, 1922-05-19

longer a fight within the Democratic party. It is a
light between the Democratic party and the Woodrow
Wilson Democracy. The best judgment at this writ
lng is that the Democratic party is doomed to lose.
Either il will permit the Woodrow Wilson democracy
70 seize control of its organization, dictate its poll
cies, round M. rope and brand it with the Woodrow
Wilson mark of PROFESSIONALLY or the Woodrow Wilson
Democracy will conduct a fight of its own which
VIII be directed quite as much against the Democratic
perry as it will be against the Republican party.
Under the eight years of domination by President
Wilson the Democratic party, to all intents and pur-
poses became his personal property. If Democratic
senators did not obey his royal DEGREES and PROSTATE
themselves before him, his ukase was issued that those
senators should be retired from public life. Wilson's
interference in the primaries of his own party in sew
eral southern states is a matter of common record.
His present attempt to dictate to the Democrats of
Missouri is on a par with his dictation to the Demo
Gratis of Georgia, Mississippi and other states. 1t re-
mains to be seen whether he, as a private citizen, is
as powerful politically within his own party as he
was when he was president
In any event those who continue their adulation Of
him have banded themselves in a heavily financed,
militant organization known as the Woodrow Wilson
democracy as distinguished from the plain organiza-
the Democratic party, the party whose name, tradi-|
tions and habiliments Woodrow Wilson used to the
limit to elevate himself to the presidency. A t the
present writing, this Woodrow Wilson Democracy,
headed by Hamilton Holt. seems to have the inside
track at the Wilson court.
This organization recently held a meeting in Ney
York at which Mr.. Hamilton Holt reported that he
had received the political blessing of Mr.. Wilson and
at the same time expressed grave doubt as to the
quality of the Dmocratic party as it now exists and
is differed. He expressed the fear that unless some
thing were done to save it from its present tendencies
and leadership 1t would slump" In order to pre-
vent this, Mr.. Holt introduced a resolution at the
meeting of the Woodrow Wilson Democracy which
called upon Chairman Hull of the Democratic party
of call a special meeting of the Democratic national
committee in order to give that committee opportu-
nifty to make a choice between hitting the sawdust
trail and accepting the teachings of the Woodrow
Wilson Democracy or continuing to pursue its ancient
and unregenerate ways. Following hard upon this
thinly yelled ultimatum of the Woodrow Wilson
to the Democratic party comes Woodrow
Wilson's letter with its equally thinly yelled ultima
tum that "it will be wise" for those Democrats "who
believe in my political leadership" to accept orders as
of yore.
From all of which IL is perfectly evident that Mr..
Wilson still believes in one-man power. He still be-
licves in an autocratic form of government. He still
believes in political dictatorship. He still resents the
idea of the people in the ranks having any voice what
ever in the affairs of their party whenever and wher-|
ever that voice does not echo his opinions.