Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-08
WILSON TARGET.
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"Nor was Wilson's fall purely personal
With few notable exceptions the entire
structure of middle class and capitalist
liberalism tumblcd with him. never to
rise again.
To-day there is not throughout the
length and breadth Of the United States
a single liberal or radical political group
Of anv Importance outside Of the organized
Socialist movement The attempts of
some advanced organized workers to form
an independent political party Of labor on
a national scale has go far fotndered upon
the rock of conservatism and narrowncss of
the American Federation leadership. and
the efforts to create a progressive middle
class party have met with little response =
Wilson, the Paciiist, drew us into the
worlds most irightul war Wilson, the
Anti-Aiilltarist, imposed conscription
upon the country IN war, and urged uni
versal military training, n large standing
army and huge navy IN peace.
w Wllson, the Democrat, arrogated to
himself autocratlc power grossly lncon-
sistent with republican form Of gov
ernment.
"Wilson. tho Liberal revived the medi-
Rval inqulsition of speech, thought and
conscience. His administration suppressed
radical publications, raidcd homes and
meeting places Of its political opponents,
destroyed their property and assaulted
their persons.
Wilson. the Apostle Of the new free
dom. infested the country with stool
pigeons and spies and filed the iails with
political prisoners.
Wilson, the Champion Of Labor, re-
stored involuntary servltude IN the mines
and on the railroads, and answered the
wage demands OF the wor ers by iailing
their leaders.
Wilson. the Idealist and Humani-
tartan. has inaugurated reign OF intel
lectual obscurantism, moral terrorism
and political reaction, the like of which
this country had never known before.
The morbid national psychology which
he has helped to create has produced
such atavistic political types as Palmer,
Burleson, Sweet and Lusk. 1t has adj
vance3 to places Oh honor political mounte-
banks like Ole Hanson, but has put into
prison stripes the noblest and truest
types Of American manhood, persons like
Eugene V. Debs, and many of his less
conspicuous fellow prisoners. The pitt
full collapse Of Wilson's liberalism WAS
nothing accidental.
Mr.. Hllquit, elected chairman for
the day over j. Lewis Engdahl, of Il
linois. BY vote Of 81 to %, declared that
war passion diving. sobered America will
look back with gratitude to the small
band of Socialists who had nothing for
which to apologize in their stand on the
war but who had been prosecuted and
Jailed, said that the political conditions
for the task Of the socialist revolution have
! Il. "a.
be not merely the vague and abstract
spirit Of so-called socialism, but the def
mite and organized socialism of the
Socialist party, which Will lead the light
of the workers
'"Time aud again the Socialist struggle
had been sidetrackcd by the appearance
Of a so-callcd radical leader IN the ranks
Of one Of the old parties who held out the
promise OF Immediate victory for the
common people, he SAID. Time and
again the common people believed IN the
false prophet and voted him into power,
only 10 reap a bitter dislllusionment
a ct MS remain socialists and no Palm
erism. Luskism or Sweetlsm can prevent
or even retard the day OF our ultimate
victory"
Formulation OF the partys platform,
IN which there Is exceptionally keen IN
terest this year, will he begun next week.
The nominations for President and Vice
President, Is is expected, will not he made
until near the close Of the convention,
possibly next Friday, but it appears to be
virtually the unanimous opinion that Eu-
gene " Dei,s now serving a l0-yeaI
term IN the federal prison at Atlanta Ga
for violation OF the espionage act Will be
selected to head the ticket
The names most prominently mention.
ed for the nomination for rlce-presideut
are those Of Seymour Steiman Of Chi
cago, general counsel for the party Scott
Nearing, formerly professor Of economic,
at the University Of Pennsylvania ang
the University Of Toledo. and Mrs. kate
Richards O.IIare of Kansas City who
like Debs. is serving a term for violation
Of the espionage act She Is confined a
the federal prison 1t jefferson City
Mo