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THE ATLANTIAN
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no evidence as yet that the Democratic tide is receding. Conse
quently any forecast of sure Republican success _in 1912 must be
regarded as Mark Tapleyish.
But, on the other hand, the Democrats have their troubles. Not
only are they confronted with a split on the tariff and on other
affairs, but they are also divided in the choice of their candidate.
Woodrow Wilson has completed a tour of the West which is nothing
more nor less than swinging around the circle with an eye single
to the nominating convention next year. Governor Harmon, the
man who was considered last year as most certain to be nominated
stands by no means so high as a candidate, although he has steadily
advanced in the regard of the people of his State as a Governor
and a statesman. This curious anomaly is of course not without
precedent, for we often find that the better executive a man makes
the less forceful is he as a candidate. The objection to Harmon
comes largely from the extremists in his party, the old Bryan
radical faction which can always be counted in these latter days
to constitute a large majority of the party. Not only is Governor
Harmon a conservative in the principles of his party, but his is
by no means an attractive vote-getting personality. He does not
win instant support by his public appearances. .On the other hand,
Governor Wilson, in succeeding so brilliantly in pushing forward
the reforms on which he was elected, has drawn attention to him
self as the first Governor to step from the presidency of a univer
sity to the gubernatorial chair and make good at once. His career
at Trenton has been not only successful, but sensational and spec
tacular. He is also a powerful “spell-binder.” It is such dashing
qualities that attract the multitude, and there seems little doubt
that if Wilson, by the advocacy of the rather radical measures,
with which Bryanism is identified, can attract to himself such men
as Bryan, his success in the nomination contest next year is sure—
provided always that Mr. Bryan does not want the prize himeslf.
The nomination of Bryan is one thing that all Republicans should
strive for. It is the first great ray of light in the gloom. But if
Mr. Bryan happens to be wise for once and not merely policy-
discerning, as he was in 1904, when he stood aside for Parker’s
annihilation, and permits the nomination of Wilson, it will be a
difficult and UDhill contest for any Republican nominee.
Only a firmly united and enthusiastic party can make Republi
canism victorious next year. The victories of the party in the foqr
recent national campaigns were wholly due to the fact that not
only did the candidates secure the support of practically all the
party, but of hundreds of thousands of Democrats, too. Nearly
all this Democratic support, for one reason or another, has left the
Republican party, and if with that Democratic strength gone the
party is split into such factions as are indicated by the Insurgents
in the Senate and the House at the present time—that is, one-
fourth in one and one-third in the other—defeat is sure to follow.
Hence any party man deplores such a speech as Attorney-Gen
eral Wickersham’s the other night, and applauds the decision of
Senator La Folette not to make an out-and-out fight in the Senate
for his committee assignment, but to allow them to go with
a dignified statement which strengthened his cause everywhere it
was read. Peace and enthusiasm are absolutely necessary for suc
cess. Enthusiasm may be. difficult to secure under any circum
stances, but it cannot be obtained at all until peace is.—Boston
Transcript.
Socialism is Spreading
In the World There Are Now 30,000,000—Of These 600,000 Are
Voters in the United States—They Hold Many Offices in This
Country—Six Hundred in Parliament of Various Nations.
There are thirty millioh Socialists in the world today, and more
than six hundred thousand voters of the Socialist ticket in the
United States, according to a Statement recently issued from the
headquarters of the National Socialist party in Chicago!
The Socialists have six hundred representatives in the world’s
various national parliaments, and there is one Socialist member
of the United States Congress. There are 9,400 Socialist aldermen
and city councillors in the world, the statement says.
Here are some figures given out showing the growth of Socialism
all over the world:
1897.
1903.
1911.
Germany
2,107,000
3,010,000
3,258,968
France
790,000
805,000
1,106,047
Austria
750,000
780,000
1,041,948
Belgium
457,000
464,000
483,241
United States
55,000
223,494
604,756
Great Britain
55,000
100,000
373,645
Finland
10,000
321,000
Italy
135,000
300,000
338,885
Denmark
32,000
53,000
98,821
Switzerland
40,000
100,000
100,000
Holland
13,000
38,000
82,494
Norway
7,000
30,000
90,000
Sweden
10,000
13,360
Spain •
29,000
40,000
Bulgaria
13,360
Servia
3,056
Argentina
5,000
Here is a list of American cities and towns which have elected
Socialist officials recently:
Butte, Mont.—Mayor, treasurer, judge and five aldermen.
Berkeley, Cal.—Mayor and two aldermen.
Flint, Mich.—Mayor, three school trustees, two supervisors and
three aldermen.
Pasadena, Cal.—Mayor.
Beatrice, Neb.—Mayor.
Girard, Kan.—Mayor.
Two Harbors, Minn.—Mayor and three aldermen.
Red Cloud, Neb.—Mayor.
Victor, Cal.—Mayor.
Superior, Wis.—Two aldermen and one supervisor.
Muscatine, Io.—Two aldermen.
Fort Scott, Kan.—Three aldermen and city attorney.
Kalamazoo, Mich.—One alderman.
Walkerville, Mont.—Two aldermen.
Helena, Mont.—One alderman.
Wymore, Neb.—Mayor, city clerk, treasurer and two aldermen.
Manitowoc, Wis.—Mayor.
Belle Plaine, Io.—One alderman.
Sheboygan, Wis.—One supervisor and one alderman.
Ellroy, Wis.—One alderman.
Colfax, Io.—One alderman and one school director.
Brainerd, Minn.—Three aldermen.
Whitewater, Wis.—One alderman, three constables and judge.
Grand Rapids, Mich.—One alderman.
South Frankfort, Mich.—Full ticket.
Devils Lake, N. D.—Three aldermen.
Osage, Kan.—Two aldermen.
Coal Creek, Col.—Three school trustees.
Greenville, Mich.—Mayor, treasurer, two aldermen, two super
visors and three constables.
Belleville, 111.—One alderman.
Green Bay, Wis.—Town chairman.
Boyne, Mich.—One constable and one alderman.
Rockford, 111.—One park commissioner.
Arma, Kan.—Mayor, four aldermen and judge.
Curransville, Kan.—Mayor.
Columbus, Kan.—One alderman.
Neiderland, Cal.—Full ticket.
Wilson, Mich.—One alderman.
Muskegon, Mich.—One alderman.
Minden, Mo.—Mayor, marshal, judge, collector and three school
trustees: