Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-08-29
RADICAL TREND IN
POLITICS MAY 0VERWHELM
ONE OF THE PARTIES.
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which the bone dry" constitutional
amendment was forced on the coun-
try; the advocates of government
ownership of public utilities and Vari-
Gus groups of socialists, yndicalists
and reformers of endless variety.
No Aid From Republicans.
The Independents believe that Mr..
Wilson will attempt to meet their de-
mands for various progressive doe
trines, but they entertain little or no
hope that the republicans will do so.
They predict failure as far as Mr..
Wilson is concerned because they say
he will be hampered by the interna-
tional policies to which he has COM
mitted himself and his party, and
which they declare are not acceptable
TO the masses of the people.
The only hope they see for the dem
ocratic party is for it to break away
from the Wilson policies and to set
up new program and select leaders
who are free from It's influences.
As far as the republican party is
concerned its program for the next
presidential campaign is as good as
written in the view of the new party
advocates. Unless all surface indica-
tons are awry the republican plat
form will reflect intensive Ameri-
canism' in international relations; at
tempt to provide a basis for under
standing between labor and capital;
advocate a highly protective tariff;
frown on internationaEsm in any re-
spect; cultivate the farmers and at
tempt generally to re-establish the
standpat policies of ten years ago.
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the various groups working for the
creation of a new party that the
democratic organization must bear
the Wilson brand for many years to
come and that if the president is not
a candidate to succeed himself the
problem confronting the leaders of
it will be to head off the men favored
by him as his successor.
Despite any definite facts upon
which to base such a conclusion the
of the new movement, as
well as the republican leaders. in
sist on attributing to the president
the ambition to force on his party his
son-inlaw, Mr.. McAdoo, Secretary
Baker or Attorney General Palmer.
AS a matter of fact, the only men
democrats discuss as available for the
democratic nominations that IN the
opinion of the presidents critics do
not bear the Wilson brand are Cow
ernor Cox of Ohio and Senator Reed
of Missouri, the latter being frankly
anti-Wilson. Also he is impossible as
the candidate of the democratic party
The names discussed as possible
leaders for the third party movement
if it should eVentuate-are Frazier,
the non-partisan league governor of
North Dakota. now serving his sec
ond term; William jennings Bryan,
w. r. Hearst, former Governor
Blease, the South Carolina radical,
and Senators Borah and Johnson.
Johnson is an active candidate for
the republican nomination and will
hardly bolt the conventions action
when he is defeated.
The wide range of craftsmanship
involved in this list reflects the eX-
travagances of existing political spec
ulation. The list of republican etfgi-
bles is almost as extensive. Gen.
Leonard Wood, whose boom is as
suming definite shape is perhaps ia
vored by more genuine sentiment
than any other man talked of for the
republican presidential nomination.
His unpopularity with the admnstra-
ton is being used in promoting senti-
ment favorable to him among the mil
itary element. His case is paralleled
with that of Joffre. the French field
who was set aside by the
politicians of France. but who still
holds his place as national hero in the