The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-08
Wilson'S Political Strength.

election were held today, Presldeht
Wilson would be triumphantly re-
turned.
This utterance Is not that OF a
Democratic fiatterer. IL Is taken
from the Philadelphia North Amer
lean. Bull Moose newspaper, at
present urging the nomination OF
Col. Roosevelt by the Republicans.
The North American has on many
occasions bitterly attacked Wilson.
It has echoed the colonel's charges
against the administration-that II
has been timid, vacillating. un.Amer-
lean. Yet 1t will not stupidity shut
rapid reversal OF opinion" In favor
OF Wilson. and goes on soberly TO
array the evidences Of his political
strength. There are first, the pri-
mary elections and the various
straw" votes. These show remark
able Wilson gains" A striking
change OF sentiment concerning Mr..
Wilson was reported months ago
by commercial travellers. II Is ad-
mitted that the administration has
an unusual record to appeal to. The
currency legislation has popular APP
proval." Chief OF all Is the fact that
the country il highly prosperous. IL
oupb, NOT m no ~ course under a
democratic tariff. and the Repub-
licans will assert that il is the Euro
moan war that saved MS. but the
ac,u,I s,,,a NJ industry with tho
~'"A ''"'N Va
high wages paid. and work founc
for all will Tho North American con.
w "''' " 49, wv W w
fesses, deprive the tarln issue Oh It's
'uS'o'h"I! ue"u'' eo''' an
II concludes that those practiced OBJ
.a,,ar. NJ noiitical ,Hairs are mt
SCI WIZ VI Poii'i'ai "ii"i'o
far wrong who agree that President
Uytson .ba, ir,,,os;ro cbancos NJ re-
Nh'O" mao imposing
election"
Aloru.;da ,hi. tastironv notable
NiOHSSi"c inns 'So''i'""''
for its source, may be placed the
letter in this weeks Outlook on
Political Thinking in the Middle
West" by Ex-senator Davenport. AS
former Progressive and Roose-
welt follower today, he finds much
TO discourage him in the region
which he has been visiting. The
people there are not in heroic mood.
There is a lethargy OF the demo
cratic spirit" The voters have not
been reused to positive convic-
lions And note this depressing
One thing is clear to me from the
in,Nestlgati,Hn OF 1n.S u"n'r r. oi NIL w
ment toward national discipline and
prnpiara'ion. when every e"y h}ef
presidential issue. Is not this time
coming Ss up from me s's as, -, r ~
temporarily into the old Glory Re
p prs, ,,ass ""9 on 1ns re- rhanee And
as for the laboring class in the Md
az es, u nsse po teet so nrosnarn,7s
II is rejecting. not so much upon the
'oS WmrSs az as ~, qp"n nrosent noint is what
NJ nayarnor, writ.s of tho sent,.
49,, oha,, wuson .wboayor
,hirLs ,ba, President Wilson has
40, ,roat ,o,lou,irs In the middle
,os, has o,har o,ossos cor,irg" n
v,.rld ha aosv m ..,ncovor n Volume
Of testimony favorable IN tho Wilson
no,r, q, view of kcenirg away from,
var ~ nossible on tho ground that
u-,s :, IN. orso,ast calamity which
con hetalI q na,ior" That muet no
call ard vornwood IN a true Roose.
vaIti.n And then think NJ having
IN take such dose q. this "Tbere
&c a strong feel,nr among the Demo.
crate of the middle west that WI.
SON in history is 70 stand for the
nati.nca and nersistence of Lin.
colin"
II wouId no n very different story
- n no,itical inouirv had been made
IN and about Now Work city Hero
no doubt Wilson stock vent far
Iower than IN other norts nj tho
couptrv and had NOT as vet recov-
cred so much of the loss A proDe
con no thrust In almost anywhere
and discover sentiment against VII.
con which is strong. bitter. and even
coutemutous II Is hereabcuts that
tho sbarnes, at,acks hnve been
made unon him here that his weak
ness his cowar,,ice. his pusillani-
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