| Show WI w. JN J. BRY BRYAN A 1920 RACE Orator Wishes Republican L Pali Party to Name Kenyon Peoples Man Maii Opposes Boom BODin for l Army Officers By William J. J Bryan 1020 1129 n St Serice AU All TO W sT Tan Jan 31 If If any anyone anyone V V one inquires wh why I discuss Republican Kc- Kc publican presidential can candidates in instead instead in- in stead stend of those of my own party parly I Ianswer Ianswer Ianswer answer first that flint more Republicans have announced their candidacy and second that it is less embarrassing I to discuss than Democrat candidates Th rb nr iro c i j j'S S 'S i t. t pl rs m t t 1 ih n noU oU ton ton-I anyone's CS candidacy f The he c- c I first is that a 3 availability is not always synonymous wilh lh merit that is is one ne man mun may be much more deserving generally than another and yet less nv available as ns a candi candidate ate Success In politics may be e described sis as the conjunction of oC preparedness ond opportunity Many Inn may bo prepared and ha hao ha o no opportunity som some ma may have ha opportunity an and yet yel not bo be prepared pro pro- pared to take lake a advantage ad of it Circumstances Cir Ctr- Cir Cir- circumstances control con eon conI I of or the l individual may Individual may ual-may may pIll play a very Important part One Ono man mOl may bo especially espe I epe-I dally fitted tilted for tor tho the presidency in time of at war var while another may bo much better belter fitted tilted for lor or a n presidential term in time of peace Wood and r Are Arc re In comparing the candidates there thore- fore I mean no reflection upon those whom I ma may think less available may be bc In somo some cases superior to those who are aro especially available at this time The leading Republican candidate so far Is Gen Leonard Leonar Wood rho The straw votes give glo o I him first place nn and ho Is the only candidate who has haa received the Indorsement of a state Whether ho he 1 hI fn n w vA j v 1 Ui JUI dier element alone alono or will find a competitor competitor com coin In General Pershing is yet ct to be seen It would not be surprising if IC these two men should finally become competitors for tor the votes of oC those who are Inclined to a military candidate dt's Circumstances accentuate the tho differences differences differ differ- r- r between them General Por Pershing received tho military opportunity that General Wood coveted co The former will ro rest t his claim upon what hat he dl did accomplish accomplish push while tho the latter will build upon what ho he might have havo accomplished accomplished- thus giving wings to Imagination They aro arc not nol only rivals rJ from a a. military standpoint but the they appeal to different elements in tho the party General Wood is residual legatee of or former President Roosevelt while General Gen Gen- eral oral Pershing being the son law o of Senator Warren will naturally bo be more acceptable to the clement clemont But Is this tho time for Cor a fL military candidate Tho The war is over o and arid the establishment of ot tho the league of or nations looks to the prevention of or war In tho the future Tho conditions aro are not such as demand a military r candidate on tho the contrary a military leader would ouM seem out of or place whether we o consider the world at large or our domestic I lem e m a 1 n Opposed Tho league of or nations Is Ig an American Idea Mea and rests upon what our country has already accomplished in tho the c- c tion of t peace Tho nomination of ot a 8 military tary man at such a time would raise a n. question as I to our pacific intentions it would In InI In- In dicato a feeling at nt homo home incompatible with the worlds world's hope or of peace Mon Men of or equal honesty t are liable blo to bo be mould mould- er erby b by their environment and tho the en en- en en- en Iron nent of or a n. soldier Would woul make him deal with International questions In a a. soldierly wa way rather rathor than with a view to avoiding warA war warA A military man In tho thin House would woul bo be even more moro unfit for tord domestic policies Tho triumph Q pf f the Democrat Idea Ido In fn tho the war cannot tall fall to give an Impetus to the the- popularizing of our own government and a n. professional r however omo In principle would oud naturally lean toward arbitrary methods meth nieth- oda of or government gO In Tn a. a government nt Ike Jike ours p persuasion Cont Continued 1 oa on BRYAN HOPES G. 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O i p WilL CHOOSE KENYON Continued from Pago 1 1 In inthe employed whereas Is js tho the method the tho th army arm the officer in authority commands commands com com- mands and docs does not permit questioning A professional proCessional soldier at tho the head of tho the government co would Woul chill the growing growing grow grow- row row- ing enthusiasm in In favor or of or putting tho the people In complete control of oC their own government So t. t The labor problem la is one ona of or the prom- prom Went nent qu questions in the campaign not campaign not some somo par particular branch of ot tho labor question but the reaching far and continuous continuous con con- struggle lc of or the tho laboring man manfor manfor manfor for the betterment of ot his condition I Thin The soldier is always alwa's brought Into a n nI I labor bor dispute b by tho capitalistic side and his sympathies are naturally that class However honest ho may be he ho cannot put himself in In the wage earners earners' place and consider tho question question question ques ques- tion from that point of view vie Governor Go Lowden The Tire first big bib question n for the Republicans Republicans Re TIe- publicans to decide Is whether it will commit the tho party part to the tho leadership of or ofa ofa a professional soldier or seek seele a civilIan civilian civil civil- Ian Inn leader The They have havo a n number of oC civilian cl candidates to choose from rom but represent opposite elements Governor Lowden of Illinois belongs Lo to the reactionary crowd He was inthe Inthe in inthe the convention of oC 1912 at Chicago and an actively eh enlisted on the tho Taft side he can h hardly expect support from rom the progressives es His Identification Uon with thin the Pullman n company compan gives to the corporate cor cor- element clement in the country a suf sut- sufficient guarantee as ns to his conserva conserva- Senator Harding represents tho the same eleventh