Evening journal., 1919-04-01
wilson SOCIALIST,
SAYS ]. ". BAILEY
CONTINUED from page one)

lLOntnueu from page Oue.l
which ne describes the President as
revolutionary beyond anything his
words reveal, beyond anything his con-
temporarles have discerned." and fur
ther declares that as compared with
Woodrow Wilson there are Socialist
spokesmen who are bourbon i'm their
understanding and their sympathy
The man who wrote that description OF
tie President has since the publication
OF the book been appointed by the
President to represent the United States
at. a most important conference.
Il may not accomplish much by a
public and emphatic protest against
the present trend Of Democratic legis-
lation and administration, but 10 Is
certain I could accomplish nothing by
remaining silent and when the dis
aster came, as come it must II we per
sist in our present course. / shall have
the unspeakable satisfaction OF know
ing that / have done what I could to
avert It,"
Senator Balley's letter was written.
he explained, 10 make vissr T1st what
he had said in his recent speech in
Newark. y. j.; which was interpreted
as meaning that he had quit the party.
"What l did say" was his eXplana-
tion. was that 4 will never again
vote for the candidate Of any party
which constantly reduces our liberties
and unnecessarily increases ourt taxes
But that can only be construed as an
announcement Of my Withdrawal from
the Democratic party on the theory
that the Democratic party viii con-
tinue 10 abridge our liberties and in-
crease our taxes. II II does / will not
continue TO vote its ticket. But that
does not mean that have ceased to be
a Democrat. on the contrary IL means
that l am resolved 20 remain a Demo-
crst in principle whatever become
in name"
The senator said he did not agree
with his correspondent that he should
remain silent nor that he could render
the best service 10 the party by re-
naming In 1t.
"For several years" he saidi "our
leaders have been pandering to popu-
lists, socialists and political monde
scripts until they have now adopted
almost everything which the old popu-
list party advocated and many OF the
things which the Socialist party has
advocated.
I'm the hope that the Democrats who
sought no office would perceive the
danger OF what was being done and
compel all Democratic Office holders TO
renew their devotion 20 the real prin-
ciples Of our party ! have refrained
from making any public protest but in
stead of Democratic masses discipling
the Democratic leaders the body 6f the
party is becoming tainted with the
isms' and Democratic principles as they
were taught by our fathers will be en-
tirely discarded unless something IS
done 10 correct and reverse the present
tendency"
Mr.. Bailey continued by saying that
the regeneration Of the party cannot be
accomplished by acquaintance and fol-
lowing a group Of politicians who are
teaching governmental doctrines which
we believe certain TO subvert this re-
public.
"The President has prescribed the
real Democrats OF this country" said
Mr.. Bailey, "and excludes them from ALI
conferences with him though he takes
into his closest confidence semi-Social-
ISIS and Socialists, and not semi-S0cial-
lists and Socialists, and not one or them
can fairly be called a Democrat accord
ing to any definition Of Democracy
which you and were taught to ac-
cept.
"Wlth a few honorable exceptions,
every man holding an important politi-
cal office under this administration
Utilities every opportunity to discredit
all men who adhere firmly TO funda-
mentals Of a representative Democracy; i
they stigmatize every man who believes
In a faithful observance OF the COnsti-
tuition as a 'reactionary' and they de-
nounce those who defend the right Of
private property as 'subseryient to the
interests
How can any man who believes In
the principles Of the Democratic party
vote for such men? They reject Dem
ocratic principles and apply in the con-
duct Of government principles which
Democrats have always opposed. II you
and ! help TO elect such men to office
we have no right to complain at the
manner in which they administer our
public>affairs.'