The Ordway new era., 1918-12-06

Gratis defeated their own party on
Tuesday, Nov. 5. as a protest against
belittlement of recognized party lead
ers and the party organization gen.
orally as n force worthy of preferen-
tial consideration. There has been
too much Me-" too much Son-in-
law; too much "Col" Ed House, to
Old leaders of the party. both in the
north and in the south. have been
ignored and small group of COM
parative newcomers, who have never
done anything for the party, have
been close to the throne. It has
been evident for the past six months
that the Democratic party was DOOM
ed to defeat in the Congressional
elections of 1918, and that the out
look for success In the Presidential
election of 1920 was only a mere
shadow.
Wilson Would Have Lost
Had President Wilson been a can
didate for reelection on November S,
1t is my candid Judgment that he
would have been defeated most i'm
pressively-purely on his party pol
icy. No man in American politics can
be bigger or better than his party.
This Is true of the Republican as well
as the Democratic party President
Wilson has posed as being superior
to both the leadership and the rank
and file OF his party. He has chilled
the leaders and lost popularity with
the mass of Democrats. because of
numerous cases of political ingrati-
tude.
This Democratic defeat on Novem-
ber 5. In no wise condemns the war
policy of the party in power. Presi-
hap A1I Al.
since the United States entered it
approximately as any other loyal
American would have done. "Win
the war" has been an American motto
and an American determination ever
since the declaration of hostile rela-
tions with Germany on April s, 1917.
II was President Wilson's party war
on Democrats that he disliked and his
unwise appeals to the people, in the
closing weeks Of the campaign. to let
him dictate the personnel of men who
should receive their votes, that seal
ed, for certainty party defeat at
the polls. The Dallas Democrat re-
allied the situation, from long polit-
ical observation of Its editor. warned
its readers. in last weeks issue, of
impending party disaster. President
WILSON'S party policy has cost his ad-
ministration the loss of control of
both houses of the National Congress.
II has sealed the fate of the party.
adversely, in the Presidential cleo
tfon two years hence. Nothing short
of political miracle can bring the
party, victory at that time. Too much
Me- too much "r-y Son-in-law: -
too much Col. Ed House" has been
sad and expensive lesson for the
Democracy.
Ford Deserved Defeat
Henry Ford has been defeated for
United States senator in Michigan,
He deserved to be defeated. He never
was Democrat, but at the dictation
OF the President, he was made the
party candidate. He insulted and Of.
Tended all self-respecting men of poll.
tics by going into the Michigan state
convention that was to ratify his pri.
mary nomination, and denouncfnp
(practical1y) the Democratic party
declaring he is not a Democrat, never
was Democrat and never would be \
democrat. "Holier than thou" was
also his attitude toward his own
party. the Republican, whose primary
nomination he had aiso sought. He
was rejected by the Republicans and
then declared himself an Independent
A fne man to accept a Democratic
nomination and then proclaim him.
self as being better than ALL the
elements in both the Democratic and
the Republican parties. He went un
like a rocket and came down like a
stick"
TWO bright figures emerged from
the wreck: Ex-Gox. Walsh won a
Democratic United States Senator
ship for Massachusetts,, and Presi.
dent Smith. OF the New York CITY
Board of Aldermen. led his party to
victory as its candidate for governor.
The Democrats of the country would
DO we'll to watch Walsh and Smith
for the next two years: There may
be hope in them.