The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-12

the liquor people. The standpatter
| appeals to the old gentleman with
the stogie, but the latter waves him
to one side. saying that he has made
his millions and has therefore as
sumed the customary "public be
damned" attitude.
Even the Republicans are not
finding II SO hard to imagine tho
next house Democratic, especially
when they stop to consider--frst,
the result of the recent Congression-
al election in the Sixth Missouri
district, where a 100 per cent gain
was made by Dickinson, the Demo-
cratic Candidate; second-the result
of the Success magazine straw ballot,
which showed SIT Republicans APP
proving and 6,313 Republicans dis
approving the attitude of Aldrich
| (Which was approved by President
TafD on the tariff; and third-the
reducing of the majority of the Re-
publican governor of Massachusetts,,
in an election in which the new tariff
laws was the sole issue, from CO.,
600 to 5000. 1t should not be over
looked that the voters of the Sixth
Missouri district who repudiated tho
lPayne-Aldrich-S Smooth law are at
the present time receiving high pric-
es for butter and eggs, grain and
livestock, and It was this class of
voters that the Republicans had ex-
pected to find enthusiastically en-
dorsing tariff revision upward.
All indications are that President
Taft expects to be his own successor
| Postmaster General Frank Hitch
cock is steamrollering from early
morning till night, and very day In
the week, putting men who will sup.
port Taft in the next Republican
national convention into federal
| positions, and keeping out men who
have the least taint of Roosveltism
| in their political records. Another
instance of Mr.. Taft's expectation
to secure a denomination is the ner-
vousness he is displaying over the
Ohio situation. He is holding con-
ferences with Ohio politicians every
day, trying to determine upon some
one who might be able to beat Gov
ernor Harmon. What Mr.. Taft
fears Is that in the event of Har-
mon being reelected governor. he
might be compelled to face a fellow
Ohioian in the Presidential race,
| Which would mean the loss of Ohio
10 the Republicans, in all probability
Among the Ohio politicians whom
the president has called to the
White House is ex-senator Foraker.
who was driven out of public life
by the publication Of letters written
TAs.
tor, by the President of Standard
oll' one OF the letters indicated
that check for $4,000 was en-
closed that certain bill need
ed looking after. 1t is said Foraker
VIII take the stump for the Re-
puolicans in the approaching cam
paign.
An opportunity to test the anti
cannon sentiment of the New Eng
land states will be had at the spec.
ial election to be held in Massach.
usetts Tor the purpose of filling the
vacancy caused by the death of
Representative William Lowering
VINO was an out and out insurpent
The Republican Congressional com
mittee is leaving no stone unturnod
cannon sympathizer.
The Washington Star an ardent
supporter of Cannonism and Aldlch-
ism. says editorially that the Repnb-
means should by all means permit
an investigation of the high cost NJ
nVing and the relationship of tho
tarin thereto, in order to prepare
unelr reply for use in the Congress
siohai campaigns. In other words
enator ,si. Aldrich has decided to per-
hn,. & an investigation in order to
Drlng In verdict TO the effect ,ha,
the increased cost of living is no.
caused by excessive tariff rates Then
TINS report of the Senate investIgat.
ION VIII be used in the ConpressIon-
al campaigns to vindicate the payne
n'u,ich-smooth nI law And the presi.
uent endorses the scheme.
TAVENNER.