The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-28

enable bigot. The Hartman bust
ness comes too straight and is too
reasonable not to be believed. That
is only one Of the things about
which this fetish worshipped Presi-
Ident has fooled the people. Let us
hope the scales will fall further
from the eyes of the hoodwinked
Ipeople.
J. note from the morning papers
lthat the friends Of Hon. William
j. Bryan have called "a conference
for some time early in October and
Twill have Mr.. Bryan come out in n
statement that he will be candid
ate again next year for the Demo-
cratic nomination for the presidency
provided the Democrats of the
country consider him the most
available candidate. / understand
that in this statement he will out
line where he stands on what he
will consider the principle issues
of the next campaign so that the
Ipecple can have an idea of the
kind Of platform he desires to run
ION.
This is as ii should be and
believe the people will favor that
kind of statement from any man
who desires TO be a candidate for
the nomination. ] believe this state
ment should comprehend all the live
issues that will be uppermost in the
next campaign, including tariff re-
vision and reduction, corporate con-
troll, trust controls, States rights
and the Capitalization of power in
the Federal government at Wash
ington. 1t seems that this decision
on the part Of Mr.. Bryan's friends
to have him come out thus early
with such a statement, was superin-
duced by the big boom for Lieu
tenant Governor Lewis Stuyvesant
Chanler, Of New York. that seems
to be catching the people of the
South and the Central West. Now,
anen.t that Chanler boom, made
| it my business to go over to New
York, last week, and investigate
for myself what it meant and meas
ure It's strength, breadth and thick
mess in his own State. I am not
WRITING these letters to boom any
man. / am simply cropping for facts
and desire to give them to the peo-
pie as | find them. Therefore, !
deem it nry duty to tell what /
have learned about the Chanler
boom as well as the other booms
that may come up between now and
the next national convention.
What ] would like TO see and what
all Democrats ought to want to see.
is man for the candidate next
year who will be the most avail
, able candidate and one who can
win. Nv opinion is that we have
had sufficient, for all practical pur-
poses, Of the chastening which is
supposed Ia come with defeat Not
only does our party need vie
tory for the party's sake; but it is
equally true that our country needs
a Democratic victory for the coun-
try's sake. Sc far as the Chanler
bom is concerned ! found, after
talking with all kinds of Demo-
CHATS, from all parts of the State,
that they really are in dead earn
est about Chambers candidacy and
are determined to give him the
New York State delegation in the
next national convention. They
have buried all their differences and
have united on this young Demo-
crat. had long talk with Hon.
John Fox, president Of the National
Democratic Club, and what he said
to me voices the consensus of
Democratic opinion over there anent
Mr.. Chaner and his candidacy. Mr..
Fox believes that New York State
lis Democratic and that Mr.. Chan
ler can carry it again. He is ac-
lnowledged by Democrats of his
State to be one of the coolest and
most experienced observers of poll
ties in the State Of New York,
and his judgment Of men, situations
and issues is relied on over there
What he said TO me about Mr..
Chanler is in substance, as fol-
lows:
"'nhe extraordinary run of Lieu
tenant Governor Chanler last fall
made him commanding State fig
ure and his wise and conservative
course as presiding officer Of The
State Senate has properly given
him IA national prominence. The
more he is discussed by Democrats
las Presidential possibility the