New Mexico state record., 1920-01-30
WILSON REAL BRYAN FOE

We feel constrained TO reamrk up
on two peculiar features OF Bryan S
new issue IN the internal conihets
Of the Democratic party. The ilrst
CHASE Of the new controversy winch
imDresses the mind is that the issue
is really not with Cummings. but with
the President. Cummings IS merely
shadow man and the blows are
being aimed at the President. To take
Cummings to task for alliance WIT A
wet" candidate IS merely to direct
attention to the fact that President
Wilson has by his every act played
into the hands OF the wet" interests.
We are not saying at this time wheth-
er The President IS 10 be commended
or condemned for his policy. but mer-
ely calling attention to the inevitable
result Bryan's new move II he m
sists that Cummings must resign from
the chairmanship because Of his wet
affiliations there Is no escaping ms
later insistenoc that Wilson must re
tire from the leadership Of the party
for the same reason Mr.. Bryan. 10
use an apt illustration from chess, IS
merely adjusting hls pawns SO that
he can cheCkmate the KING.
The second feature ui the Bryan
move IS that the famous orator IS
dealing with small issues which in
volye prejudoes, and IS negleotng
larger and lar more vital questions.
The wet" issue is practically settled.
There will be more or less politics
in the question OF degree oil slrinRen-
cy with which the law shall be en-
forced but this is hardly an issue
upon which Mr.. Bryan would seize
If he were playing the part Of a
statesman. Just now he IS playing
the game of a crafty politician, and
lrraying prejudice against President
Wilson, while making his direct at
tack upon Nj Cummings. If MI
Bryan really wanted to take up a
feature OF the Wilson administration
that IS worth while. IN the effort 10
promote good government, why does
at he assail the administration for
its Infamous interference with re-
preventative government when an et-
fort was made 10 force Henry Ford
into the United States Senate? Ford
was notoriously unfit; but, entirely
aside from the question Of uniitness.
there was involved the fundamentally
important question OF use OF Pres
idential power to control state clee-
ton.
Whether Mr. Cummings and the
President throw their Influence 60 the
'wets" is a matter 40 which various
people will ascribc tayinp degree,
Of importance But q - difficult "a.
see how anyone can regard as ot
smh Importance the establishment OF
die precedent ot q President hand
picking candidate for the senate and
then using all the power OF the Fed
cral administration 90 force his clc,-
ton On emerging from the White
House. after a visit 90 Mr. Wilson,
M Ford said that hc had no desire
10 be "a candidate for the Senator
ship but had consented 10 ruu be
Cause Of the urgent request OF the
President Disclosures al the trial OF
the Chicago Tribune libel suit show
ed that Mr. Ford was ignorant OF
public questions and that his Amer
icansm was of doubtful quality Vet.
If 1t had not been for the heroic rl-
forts Of many people M Michigan,
that man would have been seated in'
the United States Senate a. result
of the perversion of Presidential
power.
Instead OF calling up the spectre of
wet" affiliations. why doc snt At
Bryan asead Wilson for attempted
overthrow of representative govern
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