The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-03-13
CANNOT UNLOAD
BLAME FOR THIS ONE


It has been learned that when
President Roosevelt retired from the
presidency, he left the treasury OF
the United States in a depleted con-
dition as was round AFTER the retire
ment of Grover Cleveland. The ad-
ministration of Grover Cleveland isl
always pointed out by Republicans
as the prime one of mdsmanagement.
During campaigns, the orators of the
party have talked long and loudly
upon this point and predicted that a
defeat of the Republican candidate
and the overthrow OF the Republican
principles would mean return of
the "deplorable conditions which
ATTENDED the Cleveland administra-
tion. IN later years and among
thinking men this tank has been
abandoned and has lost all of its eff
feet. 1t has been recognized thar
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all a very conservative one and
that in many of his contentious he
was absolutely right. 1t is known
that the depleted condition OF the
treasury which was found after he
retired from the office came about
as a result of his effort to square
the mistakes of his predecessors.
Now we have the same condition
existing in the treasury and occurring
at the close of one Republican ad-
ADMINISTRATION and during another. 1t
is indeed too bad THAT Grower Cleve-
land could not have lived to see the
public informed OF this condition and
TO see his own administration more
clearly vindicated. At the time of
his death, he has seen the sentiment
toward him and the things which he
advocated materially changed and,
instead of being universally con-
demned, he was pointed to as one OF
the great presidents of this nation.
The charge of extravaganza and
mismanagement which was made
against him was never fully wiped
out during his life time, but now
it has been eradicated.
In considering this condition, it
becomes difficult to understand how
1t is that this disclosure did not
come under a Democratic admdnistra-
tion. Really the party should have
been victorious in the last campaign
go that the Republicans cowd un-
load the blame for it all upon the
new administration. Blessings
sometimes come in disguise and this
must surely ibe one of them. Had
the Democratic party been successful
last fail, then this resumption of the
war tax which is proposed would
have been credited to the Demo-
crafts and the Republican orators
would nave been given campaign
thunder for the next score of years.
knowing all OF the time that it was
nothing more than an effort 70
straighten up for the mistakes and
extravagances OF previous admins
trations, the Republicans spellbinders
would make every effort to shove the
blame OFF onto the new administra-
ton. The Democrats are either not
shrewd enough or not dishonest
enough to take advantage OF such
condition. In the coming fight (which
is now quite four years distant, the
Democrats will not endeavor to place |
the blame upon President Taft indi-
Yidually, but will be content TO lay
the blame with the Republican prin-
ciples which have been in vogue and
to which should have been attributed |
the great deficiency which occurred |
during President CleYelands admin
lstration and for the condition in
which the country finds itself today
The Republicans were able TO shift
the responsibility for the FORMER but
the blame for the present condition
must rest upon the shoulders where
IL belongs