Arizona republican., 1916-05-15
The Advice of Mr. Bryan

me NdNice or MT. 6ryan
 Any who has succeeded in eectns himself congress and making for himself a place of prom thence in that body: and who has persuaded great political party to follow him in the wilderness and through quasmres for sixteen years by the sole exercise of iawbone which he has wieded marveously though We must confess with less effect upon the enemy, than Sampson be considered g. politician and fairly good But better po- ticians than Mir Bryan have fallen down at last and have given fatal advice and direction. Therefore, when he>advises his party risk its all the issue of pacifism. think he betrays unmstakabe symp- toms Of political paresis We the rapidly ap- preaching end of him as d party counsellor and leader
 To a certain point the advice given by him the democratic party sound point indulges only in a recital of admitted facts. It is true Mr Wilson elected by minority of the voters who to the polls four years ago. that the cast Roosevelt and Taft had been consoli- dated against him he would have been defeated.
 It is also true that Mir Wilson has since alienated by his unconceaIed il-concealed sympathy with the allies. the German and a considerable part of the Irish from both of which much of even his minority vote four years ago was derived. To take the place of this defection has gained what be called the pro ally if there such
 
 his favoritism of the allies of him by the more pronounced broadly newspapers.
 He is denounced by some of them for even his pretense of Americanism This is human nature We all have and certainly. less respect for half hearted, hatng partisan of than for the who is openly against Therefore. it is evident that the minority vote O Wilson has suffered a considerable diminution if may assume that the candidate against whom he will fall is not objectionable to the German the Irish and the pro- ally elements.
 That Mir Wilson has lost the support of another considerable element is also probable. the American element We will refer to that later. Mir Bryan suggests for the filling of the depleted democratic ranks, the enlistment of the pacifsts, and he points to the surprising vote cast for Henry Ford in the republican primaries of the states as evi- dence that there is deal of pacfism lying around loose in the country be had for the mere asking.
 Though Mir Ford is eminent pacifist We be- lieve that very small part the for him was cast for that In Nebraska Mir Bryan himself eminent Mir. Ford was defeated for delegate at large to the democratic national convention NIT. Ford had become conspicuous figure long before he became pacfst. His already a house hold word throughout the land His methods had especially appealed to wOrkingmen everywhere. He had been brought intimate relations with thou sands of farmers and others. In the states where a heavy vote for Mr. Ford, the republican voters had been left without wide range of choice between him and unacceptable favorite sons Mr ROosevelts had been withdrawn at his request from the primary ballots of those states and the name of other candidate national breadth hac appeared
 In all these circumsances, it does not appear tlls the vote for Mir Ford could be easily transferred to MT. Wilson especially if he should act upon tn, advice of Mir Bryan and adopt pacifsm as a vote catching measure.
 There is probability that he would lose nucl more than he would catch Mir. Wilson has aread been enough of pacifist weaken him His "to proud to fight speech will him many thousand of democratic His webbing in the matter 0 preparedness has alienated large element of hi party for there is much red blood in the mem lcrs of the democratic party as in the members q any other party. An and out declaration by tn democratic party for pacifisn while spirit of pre- paredness is sweeping the country would party suicide