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Show WANTS TO LEAD THE REPUBLICAN PARTY President Wilton wants to commit the Republicans of Congress in nd-vnnco nd-vnnco to tho defense; bills that are not yet Introduced. Mr. Wilson's own party has a c'.car mnjorlty in both Houses; but owing to tho embarrassing fact that Mr. Wilson Is not lender of all the Democratic Dem-ocratic party, perhaps not of half tho Democratic party, ho neflrob to bo leader of tho Republican party. A high and neb'o aspiration. Hut it is too, late for Mr. Wilson to assume as-sume Biich a function attor having been for yenrs assailing tho party he now attempts to lead. It is too soon alter tho Indianapolis Bpcech In which ho Insulted the Republican Tr-ty. Tr-ty. It Is too close to tho approaching tlmo when tho Kopubllcnns will ns-somblo ns-somblo around some lender of their own choosing. If n man is going to havo to fight Bryan ho would nnturally prefer to fight him with the Iterubllcan forces that beat him threo times. The Democrat Dem-ocrat who lights Ilryan does not get ory far. So thero is nothing perplexing per-plexing In Mr. Wilson's longing for ltcpuhllcan leadership Hut tiio next Republican lenders will bo men who havo been faithful to Republicanism. Hrooklyn Standard Union. |