Pueblo chieftain., 1921-02-06
IN AN EFFORT TO REJUvENATE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY COMMITTEE
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the presumption that he proposes to
keep the leadership II he can.
From this the anti-Cox group passes
poets to try to set the nomination
again three years from now. An addi-
tional fact adding to this suspicion Is
Cox's announced intention of spending
several months in Europe studying
foreign problems. The anti-CoX lead
ers suspect Cox OF looking forward to
the League of Nations. or some varia-
tion of it, as the leading issue.
Tho anti-Cox leaders look upon the
present chairman of the party, George
White, as a Cox man. To large de-
gree that is true, altho White is n man
OF character who would have n con-
scientious sense of his trusteeship to
the party as whole. But even after
White made the concession of appoint
ing an executive committee, the anti
Cox leaders are no more satisfied than
before. They still maintain that there
should be a meeting of the entire ma
tional committee and a thoro-Going re-
organization.
Under the rules of the party. only
White has the power to call such
meeting, and his adoption of the ex-
pedient of appointing an executive
committee is accepted as a sign of his
anti-CoX leaders say they will go ovef
Whites head and call a meeting by the
device of a petition from a majority
of the committee members.
For the sake of understanding, 1
speak of these men as "anti-Cox lead
ers." But it is fact that they might.
with equal accuracy, be called pro
McAdoo leaders" The whole contest
has specifically the appearance OF a
row between the adherents of two
leaders for strategic advantage look
ing to the nomination in 1924.
1t would not be fair to describe 1t
as wholly that, for some of the lead
ers taking part in the contest gre
moved largely by realization of the ne
cessity for greater cohesiveness and
activity on the part of the organiza-
ton.
What the Democratic organization
really needs Is to think Of the public
and not OF the candidates. 1t needs
to play the role of an opposition party
effectively now and stop thinking OF
who is to have the nomination three
years from now. 1t needs less squab-
bling for advantage within the party
organization and more effort toward
unity in the sight of the public.
Unity of organization is desirable,
but unity of thought and policy Is
I much more important. Differences
| within the organization are bad, but
differences among the publicly known
leaders of the party in congress on the
questions that come up have the worse
result of giving the public confused
picture of what the party really stands
for.
In many OF the roll calls that have
been taken on important measures IN
the present session of the senate, the
Democratic senators, and especially
those senators who are regarded az
leaders, divided in such way that
the public will not be able to under
stand whether the Democrats present
any contrast to the Republicans. In
the passage of the bill regulating the
packers, for example, one of the ac-
cepted Democratic leaders, Under
. wood, was against the bill. while the
senator who in an informal way stands
second to Underwood in leadership
Carter Glass OF Virginia. voted for It.
Chairman Whites new executive
committee is all right so FAR as II
goes II It fails to achieve solidarity
and good feeling within the orsaniza-
ton. more should be done. IL neces-
sary. there should be a meeting of the
committee and a new chairman ap.
pointed. who has Acknowledged skill
as an organizer. and whose circum.
stances are such that he can give hii
whole time to the work.
|; But all of this. even IL II Is achieved
covers the work of organization only
, In addition to this and more impor'
tant than this. there Is needed an ad-
visory committee, not confined tc
, members OF the national committee
but composed of leaders who NEAR
something to the public at large. 1
should include the best and bigges
that the Democrats have. 1t shoulC
include President Wilson himself aft
er he Is out of office, provided he i:
willing to serve, and he ought to b'
! willing.
1t should include Bryan, Cox ant
McAdoo. 1t should include John W
:. Davis when he returns from abroad
and Colonel House, and several sen
ators like Underwood, Glass, Hitch
cock and Walsh of Montana. Togeth
CT with Congressman Rainey of iii
i nois, Congressman Hull of Tennessee
} and whatever new Democrats in tn
3 coming congress are to be the spokes
men of the party in the lower house.
The Democrats have an opportunit.
and a responsibility. Their opportu
nifty is obvious to everybody In Wash
lington. 1t is more obvious to the Re
I publicans than to anybody else. Al
| one of the most far-sighted of the Re
publican senators remarked hopclessl,
the other day. I'VE have promised Il
| solve the insoluble.' Another re
marked that he is submerged in dis
may when he reflects upon how thing
are going to look to the country JUS
about the time the Republicans TAXI
hold say about the first of April
For ono thing. the present session
of congress is now far enough gone
to foresee that it's record. when finally
made up, is going to look disappoint'
ing in the light of the boostful prom
ises that were made.