The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-06-27
Aftermath OF the Recent
Biz Democratic Convention

open 10 Democratic appealing Demo
cratic partys opportunity Is here. 1t
can end should appeal to the Progress
sives. The presidents splendid reform
worl. and the party's record combine
to gle strength to this appeal.
Would, Welcome Progressives.
stt1'.s - ~ - ~, ats1bt OF tire dessTe
the delegates to go as far as possible
in the direction of making the Demo-
cratic position attractive to the home
less Progressives. and the presidents
attitude On domestic problems makes
the task an easy one.
Colonel Roosevelt's attack upon the
president was confined to international
questions, and the criticisms Of the
presidents course to which the Pro-
gressive convention gave Endorsement
will be discarded along with MIR.
Roosevelt. In leaving the Progressive
party the colonel carried with him all
that was RooSeveltesque and left all
that was valuable in the way of re-
form principles and policies. The
Democratic convention can please the
Progressives in three ways.
Wall Street Controls.
First, it can tell the truth about the
Republican party's subServiency to
predatory wealth. The Republican or
ganizaticla is in the hands Of the men
who are responsible for spreading
(, Belshazz:.~'s feast for the exploiting OF
the country IF 1t ever showed any
/ symptoms of responding to the aroused
/ conscience Of nation It has gone
back to its ''wallow in the mire.' Its
! invitation is now extended to every
sDeciai interest and the invitation viii
call to the Republican banner all the
hosts of Wall street They were once
mighty, even to the point Of being ir-
resistible, but their methods have been
exposed and their support. when IN
derstood. is liability rather than an
asset. The president has alienated
the money powers by the firm stand
which he took on currency reform
antitrust legislation and on the tarin
question and he still further offended
so-called big business by the appoint
ment Of Brandeis to the Supreme
bench. He cannot count upon the sup
port Of any "of the interests" but
them he has won the admiration O.
the rank and file Of the Progressive
voters. - {
Social Justice Issue.
Second, the Progressives are yer!
much interested in proposed legtsla
ticn carrying out their program for SO
cial Justice. Here. too, the pres1den
? is in sympathy with their desires. an
he is supported in this attitude by tn
t Democratic party. The real reform
D proposed by the Progressives in spiri
e if not in letter, represent exactly wha
: the Democratic party has been strl'
ing for The party thus attracts IT
r Progressives at the very point whel
the reactionary Republicans most r
, pei.
4 The third means Of emphasizing IL
q rarty's desire to welcome the PrOgre
e siyes will be found in the suppressit
# of the reactionaries In the Democrat
e party. There are tares growing wi
wheat and they have been allowed
n grow lest in uprooting them son
y wheat might be uprooted also, but Il
u party will be compelled to choose Q
e tween this small and undesirable e.
Is ment on the one hand, and the lar
e. and desirable addition which will ii
the Democratic party congeniaa
n nroportion as the ractionary eleme
le is frozen out.
re Air IL Cleared.
" Those whose first allegiance ts
re the favor-seehng corporations v
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