The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-27
SOCIALISM VS..
AMER|CAN|SM
George Harvey Says That
Will Be Issue of Next
Campaign
REPUBLICANS WILL
BRING FORTH A MAN
Editor of North American Review Says
Wilson Will Be Forced to Create New
Issue to Cover Mistakes of His Adj
mini &rn

Issue to Cover Mistakes of His Ad-
ministration
NEW YORK, Feb. Gradually but I
irresistibly the -powering issue of the t
coming campaign is forming itself III per- I
feet conformity with the Presidents ac- I
tivities abroad and his partially formu-
lated program at home The issue will |
be Socialism against Americanism.
This is the conclusion reached by
George Harvey, editor of the North Amer
lean Review. in the leading issue of the
March number of that magazine pub
1ished today Mr. Harvey assumes that
President Wilson viii not seek renom
nation. Whether he does or not, the
editor believes, the President, who has
forsaken nationalism and espouscd in
ternationalism," will reach out for an
overpowering issue that will give full
play to his persuasive powers. The
Socialists of Europe have proclaimed him
as their leader. it is stated, and Mr.. Har
yey points out that the President has
sent George d. Heron, "the most notable
Bolshevist leader in America" as his
PCAooliai 81 tht -hAAiAiVAeS
conference.
Mr. Harvey believes that the Demo-
cratic party Will bow to its ruler but
that the Republican party will step for
ward TO save the Union. He welcomes
the test and says that it may as we'll
come now as later.
| After referring TO the fact that the
! Republicans will assume control of con
/ 10,
March and saying that any attempt to
analyZe the cause of the turn over would
be Improbable Mr.. Harvey says:
1T suffices the present purpose TO re-
cali that the chief impelling impulse
| faction with the administration conduct
OF the war. So strong had this feel
| ing become that appeals to consider the
probable ill effect upon our allies were
| futile, and even the obvious imminenee
of triumph over the common enemy
| stirred no sense of appreciation of the
governments endeavors America was
not doing herself Justice; the men III con-
troll were incompetent and untrust-
worthy; that was the long and short of
| It; excuses were of no avail; and the in
eyitable happened"
leader of the great party into which he
was born. His last written words, pen
cilled by his own hand a few hours be-
fore his death and addressed in the form
of memorandum for the brilliant young
man whose selection as chairman of the
national organization he was largely re-
sponsible. were these, as reproduced
elsewhere in fac smile
Hays-See him; he must 60 to Wash.
ington; see Senate and House; prevent
split on domestic policies.
) Here is evidence, as clearly as if the
few words filled volume, Mr.. Roose
velt's realization of both his response
; bility and his obligation. The simple
! memorandum marked the Inauguration
, OF definite party policy, to be carried
{ through to a no less definite conclusion.
o Mr. Harvey finds the Republican part,
q thoroughly united and confident, ii
leadership in the Senate the best. The
role is new to Mr.. Lodge, but his Ions
experience, his high intelligence and hi
amazing industry, backed by the spen
did traditions of his state, and the uni
versal respect of both his colleagues an,
the country, render his task compare
:. lively easy
4 Since rendered a certainty Mr.. Har
! vey assumes at the time of his writin!
: that "the danger inherent in the selee
! ZION of Mr.. Mann (as speaker will b
y averted"
'iOf greater value to the party as Al
! organization perhaps" Mr.. Harvey con
. tinues, ais the evolution OF Mr.. VIII II
u Hays Mr.. Hays is the anti
thesis of Mr.. Hanna Mark Hanna
Before money he puts brains; befor
party, principle; before expediency. com
age, and before all, sincerity With tn
prestige acquired from the results Of tn
: first severe test of his capacity, the yea
! and indefatigability of Mr.. Hays consti
- tute an asset such as the Democrat
party simply does not possess.
Mr.. Harvey thinks that no Republ
can candidate will be seriously put fol
- ward in 1870 but E'just as with the Wi
son party, the man will make the ISSUE
so with the Republican party, the issu
| will produce the man" He adds;
'As matters now stand. the conflie
would range widely around the condut
of the war, the mpreparedness &c
| peace, government ownership, universe
| training, extravaganza, taxation, financ
i woman suffrage, enforcement of prob
: bition, executive autocracy, inetficiene
and the like, upon all of which til
Democrats would be put upon the d,
fensive in most embarrassing name
The tariff viii hardly play its a,
customed part because of common al
sent that high rates are absolutely e.
&c sential at the moment for both reyenu
and protection.
tt But whether Mr. Wilson achieves h
= lofty international ambition or, failin
that. again audaciously defies the Poop
to repudiate his administration, he vi
hardly care to 90 to the country lpo
the record comprising the subjects mel
toned In any circumstances he woul
reach out for new and overwhelmin
;. issue. whose discussion would allow fu
~ play Tor his exceptional rhetorical an
: persuasive powers. But even though |
Nv should feel supremely confident of h
a ability TO Justify his domestic poliei'
pit and performances. he would be unable
h. this instance to restrict the test. Graz
ually but irresistibly the oyerpowerir