The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-03

ltiOn 10 answer COrrecuy In the
well organized states, where both
parties take a careful poll of the
voters the managers will be able
to arrive at an approximate solu-
tion. But such polling of the voters
Iof each precinct unless done by
competent men who know the vot-
ers is practically worthless and TO
do dt well costs great deal OF
money. II has been found by ex-
perience that volunteer work is
very unsatisfactory, for while some
men do the work well most volun-
teers do 1t In a careless and Slip
ehod manner. IL Is easy enough to
get the outpokedil Democrats and
Republicans and Prohibitionists and
Socialists checked OF on the poll list
correctly, but TO find out how the
independent voter stands requires
diplomacy and considerable assidu-
ity. The secret of the success OF
Samrel J. Tilden was his ability
for organization and his willingness
ITO spend large part OF his fortune
Ito create H. He knew just how
Ievery state stood and what voters 1t
was necessary to reach them. lie
employed able men TO do the work
and the result elbows that his po-
litical prescience, founded on the
facts they etnained for him, was
a..dA-..o. gHA
That he was counted out does not
show that he was mistaken for who
would have believed that the Repub-
lican returning boards OF Louisiana
and Florida would be backed by bay
onets to defeat the ballots OF the
sovereign people.
Our present leaders have been
selected as possessing the wisdom
and the ability to cope with present
conditions, so let us give them
every assistance TO grapple with the
Republican rascalittes, that will faT
exceed, be,ause they win be more
universal what the negro hirelings
and carpet bslggers OF the Tilden era
accomplished.
IL takes money TO organize and
the leaders OF today have not
Tilden barrel to draw from. The ex
pense OF thorough organization
and poll OF the voters OF The doubt
full States is perfectly legitimate
nse OF money and the votres them
selves and their descendants, VINO
have seen the Republican party en-
JOY the usufruct that should have
been their since, Tilden's time, must
themselves furnish the means to en-
Joy the estate they were defrauded
or
Therefore, the primary duty OF
Democrats is 10 contribute what
they can affordslto the party cam
paign funds. The real work OF the
lcampaign oannotimove without mon
ey, 80 do not delay in sending your
contribution, large or small to Hon.
IC NJ Haskell, treasurer, National
Democratic Committee, Auditorium
Annex, chicago, ILL.,
Congressman Lloyd, Chairman VI
the Democratic Congressional Com
mittee, whose headquarters are in
this city, is quite confident that the
Democrats wall elect a majority OF
the next Congress. no do this
twenty-nine or more districts now
represented by Republicans must
elect the Democratic candidate. and
Nh. Lloyd conndentiaily expects to
make these gains In the Central and
Western States, Mr.. Lloyd says:
1--WE will make gains In the House
OF Representatives from Ohio, In
diana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa,
Nebraska, Kansas and California;
we will carry Montana. There will
be gains OF probably four in Ohio
wdhre some of the districts are In
feaNfully bad shape fcr the Repub-
llcans and are rapidly getting no
better. Iowa has four districts On
| which we stand an even chance 10
gain and three In California, from
which State the reports we receive
ade simply startling, indicating the
turn toward Democracy on the
Oriental issue.
The general opinion on the TAFT
speech OF acceptance seems TO be
that 1t was OF the ''me too" varity,
with happy ommission OF the per-
, sonal pronoun with which Mr..
Roosevelt so permeated hts exten-
slve remarks on "my policies" His
fulsome praise OF the President, in
sists that "rhe chief function OF the
next Administration is to clinch
what has been done" Mr.. Tart puts
ION the income tax issue to more
convenient season. when the govern
ment needs more revenue; he apollo
gizes for Republican extravaganza
and what is OF most Importance TO
Democrats he surrenders 10 the
standpatters on the tariff and re-
fuses to make extreme concessions
to the Labor Unions The speech is
evidently intended To propitiate the