Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-09
FRIDAY. JANUARY 9. 1920.
Democratic Campaign Opens Auspioious-
" and AggressiveIy.


ly and Aggressivciy.
Seldom in all the history Of our country
hss there been such an important political
Csthering as the meeting Of the Demo
cratic National Committee in Washington,
Yesterday. and the bsnqucts held at two
leading hotels in the evening. Tho occa-
SION wasthe formal opening Of the Demo
cratic national campaign oi 1920, and
the vigorous manner in which the COM
mittec declared to the country the pJr-
poses of the party management Is set
forth in the formal report of Chairman
Homer ). Cummings, the confidence oN-
pressed ~ him iii the rarty's cause and
its prospects Of victory, the ringing ar
raignment Of tho Republican party 10
tho resolutions adopted by the committee.
the text ar most Of the addresses delivered
a. the two hauqucts, aH combined %
present the cause of = united and aggres-
sve Democratic party, ready 70 do baitlo
for the favor Of the country, and confident
II the integrity Of its principles and ol
their approval By the people
There was some surprise q the Sc
lection, BY the committee, of Sal Fran-
,l,cn - the citv of this years National
Democratic Convention. But thorc we're
reasons. In the first plaoe, tho repre-
,cntativos Of that city were aggressive in
her campaign and assuring ii their
Inducements: the sending Of the conven-
- ,Hf hsN
eountry was compensation for the expense
and inconvenience which that section
eas put to through the selection Of an
extreme eastern city-haltlmore- eight
wears ago. And there vas political pro-
prletv in thus giving recognition to the
loyI Democrats ot the Pacific Coast
states, especially 70 those Of California,
who saved the Democratic nartv from
defeat 81 tie 1916 election hy giving the
Electoral vote Of the State 70 Wilson.
And then. there va he asSuranc Q
.trct neutral the o'cct On 3 san
francisco. - tar as the interest oi TT
.-sndidatc- or 3 nomination orI'ne dent
re concerned. The eholcc Of the con-
rent ono y cave al 0; them post on
II - qua y
Trac. there waz 3 note of disseps on
lr1 notab one respect ne
probable a. itudc the par \ ,ow3r9s
i Treaty Peace and tho / ague Of
Nations. Ir ent Wilson n man Y
ana convine.ngI tier. # not the chte +
doubt - a i! pos on He would Aavc
INC Democ, ST (. party stand firmly and
lnequ vocal !. lor "a ttlcau d the
treaty without reserva ons that would
fnpalr its integrity IN any mann ?. le4yin
70 the people to de rhine the
n the vent that the par:i 80 Repu l.c4n
y. lEty sbould continue to prevail II
me Senate and thus prevent ratification.
Nir Bry deliberately took the or osite
round, and advoc ted policy If surren-
Ter through compromise with Lodge and
SIS iellou Republican partlsan-, Oh the
ol~s that refusal TO compromise would
certainty clay final actlon on the Treaty
- more than q wear. and perhaps IN
ac..-,tI ur-Ies, tie people > the election
sustained the Treaty by the election of
: new senate v7tb { two-thIrd- majority
1le-Ircty favorable 10 complete ratlf-
estio~
Tn is tAc sur, the mai SID faat
vi r. d. crmined BY The Denocr I 4
voter the T pr mary elections this y ar,
direct towards h ,tion oi dc 6
gates he Democrat Natioral Con-
venfio1 Il is.one hat doe not admit
onpromis-, bu VII have 10 DC se.t cd
By tie expr son of the majority How
il WI be determined may nor at hi time
be predlc cd with accuracv. bur the Demo
crau par y has eve been 4 pa tv il lined
bol aggre sloa rather thaa O ipstiou-
ab.c cofnproiuIse
But ther IS no probability of anything
put . fair consideration hus brought to
he front by MIR Bryan, with following
srqlieocence il the decision of The ma
}orI;y Nor can there De any doubt as
- wha. the decision Of the party voters
wi. be I Is not conceivable DIZZY "
l4vo al abauIonmen4 . their righteous
Qosi lon ID rcspec If the Treaty of Peace
md the Lcagu, u Nations and surrender
,onv ctloa and sound principle u 81 did
:,olltioai compromise y th Lodge and
the other r4ncorous partisan Republicans
,f thu Ser te, embutcred as they 4 bg
~ insane host ty - President Wilson
and an equally insane jealousy ) Tho
Democratic party for Tic prestige 7 las
gained through the br l'ian ach eyrmehts
pf & Democratic national administration
during Tue pas. seven ycar-
such ayc tie natural conclusions 3 Il
fair review Q rlt lnterest.u haIren ug
81 " shington. 81, slerday and IL a.h
And most inspir Ing 3