The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-12

on conflict between this country
and Japan. or course we can ap-
preciate why every lobbyist in
Washington for submarine boats,
torpedo boats, airships, &c.-every
man who wants to sell embalmed
beef, every railroad manager whose
lines run westward, are all talking
about In time of peace preparing for
war. but the most unhappy feature
is that. day by day. they seem to
get some statement from administra-
tion circles upholding their opinions.
Washington was never so full Of
men of this type before, and their
influence Is singularly apparent In
the news that goes out from this
city daily. Of course. in case of
actual conflict these men would
be. as Mr.. Dooley puts 1t, behind
the guns three thousand miles, or
further, behind them"
WHY DRYDEN WAS DEFEATED.
John Fairfield Dryden will no long
er represent New Jersey In the Unit
ed States Senate. Eight Republicans
proved themselves to be moral vert
ebrates and held out against him.
These men had no personal feeling
against Dryden. They simply recog-
nized tho fact that Dryden was
merely cog In a great wheel. Dry
den was simply type of man whom
the people have determined to elm
inate from our legislative halls. He
was trust Senator. one who in
time of need made common cause
with other trust Senators, and now
alays there are only too many Of
them in the United States Senate
AS one of Drydens Republican OPP
ponents tersely put 1t: II am
against him because our people don't
want him. That Is plain enough
for him or any one lese to UNDER
istand,s and II ought to be all that
Is necessary for him to know
WHAT SOME ENATCRS DON'T
! REALIZE.
But this Is just what Dryden and
many of his colleagues in the Sen
ate, either dent know. or, II they
do know II. they do not seem to re-
alize that the fact that the people
don't want them counts for any
thing. 1t is sufficient unto the
day thereof, as far as they are con.
cerned, that the party machine,
which they themselves control. has
made them the party candidate
They know very we'll they could not
present a corporal's guard at the
polls, II the United States Senator.
ship depended upon a popular cleo
|tion, and they laugh at popular dc.
mand for their resignation. They
will not listen TO the voice Of the
people. and for this, when the time
comes. they will have to travel the
Dryden road.
Nothing. In fact. became Senator
Dryden better In the fight he made
for the Senatorship than his relin.
gushing It. IL mt least showed that
he hal learned what n large num-
ber Of other United States Senators
VIII be male to realize In the next
decade. tnat, after all, the people
did not want him.
DEBATE ON PUBLIC LANDS.
! There has been considerable de.
bate In this session OF Congress
about the public lands, but newspap
cr comment on this discussion has
not given the public n very clear
idea OF what it Is all about. The
lcontroversy was aroused by an order
OF Mr. Hitchcock, Secretary Of In.
terror which prohibits tho issuance
OF patent TO land. under any OF
the land laws, until after examina.
ton on the ground by special az.
lent. The President has admitted
that he gave this direction To hil
Secretary OF the Interior to p.ac.
ticaily suspend tho usual operation
OF the land laws. President Roosevelt
determined to put an end, IL posi-
pie. TO fraud In the acquisition of
public. lands. has, as usual. oyer
stepped his authority. This II only
another evidence OF the executive
usurpalion Of which Senator Rayner
SO, eloquently spoke few days. ago. !.
THE EXTENT OF LAND FRAUD.
l. That land frauds have been pespe-
ltrated there can be no doubt Hit
That present day lam frauds are
any more glaring or numerous than
those which have been practiced for
years, is questionable. In fact. two
Republican Senator's. Mr.. Hepburn,
and Mr.. Carter, who was Commits
lsioner OF the General Land Office.
and therefore can speak with an
thority, have pointed out that not
withstanding, the expenditures OF an
excessive amount Of money by Sec
lretary Hitchcock. the percentage Of
Fraudulent public land entries for
1.-THE last eight years. bears about
1.-The same ANNUAL proportion TO the
whole number of ept,ies as obtained
during each n ths pfetsdins scyty
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