawal from the cabinet time when it would be most embarrassing to the president-all omnous.