The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-29

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oppose him are bound by any ties to
Support him or a man who stands for
him. "lf party nominates un-
worthy candidates" Joseph b. For
aker is a candidate for United States
senator to succeed himself. Ii is true
that he has not been nominated by
his party or indorsed by its conven-
|tion, but that does not matter. The
scheme is to crowd his election
through the next session of the legis-
lature. If it can be accomplished. SO
he becomes the accepted candidate of
his faction in the Republican party.
us he worthy or an unworthy cam
didate? In view of his attitude on
the Hepburn bill. the pure food bill
and i'm fact every proposed measure
which sought 20 remedy existing con-
lditions which were adverse to the
people, it is not difficult for the or
binary man TO answer the question.
Foraker has been an obstructionist
| FIRST last and always. 1t matters not
what reform President Roosevelt has
sought to inaugurate, Foraker has
been there to block his progress. Again
we ask, is Foraker a worthy or an
Iunuortbv candidotao
IF there is abuse of the nominating
System. SO far in Ohio, there is
no nominating system for United
Estates senator's. The convention in
dorses and the candidates gets ali can
didates for the legislature who are
Favorable to them elected if possible,
aud then buy up enough of the other
fellows and selected. This is the
very system which William r. Smith
seeks to upset. Mr.. Smith favors a
direct primary at which each man
Imay express his preference and the
man who secures the greatest number
of the votes of his party is the man
for whom the legislators belonging
Ito that party are by honor bound to
vote. Mr.. Smith does not favor put
ting off the establishing of this direct
primary to some time in the dim dis
Itant future, but he believes in this
being done Mt the next session of the
Legislature. There have been abuses
lof the nominating system, or indors-
ing system. in the past and there will
be in the future. SO long as the
lpresen plan Is in vogue
"Or unsuitable men are given party
preference. Few men can be found
in Marion county who have the af-
lfrontery to say that Senator Foraker
lis suitable man to send to the
United States senatae. What was
said under the head of worthy candi-
Idates might with propriety be reit-
lerated here. It is evident that Presl-
dent Roosevelt does not consider him
la suitable man and that Secretary
TAFT shares that opinion with the
president. If President Roosevelt
considers him suitable man. why
Idid he send Theodore Burton to
lCleyeland TO set up pins to succeed
Foraker in the senate? If Secretary
Taft thinks Foraker a suitable man.
why did he come to Akron to make
la speech to bust the machine and
Idefeat Foraker's candidate for gov
Iernor?
Now II is true that we cannot vote
for or against Senator Foraker, di-
rectly, hut Hoke w. Donithen is an
ayowed Foraker man and he will vote
lin the coming session of the legisla-
,ture to return Foraker, II Judge Okey's
contention is correct, sHd there is e1-
Iery reason TO believe that 1t IS cor
rect.
Then comes the conclusion. "Then
There is justification for sacrificing
ones allegiance to principle TO ad-
minister the necessary rebuke."
Truths will sometimes appear where
1--we least pXDect them