The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-06-26

ocrRts. And there arc many evil
denCos OF the reasons for tho differ
once. Republicans are entirely sat
iEhnd with their oRndldatei many
Democrats ARE dissatisfied. though
acknowledging that there was moth
Ing to he done but rcnominatc Will
son. They rcnlize that Wilson's rec
ord Is such as 10 place the party on
the defensive n situation cmbarraas-
Ing to any party. Instead Of being n
help to the ticket. Wilson'S record
Will be n load TO be carried.
For Instance, party workers who
are not high In the administration
family, realize that the country at.
tributes the hard times OF 1874
to the Democratic tariff. and that the
temporary revival OF industry incl"
dent 10 the war has merely empha-
sized tho seriousness OF the deprcs-
sion that preceded II. Honest Demo
Gratis do not relish the task Of trying to
convince people that tho administru-
ton leaders are correct IN their claim
that the Democratic party brought
prosperity. In fact. there are many
communities where very little OF the
revival OF industry has been ex-
pGricnCcd, and IL 10 difficult to urge
the prosperity argument there.
Again. few Democrats take pleas
uro in defending the administration
record OF yacillatIOn in Mexico Even
though the president manifested
signs OF more firmness about Convcn-
ton time. this fact IS embarrassing
rather than helpful to party work
Cis. because II nrOusog suspicion Of
change Of policy because Of political
cxDcdienCy. Tho well known record
OF cooperation with villa. Il motor
louS outlaw. and the later corre-
spOndenCc in which CarranZa came
OF victorious in diplomacy. are in
cidentH which make the whole Mex
lean AFFAIR one that Democrats would
rather not mention.
Then. too. there Is not one Demo-
crat in hundred who approves the
overthrow OF the merit system in the
government service. or course, the
few Democrats who wanted and Be.
cured government Jobs. heartily APP
prove the policy But the great rank
and file of the Democratic party. ~
OF every party care nothing tor
sopils. Efficiency liz their only de-
sire. Hence. they cannot personally
approve and do not like to be called
uuon to defend tho party record
In this regard.
Furthermore, men who havo
worked loyalty in the past for the
Democratic party and have CON
demned time and again what their
leaders told them waE extravaganza
ON the part of Republicans, are much
by the record they must
now defend They have been hon
est in their belief that the Rcpubli-
cans were cNtravasant II is natur-
ally embarrassing to find that they
either were not justified in their
CharG" Of extravaganza before, or
their own party IL now more subjcc;
to tho criticism than the Republicans
ever wore.
or course, party leaders. high in
tho counsels Of the administration.
are not bothered by such things as
these. But there tx a vast difference
between the mon who control or rO-
COVE the patronage and those who
do tho work that gets votes for the
party. The business man, tho far
mer. and tho laborer. who have
been loyal Democrats because
they believed in the sound
mesa Of Democratic policies aud
the ability OF Democratic admin
istrauon to make good, have view
OF the administrations record alto
gether different from that entertain
cd by the men who draw large sal
aries in Washington and spend the
national revenues with lavish hand.
There is plenty OF enthusiasm
among the administration office
holders. hut not much among the
mon who are depended upon to carry
the election.