The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-04-05
HARMON ON ISSUES
TARIFF WILL FIGURE IN THE
FALL ELECTIONS.
ADVOCATES ONE TERM
For President-Ohio Stands With the
Rest of the Middle West and Is in
Full Dissatisfaction With the Repub-
lican Administration.

The Times-Democrat special dated
Columbus, Ohio, April 3, says Governor
| Judson Harmon today consented to ali
interview on political questions, He said
he believed government extravaganza
would be the burning issue in 1912.
Continuing, he said: ''I have always
thought the one-term idea for the presi-
dency a fine thing. believe a consti-
tutional amendment fixing good, re-
spectacle term for President, and max
ing it end at that, would be fine thing.
| have seen so many office holders elect
ed for the first time putting in their
terms with the idea of the next term in
view. Human nature teaches us the
reason. Also, have strong telling
for the popular election of senators.
Witness Chamberlain's election in Ore
gon, where the people forced it. The
people have done the same thing with
the electoral college, making the elct
ors only the peoples mouthpieces.'
Govrnor Harmon did not get excited
when the return of Colonel Roosevelt
was broached. There seems to be
some third term sentiment; but would
not say that it is very marked Colonel
Roosevelt's is a unique personality, and
one that always attracts attention. I
have not seen any indication of fixed
sentiment
Mention of my name in presiden-
tial connection has touched me deeply.
Whatever has been done has been done
spontaneously. It is great compliment
to have my friends say that seem to
them big enough man for the job.
However. l am Governor of Ohio at
the present time and man in a respon-
sible position does not want to put h1ni-
self in the position of spending his time
cunning for another job instead of at
tending to the one he has.
Il think the basis of the whole trou-
bic in the Republican party at the pres
ent time is failure to revise the tariff
as the people understood that it was to
be revised The tariff, as it stands at
present, puts the Republican party in
the position of promising to do some
thing and then not doing it, which is
rather an awkward position It is Moth
ing more nor less than a case of break
ing faith with the people-a reputation
of pledges made to the people who cast
the votes. The people who profit by
these tariff provisions have too much to
say. 1t is class legislation The people
have this idea in their heads and it is
going to stay in their heads until con-
ditions are remedies and remedied with
out equivocation
Cannon and Aldrieh stand as the
embodiments of class legislation. As al
result of it / can see trouble ahead for
the Republicans in the congressional
elections. | foresee heavy Republican,
losses. As for my own State, Ohio
stands with the rest of the middle west.
Ohio is as full of dissatisfaction as any
of the Setes. We are having an investi-
CATION on the high cost of living in the
Ohio Legislature. My message respect
ing it has been published pretty gener-
ally believe the question of high cost
of living will be burning issue in the
next presidential election There seems
to be a general belief that the tariff has
something to do with it"