The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-26
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been the most noisy enemy Of trusts.
He has been the most determined nd.
vocate Of the policy Of shackling cum.
ming He was elected as president In
1904. Can you give me the name fof
one trust that has been destroyed dur
ing his Administrations? can give'youl
the names Of fifty or sixty trusts that
have been organized and that havel
thrived while he has lived in the
White House. Can you give me the
name OF one man who has suffered as
. trust magnate? Can you tell mel
who has been shackled because of
using his cunning to defraud the peo.
pie? cannot Tho Roosevelt pro-
gramme seems to be very much ora
tory and very little action" ai
w. r. Hearst, Republican. ioa
Here in Washington there Is some
lively interest in the action Of the Re-
publIcans in New York. who have fus-
ed with Hearst's Independence league.
A year ago Hearst fused with Tam
many--or, rather, forced Tammany to
fuse with him. As result everybody
on his ticket was elected save him.
self. This year he fuses with the Re
publicans. He divides offices with
them, six for him and five for them.
The Office which brings to Its holder
the biggest profit has been given to
Max Ihmsen, Hearst's political man!
ager. He is nominated for sheriff, d
place that pays almost twice the salary
given to the president Of the United
States.
Make no mistake about 1hmsen. He
is an able fellow. For years he was
the city editor Of Mr.. Hearsts New
York American. Prior to that he had
been press agent for New York the.
ater. Later he was the Washington
correspondent for the Hearst news.
papers. Then he became the manager
OF the Hearst politics. Now he is the
Republican candidate for sheriff. What
the Republican voters are likely to
think Of him remains to be proved.
But It is fair to say Of Ihmsen that he
would make as good sheriff as New
York ever knew. 1t Is inconceivable
to think of him as CRATER. His one
weakness Is his willingness to make
political trades, and the combination
which he arranged between Hearst
and the Republican organization is his
latest triumph-or his last disaster-of
this sort.
Roossvsit's Attitude.
One wonders what President Roose.
velt thinks Of this New York com.
bination Nobody has attacked Hearst
more bitterly than he. When Mr..
Hearst was candidate for governor
Secretary Root was sent into New
York at the presidents own incentive
to make the most acrid attack upon
him that has ever been made on the
| stump. When Hearst was working
hand and glove with Murphy and Tam.
many, Republicans, from Roosevelt
down, had no words too fierce to use
| in Ibis condemnation. Now that Hearst
is working with Herbert Parsons,
Roosevelt's own choice for leader in
New York, politicians are wondering
| what the national administration will
do.
But what will the Democratic party
| do? Is 1t to regard Hearst as mem
| ber Of its organization? In New York
he has fused with the Republican par
| ty. In Massachusetts he is running an
independent ticket. The only party
| to which he shows pronounced antag-
onIsm is the Democratic party. which
was foolish enough to nominate him
for governor of New York two years
ago. What does that party think OF
him today?
How TO Hurt Good Candidate.
Perhaps some readers of this letter
may have seen In other newspapers a
cartoon showing the birth-or Matching
-of the Chanler presidential "boom.' y
It depicts the Democratic party as O
somewhat aged and decreplt goose. A
sunbonnet Is on its head, and pair oi
spectacles bestride its bill. Opposite
stands second fowl, possibly par
rot, possibly vulturc, but with its
head distorted Into some shadow OF
resemblance to MIR. Bryan. That thcre
may be no doubt as to the purpose
both birds are labeled. the one "De
mocracy." the other Bryan"
In the center a bright and gamesome
young chick Is leaping from broken
4 eggsheil labeled "a Presidential Pos
sibility." 1t Is Chanler te
mention these matters only bd
cause they tend to show how an ablt
and earnest man may be Handicapped
In political strife by unwise utterancei
on the part Of his friends. Mr.. Chan
Ter deserves all possible credit for hi'
devotion to the popular cause. He hal
used his riches and his social position
not for pleasure. but for true service
to the people.
recall that few days after Judg'
Parker was nominated in 1904 one O
the most prominent men in the Demo
cratic party said that Parker was beat
en- before he wss nominated. What IN
meant was tho the methods by whicl
the Parker domination was accom-
pllshed were such as to antagonize |
great element In the Democratic party
The election returns showed the justic'
Of his criticism. Today some of tn,
unwise promoters Of the Chanler can
didncy are committing errors the