New-York tribune., 1919-04-30
acceptance of Go,euau, h,
Peace Conference tlailed
IN AHse, 10 he noas,ed
! la Political Campaign
Wilson Drops Aloofners
President L. Reported as
Having Decided to Work
in Unity With Leaders
Ncic York Tribune
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Ncir York Tribune
Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, April 29.-Demo-
cratic party managers hail the prompt
acceptance by the peace conference of
the revised covenant of the league of
nations as the beginning of another
happy period for the party. If the
terms OF the peace treaty, they say. are
as satisfactory to the American peo-
nle al they believe the covenant is,
the future will belong toAtheir party
for long time. Sore of the Demo-
cratic executives who have been tour
ing the Middle West, nave returned to
Washington convinced that the country
approves the league covenant about
five TO one, and, therefore, they are
hopeful the Republicans will continue
to oppose it, although they express no
doubt that the covenant and the treaty
will be accepted by the Senate.
1t is the talk In Democratic party
inner circles that the return of the
President from Paris with the league
covenant and peace treaty and the
beginning of the special session of
Congress will mark an entirely new era
in Democratic family affairs. From
aow on, it is said, there will be com
pletc solidarity between the President
and Democratic members of Congress.
This, it is said, is to be based on a
policy of understanding between the
rfx kor bo@
mas not hitherto existed.
Wilson Drops Aloofness
1t has been arranged. it is said,
that hereafter the President and party
leaders will confer and agree on party
plans and action, and tnas there will
be no more of the aloofness which has
made the President personally more
unpopular with members OF his own
party n Congress than he is with the
Republicans.
The President is reported to be in
conciliatory and confidential mood and
eager to have the last two years of
his term marked by party harmony and
parliamentary efficiency. 1t is hoped
that starting on the basis of new un-
Outstanding and mutual confidence, the
Democrats will be able before the au-
tumn Of 1920 10 get out from under
the cloud of gloom that now covers
them
Until recently said leader of the
Democratic party to day, "as the party
in power, We have had all the criticism.
iau ulthnding and general grumblng
that have naturally arisen from the
million opportunities the war gave to
make mistakes and give offence, with
out getting any credit for the big
things the government did under our
control.
"Now. thanks 10 our good fortune in
losing control OF Congress last fall. the
Republicans hcnceforth will be respon-
siblc for acts Of Congress- Between
nov and The next election the air will
be fuIl Of criticisms of Congress for
the mistakes it is sure to make and the
failure that will come.
Thinks People viii Forget
'Thc Republicans will start lot of
postbellum Investigations, but they
will simply bore the people AS the
war recedes all the mistakes and blum
ders that the war government made
Will fade from view and victory will be
the big outstanding fact. The party
that was in power when the job was
shortcomings will he forgotten.
a victorious war, following eight
year Of constructive legislation and by
two years of an impotent Congress IS
controlled by wrangling and undis-
tiplined party. will be showing enough
to put US back in power
Democratic leaders accept at par
Presiden. Wilson's statement to the
Democratic National Committee that he
would not be third-term candidate, SO
they are carefully considering who
shall be his successor as the party s
residential candidate.
Mr. Wilson, it is definitely learned,
aas followed up his statement with de-
tailed arrangements for his career
after leaving the White House. Moth
ine his intimates say, can make him
change his mind. After being the cen
tral iigure in great epoch, he. now
pfoposes 70 leave the stage and be
cone the historian Of that epoch. The
business arrangements with the pro-
spsetive publishers are said 10 be IF
fpeh generous nature that the Pres
tdths viii ho# be able tu add pfeat
wealth 81 universal fatne and spend The
remainder of hls life N afiiuehee,