Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-20
WILSON Is. LOSING
IN PENNSYLVANIA
Ex.Democratic> State Chair
man Gives Reasons for Not
Supporting President.
RECORD IS AGAINST HIM

Phila delphia. Oct. 1o.-That the
democratic party in Pennsylvania is
as badly disorganized as ever was
demonstrated late last week when
Judge John M. Garman of Luzerne
county, one of the oldest and best
democrats in the commonwealth, open
ly declared for the defeat of President
Wilson. Judge Garman, who now oc-
cupies a place on the common pleas
bench of his county, served as demo-
cratic state chairman for a. number
of years and once ran for congress as
the nominee of his party.
Judge Garman's declaration against
Wilson was made while on visit to
this city, but it was evident that long
ago he fully made up his mind to take
stand for Simon-pure democratcy,
which, he says, Hon. Woodrow Will
son and his leaders do not represent.
According to Judge Garman, Wilson
is neither democrat nor republican;
that he is an opportunist who is ready
to shift principles according to con-
ditions and the times.
az am unalterably opposed to the
reelection of President Wilson" said
Judge Garman. "As democrat, who
has been a democrat all my life, |
see nothing in. Woodrow Wilson
which should commend him to the
support of democratic voters. He is
no more of a democrat than is re-
publican a democrat, and yet he is not
a republican. Wilson is nothing in
politics. He goes the way the wind
blows and that has been the history
of his administration since the day he
took office nearly four years ago.
Should Not Hesitate.
mo democrat should hesitate about
voting against Wilson. A democrat
who refuses to support him is not
committing treason. Far from it. On
the contrary, he is doing great pub
lie service. Let it be said further
that democrat who opposes Wilson
is merely repaying that gentleman in
his own coin. For Woodrow Wilson
did not support the democratic ticket
in 1896 and his democracy on other
occasions can also be questioned.
"Those democrats who have good
memories have not forgotten what
Wilson said about Bryan. 1t was that
Bryan should be knocked into cock
ed hat. Wilson never voted for
Bryan, or he would not have had that
opinion of the democratic candidate
for president hasten to say that |
am not going to the rescue of Bryan,
who, after he became rich, developed
into trucking politician and then "a
common scold. What | am trying to
point out is, that Bryan was theq
party's nominee, and as such should
have gotten the support of Mr.. Will
son. The fact that he did not justifies
my stand and the stand of thousands
of other good democrats in Pennsyl-
vania who are opposing Woodrow
Wilson.
Mccormick and Mclean.
"The entire democratic fight is be-
ing waged by men whose democracy
cannot stand the acid test. Vance Nc
Cormick is Wilson's hand picked
chairman. He is not democrat in
reality-just a sham politician, who
is in the game for whatever glory he
can get out of it. He has fought the
democratic ticket almost as often as
he has given it support. Yet he calls
on all democrats to- stand for the
straight ticket.
Then go down the line little
more and you will find that the dem
ocratic state chairman, William S.
Mclean; Jr., is also in the doubtful
class when it comes to party regu-
larity. He resides in my own county
and know whereof | speak. The
only democratic candidates he will
support are those that he had hand
in picking, When the democratic