Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1920-11-10
BRYAN CALLS ON
WILSON To QUIT
Commoner Says Party Is III, but
win Recover.
EXPECTED THE VOTE RESULT
Former Secretary Of State Would
Have Marshall Appoint Harding
Secretary Of State and Then
Step Out.


Chicago. Nov. 5.-Mill.am j Bryan,
who arrived in Chicago ON a speaking
tour. issued statement calling ON
President Wilson 10 resign at once.
yielding the presidency to Vice Presi-
dent Marshall with the understanding
that Senator Harding be made secre-,
tary Of state.
Then. Mr.. Bryan said. Marshall
should resign December /. leaving the
presidency 10 Harding, who would sue
coed rs secretary OF state. Harding
then could carry through definite
plan for peace. Bryan declared.
Would Speed Legislation.
The COmmOner's suggestion for
Wilson's resignation was lot made In
a spirit of anger or recrimlnatiOn, but
for the purpose OF speeding up as rap
idly as possible actual legislation I'M
der the Republican regime. IL would
prevent the long delay between now
and March 4.
1.-THE Democratic party needs re-
organization by Democrats" continued
Mr.. Bryan. This landslide was the
result not OF Democratic but of Wilson
policies"
Bryan Expected Vote Result
The conversation was then turned
upon the Significance of the events
which have just occurred politically.
SIR Bryan's aplomb seemed to have
been in no way shattered. Mr.. Bryan
expected II. He came 1000 miles
from his winter home I'm Florida To
cast his vote In Nebraska for Gov.
Cox. But Il seemed TO be merely
gesture-Mr. Bryan casting his vote
for Gov. Cox did not feel the fires OF
righteousness roaring in his heart.
Il made no speeches in the cant
paign." he said. "FOr the first time
In forty years I made no political
speeches during presidential cam
paign could not explain why then.
Ny reasons would be construed as
arguments against the candidate. l
will tell now. My speeches would not
have fitted into the plan of campaign.
The san Francisco convention.
thought. ignored the most important
issues knew after the convention,
and wrote OF Il. that the Democrats
would not carry single northern
state. The party has become a party
of evaders and not crusaders. | could
not enter into joint debate with Gov.
Cox while oStensibly campaigning for
him. | was silent"
Sees New Democracy.
4 pensiVe memory this. and Mr..
Bryan sighed. But the verbal fast is
now broken and Mr.. Bryan. his voice
freshened by it's rest. launched into
sentences that stirred with emotion
and power. The Democratic party
would rise from the ashes of defeat.
The great vote for Harding had been
not so much OF confidence in the
"reactiOnary Republicans" as vote
of protest against WilSonized De
mOcracy that had "traficked with
Wall street. fiirted with the horror OF
propaganda and sent delegates TO san
Francisco whose catechism began,
The chief object of man is 10 glOrify
the President and obey his command
ments.'
Mr.. Bryan then spent a half hom
criticisiug in detail what he termed
GOV. Coxs campaign Inconsistencies
his appeal for the dry vote In the
west. the wet vote In the east; his
stand against reaction I'm the west !;
his traffic with Wall street In the
east; his deliberate support of the
Presidents stubborn accusations
against such men as Taft and Hoover
And then, after he had talked for
an hour touching upon as many topics
as could be hurled at him by the in
tervicwer. Mr.. Bryan concluded with
a heroic forecast: The De~ocrats were
not down. The innate progresSivism
OF the Democratic party would as
semble around its standards once
more the hosts Of reform and wisdom
And Mr.. Bryan would not be surprised
10 see the country 20 rs overwhelm-
InCly Democratic in 1924 as Il went
Republican In 1920. With a final smile
Mr.. Bryan spread the pOultice over
the bruised body of his party.
AFTER thirty years in politics [
have seen both defeats and victories
pass away" he said "And there was
"A wise ancient over whose door IL
was written: This. too. shall pass
away" And Dir. Bryan. eying the
latest new spoper headlines. rec0unting
the recent landslide, SET his uncon-
auerahle TIPS firmly and added, "and