The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-09-10
RonNRrs sEEs. A GHOST.

HOBEtISS NEIS, A GHOST. %.
ELLIS H. Roberts, former treasurer
!, of the United States treasury depart
ment, has called up the ghost of whaI
Is called~the bank, suarnty law of 81
years ago, as a warning against guar.
anty of bank deposits now .
Mr.. Roberts is unfortunate in. his
comparison. HAT so. called guaranty
law of 80 years ago, although 1t coy.
erred deposits, was chiefly INTENDED &c
guarntse the banks circulation IN
days of wild cat banking. .s
As Mr. Robert states, tine result was
initiation of the circulation and, a
new banks could not share in the
fund, the plan proved failures
But Tie guaranty law proposed to-
day is to protect deposits, not cir.
culation. Under ITS operation no
banker will oppose initiation of de-
posits.
"a REPUBLICAN EBB TIDE.
For any person, however experien-
ced in political affairs, to say with
absolute certainty t(at Ohio would
elect the Democratic state ticket
this year would simply be an express
sion of an individual opinion and
would be accepted rightly as such. /.
10 say. however that tbe trend of
sentiment and state Of conditions
in Ohio We're largely in favor. of tie
Democratic state ticket would be to
put in a sentence the calm judgment
of hundreds of men familiar with the
political affairs of the state not only
in this, but in many past campaigns.
There are many rivulets of t'.ought
running adverse to Republican success
as far as the state ticket is concerned
and in the cities Of the state the con-
centiation of dissatisfaction seems TO
portend opposition majorities of a de-
eidea character.
1t cannot be disputed that the Re
publican party IN Ohio is In most
plight and the moods
of it, former supporters are the
very opposite OF those whidh induce
harmony and cordial cooperation.
Upon the Other hand, the Democrats
of the state never were more fully
united finn they are today, never
displayed 50 little fautional spirit,
never had less friction in their work
than Is manifested in this campaign
Since 1904 the discipline of the Re-
publican party in Ohio has been on
a steady decline and there have
been individual and local revolts and
without number.
Thee have affedsd the party
from It's center to circumference for
they. have hsen encouraged. II. melted
and participated in by the leaders
OF the party, from the highest to the
lowest rank j,C
TlH denunclation OF hepub'icans
by Republicans i'm the memorable
campaign when HerriclS went to de-
feat contributing greatly toward
causing the ranS and lle to vote the
Democratic ticket and thus lelp the
Democrats to victory in the .saate
For the years since that defeat the
rcord is of continued disintegra-
tion of the Republican party anu
growing opposition to the men prom
inent in state affairs, and to the
measures and methods they stand
for. The taxrgyers of the state.
the men who are called upon 10 sus-
tain the state burdens and keep up
the credit of The state, are outspoken
against the present organization
of state control.
tie people of the state of Ohio
have always taken delight in smash
ing cliques or rings that they think
desire to rule. This year gives tham
an opportunity fIi(t thoy lwillcnot
neglect, and whatever may be the
action ofClio n. the electoral ticket
There oomss from all parts OF the.
state most favorable reports as to
strength. of the Democratic state tick
ct VITA the' lniaases OF itIfe voters.
ut Is an tebb for the. state Re-
IT. runs strong and hard.
and shows, no sign Of turning In Mo-
ysmber .-ClncinnaH Enquirer, Sep
tember 3rd.
LET TAfTr TALK AT DRESDEN,
The Democratic committee should
Invite Taft TO make his anti-bank
guaranty speech at Dresden. 1t would