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THE ATLANTIAN 5 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: