The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-20
Press Comment
Where is the Leader?

Even in these days Of advanced
thinking men are now united on any
great project or movement without a
leader and leader in whom they have
confidence.
Where is the leader, today, in the
democratic party that commands the
confidence of the whole party?
That is becoming very important
question as the time for the assembling
of the democratic national convention
comes nearer.
Where is the democratic leader that
can promise us any hope OF re-estab-
fishing the party and leading it again to
victory?
If there had been nothing else, the
presidents communication to the Ore
gon democrats would eliminate him
from the role Of leadership. His party
is not with him, now, in the matter Of
the ratification Of the treaty of peace
. without some notifications, some res
ervauons. 1t is among the possibilities
that the great power of the administra-
ton may be sufficient to secure for him
the nomination again at the coming
convention. But that would not rein
state him as the party leader, it would
Immediately divide the party into hos
tile camps, both of which would go
down before a united republican on
slaught.
It is more than probable that Mr..
Bryan can now command more influ-
ence in the party than can the presi-
dent. Say what we will about his many
failures to reach the presidency, Mr..
Bryan has always had large and
faithful following who are again rally
ing to his standards, whatever they
are. There does not seem to be any
probability that Mr.. Bryan will be the
nominee of the democratic party, for
if the nomination comes to him, it
would act about as would a nomination
of the president, split the party in
twain, but Mr.. Bryan is going to meas
ure up more nearly to leadership in
the convention and possibly in the SUBJ
|sequent campaign than any other man
now in sight.
For the rest Of those who have been
spoken Of in connection with the nom
'ination do not measure up in the Slight
est degree to party leadership or to
presidential timber.
Possibly, out of the contention and
the dust and turmoil OF the convention
there will emerge man who can lead
his party, who can secure the conf
dence Of the American people, but who
that man may be, does not appear in
all the controversy and the debate that
have taken place up to this time.
It is eminently time for dark
horse in the democratic party, some
man with sound democratic principles,
some sturdy figure, some leader.t ap-
pear and capture the hearts and the
= ~,
such a man exists and whether the
delegates at San Francisco will have
the wisdom to discover him and the
courage to nominate him, time only
will reveal.
But down to this date, we are leader
less, our anxiety over the condition be-
ing relieved only by the fact that the
republicans are in the same deplorable
position.-Miami Herald.
Fletcher Sure Of Election.
If there was any doubt about Sem
ator Fletcher's reelection, all such
doubt has vanished since his visit to
more favorable impression upon the
people of Florida during the few weeks
campaigning than the senator made
during his short tour of the state. He
Knocked all Of Governor Cats claims
and charges into a cooked hat" and
clearly demonstrated that the governor
is unfit to succeed him in the United
States senate.-The Gainesville Daily
News.
Needs Another Dose.
Not so many years ago, G. w. Morse
was convicted of violation of the fed
eral law, and although he was an i'm
mensely wealthy man, at the time, he
was forced to begin serving sentence
at Atlanta. Very soon, however, his
friends began the circulation of petit
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