The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-09-24
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Roosevelt is scared. The Demo-
crats-the woods are full of them
this year-have frightened him out
of his boots. He has been great
Bear and Wild Boar hunter. The,
jungles of Africa nave had no ter
rors for HIM The African votes for
Bryan and tine people affect him more
He don't nave to hunt for Democrats.
They pounce upon him and his best
beloved Taft from every highway
by way and hedge. The Great Loch-
invar out of the West and his equal
rights-to-all-and-special privileiyes-to
no-men, come out of the bush at
them; and Teddys' sixteen shooter
rereaters have no more erect ON
them than water on a ducks back.
Teddy sees the hand writing on the
wall 'Mena. Meme, Tekel, Uphar-
sim which being interpreted means
that Mr.. Roosevelt knows that his
administration is numbered and
soon to be finished; that the &c.
o. p" has been weighed in the bal
ances and found wanting; and that
the Government viii soon be turned
over to the people. lie beholds his
rank and file disgruntled and dlvid-
ed, He sees the Democratic hosts In
solid phalanx; he glares at their
peerless leader and united front,
and he trembles from head to
foot. His knees knock under him
and in his despair he makes his
great appeal 1t is an appeal OF life
or death. 1t presages defeat rather
than victory for his forces. lie
cries loud from the very depths of
his being; with all the strength that
is in HIM. Senator'S, congressman,
Party Leaders, Independent Voters,
Private Citizens and disinterested
citizens generally, yes dsinterested.
| appeal to you with all the strength
there is in mo, give my heirs ape
parent to the American Throne your
support He sees the death throes
'hN hNdib NhI uthNu hutllg vi tHC
once Grand Old Party, none now so
poor to do 1t reverence. He knows
1t is dying and must soon be dc
Gently buried, and he can't stand
It. and with one more superhuman
effort die walls his expiring cry
to rally his yanquisbed partisans-O
sacred lips to utter ouch howl
a cry that he has always charged
the Democrats as making, forgetting
for the time being the Senators, Rep
resentatiyes, congressman, Party
leaders, Independent voters Private
and disinterested citizens generally
all else but Mr.. Taft his political
offspring, Mr.. Roosevelt dashes his
mighty pen deep into the dark
dyed depths Of inky blackness-.
Nothing blacker save the dark
deeds of the trusts within his own
"black' Republican party, and
writes with hand of steal (steeD
and a head of fire, the calamity
howl, viz: ITO fail to elect Mr..
Taft would be calamity to the
country" This sentence dooms the
Republican party. It's great leader
has thereby made and now becomes
king of calamity howlers. The heir
apparent-the Automaton Statesman
OF the Twentieth Century, will soon
respond his imatative approval. The
Republican party dieing? you ask?
Sure This Rooseveltian appeal, this
dying calamity letter of him, who
never said die before, Is the last
testimony in the case. The evidence
is all in. And SO Is the so-called
Republicap party OF today. -Four
pail bearers are enough Come-Cox.
Hopkins, Foraker the left Big 4, take
hold of the handles. let It down soft.
ly, don't crate your teeth.Lrhere-
now-H'dcarth to Earth" TAshes Ia,
Ashes Dust to Dust
Gone where you can make no
more trusts, sleep on quietly until
Judgment day; we Will kindly wake
you II you pray; the office holders
VIII miss you, much But we, the
people, are out of your clutch; wen
take good care of them But your
numerous family such as with
few of the wise acres of the other side
that have sucked the pap from tho
rolling tide. must go 10 work.
aM ito MI u