The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-01-10

ostentatious covering for his rather sordid economic equivocation, will not be able to view the Wilson plans in the same high steel-blue patriotic light as the Rockefellers, the Morgans, the Carncgies, th,. Schwabs, the Remington Arms Co.,, the Colts, the Du Fonts. Belmont with money invested in war babies, the scions of the Ryans with invest ments in similar stocks, will vigor- ously applaud the President in the most extrayagant shcemes. It means to them dividends and it means in- creased activities on Wall Street But he who makes none of these things, but has to pay them tribute- hates to part with the things that are Caesars to Caesar for he knows very well it is only a prctcxt to en- rich someone at his expense.
 When estimating the position taken by any party politicians we have to consider their economic po- sition. Their politics will be a refix of that position. They may cover their politics by patriotism, and it is often what they understand as pa triotism, but in most cases it is merely the tax paying position which they occupy in society
 | AnA ened by the presence of ambitious naval or military programs, the first howl goes up from the little busi- ness man and his political represen- sentatives because of the taxes which he has to pay. And the next thing the little business man does is to spread his ideas, all ways under the garb of patriotism, among the workers so that they too will conclude that they will be taxed to death, and put in the clear if the little fellow that calls himself "in- dependent" has to pay proportion ate share of the government ex- penses, which are increasing steadi- ly all the time.
 Just at present there is a whole sale opposition manifesting itself to the Wilson plans within his own party; but rather from the rag-tag and oob-tail that support William Jennings Bryan and other radicai leaders of the little business men.
 There is divergence of inter- ests. If you could have a great navy and a great army without paying 1 any larger taxes for them, the rag tag and bob tail, although they might assert differently, would as- sent to it willingly tomorrow. But that increased taxation sticks in their craw It makes them Jelly ache tc heat the band. It does rore it overcnmcs the hankering some of them have for offices, and they would even divide up in schiSmatic sections rendering defeat certain ar the general elections rather than forego the opportunity of knocking high taxes down and out.
 Yet it is sign of the
 we behold these factions developinc without hope of accomplishing any good for themselves. If the repub- licans come into power the demo- cratic program of big navy will be enlarged and the larger army proposals will be cen" siderable increased. The repub- licans know very well what interest their party caters to, and have purged the same element which is now weeping and wailing within the Wilson party.
 Taft occupied such position to Roosevelt, prior to the steam rolling convention as Wilson does to Bryan. It is very remarkable coin cidence. Wilson was to be the re- pository of the Bryan policies, and Bryan supported Wilson against the entire party at Baltimore. Now unless Wilson can find Root with steam roller. the same Bryan wilt be there with bells to make opp0si- tion hideous to him as well as would have Roosevelt to Taft.
 The explanation of the situation is entirely due to the fact that there is very little difference between the policies of the Bryan followers and that of the Roosevelt followers. Both want relief from the cncroach- ments of big business. Prepared ness instead of Taftism has brought out the same instincts of the petty