Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-12-03
OPINIONS DIFFER
. ON. THIRD PARTY
Comments on Prospects
for Democratic Sue,
cess in 1896.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
There Is sharp disagreement as to
what effect new and more liberal
party might have on Democratic party
prospects in 1886
Comments on third party shape
up like this:
A high Democrat said that if eco
homie conditions do not improve, the
danger" from the radical side will
grow.
A Republican independent believes
the Democrats will have nothing to
fear from right or left if they re-
main progressive"
A regular Republican took the stand
that the party in power will have
sturdier opposition from the Repub-
The Farmer-Laborite thought the
Democrats would have nothing to fear
but themselves.
Peril Seen in Radicals"
1t was Senator Adams, Democrat, of
Colorado, who said:
THE Democratic party has landed
in the middle of the road, if you
take the old guard as typical of the
Republican party and the radical
progreSSives at the other extreme.
The Democrats occupy wide belt
There is more of possibility of growth
of the belt to the left than to the
right. 1 can see where the Demo-
cratic belt can still invade further Re-
publican territory like Pennsylvania
"Of course, economic consequences
will have a great deal of say about it.
If conditions improve, it will lessen the
hazard from the radical side. If they
don't, it enhances the danger. There
is possibility of movement of that
kind in every State"
Here's the answer of Senator Norris,
Nebraska's Republican independent:
The recent election shows the peo-
pie turned out the conservative Re-
publicans not because they loved the
Democrats more. but because they had
to get rid of those Standpat fellows.
II the Democrats turn to the right
and I have seen some indications of
tit seems to me they have judged
the elections all wrong and they will
have more to fear from the progress
ives than from the Republicans.
Senator Fess of Ohio, conservative
Republican defeated for reelection by
Vic Donahey, doesn't believe the Re-
publicanS are 'out, even though
down"
The Democrats" he said. have
no more to fear from the so-called
progressive or radical groups than
from the Republicans. You'll find the
Republican party will come back,
probably in 1896
:, But if the Democrats still Tam
manyize the American voters and buy
the election, We haven't a chance"
Shipstead Awaits Trend.
Senator Henrik Shipstead of Min
nesota, recently reelected on the
Farmer-Labor cooperative common
wealth" and Government-owners
platform, said:
The Democrats have nothing to
fear but themselves. The future
will be determined by the trend
of the policies backed by the Demo-
cratic party The growth of the pro-
gressive elements in Minnesota and
elsewhere is due to the policies fol-
lowed by the Republican and Demo-
cratic parties.
Parties should not be called liberal
and conservative, but constructive or
destructive The Republicans are
known as conservatives, but what did
they ever conserve?
I'VE should have more constructive
thinking and stop these policies that
have destroyed security. The de-
stroyers have sold the idea to the
people that they are conservators."