The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-16

cupying particularly advanta-
geous position with reference to Sc
curing future control and influence
over both national and state af-
fairs.
The fires Of mere partisanism are
essentially burned out in the hearts
of the thinking men Of the coun-
try, without regard to past or pres
ent party affiliations. Not at any
time within forty years have condi-
tions been SO favorable to the re-
habilitation of the democracy, the
people, as it is at this moment.
Sneerers may gibe at this state
ment, but it will only be because
the man who sneers has nothing
else to sustain him in his position.
Time is not only the tomb builder,
but he builds only the tomb of err
ror. He drags down pretense from
the mountain tops and buries ii
in the vale of oblivion. He plucks
down false notions that have long
been regarded as immutable creeds,
and they are found to weigh as
nothing in the balance.
The old malignant party hatred
common to both parties is gradu-
ally dying out, and has been for
years, without the party leaders
being fully conscious of the trans.
formation going on. Every thought.
full man knows what that means Ia
both the majority and the minor
ity parties that the absence Of the
ancient rancor means that the
strength of the two is approaching
the point of equalization, with the
advantage on the side Of the party
showing newest growth. ;.
Without concert OF action and
without conference with reference
hereto, the great body. of voters
not always cohering at every point
constituting the democracy have
gradually lined up on the vantage
ground which they now occupy to
the surprise OF the wiser heads in
! what is generally termed the ere
publican organization"
When the recent congress was
chosen and when it later convened
democracy was to all appearances
in hopeless minority. When the
speakers gavel sounded it's knell
every semblance or appearance oi
victory was perched upon the stan,
dard of that minority.
However, when the little, undis
ciplined, poorly equipped army
wins a victory over the big one and
its commissariat and enormous
quartermaster stores, it is victory
which means far more than the tri
rmph OF mere brute force and
numbers.
The organs of the organization
are making none of their usua
boasts over the great achievement.
of the congress just closed. Theil
reticence is wise and commendable
The Organization" achieved moth
ing in the halls of legislation save
the negative victory of blocking re
form and putting off for few
years Gull and complete justice L
all the people through their ctoser
agents in congress. Even that da,
is in sight now. 1t could not b,
discerned decade ago, and wa
but dimly (if at alD outlined tw,
years ago.
Whatever victory was won 70,
the people; whatever Legislative ac
tion Of the congress that meet
and merits the approval of tn,
people was made possible only h,
the united action of the democrati,
minority, standing by the precis,
ideas of fifteen years ago and later
In voting with the reform eIemen,
OF the republican party, which ha.
come over TO the common grount
from which the peoples victories
are hereafter to be won, not b,
parties so much as by principle
to which the main array of denoc
racy has clung through storm ant
defeat, until hopes star and ful
frglition greet the toiling and patri
Otto millions of home builders ant
nation builders. Press Post.