The Washington times., 1910-09-20


ward Harmon, are peevish and dissatis-
fed
Warren G. Harding. the Republican
candidate, finds himself in a position
quite as unsatisfactory as that OccJ pied
by Governor Harmon In the first D ace
he is the candidate Of the bosses That
would not have meant mU IN q few ear
ago, but bosses are not popular IN ONO
TODAY When II Is remembered mat
the election of Governor Harmon de
nrived these bosses OF 4 considerable
portion Of their patronage Il can reacliN
De seen that their position IS all the
more difficult.
Justly or unjustIy he Is regarded as
machine man pure and simple, who can
oe relied upon 10 conduct state aLLalIS
IS his associates IN the RepuDllcan
0zrfv desire without regard 10 the gen
eraI conception OF good government
he is confronted with breach III MS
party which seems 20 be far more seTl-
pus than the party differences within
the Democratic party.
lis plan of campaign. evidently is 10
SJrgddle every question ara there IS
in the performance Of this acrobauc
feat he VIII 60 down 70 defeat
Recognition Refused
For instance, Harding refuses to rec
oeuIZe a progressive element in the Re
publican party on the theory that the
entire party is progressive He thus
seeks 10 invite the prOgreSSiVeS into
camp under his banner without giving
them any SpeCIriS assurance that he be
ueves ia their doctrine Of progressive
ism.
lie likewise is straddIed on the tariff.
The wool growers and the WOOL buyers
the latter the representatives O fthe
American WCOlen Company and power
full political workers within the Repub-
lCau party-dO not want further tariff
revision Harding Is putting the rariff
question VI to the tariff commission.
u IL one of the dangerous subjects for
ar Hon
said about IL the better of he will be-
Y neither This method Of handling the
situation viii prove satisfactory % the
high p-OteCuOniStS on the one hand and
the tariff TgvisiOniStS on the other is
doubtful
Much Of the corruption which is being
exposed by Governor Harmon Is being
traced 10 Republican office holders
Harding viii take the position in the
campaign that this Is matter entirely
personal 10 the men exposed and should
not be charged to the Republican party
IN the State beCa use the men happen TO
be Republican office hCIders
In other words he takes the position
that guilt IS personal and that his party
should not be held responsible Never
tHeleSS. the discovery Of C0rruDtiOu is
going 10 hurt the Republican ticket
when coupled with the 1rOWizc- feeling
Of resentment against the bosses who
have dominated the state for years
one OF the most peculiar phases of
the situation in Ohio is 10 be found
Gidediy insUTEe0t feeling in Ohio not
only among Republicans but also among.
Democrats. Neither Harmon OF Harding
Is progressive In any degree. each =
quite the reverse Of progressive in his
own peculiar way
The progTessives are left high and
dry. therefore, with nowhere 10 turn
with Their suffrage but the SOCfa list
party Some Of the labor men who think
they have a grievance against Harmon
win not hesitate to vote the Socialistic
ticket and the same Is true Of some Re
publican labor union men, but the Re
publican progressive and the progressive
Democrat who cannot reconcile himself
TO either Of the candidates is beginning
10 feel that he * destined to remain
away from the polls next November
The personnel Of both tickets Is such
that the progressive has no opportunity
to express his real choice
a plague on both your houses" is
IN old expression, but II * very. Pat in
describing the feeling Of the true prog
TessiveS.