The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-11-22
WILL Do WHAT
MITCHELL SAYS
lpomer, y pemocrat.l

trlct, maue famous ny long llHo
of big and brnily representa- tives
IN our national Congress, the list
including such men as V. b. Hor-
ton. T.. A. Plantz, Gen. A. j.
Warner, Tom Ewing and Gen.
G.. II. Grosvenor, will not have
that fame added to very greatly
during the next two years. In
fact, the district, nor its repre-
sentative will likely never be
referred to during that time, un-
less it should he by pointing out
the congressman as the would-be
statesman who is rattliug around
in the place made famous by the
sure. enough statesmen who have
preceded him.
IT Congressman, elect Douglas
is correctly quoted-and We haye
no doubt he is-he does not pro-
mise to be anything more than a
mere echo of another mans voice
in the halls of Congress, and that
other man II life loag Democrat.
How do the Republicans who elect
ed Mr.. Douglas relish the thought,
that whenever measure is to be
voted on during the life of the
next Congress, that their repre-
sentative must chase around
through the galleries to find John
Mitchell, democrat, of Illinois,
before knowing which side to cast
his vote on? And yet this is ex-
actly the spectacle they will be-
hold if Mr.. Douglas keeps his
pledge, made time and again
while campaigning throughout
the Hooking Valley. In nearly
every speech he made in the min
ing region he made this declara-
ton: Il WILL VOTE FOR ANY MEAS
IRE AFFECTING LABOR, WHICH JOHN
MITCHELL SAYS SHOULD BECOME Al
LAW" He did not qualify the
statement in any manner, and if
he keeps his promise, will have to
vote as Mitchell directs, whether
to do so agrees with his own sense
of right or not. 1t is said to be
the first case on record where a
candidate for Congress has pub
licIy pledged himself that if elect
ed he would take orders from one
man and vote only as that man
directed. Anyhcw, it is the first
time u congressman ever was
known to promise to vote as di-
rected by leading member of he
opposite party.
or course the district nor the
nation is likely to suffer because
of the transfer of the vote from
Mr.. Douglas to Mr.. Mitchell. The
latter is not only a democrat, but
a better and broader minded man
than our new congressman and
will no doubt direct him to vote
more wisely than he possibly could
direct himself. Also, Mr.. Doug
las vote will of necessity be re-
corded along with the democratic
minority on all measures affecting
labor, for Mr.. Mitchell is in per-
feet accord with the action of his
party on such measures.
But it is the principle of the
thing that the people are talking
about. A congressman who will
openly admit that he will take
orders from John Mitchell is not
considered any too good to take
orders from John Smith, John
White, John Lindsey or any other
John, who may happen to have a
pull with the voters of the district.
In fact the local Johns who aided |
the member in securing the Office
which he is already demonstrating
is several sizes too large for him,
would he very much more likely TO
have influence with him than John |
Mitchell, whom he never saw.
OF course, the Hon. AL would |
never have made such PROPOSE
tion If he had not been hard |
pressed for votes, and felt that he
must do something to put him in
the good graces of the voters. A
stiff necked, high headed aristo-
crat is not going to place himself
at the command of coal digger,
because of an undying love for the
common people. Nothing short of
dire necessity could ever force
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