The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-23

the Congressional Committee in It's
future dealing with these same men,
bers when they become candidates. .
Corporations and trusts that pros
per best when Republicans are in
power and when Republican policies
prevail, are notified they must con-
tribute to the, Congressional COM
|mittee, and that any contributions
they may make to the Republican
National Committee will not count,
when favorable legislation is asked
for.
This announced policy Of the Re-
publican leaders to cut loose from the
President is political game for high
lstakes, and the Congressional play
ers evidently don't intend to be short
of cash II the fat can be fried out
lof the corporations. AS President
Roosevelt said in dealing with Har-
riman Cor campaign contributions,
I'VE are practical men," and these
Congressional Republicans are equal
| ly practical in their ideas of raising
a corruption fund.
| It will be interesting to Demo-
Gratis to notice how the Republican
members of Congress will line up on
these propositions. How many will
adhere to the Presidents side and
who will rally around Speaker Can
non and the other reactionary lead
ers The Republican members of
the Senate. Of course. will be divided
,,on similar lines. but perhaps FORUM
ately for them they will not be COM
lpelled to show their hands until the
Republicans of the House have ex-
Iposed theirs.
There is one feature of this fight
that may draw the Democrats into
it, although on the general princl-
piles of letting the enemy fight it out
and then whip the survivors. It were
better to keep aloof from entangling
alliances with either faction. but try
land force the enactment of legislation
Inecessaryfo r the best interests of
1.-THE whole country. President Roose-
Ivelt may seek allies in the Demo-
lcratic camp who added to his own
majority But after the experience
lof the Democrats of the Senate when
1.-THE Railroad rate bin was being
manipulated, Democrats will be very
wary of any overtures from President
Roosevelt, fo1. fear of again being
left in the lurch and abused for THEN
pains.
This puts the corporations be-
tween the upper and the neither mill
stone. II should result in any decent
trust or corporation magnate decid-
ling TO refuse to be bled by either
faction. II there are any honest
trusts it may induce them to flee
from such Republican plundering and
to rely upon their constitutional
rights and honest government fol
protection against the virtual con.
fscation of the assets by the two Re.
publican factions which control diff.
ferent branches of the government
The best play President Roosevelt
can make against this revolt, woult
be to have his friends announce ;
rival candidate for Speaker agains
the arch conspirator Cannon, and LEI
Iit be known that rather than SEE
Cannon elected he would favor tn,
ELECTION of John Sharp Williams, thu
Democratic leader as speaker. The
Republican reactionary leaders woult
be helpless without the spoils of thu
House, and the President should bt
able to control the votes of enough
Republican members, who. added tc
the Democrats, would make ma
jority. 1t would only require JUS
30 Republicans. tariff reformers ant
others to do the trick.
The above Is so interesting ant
Important that even Democratic
pows must be subservlent to 1t thi.
week. Next week, however. there Il
reported by the Bryan Literar!
Bureau in this city that Mr. Bryai
will In few davs make announce
ment of his future plans. Whether
he will declare himself a candidat,
for the nomination for president. o.
decide that he does not consider him
self the most available candidate Il
the supreme question.
ROBERT MILLER.