olo and will divide e the reactionary strength th with Governor Lowdon Lowden except ex ex- copt that portion portion that follows General I Pershing In caso case of his candidacy Senator Harding Is a more able ablo man With a considerable amount of ot political political political cal experience and ono of oC the tho b best st st. earn cam campaigners his party pirty has hal produced in recent years He lie presided over the tho thelast last Republican convention con and has been heen ono of or his party's leaders in the tho Senate ever 01 since ho entered that bod body Harding The Republicans ma may bo be afraid to nominate a man nian so openly connected with wills Wall Wull ull street as Governor Lowden If Ie so they n will naturally n turn to Senator Senator Sen Sen- ator Harding Bardin who will doubtless beas bo be boas bons as ns satisfactory to them m although Ills his I c Corporate rp I. I connection r ne llo r may i- i not l' l bc bo ho nt nl ea easily IJ proved as Governor The rhe progressive element clement of time the party part has two candidates Senator candidates Senator Johnson on onanI anI SenD or Poh Poindexter dexter Tho iho former Is bettor better l known than tho the latter because bc- bc cause causa ho was a candidate for Vice Vico President on the time ticket with Mr 11 Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose Roose- velt eight years cars ago ngo but hut that vor very fact would tend lend to prejudice him hint In ht Inthe Inthe the eyes of oC the stand pat clement of or the part party HI Ills His nomination w would uld bo oven ovon moro more clearl clearly a progressive victor victory than that of General Wood There is time yet for other entries but tho the lines arc are so 50 clearly drawn that I venture ventura to make a n guess ue s. s First that neither General Wood nor Central Gen Gen- Genral General eral ral Pershing will be belIle able lIle to control a majority of oC the Republican delegates dele dele- gates gatos The Tho opposition to lo militarism will bo be sufficient to defeat both oven If Ie the rivalry between them was not sufficient to enable each one to pre pro prevent vent ent the nomination of the tho other Loc Lo u of Victory Will Hille When we come to to 0 the civilian candidates candidates can can- wo we find that tho gulf between tho the two reactionaries Lowden and Harding on the one side and the two progressives Johnson and Poindexter ter on tho the other is too wide to permit permit permit per per- mit the nomination of a conspicuous conspicuous' representative of or either side The win in I I hc Republican party part wants to the time passion for tor victory Ictor is greater than devotion to any particular man and when the tho progressives nn and reactionaries reactionaries reaction reaction- aries find that neither side Bille will consent consent con con- sent to an outstanding representative of tho lie other side both will twill begin lookIng look look- oolong In Ing ong for a compromise candidate and tho ho logic of oC the situation seems likely to point to somo some such man as Governor Coy Gov Sproul Tho The reactionaries aro are always t ll talking about a no businessman for president and Governor Sproul represents that element eTc eTc- ment rather than tho ho politicians They Thoy will win of or course have to h have he e a man man sound on the prohibition question and I Governor GO Sproul mado made his campaign on that Issue and led the fight In his slate for ra ratification notification Sproul Approved The Republican party must have hao a aman aman aman man In favor faver of ot woman suffrage also and here too they will find Governor Go Sproul is all they could desire They I will have to have a man with borne some progressive tendencies to malta make him Islam acceptable to lo the western progressives Governor Sproul has qualified inthis In Inthis Inthis this respect b by opposing Senator Penrose Pen Pen- rose rope and by the a advocacy of ot some re reform re- re form forms An eastern progressive e will h be he more re acceptable hl to the tho rc reactionaries lea ies than a western progressive and I Ian an ens eastern tern progressive will also bemore be bemore more acc acceptable to the western progressive pro pro- than a estern western reactionary All roads lead to somo some man of the Sproul type and Governor Sproul has another element of oC strength that Is not trot to be overlooked Senator Penrose Penrose Penrose Pen- Pen rose ha has climbed as high as he can hope to go Jio ho would not bo be thought of ot as a C candidate for Cor president but it may be assumed that ho he wants to stay otay in the Senate Governor Go Sproul Is more moro than a n mere danger danger lie ho is a positive menace to menace to Penrose and th the senator would much rather havo have him for president than for tor a successor Co Coolidge oil tl go Under Butler Governor Go Coolidge also Is mentioned although the time inclination seems to beto bo be boto boto to attach him to other booms as the time second man mn on the ticket He lie ma may be drawn into the thee higher circle If IC tho time fight tight between the leaders becomes bitter bitter bitter bit bit- ter enough h but he docs does not yet ct embody em- em bod body a n. plan or a program I do not know whether the tho candidacy candidacy candidacy candi candi- dacy of ot Dr Nicholas Murray Butler is IA sufficiently advanced all to lo Justify one In Including his name but rather than subject myself to tho the charge of or overlooking overlooking over over- looking a semi I herewith enter his name In the list I will not venture to estimate his chances until he announces his platform or principle Being more Interested In m my country's country's country's coun coun- try's welfare than Jn in In more party success suc suc- cess cess I hope for tor the nomination of a a. Republican who will if It elected make nake a good president Therefore I should like to see Senator Kenyon Lenyon nominated a. a a man whose sympathies are are- with the people and who might be expected ex expected ex- ex to support with his influence all remedial measures But n. n as S the re reactionary reactionary reactionary re- re I clement element has a a. dominating Influence In the tho coun counsels of ot the Re Re- Republican Republican publican party It is unlikely that they will choose such a n. standard bearer unless tho the leaders become frightened b by the time new parties that are aro coming corning I into e existence II |
