The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-01
Sproul Picked BY Com
moner As Winner in
Coming Convention
SENATOR KENYON
BEST FOR PEOPLE
Nebraskan Thinks His
. Preference Will Stand
Little Show in the Race,
However
ny WILLIAM j. BRYAN

ny WILLIAM j. BRYAN
Washington, Jan. ai.---If any ONE
/ inquiries why / discuss Republican
presidential candidates instead OF those
of.my own party. I answer, first. that
more Republicans have announced
THAR candidacy; and second. that It -
/ Ices embarrassing 10 discuss Repuo-
/ lfane than Democratic candidates.
There are certain general PRINCIPLES
| that must be observed Ia considering
any ones candidacy Tho first is that
xsatlability is not always synonymotis
with merit: that il. one men may De
much more deserving generally than
another and yet less available as a
candidate.
H,iSreas In politics msS be described
as tn. conjunction af preparedness
sanA opportunity Many rnay be pre-
F.as@ss aud have no opportunity; some
may have opportunity and Vet not be
rrrl,sretl 10 take advantage Of H. Cir
ssslnIsss uces circumstances beyond
..ssn.rnf cf the intiisidua i~~-n1a% play
a yers Important part one MAJ, may
iee8'rssf Acisliv fitted ss,f the preside cy
IN. t1tsia If war. walls another may be
Assssh isatsar fitted fur presidential
80 IN siase af peace.
sax.nia aarIag tie candidates. there
fs%t mean no reflection upon those
4 issss,s I may thins less asaiaat'le.
'THssssssss FeN ne. in some tsases. superior
- stts4s who arc especially available
.sstff s.rs
e. aipg RanHbiiean candidate.
~ 80 y ;fs;,sral Isonart Wood. This
nt..s ,;iSe hisa tir4t place. and
tss ~ eiss, only eandsdpte s5sfi,o has re-
Il gSa rs Endorsement eft IA state
SSss~fhnr h@ viii he allowed TO repre-
|s@ts. sAi1s lSsielaY element alone or VIII
Ess-stsa competitor In tsenerni retsiaing
II !. ss III i,a s%ssn. IA snxsults's ptk pc.
III fsvisl7sr u sisese ssos snsn should
rfstfg tp,,aras, active com refitora Ter
sa,s se.ases al those vito arc Inclined TO
ar y t.st tf,iids t.
pircuris,mnses accnntaaie inc az :,
fersrf@s between them, General
rsersbinr receiyed ihc military OBJ
nnsturits.- that Cscrevai Wood coNeiea-
srhas former win rest his claim Upon
kvfa. he did accomplish. WINNIE Ans
latter viii build upon what ne natsn.
nave aceomplisiaed-~thu sHlus
wings to imagination. Thsy are n"s
,nly rivals from a military STANDPOINT
,,,s thev appeai TO different elements
Y X RoosEvEIT's LEGATEE
General Wood is residual leEatee
n Former President Roosevelt, while
f;eneraI pershinE. being the son-in-
40 ~ Senator Warren, will natural
N M more acceptable to the standpa,
Element.
tanditiates The war Ii, over and the
c.9a Enlistment OF the league OF nations
ooks to the prevention of war in the
fufnrs. The conditions are not such
I. demand a military candidate. on
he contrary. military leader would
xeen1 out or place. whether we con
,ider the world at Large or our domes-
dc problems. The league 81 naions =
M American idea and rests upon what
pur country has already accomplished
ii the direction of peace,
The nomination of military man
t@sttch q time would raise question
- 10 our pacific intentions. It would
Irk6fcate feeling At home incona :
~ flhle with the worlds hope OF
bkhce. Men OF equal honesty are
able to be moulded by their envir-
bumcnt, and the environment 81 =
snidfer would make him deni with
International questions In snidieIiS
sav. rather than with a view to avoid :
ng war.
q military man in the White House
rpuid be even more unfit for domes-
Elc polfcfcs The triumph OF the
Democratic idea In the war cannot
EAil 10 give an impetus to the popu-
&rixing OF our own government ana
professional soldier, however
Democratic In principle, would natur-
lily lean toward arbitrary methods
h government. III q government
ske ours persuasion Is the method
npre and more employed. whereas in
he army the officers in authority
sua11nrands and does not permit ques-
ioning A professional soldier ut the
head al the government would. chill
he growing enthusiasm tn favor OF
batting the people in complete controi
their own government
LABOR BIG ISSUE
The labor question win be one OF
ne pronainen, Issues In the campaign
mot some particular branch OF the
abcr question; bur tho taT-reaehing
Hds continuous struggle OF the labor
AZ man for the betterment ot his
0ndttion. The soldier II niWays
rcukht into labor dispute in the
apits.listic side, and his sympathies
Ne naturally with that class How
ger honest he may be. he cannot put
ffnse.f III sFfhe swake srarrrtY place
nd consider the question from that
ont or views. - - -
The drst big question for the Re-
Suhficaia. party to decide. therefore,
whether they Will comnit the party
b The leadership Of q professional
nldter Or seek civilian 1eadef They
kreaA number of civilian candidates
ehoose from. but these represent
3lCnxefitx ssAssp'shasssss
zSSryerffor Icsydef,. .of Illincis he-
N "a the rNRetlopAFy crowd ne
= s 9J3e convention pf IsI IS HI CHR
Sn4 Atfysiy H,a ltefed M the Taft
y ID "a n A1rec4 6FSy5lnf3
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