The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-03-04

May be the crisis in Washington between tho administration and the majority leaders in Congress could be explained in the simplest man. ner by declaring it evident that Wilson and the democratic party are no longer in real accord; that the support extended him in his admi- nistrative policies is so extended both because in the last analysis he controls the public patronage and because there is a sence of loyalty due a democratic president from de- mocratic members.
 It is far more likely true that Cuade Kitchin is a typical exponent of democracy and the democratic party than is President Wilson, and there is something so extraordinary in the administrative policies being opposed by democratic house lead- CT and supported by a republican house leader one may well question whether or not after all Wilson does reflect the principles of his party at all.
 It can hardly be considered 8 mere matter of chance that Presi- dent Wilson is opposed on highly important questions in the Senate by the Chairman of the Foreign Rela- tions Committee, and is supported by one of the most notorious of stand pat senators on the same occa sion.
 And for this reason 1t would not be ridiculous to assert that Wilson as a politician reflects the economic position of the republican party more closely than he does that of the democratic party
 Except that he is far from being in the same reactionary class of re- actionary minded men as former President Taft, it is safe to say that President Wilson would have been much moro decided success as head of the republican party than as head of the democratic party, unless one were to identify with the latter the relatively few great interests that have found themselves at home therein.
 As a democratic president, Vii! son runs up against all sorts of diff faculties which he would not have to encounter as a republican, and ha certainly would not be in tho pecu' liar and for the hcgd oi a1 @dml- nistration very cr;tic;l position iE which ho today finds himself.
 The republican party is the party of great wealth, great indust!al ana great financial interests. It !5 the party which stands for an extension of privilege whore privilege Will af- ford the interests an opportunity for still further aggrandizement.
 Logically therefore. inasnuch as thece great interests GcTand great protection tho prcpar, tioniGt policy of Wilson is directed theietr quite consistently. Tho larger tke property the more cpuiont t.e freight, the more plcthoric tho treasure house with precious contents, tce more urgont is tho necessity for It's guard. ing, and greet armies and great na. vies are required in order to afford the House of Morgan, t;,c H use of Rockefeller and t,te Hcuae of Still msn ample protection
 The small producers, the small Farmer, tne little busiaesS man, the little exDloiter and th5 general cock roach commercial rif raif that make up the general con:ploxion of tho democratic party ,.ss no excessive zeal for ar exper- sive Gld extensive military and na. val establishment They have very little sympathy with imperialist de- sig-s. and while from sentimental reasons they might be inclined to yenerate the Monroe doctrine, they would hardly he very much inclined to risk the country's peace to upho.d it very strcnuouoiy fir the benefit of others than themselves.
 The republican party is represent cd i1 Big BusciEess. Tho demo- cratic party in little busincac. The line of demarcation may rot De IT, gidiy noted, and there may be here and there exceptions noted in this generalization. but none the less