The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-27


the thing would stop there, but
there's the rub. 1t would not stop
there. 1t would just begin. Pass
ing the Stevens bill to place wood
pulp and print paper on the free list
would be special legislation in be.
half OF class.
The American people are intelligent
enough to see and note that and some
linquisitive farmer might be guilty OF
an impertnence like this:-"How
about my plows and hoes, gear and
trace chains? You put paper on the
free list for the publishers, why not
farm machinery for me?"
And thus, the Republican majority
in the House is in this intolerable
fix:
/ 1--WE can and we can't;
We will and we won't;
Well be damned IL we do,
And we'll be damned II we don't"
The Democrats Insist on pulling
the Republican chesnuts out of the
fire, and the Republicans fling them
aside and curse their ill-mannered
and impertinent offlciousness. It is
very funny situation, but the Dem
ocrats arc not without some method
in the madness of their filibuster.
They know that II they can force the
Republicans TO put wood pulp and
print paper on the free list that Il
will open up the entire tariff oues-
tion and that the Republicans never
VIII get away from here during the
entire summer, and that revision
of the tariff during a presidential
Icamapign would rip the Republican,
party up the back as wide as barn
door, would mace the next President
Democratic and also the next House
of Representatives.
That is what is soaring the Re-
lpublicans to death and making DEM
'ocratic smiles here at the present
time. My opinion is that there will
be no free print paper and no free
wood pulp at this session. The Re
publican leaders rely on the esprit
de ocrps of the party papers to hold
them in line and eep them from
boiling and they are not without
some justification IN their belief.
What pity that Democrats do not
stand together in election years like
their opponents. We should take a
few lessons from our opponents and
fight the devil with fire.
or course, the Jhing uppermost
here now is the coming presidential
nominations, and there is little talk
OF anything else. Everybody has lost
sight OF legislation and is talking
Ipolitics. The situation from a DEM
'ocTatic standpoint has changed mate
rally In the past Few weeks. A
month or so ago 1t looked like Bryan
would be nominated by acclamation
ianc in default Of any other candidate
being mentioned, but the advent OF
Governor Johnson, OF Minnesota, in
the ring as a full-hedge6 and open
ly declared candidate and the activ-
lity of his friends in booming him
has changed the complexion of
things There is no denying that
Governor Johnson has made rapid
strides In popularity as a candidate
and many men here who are leaders
of Democratic thought, and who, a
few weeks ago could not be got TO
Isay word against Mr.. Bryan's can
didacy, are now coming out voluntar-
lily and giving expressions to the
opnion that Governor Johnson would
make stronger candidate than any
other man and are advocating that
the States send uninstructed delega-
Itions to Denver, In order that the
strongest and best man may be NOM
mated and that the delegates be left
Iunpledged so that they may take
counsel together ana get such a
man. II is now given out by the
leaders from these several states that
Alabama, Florida, North and South
Carolina, Georgia and even Texas
are going TO the convention with un-
INSTRUCTED delegations. That look
ominous for Mr.. Bryan and favor
able for Governor Johnson. The
friends OF Governor Johnson, and
those men formerly for Bryan who
have given over their allegiance To
Governor Johnson argue that he
would be the strongest candidate for
many reasons. They point to his
blameless life, his running qualities
as candidate for Governor OF his
state. the fact that he can carry II
and several other states In the north
west. that he can carry New York as
against Taft. possibly New Jersey
and surely Delaware and Maryland
and that Mr.. Bryan cannot hope tc
carry any of them. That he is q
, progressive Democrat. and alwayI
has been regular and did not 30 bacl