The Washington herald., 1920-04-19
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let in his body They say that the
country will deplore the wave OF
gossip. slander and injustice" of
which Woodrow Wilson so long has
been and still is the victim.
Democratic leaders say this about
the President. too. and in this way
they have campaign material in
mind. They are certain that ths
spring and summer Of 1890 in Eu-
rope-ChaotiC. distressed and prob
ably sanguinary months--also Will
provide Woodrow Wilson with ar
historic Nindicstion."
League Worth Trying.
Americans. before the November
elections, Democratic paladins fee
sure. VIII be brought to realize that
Woodrow Wilson's scorned and re-
jected league Of nations. with ali
its frailties. might have been worth
trying. after all. They will at least
see. IL is believed. what the old
World unchecked 10y international
limitations Of any kind is capable
of becoming. They will say to them
selves. the Democrats are convinced.
that Doctor Wilson's medicine ought
to have been administered as a trial
dose anyhow. The Democrats are
going before the country in 1890
enthusiastically recommending the
potion that Wilson mixed for a war
sick world.
Keep an eye on Cox" is the adj
vice Of the most sagacioUs Demo.
Gratis. His biggest and most obvi-
Gus asset is his anticipated ability
10 swing the Buckeye State into the
g.. - Il
Senator Warren g. Harding should
be his Republican opponent
4. Mitchell Palmer's boom has ap-
preciably been regalVanized during
the past ten days. 1t withered fol-
lowing the Michigan primaries. but
the Attorney Generals firm tacklinI
Of the outlaw railroad strike is be-
lieved by Democratic leaders to
have pushed him once again to the
fore As law and order" candidate
throughout the nation.
Foes as Palmer's Assets.
II is conceded that organized la
Dor does not like Palmer. that pro-
Germans detest him for his admins
istration as Alien Property Custo-
dian. and that parlor Bolsheviks Of
all parties would gladly see him
We AaAAAfN. lAflAAlNdAAe anu OAnETN lcGs
But. it is said. there have been ac-
crctions of strength to the Palmer
movement from other quarters Just
because. like Grover Cleveland, of
the enemies he has made"
William @. Nc AdoO is said to be
fourishing, like a growing violet.
unobtrusiVely but substantially in
respect of the San Francisco nomi-
nation. His hackers call him the
one Democratic possibility capable
of rallying both capital and labor
to his standard. Two men enthu-
siastically enlisted in the McAdoe
cause are Bernard NJ Baruch ana
Raymond T. Baker. Director Of the
Mint. Governor Hobby, of Texas,
who was in Washington last week,
says that the banner Democratic
State of the Union is 100 per cent
McAdoo. The solid South" il Is
said, can be kept solid for the De-
mocracy only by McAdoo, who was
born in Georgia. He fits the wide
spread demand for a businessman
President" his friends aver.
From all and sundry of the above.
readers are adjured not to draw
the conclusion that confidence in
1920 as Democratic year fills Dem
ocratic hearts. They are not en-
tirely at ease. for instance, on the
perennial Bryan issue.
Democrats concede that Bryan
still has nuisance value" though
not as much as he possessed at Bal
timore in 1912. They think they
have a first-class fighting chance
in November. but would not at this
writing give odds on il.
They arc almost certain to moist-
ed the national platform. particu-
larly IL the Republicans don't ire
rigate theirs. They are hoping and
praying for. and more or less count.
ing upon. one thine-that the Re.
publican candidate and platform
adopted at Chicago will be stand-
pat, Old-Guard and reactionary to
a degree. II that kind fate over
takes the Republican party. il will
raise its arms appeslingly to Allah
next summer and persuade itself