The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-22

are rapidly approaching the point
when they will vote for men and not
for their geographical location.
This inclination to look first at the
map, before deciding upon whom an
honor shall fall is noticeable not
only in selecting presidential candi-
dates, but it has been handed down
to districts, counties and even to the
cities, until one county In a congress
sional district, one township In a
county and one wlrd in city will
demand recognition, no matter wheth-
er 1t may have man qualified for the
position or not. The residents of the
particular section may concede that
others are more capable and even
more deserving of the honor, yet they
are not willing to step aside, but in
sist that their man must be nom
mated geographically. All things
being equal there should be dis
tribution of political preferences by
the parties in naming their candi-
dates, but the best men should be
selected in all instances, whether or
not they be located geographically
lcorrect.
This much by way of introduction"
The fact of the m,tter Is that just
now some of the counties in the
Thirteenth congressional district are
setting up the favorite son plea and
are becoming insistent in their de-
mands that the nomination belongs
Ito them, geographically. We have no
sympathy whatever with such a claim
ana we believe that the congressional
lconvention when It assemblies will
mot consider from what section or
county of the district a man may hail,
$50 long as he Is made of the right
kind of stuff. The editors OF GONE
of the party organs in the district are
Ieyen going so far as to make
threats that If their man Is not CIV
en- the nomination. the democrats OF
tehir county will be TO reckon with ON
election day. For shame. Is this the
spirit of democracy? Does party
loyalty and love for party principles
stop at their county lines. This
threat, we know. is INTENDED only Tor
a bluff to try to Brighten other aspir-
ants and enhance the chance OF their
man landing the coveted nomina-
ton. 1t wins not meant In earnest,
but 1t is very poor way of trying
TO carry a point. Readers are too
likely to take such statement SER
iously and to remember it when the
time comes to vote.
Rather give us the kind o. a man
who says, Boys, we have good
clean, caNible man in our county
whom we should like to see placed
in nomination. He is thoroughly
qualified and we believe he will be
elected if nominated, but we want
you to understand that If our man
is not the choice of the convention,
we will be for the man who is NOM
mated. When the democrats OF
the district arrive at the point
where they can quit their bickcr-
ings and let go of 6,ch others
throats, then they will be in shape
to go into the fight and place the
district back into the democratic
column, where it rightly belongs.
/, When the congressional convention
assembes, 1t will have to select from
a field of candidates, the one who Is
best qualified to lead the party in
this district and when that man Is
found to nominate him. 1t matters
not whether he may hail from Wy
andot, Crawford, Sandusky, Erie or
Seneca county. The democrats want
1.-THE best man they can get, and once
Having him, to lay aside all differ
ences, forget all county boundary
lines, bury all factionalism and join
hands for a victory in November.
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Having TO be given such and so or
take the consequences, let us forget
there is any such thing as geography
let Is throw all this Aayorite son talk
Ito the winds. We want a good
olean, capable man for our nominee
and we want one who can be elected
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