The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-18
FRACTIONAL FEELING
DOES NOT EXIST
BY ORWELL c. RIDDLE.


Columbus. o., Sept. 16-Persistent
effort Is being made by manipulators
Of the Republican party TO stir up
factional feeling IL possible among
Ohio Democrats.
This is not a new trick. They have
resorted TO IT Tor years with varying
success. In the state campaign of 1905
IL got partial setback when IL was
worked vigorously but in vain to save
epublican governor from well earn
ed defeat. 1t was laughed to scorn
IN the campaign last year, and the
result was the election of another
democratic governor and a Democrat
ic state treasurer to resume long
needed renovation of the state house
and public institutions of Ohio.
Being unable to assa!l Governor
Harmon's administration in any way
that viii shake the confidence of the
people In him, political tricksters
VINO conduct campaigns in the name
OF une Republican party have resurect-
ed the same old scare-crow from the
scraple pile where 1t was found bur-
ried under heap of campaign rubbish
after the election last November, and
they hope to spread havoc with II An
the ranks of Ohio Democracy. They
realize that on that slender hone
hangs their only chance OF victory
next year-a victory that would
cheat the people of Ohio out of the
beneficial results of their partial vict-
ory last year.
Every intelligent voter will instantly
see the purpose and Significance OF
sueh maneuver. A political party is
drlven to sad extremities when II has
no cause left except to incite dissen-
sion and division In the ranks of its
strongest rival Republicans used 10 |
say that about the Democratic marty |
III there ever was any truth I'm the saw
ing IL Is true today when the Republi- |
can party finds itself reduced 10 inst
such conditions In Ohio by years OF
machine control; IL is true also of
that partys condition nationally de-
spite its dearly bought victory last fail
as a result of trust domination 90
clearly demonstrated by an inward
revision of the tariff,
Hence the machine maninuIa,or,
VINO have reduced the RepubI,can
party TO such straits in Ohio care
hothing for men nor measures II thew
can ony recover control of the states
aHairs. IL they can involve the Der-
ocratie voters of Ohio In q wranpIe a,
a time when thousands of disgusted h
Republicans stand ready to helm com h
plete the work of renovation, thew will,
40 so and snicker In their sleeve.
"hiie doing II; If they succeed nv
9uch chlcanery they will give the peo-
PIE Oh ohio, Democrats and RepubII-
Sahs ailke, what Is known In yulear
pariahce as the merry ha hap 40
'hey had been doing regularly for
years until the grip of Cox and Guil.
pert was pried from the doros OF two
state Offices last fall WV
10 the unthinking IL may saan, ;
tragic put to those accustomed m The
Iarce IL Is really amusing 10 ,vitness
-ne crude performance of Renubu-
can machine manipulators in tha,r
itlempt to revive their old feat NJ M,
lins imaginary Democratic factiono
against each other. ' [
Last fall the Democracy NJ oh,o 4
'tood solidly together, ana erouat
Nepupiicans, weary of rotten noIi,in. /,
Is the result OF ring rule. ioined ui,ts
mem TO start tidal wave for rator.
nat carried two candidates on ,h
democratic ticket into Office ana 80 (
'rai others close to the border '
~ Is altogether probable that &,
he he'e whn,d mad @ been no national campaign I
ne whoie state Democratic ticket and
democratic legislature would have
,een r,li elected Those who voted to en-.
rust the entire responsIbilIty Sor II
's,aer 'sus go, government to two Democrats I
ave since had reason to regret mat {
hey ala not give Governor Harmon ,
,sa lieutenant governor, other ,
tate oficials and a Democratic IeS,..
AZURE TO back him up in his endeav-
= 10 administer the AFFAIRS of Ohio I
= Dehair OF the whole people win "a
ons ''o"s OF per-
!, Divide DIV and ruley was the motto :
- one OF the INSCRIPTIONS French
'anss. = .. ~ u lthe design of the orsan,.
'a,,,. a,lon IN present control Of the Re- I
aaa van party In Ohio. 1t has mol
'sa'o TOT the wishes Of the people. I